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A Day in the Life of a Comic Book Auctioneer, and An Inside Look At Heritage Auctions' September Comic and Comic Art Signature Auction
Brian Wiedman, a Comic Book Consignment Director at Heritage Auctions, joins the show for episode #401, to talk about the busy life of a comic auctioneer, setting a world record for the highest Batman comic ever sold, and gives a tour of some of the rare comics and original artwork that will be going up for auction in the Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction #7341 taking place Sept. 14-17th.
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, here
TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:
- The life of a comic auctioneer - 07:33
- Setting the world record for the most expensive Batman comic ever sold - 10:20
- The world's most valuable page of original comic book artwork - 18:21
- Advice for comic buyers and how to bid at comic auctions - 28:35
- Stand-out items in this month's Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction #7341 - 35:27
- Brian’s picks:
- Punch Comics #12 CGC VF 8.0
- Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood Veronica #28 Cover Original Art
- Badr's picks:
- Frank Frazetta Death Dealer VI Painting
- Action Comics #1 CGC PR 0.5
- The Avengers #4 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM/MT 9.8
- Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG- 3.5
- Brian’s picks:
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