Is Jim Lee worth these prices?22121
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| @James42 You are probably right. I'm going off memory but I saw Adam Hughes do this around 15 years ago at C2E2. He was charging a pretty high price and not doing them onsite. They were going to have to be sent to you. For some reason I was thinking it was around $1200 but maybe not. The lady that was with him said he will do it and it will be colored and ready to go not just a quick sketch. There were maybe a dozen people on the list. She said he didn't want to take up the weekend doing sketches and that he was there to sign books which he was doing for free. | ||
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| Sadly, yes, it is where the market is with the demand and his artwork. Anything less expensive and it'd be flooded with requests, or bombed out by dealers and vendors before fans ever get a chance. Granted, there are ways to manage that, and other artists have developed different processes for handling these kinds of things. That being said, I did do the Jim Lee signing event at Baltimore Comic Con last year and it was great. $150 got me 3 signatures, a signed print, a meeting and a photo with him. The line took forever, but he was a lot of fun to speak with and very engaging with everyone. I'd do that again for sure, but I'm certainly not the target market for his sketch prices at the moment. | ||
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
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| There was a day; and not terribly long ago (as in eons), when one could get a detailed adam Hughes sketch for $60. And one could get a reasonable jim lee sketch for free. I know this because I experienced both. Fans Flipping artwork; and the artists realizing that others are profiting over their goodwill to the "fans" changed everything. Now their art is seen like everything else and handled like everything else - a commodity with a fair market value. And unfortunately for most of us, fmv for Lee art is not something we can just go out and get willy nilly |
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 If you want to bludgeon someone with a comic, PSA should be your first choice.
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@Nuffsaid111 My wife's very first con sketch was $20. |
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I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers). Splotches is gettin old! |
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| @James42 nice!!! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by SpiderTim @SpiderTim Better check again. The Jim Lee Experience went up to $200. I was going to sign up for it at $150, but I don't know if it's worth it to me to pay $200 for three signatures. I have several "witnessed" signatures, Claremont, Quesada and Roy Thomas that cost me $50. I can't see spending more than $65 for Jim Lee's autograph unwitnessed. |
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| @Belarak yeah I just saw this as well… NYCC was what… 2 months ago and the price has already increased that much, for essentially the same “experience”. I’ll be attending megacon Orlando for my first year in 2026, I did plan on purchasing the Jim Lee experience and still might, but seeing the prices continue to climb is upsetting. Definitely will me purchasing that Frank miller experience! I don’t think $170 for his “bundle” is bad. Jim’s isn’t either but I felt like the $150 at NYCC was a fair price…although I did end up passing on it . |
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 How do I know this? Because I've done it myself.
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| I'm on the west coast, but we're doing spring break in Orlando, so I'll be attending on the Saturday for the convention. My kid (and me, of course) are giant LOTR fans, and all 4 Hobbit actors are there doing a panel and signing, so I got him the package to have all 4 sign 1 item. He's beyond excited. And yes, I did snag a Jim Lee package for myself, but I got it at the $150 price. $200 doesn't make sense to me when that's more than the cost for 3 signatures. I don't really care about the print, I'm doing it to complete my 9.8 Hush run. |
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| @MattSolar Last week when I looked at the Jim Lee Experience it was $150. They just raised it to $200. I don't know if Jim Lee or Megacon did it. I think it's bull **** to advertise the price at $150 and then raise it to $200. They also raised the single auto price to $80. I think it was $60. I already bought my tickets but if CBCS isn't there again this year, I am done with Orlando. It's convenient and easy for me to attend but I can attend Baltimore just as easily. Probably a better show. |
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| Yup. the Guy raised his prices to $200. I wasnt going to buy them at $150, let alone $200. I'll support others. |
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| @Belarak I believe CBCS will be there. It’s listed somewhere on the megacon site. I saw something along the lines of “CGC/CBCS verification at extra cost@ implying that they will be there. Have you dealt with CBCS at all convention before. I have yet to even send in my first submission…waiting on extra funds and a Xmas gift card. So I’m not too firmiliar with the process. Is it similar to CGC, can you do insite grading and submissions? And can you get witnessed signatures? |
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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Quote:Originally Posted by lawguy1977 I thought you were in Nevada. Admittedly, I gave up news stations years ago, but I think I would have heard if California had fallen into the ocean. |
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| @MattSolar I have never used CGC at cons but I have used CBCS several times. The process is very easy. Probably easier than CGC. I just walk up to their booth and ask for a witness. Someone from CBCS will escort you to the artists you need and when you're done, they fill out the paperwork and you're off. If they're real busy at the booth you might have to wait for a witness but I have never waited long. Unfortunately Beckett has not given them a lot of support so they are usually under staffed. I have also had fantastic experiences with their witnesses. They are very friendly and will help you in any way possible. If you're in an extremely long line (ex... Claremont) they might leave you to help others and ask you to text them when you're close. Sometimes they have special signature times for some artists. They will take your books and get them signed for you. Matt Edmonds got me Scott Snyder signatures on my Absolute Batman #1 at NYCC in 2024. I will definitely miss him at Megacon this year. He was always EXTREMELY helpful and nice. He ran the signature program until they let him go a year ago. I have seen CGC customers running around with witnesses and they have these sealed bags. Personally I don't see a need for the bags. The CBCS witness is with you and you leave your signed books at their booth after you're done or you take a break. I find it comical that some of the CGC witness have these huge banners they run around with. Good luck and I hope you get all the signatures you need. |
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lawguy1977 private msg quote post Address this user | |
@DrWatson LOL, you're right, I just figured it's easier to say that. But so far, no luck with California falling into the ocean. At some point though, I know I'll have some ocean front property  |
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lawguy1977 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @MattSolar I've used CBCS at cons before for signings, and I agree with @Belarak, they're great. I hope they're at MegaCon in March, otherwise I'll have to go the VSP route. | ||
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 I don't want to brag, but cashiers are always checking me out.
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| one of my gift exchange items was a Jim Lee signed Superman comic with the coa. so thanks to them. I have no need to pay for a $200 sig | ||
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| @MattSolar I've used CBCS in the past at Baltimore a couple of times, and I'm not typically one to go for those types of services. They were super awesome to work with, filled everything out for me, and were very cool throughout. The CGC booths at shows always looks and feels like people willfully entering their local DMV on a Saturday morning, just a mess. | ||
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 I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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I got the X-Men #4 for $42 and the other for $41 in the last year at a comiclink auction. I definitely got them for a steal, but with so many of his signed comics available on the market, unless you have something extremely rare or you're such a superfan that you think the opportunity to meet him is worth the price, you'd be better off purchasing something already signed.   |
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