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Post by azbatx on Jun 28, 2008 11:28:15 GMT -5
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Post by G on Jun 28, 2008 11:52:35 GMT -5
Man! I thought we had seen all of the pictures! I didnt realize you had these left! Man, it was so awesome seeing these pieces! I checked out his site and there was more we never did see. I wish I could wheel and deal in pieces like that. I seen the link where he lost or got stolen a ton of artwork a few years back. The man lost more money in art than I have in my life savings and still recovered and has hundreds of thousands sitting in his home. And doesnt work either....Damn!
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Post by azbatx on Jun 28, 2008 12:26:27 GMT -5
Man! I thought we had seen all of the pictures! I didnt realize you had these left! Man, it was so awesome seeing these pieces! I checked out his site and there was more we never did see. I wish I could wheel and deal in pieces like that. I seen the link where he lost or got stolen a ton of artwork a few years back. The man lost more money in art than I have in my life savings and still recovered and has hundreds of thousands sitting in his home. And doesnt work either....damn! You have a link for his site? |
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Post by G on Jun 28, 2008 14:29:02 GMT -5
Man! I thought we had seen all of the pictures! I didnt realize you had these left! Man, it was so awesome seeing these pieces! I checked out his site and there was more we never did see. I wish I could wheel and deal in pieces like that. I seen the link where he lost or got stolen a ton of artwork a few years back. The man lost more money in art than I have in my life savings and still recovered and has hundreds of thousands sitting in his home. And doesnt work either....damn! You have a link for his site? Yeah, I posted it on the previous page but here it is again virtualcomicartcon.com/I think I will add it to my links at top too. Does anyone know that well known Original Art site that lots of people go to? Joey, I think you even have a portfolio there. I want to add that to my top page of links too. Somebody give me a link if you know what it is offhand. Thanks |
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Post by cfs on Jun 28, 2008 15:37:08 GMT -5
You have a link for his site? Yeah, I posted it on the previous page but here it is again virtualcomicartcon.com/I think I will add it to my links at top too. Does anyone know that well known Original Art site that lots of people go to? Joey, I think you even have a portfolio there. I want to add that to my top page of links too. Somebody give me a link if you know what it is offhand. Thanks His prices make me laugh. I think they are out of line, but if he's getting that... more power to him. cfs |
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Post by G on Jun 28, 2008 15:42:19 GMT -5
Yeah, when I look at his site, Im thinking some of his stuff is way over priced, but what do I know about Original Art? The man had tons of it sitting there and it was the real deal. It wasnt art you get for peanuts. So maybe some of it is off base, but maybe there is a client-el out there willing to pay that kind of dough for stuff like that. I do know that he couldnt show us 1 piece without telling us the story behind it and when finally turned it around to reveal it to us he would go...
BING!!!
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Post by cfs on Jun 28, 2008 15:51:32 GMT -5
Yeah, when I look at his site, Im thinking some of his stuff is way over priced, but what do I know about Original Art? The man had tons of it sitting there and it was the real deal. It wasnt art you get for peanuts. So maybe some of it is off base, but maybe there is a client-el out there willing to pay that kind of dough for stuff like that. I do know that he couldnt show us 1 piece without telling us the story behind it and when finally turned it around to reveal it to us he would go... BING!!!Some people are sold on things by the personality of the seller. It sounds like that is his routine. He lures people in with a story and makes them want to be a part of it. No preliminary sketch should go for what he has Alex Ross' Marvels piece going for. Full size Olivia paintings are cheaper than what he's asking for a lot of that. I would never consider shopping with him for anything. cfs |
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Post by comickings on Jun 29, 2008 8:16:55 GMT -5
You have a link for his site? Yeah, I posted it on the previous page but here it is again virtualcomicartcon.com/I think I will add it to my links at top too. Does anyone know that well known Original Art site that lots of people go to? Joey, I think you even have a portfolio there. I want to add that to my top page of links too. Somebody give me a link if you know what it is offhand. Thanks Here's the link to the site....www.comicartfans.com.... www.comicartfans.com/ Yeah,Mark's prices are up there. But look at it this way. All original art is 1 of a kind. If he's got something you want,you have to get it from him one way or another. Him,along with alot of the top art dealers put crazy prices on their stuff,hoping they can get somebody that's interested in it.They all would rather trade you their pieces for your pieces as they really make out that way. He's always wheeling & dealing stuff,and his inventory changes quite often,so somebody out there is going for his prices. |
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Post by G on Jun 29, 2008 10:16:37 GMT -5
Thanks Joey! That's the one! I just added it to the links at the top. Now it is just a click away! I think I will be visiting that site a lot more now that its easy for me to get to. Maybe I will start one day trying to pick up a few CHEAP pieces. I guess the trick is making sure your piece is desired by others.
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Post by cfs on Jun 29, 2008 19:30:48 GMT -5
Yeah, I posted it on the previous page but here it is again virtualcomicartcon.com/I think I will add it to my links at top too. Does anyone know that well known Original Art site that lots of people go to? Joey, I think you even have a portfolio there. I want to add that to my top page of links too. Somebody give me a link if you know what it is offhand. Thanks Here's the link to the site....www.comicartfans.com.... www.comicartfans.com/ Yeah,Mark's prices are up there. But look at it this way. All original art is 1 of a kind. If he's got something you want,you have to get it from him one way or another. Him,along with alot of the top art dealers put crazy prices on their stuff,hoping they can get somebody that's interested in it.They all would rather trade you their pieces for your pieces as they really make out that way. He's always wheeling & dealing stuff,and his inventory changes quite often,so somebody out there is going for his prices. He may be using those prices as bargaining bait. He can price them whatever he wants. At some point it starts looking like extortion. Thev prelim piece by Alex Ross is especially unnerving. Alex Ross could be pumping those out in his basement saying "yep, I found another prelim piece". I bought a Mike Mayhew cover prelim & a Frank Brunner cover prelim and there is no way I'd have paid premium art prices. Whether the connection is valid to the printed piece is just assumed. Not only that it's not fully rendered with details. You are buying a subpar Ross piece and he's charging you more than if it was a lesser known published piece. that's just wrong in my opinion. Wrong for me anyway. I wouldn't buy anything from the guy unless he had better stuff at better prices. To each their own. Not knocking his business model if it's working. It just doesn't work on me. cfs |
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