delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, BCarter27 said: Copper Age... It's what's for dinner. ® In it's defense, it's more about black costume Spidey than Byrne, imo. That highly-graphic silhouette has a lot of wall appeal and is very exemplary of the era. I'm a big fan of black costume Spidey, but, that cover never flipped my wig. #overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, delekkerste said: Everybody I'm talking to online thinks that's the WTF moment of the auction. "A joke" said a BSD that has Byrne covers that would blow this one out of the water "Insane" said another collector "STOP IT STOP IT MAKE IT STOP...What a joke." - me an, uh, unidentified collector I've already had my WTF moment of the auction with a lot going way cheaper than expected already. The Cockrum Ms. Marvel 17 cover falling short of 20K. I mean, this cover has been the pervy-fan-boy-overt-freudian-fantasy-set-female-heroes-back-to-the-stone-age standard setting cover for the last 40 years. Figured there'd be more of a fight over who gets to own fapping rights to it. John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bronty said: We get it, you like Sal. Most of the rest of us are indifferent. It just is what it is. That doesn't make him a hack, but I can't manufacture enthusiasm Oh come on, its all in good fun. No need to get all serious. I think you have to take all the talk here with a grain of salt, I certainly was. He is what he is. I was just having fun pointing out the tangible facts like what the market thinks he is worth, and how much actual work he did compared to others. grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bronty said: fixed Haha, at some point...ive seen sketches lol...but man someone dumped a LOT into that page assuming Bob had worked on it...I just dont know if he ever did. Anyone know why that book and certain others of the era are credited to him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, stinkininkin said: Based on what I'm seeing so far today, your consignments are looking golden Gene! Well, the blue chip mainstream stuff today is doing great (and that crumb was gold plated blue chip underground material)...we'll see tomorrow how much that extends into more niche parts of our hobby. I'm still pessimistic (about my lots...I'm sure everyone else's will do great). That said, these stunning Marvel prices (both here and in other recent HA sales, and also dealer sales this year) make me think that people need to wake up and realize that we're not in 2014 anymore. Can you imagine the ridicule someone would have gotten if they put a $288K price tag on that FF Ann. 2 splash on their dealer wall? Or $90K for the Byrne PPSS cover? A lot of people told me that I was crazy to think that the ASM #299 cover was a $150-175K piece, and that it shouldn't be more than $125K. And yet, it was rumored to sell for around $200K (!!) at SDCC. All of which is to say: I may try to start moving some of my better mainstream art at prices that I think they're worth. I've already recently turned down two comp-shattering offers for one of my better mainstream pieces. Throw out the comps, the market for the better pieces is higher than where most people think it is. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 And another one...Cap #103 cover sells for $288K, could have been had for less at SDCC this year. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2000AD #2 5 pager coming up. Already at $72k pre-live bidding. Be interested to see where that lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 That Kirby Avengers cover for 48k seems like a solid buy all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 60K for the Kirby/Sinnott Silver Surfer Did the fixative effect the inks in anyway? Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) I was the underbidder on the Miller unused Dark Knight splash...put in about $20K in punishment bids 😃 Edited November 21, 2019 by jjonahjameson11 John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thought the Ditko ASM 10 page went cheap! grapeape and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 That Ploog Ghost Rider 9 cover going for 30k (36k with juice) makes me happy because I love vintage Ploog, and this was a nice one. My buddy consigned this one and I grossly under guessed my estimate because I always think the Ploog market is fairly niche, but I was pleasantly surprised that nice art is rewarded with a solid auction result. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, stinkininkin said: That Ploog Ghost Rider 9 cover going for 30k (36k with juice) makes me happy because I love vintage Ploog, and this was a nice one. My buddy consigned this one and I grossly under guessed my estimate because I always think the Ploog market is fairly niche, but I was pleasantly surprised that nice art is rewarded with a solid auction result. Its a great cover plus it is a cover from the series where Ghost Rider first appeared. And his 5th cover appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said: Thought the Ditko ASM 10 page went cheap! Def. room on that one. Hasn't been a panel page this nice up for auction in a few years. zhamlau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Bloodshot 1 cover...$31.2k...woo...spicy!! Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Brian Peck said: Its a great cover plus it is a cover from the series where Ghost Rider first appeared. And his 5th cover appearance. Yeah, I get that. I don't own Ploog Ghost Rider covers, but I have nice pages from Marvel Spotlight 5--GR first appearance and origin story. So I know what I was looking at, but Ploog collectors are sort of a misbegotten fraternity and I think we sometimes under estimate the appeal of great GR, WWBN and other Ploog masterpieces, dollar values aside. I'm just always a little surprised when the market agrees with us. Edited November 21, 2019 by stinkininkin Twanj and lb jefferies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bamber 1973 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, comix4fun said: 2000AD #2 5 pager coming up. Already at $72k pre-live bidding. Be interested to see where that lands. Well I was holding my breath for a lot of the last couple weeks but in the end very happy with the final hammer. Before I put it up for auction I asked one of the premier 2000ad collectors for his estimate and he said $18k. grapeape, stinkininkin, Twanj and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, John Bamber 1973 said: Well I was holding my breath for a lot of the last couple weeks but in the end very happy with the final hammer. Before I put it up for auction I asked one of the premier 2000ad collectors for his estimate and he said $18k. Unless that's a "per page" estimate I am wondering how he got to that number. It doubled in the minutes before it went live from $36k to $72k and then jumped again to $90k, so a very nice showing. Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykza Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, John Bamber 1973 said: Well I was holding my breath for a lot of the last couple weeks but in the end very happy with the final hammer. Before I put it up for auction I asked one of the premier 2000ad collectors for his estimate and he said $18k. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Welp. My pre-auction estimate for the Judge Dredd first published story was right: $75K-$100K. It hammered at $90K. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/complete-story/mike-mcmahon-2000-ad-2-judge-dredd-first-appearance-complete-5-page-story-original-art-ipc-1977-/a/7212-91049.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 grapeape and comix4fun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
