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Yeah, it's just you.  Prices have gone way, way up even in the few short years since I started collecting - driven as much by sellers as by buyers in some cases.

I'm not saying 413 is cheap, but I thought it may go for 500 or so.  Let's face it, the Golden age key artists have less (little) art left that they are willing to let go in their own collections.  The good stuff is in private collections and the owners are not keen to surrender their pieces, so the prices are unlikely to drop.  I don't think that things are owned by people who in the main 'need the money', otherwise, lets face it, there would certainly be more for sale right now!........

Quote from: opaque on Today at 09:13:26 PM
There does seem to be more people with more money available these days as well.
I do wonder why that is.

why have money in the bank and earn nothing ..... not saying artwork will go up in value , but it might ...

The value of your artwork can go up as well as down!

Maybe its just me, but I figured it went cheaply!! Carlos early work is just so awesome......whoever picked it up did well. (no, not me.....)

Hey JJ!  You know, its a photo taken with my Canon E450......not bad huh?

Thanks to Wake for offering some great Ewins pages recently.  Up close and personal, this one by Brett is a real treat.  Its on CAF, post it some love 

the floating head is already mine........'...evil laugh.......'

My latest piece of McCarthy loveliness which you can find here ........you're welcome 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1016489

Unless Ming wants to help with the image pasting????

What an amazing year.......some real stunners.

I would have to say

1. Prog 228 Gibbons/rogue Trooper
2. Prog 239 O'Neill /Nemesis
3. Prog 229 McMahon/ Dredd

Very nice Ezquerra cover Malak!

Thanks Link!

That's a beauty...  Delightful detail on this one - congrats, M. brood!   


To save Iain a job:

thanks Ming!  and Hippynumber 1.......yep.....he did have an eye for a cover huh?

I managed to pick up a little Carlos cover.......I've forgotten how to post images here...Judge jack will help me out in time, but in the interim you can view it here....

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1015489

If you are a CAF member, show it some love and leave a comment........

But where did you get the replacement value from? Best guess?
Or did you buy them all more recently?

Spreadsheet sounds a good idea, will have to do that.

No, have been buying for a while at various prices.  If anything bad happened the insurance company would send a loss adjuster.  The spreadsheet gives replacement values, these can be found from Dealers, CAF, ebay.  I would point them at folk like Darryl, Dale etc to get a fair view on value and other collectors in the field.  We all know the good stuff moves for decent prices.  You must make sure you have a replacement rather than bought value prices on your policy.  No one insures a Rothko for what they paid in 1970....... 

Hi Opaque

Where would you get this specialist cover from?  (Companyname etc I mean) I'm guessing someone along the line somewhere has to define a value to everything at some point even for this. Especially as you can't replace it like you could a tv or valuable wine.

I have mine covered via a policy with Lloyds (I know it sounds fancy but the bank do insure stuff....) I have a spreadsheet which I update which shows each piece and the replacement value.  As you say, they can't be replaced but it would be helpful to have the cash to secure similar should the worst ever happen (sorry, my eyes are watering, ....choking up a bit at the thought... .) I just then make sure that the cover is adequate to the pieces I have.  CAF is then a great asset to show what the individual price was.  Hope this helps!

ahhherrm.......bit awkward, and I don't want to appear overly callous...but where are those 2 McMahon pre 500 covers, I might be interested....... 

We all love 2000ad artwork and I know we all have our own favourites.  IMHO folk in the past haven't got their full asking prices, but somewhere close usually gets a deal done, its a judgement and you have to decide what its worth to you.  I'm never offended by an offer for artwork, If I don't like the offer I usually explain why and end up in a good chat with someone who enjoys the same or similar stuff.

But its fair to say that some artwork has gone for much more than I think many of us would have expected.......The recent Halo Jones piece on Ebay for example......others still look good value to me......Wakes sale of Brett's stuff for example, clearly some was underpriced cause it leapt off the shelves, others remain available. 

I think the dealer market has grown for 2000ad artwork and I for one am glad of that.  I don't have time to be in contact with loads of artists that I like or to try and engage them in lots of dialogue, i would love to, but I'm just too busy.  It doesn't mean I'm any less a fan. Folk dealing in artwork just means that I can find access to pieces I like.  I guess I wont get the satisfaction of knowing I have bought a piece 'on the cheap' but I can get to things I want.  Also prices have risen and stuff I bought early on looks like great value now.
I've bought well priced stuff from Dale in the past and I'm sure I will in the future.....(still here for that cheap McCarthy Dredd monster size piece Dale  )  If I fancied any of the stuff Bobs Brother has, I'd be posting him an offer....... Its all in the eye of the beholder and the emotions it drives I guess.

Oh, and you should all make sure you have your artwork either listed separately on your insurance policies, or have specialist cover.  We're all holding major pop culture history (whatever that means!)
I visited the Lichtenstein exhibition over the weekend and I genuinely felt that Carlos' take on the original Irv Novick classic was superior to the Lichtenstein.........You are a lucky, lucky man Ben.....
http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=810998

just finished Lost at Sea, the Jon Ronson mysteries. great writer, brings together many of his articles from the Guardian, funny eccentric and disturbing.....his other stuff, The Men Who Stare at Goats and the Psychopath Test also recommended

or miracleman  .......have I said too much??......