It's that time of year again. Here's the scoop. I have been tracking mainly the eBay sales since 2006. In that time, I have recorded 239 sales that I deemed as normal, that is, not counting double pages (4 of these), obvious grail pages (21), and not pre-Bay (31).
In 2011, there were 14 auction sales and all were counted.
DVS only (5) @ $787 (no change from 2010, $782)
+Ger thru 100 (1) @ $760 (about the historical average)
+Ger (101-200) (8) @ $800 (up from 2010, $710)
The prices on Cerebus original art have definitely crept up over the years. The first number is the average price during that year, while the parenthetical price gives the older price in 2011 dollars... it's time to start accounting for inflation.
2006 (48 p) $596 ($723)
2007 (11 p) $659 ($762)
2008 (41 p) $574 ($636)
2009 (12 p) $670 ($716)
2010 (11 p) $735
2011 (14 p) $793
Using the weighted average of the inflation adjusted prices, you get $700 (+/- $170) as the historical price for these pages.
So if you take one standard deviation rule, then a mediocre page ends up in the $530 range, while a snazzy page ends up in the $870 range.
What can I expect for a normal Cerebus page?
About $700, I'd say.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Art-Sketch-CEREBUS-Dave-Sim-Full-Body-Sketch-FANTASTIC-/390377070935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae4496157#ht_500wt_1304
Do you think this is real?
Hi Jake. It's 100% real. I'd say it's from the early 1980s, ca. 1982, from both the style of the Cerebus figure and that distinctive crosshatch background.
Did you ever ascend that mountain?
Yes. I gave up the blog, but I made it up 12-Sep-2011. I was thinking of contacting Dave buy mail directly for a commission. I see he has some contact info on his site. Have you ever done that?
Congrats! That's quite an accomplishment.
Send me an email for the commission advice: bcoppola.at.umich.dot.edu
Hotmail doesn't like that address.
jake.capps@hotmail.com
Thanks for compiling this! As someone who wants to add a few more Cerebus pages to his art collection, this is SOOoooo useful.
Thanks, D. :) Nice to hear from you.
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