Mad magazine painting hammers down at $170,000

[Buyatari]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

[Dino]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

[ninermaniac]

wOW!!! tHAT'S INSANE! eSPECIALLY WHEN IT APPRAISED FOR 24,000 - 36,000. That's insane too!!!

 

The Auction house has pleanty of MAD prices on their stuff. Way too rich. My father collected paintings but never anything that was as high as this Auction houses stuff. http://cgi.ebay.com/63005-SEBASTIANO-RICCI...1QQcmdZViewItem

Edited November 18, 2008 by ninermaniac

[Buyatari]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

[CPUWIZ]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

 

Look at that collection.

[ATARIPITBULL]

I loved Mad magazine as a kid and I even still have a few of the old issues in my room but this guy is a true lover!!! with his kind of money he must be Wonders brother.

 

[Dino]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

 

Look at that collection.

 

Collection or trading stock?

[CPUWIZ]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

 

Look at that collection.

 

Collection or trading stock?

 

Collection of inventory.

[Dino]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

 

Look at that collection.

 

Collection or trading stock?

 

Collection of inventory.

 

I get it, kinda like some of the collectors on this forum

[CPUWIZ]

I get it, kinda like some of the "collectors" on this forum

 

Fixed.

[Buyatari]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

 

yeah and that doesn't include the buyer preimum. When you buy at live auction THE BUYER pays the fee. So this one is over 200k !!

 

Here is the guy who won it.

 

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Default.aspx

 

Look at that collection.

 

Collection or trading stock?

 

I somehow doubt he bought this one for 200k to flip it.

[ianoid]

That price is simply Mad!

 

-Sergio Argones

[pangasinan]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

Where ??

[Buyatari]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

Where ??

 

You could a pretty nice house for that. Sure not in every area in the world but in many places in the US this would be enough.

[pangasinan]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

Where ??

 

You could a pretty nice house for that. Sure not in every area in the world but in many places in the US this would be enough.

I forgot about the US housing slump,in Australia that wouldnt even buy a quarter acre block of land

[Buyatari]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

Where ??

 

You could a pretty nice house for that. Sure not in every area in the world but in many places in the US this would be enough.

I forgot about the US housing slump,in Australia that wouldnt even buy a quarter acre block of land

 

Even before the slump 200k+ was enough to buy a nice house in most of the US. There are exceptions.

[ianoid]

You could get a fine house in quite a few places, outside of California and the top 10 major metropolitan areas, at least close in. Especially with foreclosures as they are. Eeeek!

[lemoncurry]

I somehow doubt he bought this one for 200k to flip it.

Flip, no. Invest, sí.

[Dino]

I think this was the first cover with Alfred but holy crap that is a lot of cash.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260306907784

 

You could buy a house for that!

Where ??

 

You could a pretty nice house for that. Sure not in every area in the world but in many places in the US this would be enough.

I forgot about the US housing slump,in Australia that wouldnt even buy a quarter acre block of land

 

US$200k is the equivalent of AU$300k. You can get a very nice house for that in Australia. I said "house", not "house and land"

 

Edit: Just checked the Herald Sun and the median house price in some Melbourne suburbs is $290k

Edited November 23, 2008 by Dino

[Dino]

I somehow doubt he bought this one for 200k to flip it.

Flip, no. Invest, sí.

 

CPUWIZ and I were referring to his "gallery"