You think collecting cels is expensive...

transmet · Post by **transmet** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:32 pm

Check out this auction that just recently closed on a gorgeous piece of Silver Age comic book artwork.

Wow!

(who has that kinda disposable cash....?)

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:38 pm

transmet wrote:(who has that kinda disposable cash....?)

well..obviously The Big Loo

But yeah...I stopped collecting 1:1 classic airplanes when I got my 37th one.
You know...enough is enough and it gets kinda 'you've seen one, you've seen them all' after a while

but seriously...that is quite the amount.
Gabe used to collect comics, so I guess he knows the amounts collectors pay for the really rare stuff, but man...

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:40 pm

Big Loo has that kind of cash!

I wonder if Big Loo needs a friend! I'll be your friend!

transmet wrote:Check out this auction that just recently closed on a gorgeous piece of Silver Age comic book artwork.

Wow! (who has that kinda disposable cash....?)

Maybe the Front Cover of that Particular Comic is very rare?

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:47 pm

OMG!!! I never thought it was possible....

But I think I hate the

smilie even more than the

smilie now...

Now isn't that something?

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:13 pm

I love this one! How about you?

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:26 pm

I'm not a pink and fluffy person

Personally I'm more a

or a

person, but that's just because of my schizophrenic personality.

My friends know I’m actually very kind and friendly..

Yeah..

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:36 pm

Wendy wrote:I'm not a pink and fluffy person

Personally I'm more a or a person, but that's just because of my schizophrenic personality.

My friends know I’m actually very kind and friendly..

Yeah..

I've known a person like you once! So long ago... She was a very gentle and kind person! But didn't like cute things! I miss her! Wish she was here!

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:51 pm

yeah right

Baylor · Post by **Baylor** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:54 pm

OMG... too... many... cutesy... emoticons...

Losing will to live...

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:18 pm

No wait! I'll save you!

Post by **JWR** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:14 pm

RoboFlonne wrote: Maybe the Front Cover of that Particular Comic is very rare?

As one who has been involved with comic art for a long time I can attest that it can cost way more than most cels. If fact the total I have spent on my original comic art section & my Bernie Wrightson sections surpasses all I have spent on cels in my gallery.

In this case it is the cover to issue #1 so yes it would be quite desirable. When I first saw this auction I expected it to reach $50k . One could only imagine what the cover to Spiderman #1 would go for $250k would not surprise me.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:14 pm

Are there any other cases? I've heard of it before.

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:16 pm

So would like the first Gundam Manga Cover be worth close to $50k?

What would be close?

Post by **JWR** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:53 pm

RoboFlonne wrote:So would like the first Gundam Manga Cover be worth close to $50k?

What would be close?

I would depend on the market. Vintage comic art has it's own little world. The lack of original manga artwork for sale has limited it's possibilities and as such surpressed it's market. There is no worldwide network of deep pocket collectors bidding against each other to drive up the price.

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:10 pm

Well you could of course make cel collecting that expensive, just start collecting original Disney cels that will soon take you above and beyond $43000

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