ESeffinga Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 If the postman seems a little nervous of you... greeting him at the door with what in essence is a scalpel might have something to do with it. Skizz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 This may be sort of obvious, but did you contact the seller about it and ask about swapping? Odds are small it will help, and it would be embarrassing, but it might work, particularly if you paid for a cover but got a splash. You pay the postage, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post atrocitus Posted May 18, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2020 I’m actually talking to Ivan’s art rep and they are trying to figure out how to exchange the art timguerrero, littledoom, Rick2you2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romitaman Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 i got you guys beat with stupidity....back in the 1990s,....before the internet and all....I was at kinkos making copies of art.. and i left a John Romita Sr. MY LOVE #4 cover in the copier and forgot it. i went back the next day and even jumped into all their dumpsters in the hopes of finding it in case it got thrown out......but never did find it. Mike alxjhnsn, John E., timguerrero and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 5 hours ago, romitaman said: i got you guys beat with stupidity....back in the 1990s,....before the internet and all....I was at kinkos making copies of art.. and i left a John Romita Sr. MY LOVE #4 cover in the copier and forgot it. i went back the next day and even jumped into all their dumpsters in the hopes of finding it in case it got thrown out......but never did find it. Mike "Featuring the cover that got away" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotSuperPowers? Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I once FOUND a piece of art in a dumpster! I came in to work after a day off and happened to mention to a colleague that I was expecting a package. I got told something did arrive for me and it was put at my desk. Nothing was there. At their suggestion, I went to check the dumpster and thankfully it was relatively visible, and undamaged. Overzealous cleaning crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timguerrero Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 let us know what the outcome of this ordeal is please. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romitaman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 18 hours ago, The Voord said: "Featuring the cover that got away" ha ha ha ... I thought that same thing The Voord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 9:11 PM, romitaman said: i got you guys beat with stupidity....back in the 1990s,....before the internet and all....I was at kinkos making copies of art.. and i left a John Romita Sr. MY LOVE #4 cover in the copier and forgot it. i went back the next day and even jumped into all their dumpsters in the hopes of finding it in case it got thrown out......but never did find it. Mike Oooof, that's a rough one Mike. Such a beautiful cover, and a great wedding shot of Peter Parker and Betty Brant lost for all time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 During the latter half of the 1980s I used to attend monthly 'science-fiction media' meetings held in one of the Liverpool city centre hotels (UK). These were always staged on a Friday evening and the room that was hired came with bar service. At the request of some friends, I attended one of these meetings armed with a portfolio of complete EC stories and some covers. Included in the selection were some prime Wally Wood artworks. As I'd been drinking for most of the evening at around 11.00 pm when the meeting was finishing I wanted to move onto a night club - which I did, staying out till about 3.00 am when such places closed. Later on Saturday morning when I was waking up with a bad hangover, I was trying to piece-together the events of the previous evening. It suddenly dawned on me that I had no recollection of what I did with the EC artworks I'd took to the meeting with me. A quick search at home confirmed they were not with me. A horrible feeling of panic was swelling-up inside me, when the phone rang. It was my friend, Pete. "What time are you calling round today to pick up your EC artworks?", he asked . . . littledoom, alxjhnsn and MagnusX 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 When spring cleaning a few years ago i noticed I had a few old shipping flats in my office I had stacked on a shelf and never recycled. I put them in the bin and forgot about em. Few weeks goes by and i notice im missing a Star Wars Infantino page...Ive never found it since, im pretty sure it somehow got mixed in with those used folded flat boxes. That was less than thrilling. John E., timguerrero, littledoom and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefixit2 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 7:12 AM, GotSuperPowers? said: I once FOUND a piece of art in a dumpster! I came in to work after a day off and happened to mention to a colleague that I was expecting a package. I got told something did arrive for me and it was put at my desk. Nothing was there. At their suggestion, I went to check the dumpster and thankfully it was relatively visible, and undamaged. Overzealous cleaning crew! I usually get artwork delivered to my office as someone is not at my house all the time but this is one of the things that always worries me if I don't take art home immediately. littledoom, Doc McCoy and alxjhnsn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnusX Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) Once I buy a Cover, but I don't read the small small small print. Everything on that cover was stats, not original art at all... Edited May 22, 2020 by MagnusX Twanj, exitmusicblue, zhamlau and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrichards Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 The dumbest thing I ever did was with my first silver age Kirby piece.It had all of these notes penciled around the boarders and since they were not effecting the art I ERASED THEM ! (a little history gone ) MagnusX, alxjhnsn, Twanj and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, rrichards said: The dumbest thing I ever did was with my first silver age Kirby piece.It had all of these notes penciled around the boarders and since they were not effecting the art I ERASED THEM ! (a little history gone ) The Vinnie Colletta school of OA collecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 7 hours ago, rrichards said: The dumbest thing I ever did was with my first silver age Kirby piece.It had all of these notes penciled around the boarders and since they were not effecting the art I ERASED THEM ! (a little history gone ) GOOD LORD!!! *choke* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 My biggest mistake was looking through Heritage auction and I saw an original piece of artwork for a Michael Moorcock Elric book. I slammed in a low tracking bid and impatiently waited to see if it would be within my means to win. As the auction got closer and closer to completing, the price completely stalled at an insanely low price. While looking at the piece more and hoping it closed at an affordable price I saw something I hadn’t caught before, the words “limited edition print”. I ended up winning a poster for about $200. I still like it but what a disappointment. John E., Rick2you2 and Twanj 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aokartman Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I once had a nice Iron Man bronze age cover I thought I had lost. When I relocated my bedroom to the attic to accommodate the ongoing needs of the family, it turned up behind a dresser! Ouch, but I was glad to find it. I think David Gearhart owns it now. David Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Biggest mistake: letting my ex-wife get around to buying a new sump pump, which she didn't do, resulting in a basement flood, and destroying a lot of my old art work. Biggest success: she is now my ex-wife. The Voord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdroom Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 6:33 AM, rrichards said: The dumbest thing I ever did was with my first silver age Kirby piece.It had all of these notes penciled around the boarders and since they were not effecting the art I ERASED THEM ! (a little history gone ) Ouch! What page was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
