Is this the next phase?

[AlexH]

autographs are another story as i'm not so certain that even adds to value without major authentication.

 

From what I've seen, it doesn't (for the most part). I think you lose more potential buyers than you gain by getting something autographed.

 

Don't make me post Signature Series numbers.

[tilleycs]

Don't make me post Signature Series numbers.

 

I was referring to the "without major authentication" part. On raw books, without authentication (which can easily be faked - how hard is it to create a COA these days?), I think you lose more buyers. A lot of people don't like autographs on their books and won't even buy the book, much less pay a premium for it.

[RDK]

Does/did Hughes charge for these sketches or are these freebies he does for the fans? If he charges, then i don't see why a dealer's money is bad (unless the resale is much higher and a dealer is only getting one to resell). Otherwise I think it's a cool thing that Adam is giving priority to his fans.

[RDK]

 

On a side note, I met Mike Mignola a few years back at a small Con. I was amazed he was attending but the promoter said he paid for Mignola & a few of his buddies to come down & Mignola agreed. My son was just getting interested in original art so I decided to take him down for an early 16th birthday present. Anyway, I drive for 4 hours to get there early, end up around 4th in line. he's not doing sketches but has brought some nice pre drawn work to sell. 2 of the 3 guys in front of me are buying art & he's limiting them to 2 pieces per person. That's cool as I couldn't really afford anymore. Me & my son get up & I get 2 pieces & pay. My son starts asking me about pieces & Mignola said limit was 2. We tried to explain to him for a few minutes that we are both collectors but he said we could only get 2 between us. My son was somewhat embarressed & we wandered around the show for another hour or 2 buying some comics & art from another dealer. As we were getting ready to leave we passed Mignola's table & he mentioned if we wanted to hang around to the end of the show he might be willing to sell us another piece. I told him it wasn't necassary as my son had found stuff to spend his cash on. Besides, I said, we bought the art because we were fans, that wasn't the case any longer. Haven't bought a Mignola book since. Sometimes it just isn't worth jumping through these guys hoops.

 

I don't see anything wrong with a 2 piece limit during a show. That prevents all of his art from selling to just a few people (dealers?) before everyone has a chance to purchase a piece. What if there wasn't any limit and the 2 or 3 guys before you bought all the good pieces? You'd probably wish there was a limit then. Or what about the guys that came after you, only to find that you and your son hogged a bunch of pieces? Gotta say, your story just makes me respect Mike all the more.

[AlexH]

Don't make me post Signature Series numbers.

 

I was referring to the "without major authentication" part. On raw books, without authentication (which can easily be faked - how hard is it to create a COA these days?), I think you lose more buyers. A lot of people don't like autographs on their books and won't even buy the book, much less pay a premium for it.

 

OK.

[skinny_white_boy]

 

On a side note, I met Mike Mignola a few years back at a small Con. I was amazed he was attending but the promoter said he paid for Mignola & a few of his buddies to come down & Mignola agreed. My son was just getting interested in original art so I decided to take him down for an early 16th birthday present. Anyway, I drive for 4 hours to get there early, end up around 4th in line. he's not doing sketches but has brought some nice pre drawn work to sell. 2 of the 3 guys in front of me are buying art & he's limiting them to 2 pieces per person. That's cool as I couldn't really afford anymore. Me & my son get up & I get 2 pieces & pay. My son starts asking me about pieces & Mignola said limit was 2. We tried to explain to him for a few minutes that we are both collectors but he said we could only get 2 between us. My son was somewhat embarressed & we wandered around the show for another hour or 2 buying some comics & art from another dealer. As we were getting ready to leave we passed Mignola's table & he mentioned if we wanted to hang around to the end of the show he might be willing to sell us another piece. I told him it wasn't necassary as my son had found stuff to spend his cash on. Besides, I said, we bought the art because we were fans, that wasn't the case any longer. Haven't bought a Mignola book since. Sometimes it just isn't worth jumping through these guys hoops.

 

I don't see anything wrong with a 2 piece limit during a show. That prevents all of his art from selling to just a few people (dealers?) before everyone has a chance to purchase a piece. What if there wasn't any limit and the 2 or 3 guys before you bought all the good pieces? You'd probably wish there was a limit then. Or what about the guys that came after you, only to find that you and your son hogged a bunch of pieces? Gotta say, your story just makes me respect Mike all the more.

 

I think his point was that if it was 2 per person, then he should be able to buy 2 pieces, and his son should be able to buy 2 pieces.