Didn't want to start a whole new thread about this topic, so putting here as reasonable approximation of subject.
Heritage Auctions had a (to me) rather nice piece of concept art for Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings in their March 1 auction, that I was interested in enough to watch, but got very much priced out of what I personally felt worth paying for it.
https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-ar ... bakshi-c/a/122009-11874.s
It ended up selling for $650 ($780 including Buyer's Premium).
Within hours of the auction ending, it shows up on eBay with a copy of the image and description, and a price tag of $2000 (so they can't even have the art in hand yet!)
I personally think this dealer will have a hard time finding a buyer at the price they need to make a profit on this particular piece (personal opinion only, unique pieces like this really just need to find that one elusive buyer...).
I guess my message is to keep an eye on auction houses, most times they are much better deals than buying at full retail.
Heritage Auctions had a (to me) rather nice piece of concept art for Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings in their March 1 auction, that I was interested in enough to watch, but got very much priced out of what I personally felt worth paying for it.
https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-ar ... bakshi-c/a/122009-11874.s
It ended up selling for $650 ($780 including Buyer's Premium).
Within hours of the auction ending, it shows up on eBay with a copy of the image and description, and a price tag of $2000 (so they can't even have the art in hand yet!)
I personally think this dealer will have a hard time finding a buyer at the price they need to make a profit on this particular piece (personal opinion only, unique pieces like this really just need to find that one elusive buyer...).
I guess my message is to keep an eye on auction houses, most times they are much better deals than buying at full retail.
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