To post or not to post...? 2 2

[Stan Singh]

That is the question. I find myself having just acquired a grail level McSpidey cover (for me).  Its my second. I love the gratification of posting on CAF and getting comments but I also like the 'fresh to market' element if/when i sell (cant be buried with it afterall). 

Poll time: Post or Private? 

[Brian Peck]

42 minutes ago, Stan Singh said:

That is the question. I find myself having just acquired a grail level McSpidey cover (for me).  Its my second. I love the gratification of posting on CAF and getting comments but I also like the 'fresh to market' element if/when i sell (cant be buried with it afterall). 

Poll time: Post or Private? 

I buy art because I like it not thinking about value of selling it later. I like posting on CAF to share with others, in turn hope they share their collections. about 20 years ago when people where just strting to share art online we had the Comicart-L where we could only post 5 pieces at a time. When Bill Cox started Comicartfans it blew the doors open! Collectors could post so much more art from their collections plus many black hole collectors who had never shared art on-line started posting in CAF. I love CAF it has encouraged collectors to share their collection, many pieces I would never be able to afford but great to see the originals.

[Panelfan1]

At this point you might as well post. Especially since you made this thread.  

Plus if you plan to keep for a long time - it wont make a difference .for my part I bid based on budget - not on novelty.

[Stan Singh]

22 minutes ago, Brian Peck said:

I buy art because I like it not thinking about value of selling it later. I like posting on CAF to share with others, in turn hope they share their collections. about 20 years ago when people where just strting to share art online we had the Comicart-L where we could only post 5 pieces at a time. When Bill Cox started Comicartfans it blew the doors open! Collectors could post so much more art from their collections plus many black hole collectors who had never shared art on-line started posting in CAF. I love CAF it has encouraged collectors to share their collection, many pieces I would never be able to afford but great to see the originals.

I hear ya. And I almost always post. But figured I'd see where folks are at on this topic. 

[JadeGiant]

Post. Of course. 

[Unca Ben]

Just now, JadeGiant said:

Post. Of course. 

+1

[Unca Ben]

The only folks who shouldn't post their art are those who don't want to, for whatever reason.
If you want to post your art, post it!  

(I don't think either way you'll regret your decision)

[Zaddick]

It's a hobby, it's great to share what you enjoy with other fans and collectors who enjoy similar or the same works you enjoy.

It's great to share what you enjoy (Your collection) on CAF, in books and in shows.

95% of my stuff is on CAF for all to enjoy. (5% will post when I get time)

Zaddick

 

[malvin]

You are asking in the wrong place

The people that don't post either don't frequent these boards or are generally just lurkers!

Malvin

[Blastaar]

Let's see the goods 

 

[thethedew]

I've been coming around to the viewpoint that the more I post, the more expensive the next attempted purchase becomes - or, seen from another perspective, the harder others work to thwart the next acquisition.

I've always had a little streak of paranoia, but still - there is a part of The Hobby which punishes success.  Perhaps even gleefully so.

Edited July 1, 2019 by thethedew

[Rick2you2]

28 minutes ago, thethedew said:

I've been coming around to the viewpoint that the more I post, the more expensive the next attempted purchase becomes - or, seen from another perspective, the harder others work to thwart the next acquisition.

I've always had a little streak of paranoia, but still - there is a part of The Hobby which punishes success.  Perhaps even gleefully so.

Nah, you just probably want more expensive and better stuff.

[Stan Singh]

Its posted!

I hope you all like it.

https://bit.ly/32ekA5c

[Peter L]

3 hours ago, thethedew said:

I've been coming around to the viewpoint that the more I post, the more expensive the next attempted purchase becomes - or, seen from another perspective, the harder others work to thwart the next acquisition.

I've always had a little streak of paranoia, but still - there is a part of The Hobby which punishes success.  Perhaps even gleefully so.

I just think art prices are going up and up like crazy, and it is getting harder to find good pieces.  I don't think it's related to your posting.

 

And I would post.  If it is a good piece and one that I would want, I would bid whatever I could.  My bidding would have nothing to do with if someone else had posted it.

[grapeape]

Post.

"This thing of ours" dies without joy. Sharing opinions, comments about art is the blood pumping through the veins.I went on CAF and saw the McFarlane. Made my day.

Post post post...;.

[timguerrero]

thank you for posting this beauty!

[jjonahjameson11]

Hi, Stan:

Just playing my devil’s advocate, but given your initial post & concern regarding “fresh to market” potential impact on value, perhaps this is a piece that shouldn’t have been posted on CAF?  

[PhilipB2k17]

15 hours ago, thethedew said:

I've been coming around to the viewpoint that the more I post, the more expensive the next attempted purchase becomes - or, seen from another perspective, the harder others work to thwart the next acquisition.

I've always had a little streak of paranoia, but still - there is a part of The Hobby which punishes success.  Perhaps even gleefully so.

I can see where a collector who specializes in a particular artist, character, comic run, or is trying to fill out a complete book might be hesitant to advertise this. Someone who has a piece you are after may see this as a chance to drive a much harder bargain. But, for the rest of us, it's probably irrelevant.

[Blastaar]

On 7/1/2019 at 6:36 PM, Stan Singh said:

Its posted!

I hope you all like it.

https://bit.ly/32ekA5c

I don't remember ever seeing that cover and I am a huge McFarlane fan. That being said......it's fantastic!

[Will_K]

Not in relation to the piece referenced above...

In theory, the goal of posting a random piece on CAF or elsewhere (e.g. Facebook) is "sharing".  So does it matter if you could already see the art on HA.com ??

Technically HA.com is not for "sharing" and you can't leave comments but it is there for all to see.  On HA.com it's a free account (for now) and HA is not selling your info (for now).

So the owner gets to keep their collection private.

Edited July 3, 2019 by Will_K