joefixit2 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 wasn't sure if I should put it in here but thought these were interesting: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1313&_nkw=printing+plates&_sacat=3984 Looks like someone stumbled across a collection of these. I bought an old Hulk cover printing plate about 8 years back for $75, sounds like I got a good deal. Pretty cool to see these plates for those old covers. Benjamin S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 9 hours ago, joefixit2 said: wasn't sure if I should put it in here but thought these were interesting: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1313&_nkw=printing+plates&_sacat=3984 Looks like someone stumbled across a collection of these. I bought an old Hulk cover printing plate about 8 years back for $75, sounds like I got a good deal. Pretty cool to see these plates for those old covers. I was getting a case of deja vu, welcome back: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/469849-comic-book-printing-plate/ cloud cloddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 They are interesting historical artifacts but they display soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo poorly. As if the three dimensional weighty aspect wasn't problematic enough, the colorless metals are also marred by a reversal of the image. No thanks. No interest. At all. Zero. None. Zilch. Certainly not for run of the mill copper age covers. I would perhaps rethink my interest if the cover to Amazing fantasy 15 were to appear. Then I might be a bidder at these prices. Latverian Tourism Board, Twanj, Legion of Goom and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I would rather have a Jay-Z trading card than a printing plate. It would display better and easier to dust. https://www.complex.com/music/signed-jay-z-trading-card-sold-record-breaking-price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Peter G said: They are interesting historical artifacts but they display soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo poorly. As if the three dimensional weighty aspect wasn't problematic enough, the colorless metals are also marred by a reversal of the image. No thanks. No interest. At all. Zero. None. Zilch. Certainly not for run of the mill copper age covers. I would perhaps rethink my interest if the cover to Amazing fantasy 15 were to appear. Then I might be a bidder at these prices. Someone posted the (supposed) printing plate for the cover to Spider-Man 252 on eBay a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I think around 300-400 for good covers, yeah I could see it. As for displaying I think there would be a neat way to do it. Frame it in a double aperture double matte with the printing plate on one side, and a carefully pressed white board print made directly from the printing plate on the other side. Maybe then a small plaque below showing what issue it was from and who the artists were. It would be something neat and not very expensive (in relation to the art itself). I always thought that cover hand painted color guides were very cheap unique pieces people often overlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babsrocks31 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) These are... okay. I am utterly neutral towards them. I think, if I found one I fancied on the cheap (under $60) i'd consider it an absolute steal, but if someone paid more than a couple hundred for one i'd consider them nuts (only in the realm of my own opinion). Edited March 27, 2021 by babsrocks31 Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuraddoRun Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) I think they're pretty cool, and I might be tempted to buy one of a cover I really liked...if I can get it cheap. They're a neat piece of the production process for comic books, but they don't compare to original artwork. I have a couple of trading card printing plates. I was gifted one, and the other I bought for less than $10. I'd probably pay $50 for a comic plate. On a tangential note, I watched a video recently that talked about some unauthorized reprints and first prints of comics. The guy who did the reprints apparently bought a printing shop and came across a bunch of comic book printing plates, so he used them to reprint some comics! Edited April 7, 2021 by BuraddoRun Rick2you2 and exitmusicblue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin S. Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hello, I have been interested in purchasing some original metal printing plates produced Marvel or DC but I can only seem to locate them on eBay or Heritage Auctions. Would anyone on here know of a site that has fairly obscure items like comic printing plates? I am not looking for expensive high end or key issue plates (over $700) but I would like to buy one or two to add to my collection. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 What's next? People will be looking for the blankets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
