ComicConnect Auction underway! Some awesome stuff in there 1 1

[Grant Turner]

From their website...

John Byrne pages from X-Men #125, 137, and #138 all signed by Byrne and Stan Lee; two first appearances, an Avengers #10 page by Don Heck presenting Immortus, and a Daredevil #4 page by Orlando and Colletta, featuring the Purple Man; Also many other artists are featured in this auction including Jack Kirby, Steve Bissette, Joe Quesada, Michael Zulli, Herb Trimpe, George Perez, and more!

[GreatEscape]

Most of the top pieces have reserves so really depends on ‘pricing’ to determine if they sell or not.  Hopefully, reserves are reasonable 

[tth2]

Reserves on lots of desirable pieces is usually a red flag for me.

Such reserves could indicate that the consignors don't have a lot of confidence in the auction site.

Or, more cynically, the auction site got some friendlies to consign some pieces with pie-in-the-sky reserves to dress up the auction to make it look more impressive than it really is.

Edited August 8, 2020 by tth2

[Rick2you2]

1 hour ago, tth2 said:

Reserves on lots of desirable pieces is usually a red flag for me.

Such reserves could indicate that the consignors don't have a lot of confidence in the auction site.

Or, more cynically, the auction site got some friendlies to consign some pieces with pie-in-the-sky reserves to dress up the auction to make it look more impressive than it really is.

On the other hand, there can also be shills out there who will drive a price up to what a consignor would ordinarily reserve it as, thereby stimulating more bids by making people think they have a chance. 
 

Bottom line: second guessing is risky, at best.

[vodou]

5 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

Bottom line: second guessing is risky, at best my time and money are better spent bidding in venues where I feel less likely to be "played", even if I still am but don't know it.

Corrected

[Matches_Malone]

How Does Comic Connect near the end of the auction added time works? 

[comix4fun]

19 hours ago, Grant Turner said:

From their website...

John Byrne pages from X-Men #125, 137, and #138 all signed by Byrne and Stan Lee; two first appearances, an Avengers #10 page by Don Heck presenting Immortus, and a Daredevil #4 page by Orlando and Colletta, featuring the Purple Man; Also many other artists are featured in this auction including Jack Kirby, Steve Bissette, Joe Quesada, Michael Zulli, Herb Trimpe, George Perez, and more!

Thanks for the links. Without them I wouldn't be able to find jack on that site. 

[malvin]

1 hour ago, Matches_Malone said:

How Does Comic Connect near the end of the auction added time works? 

if there is a new high bidder they add 3 minutes and that keeps on going.  Not sure if there is a hard stop mechanism (e.g. like Hakes where they won't add extra time after xx hours and its a hard stop)

Malvin

[glendgold]

10 minutes ago, malvin said:

if there is a new high bidder they add 3 minutes and that keeps on going.  Not sure if there is a hard stop mechanism (e.g. like Hakes where they won't add extra time after xx hours and its a hard stop)

Malvin

When it's down to the last two bidders, whichever one of them can keep their hand over an open candle flame longest wins the piece.  I love comicconnect.

G

[WoWitHurts]

3 minutes ago, glendgold said:

When it's down to the last two bidders, whichever one of them can keep their hand over an open candle flame longest wins the piece.  I love comicconnect.

G

I kind of like the open ended bidding. It’s more like a real auction. I have been working on building up a callus on my hand.

[Rick2you2]

54 minutes ago, WoWitHurts said:

I kind of like the open ended bidding. It’s more like a real auction. I have been working on building up a callus on my hand.

On the other hand, a hard deadline sometimes lets you sneak through a win.

[exitmusicblue]

Fond memories from that Zulli... I began Sandman in reverse order (with The Wake) back in HS, and was blown away albeit confused.

[comix4fun]

1 hour ago, WoWitHurts said:

I kind of like the open ended bidding. It’s more like a real auction. I have been working on building up a callus on my hand.

All the open-endedness of live bidding with none of the speed, convenience, or satisfaction. 

[WoWitHurts]

5 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

On the other hand, a hard deadline sometimes lets you sneak through a win.

I like that it makes it difficult for the snipers who are trying to snipe a lot of books.

[WoWitHurts]

5 hours ago, comix4fun said:

All the open-endedness of live bidding with none of the speed, convenience, or satisfaction. 

You can still put in your max bid and walk away. 

[comix4fun]

37 minutes ago, WoWitHurts said:

You can still put in your max bid and walk away. 

Sure, it just eliminates the feeling of a true live auction in either instance. 

[Will_K]

8 hours ago, malvin said:

9 hours ago, Matches_Malone said:

How Does Comic Connect near the end of the auction added time works? 

if there is a new high bidder they add 3 minutes and that keeps on going.  Not sure if there is a hard stop mechanism (e.g. like Hakes where they won't add extra time after xx hours and its a hard stop)

If you're bidding a multiple items you really have to keep an eye on what's going on.  Each item will have it's own 3 minute allowance.  There was a time when I was juggling 6 bids at once.

[BuraddoRun]

I like the Jim Davis Garfield prelims they've got. I'll watch them and see how high they go.

[tth2]

11 hours ago, glendgold said:

When it's down to the last two bidders, whichever one of them can keep their hand over an open candle flame longest wins the piece.

I begged Fish and Vinnie for a Trial By Combat option, but they wussed out.

[tth2]

55 minutes ago, BuraddoRun said:

I like the Jim Davis Garfield prelims they've got. I'll watch them and see how high they go.

The actual Garfield published strips don't cost very much.  Is there really a market for their prelims?