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Anyone know how to go about finding ballpark values for original pages? I'd imagine there's a lot of variation of values, even within an issue, based on whether the hero's on the page, in costume, doing something cool, etc. I've seen a few listings of later Infantino Flash pages that seem to hover at around $200, which I suppose is the best way to get values. But are there guides? Sites with sales figures over the past couple years, anything like that?
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what do I got? see for yourself: http://www.comicspriceguide.com/world/default.asp?m=Dgintis
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| There aren't any lists per say like overstreet. One way is to go to comicartfans and search and see what is listed in classifieds or dealer sites. Also, if you are a comicartfan member for a few extra bucks you can sign up for a service that lets you search across historical sales from ebay, heritage, and a couple other places. Keep in mind that people are often willing to sell for a bit less than they list and dealers tend to be a bit pricier. Best chance for good deals is usually ebay or direct from the artists themselves.
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Actually, there IS a comic book art price guide:
http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Art-Price-Guide/dp/0970092202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214757319&sr=8-1
but there hasn't been a new printing in YEARS. However, it does have a very good section on learning about collecting comic art, so it is worth picking up.
I've been collecting art for a few years now, and you can judge in very little time what comic art is worth. Like comics, prices for original art depend on: demand, characters, condition, artist, and even age.
Some pages will demand higher values than other pages from the same book like: Cover pages, Splash Pages, and Double spread pages.
I have won art on ebay for as little as $10, and have paid as much as $168. There are pages that go for thousands of dollars, and other pages that go for tens of thousands of dollars.
Trying to find pages of art at reasonable prices is always a challenge. Some dealers (online or otherwise) are willing to haggle if you buy more than one pages (like: http://www.anthonysnyder.com/default.asp), but others are real pr!cks when it comes to selling art (I won't mention who because I refuse to give them free advertising)
If you get art off ebay, I have discovered that nearly EVERY art dealer will screw you on the shipping costs, so get info about shipping up front. I live in Canada, and every art dealer charges me between $20-$40 for shipping regular snail-mail, and I have yet to see postage on one of my packages over $6.
I tend to shy away from dealers who "represent" artists exclusively because they tend to charge and/or gouge more. I usually stick with dealers who are also collectors because in my experience, there is a comradery and understanding that we actually appreciate the art as opposed to making an investment.
Here is a Flash page by infantino for $250 http://www.anthonysnyder.com/Featured.asp?Piece=5043&Style=Text
And here is another page from the same period that is a lot Cheaper http://cgi.ebay.com/Carmine-Infantino-FLASH-Original-Art-1985-NR_W0QQitemZ150264431256QQihZ005QQcategoryZ972QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Murray Clack (CPG Admin)
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| It also depends on how much SOMEONE ELSE wants the art. If you're bidding on eBay, then prices can skyrocket for a piece that normally wouldn't go any higher than $100. Recently, I got into a bidding war with a guy over a Jonah Hex piece: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=397319&GSub=62251&GCat=0&UCat=0 I gave way more than what I was wanting to give for the piece and way more than other pieces from that series have sold for. But, I HAD to have it, so I was willing to go a little higher. Art collectors can be hardcore when it comes to getting a page or cover they remember fondly. Jerry Weist's price guide is a great way to LEARN about collecting art, but I think the prices aren't realistic because you really can't put a value on something that's one of the kind and demand varies from collector to collector. Like me, I was willing to trade away a $10,000 piece of art for a cover that, to the collector who owned it, wasn't worth anymore than $1600. Thank God he didn't take me up on my offer and only asked me for the $1600 he'd paid for the piece. Collecting original art is a lot more fun than collecting comics in my opinion, because chasing a piece can be a lot of fun and when you get it, it feels so good. It's also really nice hanging a coveted piece on your wall. Keep a watch on eBay prices and on the comic art sites, like comicartfans.com, romitaman.com, comicartpage.com, albertmoy.com, fanfare-se.com, anthonysnyder.com, kirbyart.com, tri-stateoriginalart.com and others you'll find listed on comicartfans.com and dragonberry.com. Infantino is my favorite artist. I've owned a lot of his covers and pages and his Flash 323 art (which I own and is framed and on the wall in my comic book room) is my grail. His Flash pages are going up, up, up. Back a couple years ago, I could get his Flash pages for under $100. Now, pages are selling for upwards of $200 each -- even pages I never figured would sell for even $75-$100! His Star Wars pages are skyrocketing ... wish I'd kept all the ones I've had ... Anyway, hope this helps! Mike B.
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You can always check the Heritage archives. They keep everything in there and you can compare artist and title to get a ballpark of what pages sell for.
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