Advice on Selling Orginal Art

[yonoid]

Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone had advice on selling original comic book art. First, I was thinking about searching for and buying pieces online that I thought could be sold for a little bit more and then list them in an Ebay store. However, there is a "final value fee" that takes back 10% of whatever the listing sold for and that's about how much I was thinking of making from each individual piece. Now I'm leaning towards putting pieces I would buy in the future up for sale on a separate website. What do you guys think? Am I going about this all wrong?

[edhopper]

I would think that anyone in the market today knows where to find original art at the right price. I'm not sure why you think you can find bargains that they can't and then sell them at a premium.

[yonoid]

So how do people normally get into selling original comic book art?

[Lone Ranger]

I've sold a ton via Ebay auctions.

I figure that after eBay fees and Paypal fees, I might be getting $.80 to $.85 on the dollar - but I've been quite happy with the results on the vast majority of my auctions.

For me, the trick has always be packaging and sorting out shipping for international buyers (you'll find there are plenty of overseas buyers for art). I bought double corrugated cardboard - and sanwiched the art two pieces per side - for a total of 8 layers of cardboard. Never had a complaint - but it ain't cheap or easy to find.

Overall, it's been a good experience.

[yonoid]

I've sold a ton via Ebay auctions.

I figure that after eBay fees and Paypal fees, I might be getting $.80 to $.85 on the dollar - but I've been quite happy with the results on the vast majority of my auctions.

For me, the trick has always be packaging and sorting out shipping for international buyers (you'll find there are plenty of overseas buyers for art). I bought double corrugated cardboard - and sanwiched the art two pieces per side - for a total of 8 layers of cardboard. Never had a complaint - but it ain't cheap or easy to find.

Overall, it's been a good experience.

So how'd you go about getting the art you sold?

[The Confessor]

So how'd you go about getting the art you sold?


Man, you never ask a seller where he gets his stock. :rolleyes:

If I were you I'd point my browser towards Google and try to do some research there. I'm sure all of the info you could possibly require is out there somewhere...the internet really is a powerful tool for sourcing stock.

For example, I run a small online business selling CDs and just recently I've been toying with the idea of carrying some brand new vinyl LPs. I spent a couple of days last week searching the net for suppliers and distributors and I've managed to find some good contacts and some very competitive wholesale prices.

It wasn't that easy, but if you're determined, all the info you need is out there somewhere.

[Lone Ranger]

I bought the vast majority of my stuff through Ebay and Heritage Auctions, with a few pieces through on-line dealers (Mike Burkey, Albert Moy).

I got a real bug for collecting original art - but then one day I found myself with two kids and a house needing a lot of TLC. I figured I'd only keep the art I intended on framing on day - as its nice to have them all in a portfolio, but it wasn't the optimal way to keep it.

So... I ended up selling 40 or so pages. Even in only a few years - I double or tripled my price on many pages, and never really lost any money.