GoFigureToys Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hey all! Some folks over on the Star Wars forum I frequent recommended I sign up here to get some help on pricing this recent aquisition of mine. This is the original artwork used for the front of the box of the Atari 2600 "Star Wars The Arcade Game" which was released back in 1983. The game was done by Parker Brothers and the artwork was commissioned to Bob Peak - The legendary movie poster artist. If you aren;t familiar with bob, please google him. He's a big time artist and considered to be the father of the modern movie poster. While Bob never did any of the Star Wars posters, he did most of the Star Trek ones and a slew of other recognizable titles.This piece is huge - Approximately 31" x 42" and had been thought to be long lost. I have a lot of provinance on this and there is zero doubt that it is the one and only real deal! I do want to sell this painting. I've spoken with the gentleman who's galary represents Bob Peak's estate and he gave me an amount that he thought he could sell it for pretty quickly, but I wanted to do my homework before committing in case it turns out to be worth considerably more. I'm thinking about submitting to Christies for a free appraisal as well. Would love to get your thoughts and offers. Maybe I can just sell it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Maybe you can give us a ballpark price how much you are looking to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm not sure how many 'round here are versed in art values. Game values, maybe, but not art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFigureToys Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Would $50,000 be crazy? Some of his limited edition signed and numbered prints sell for $10,000+ Here's his bio American artist Robert Peak has been honored with over 100 awards from the New York Society of Illustrators, including the Hamilton King Award, 1968; the prestigious Illustrators Hall of Fame, 1977; gold medals, 1971, 1972, 1975,1977,1981,1982; silver medals, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974 through 1979; named Artist of the Year, 1961, by the Artist Guild of New York; over 150 awards from various organizations, including Art Directors Clubs of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, and New Jersey; Mead Library of Design; Advertising Club of New York; Artist Guild of Chicago.nHe is represented in the permanent collections of American Express, Special Olympics, Playboy, Philip Morris, 20 Century Fox, Oklahoma Christian College, the National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution, Lafayette College, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, South Street Seaport Museum, Wichita State University, Sports Illustrated, Time-Life Inc., TWA, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Lucille Ball and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 IMO 50k is Crazy, at least when we are talking about the Atari collector buying it. As far as an art piece, maybe a Robert Peak guy would be interested for that kind of money. I would be blown away if an Atari collector purchased it for anywhere near that. This is all my opinion, but pricing of collectables is nothing but opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFigureToys Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm thinking that between Star Wars collectors, Atari collectors, Bob Peak collectors & pop culture collectors, there could be a lot of interest out there. Again, in terms of the $50,000, I don't have a lot to base that on, but I'm certainly willing to listen to offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sorry, but I'd estimate it between $500 and $1,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Would love to get your thoughts and offers. Maybe I can just sell it here! I would estimate the value at $0.50 ...seeing as you vandalized it with that "property of ethan" nonsense!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 That is a beautiful piece. Good luck with your sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'd be curious to see which of his prints sell for 10k or are those just asking prices? I went to heritage (www.ha.com) where you can search their past auction results. 116 auction results for "Bob Peak" including paintings, prints etc and the most any one of these items ever sold for was $7,767.50. You will have to create an account to see the ending prices but it is free to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Hey all! Some folks over on the Star Wars forum I frequent recommended I sign up here to get some help on pricing this recent aquisition of mine. I was the one that pointed you from RS to this forum $50k is never ever going to happen though, even $5k is not something likely to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobidy Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 A very interesting piece. You would do better basing your price on Heritage auctions (www.ha.com) as Buyatari recommended. Given the subject matter and visibility/popularity it would command a mid-range Bob Peak price. His iconic paintings would get top dollar, like his Star Trek posters for example. $2000 to $4000 would be a starting point. $50000 is way out there as far as this piece is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFigureToys Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks so much guys. I appreciate all of the input. I have been offered $20,000 at this point so perhaps the $50,000 was a bit of a reach. I'm happy with that number and thanks so much for all the comments and msg's! A special shout out to By Popular Demad. Aprreciate you steering me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 20k is a very strong offer. Take it and run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapetino Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 20k is a very strong offer. Take it and run. Totally agree on that. Outside of a big Star Wars collector, I'd be surprised to see you get near that from someone who has only the Atari connection to it. It's a beautiful piece and the game is excellent, but it's less of a holy grail for Atari folk. Now if it were the original piece the Brothers Hildebrandt did for the unreleased Ewoks game, that might be different from the Atari perspective. This piece is great, but since it's less about ships and Death Stars, and more about that great logo, I wonder if it would go for what the classic Bob Peak pieces went for. Nail down that $20K offer! (After we figure out a way to photograph it for the book, of course!). Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFigureToys Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Totally agree on that. Outside of a big Star Wars collector, I'd be surprised to see you get near that from someone who has only the Atari connection to it. It's a beautiful piece and the game is excellent, but it's less of a holy grail for Atari folk. Now if it were the original piece the Brothers Hildebrandt did for the unreleased Ewoks game, that might be different from the Atari perspective. This piece is great, but since it's less about ships and Death Stars, and more about that great logo, I wonder if it would go for what the classic Bob Peak pieces went for. Nail down that $20K offer! (After we figure out a way to photograph it for the book, of course!). Good luck! Tim!! I'll get back to you on photographing this painting shortly. I've been super crazy busy with my 10-day-old little girl! I agree with you that I need to take this offer, so I'm working on completeing the deal. There should be some time before the hand off. Quick question - are you planning on noting whose collection each item is from inthe book? It won;t make a difference to me in getting you the image, but I thought it would just be cool! Edited April 11, 2014 by GoFigureToys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Congrats on the new baby girl. Worth more than a million Star Wars paintings ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapetino Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Tim!! I'll get back to you on photographing this painting shortly. I've been super crazy busy with my 10-day-old little girl! I agree with you that I need to take this offer, so I'm working on completeing the deal. There should be some time before the hand off. Quick question - are you planning on noting whose collection each item is from inthe book? It won;t make a difference to me in getting you the image, but I thought it would just be cool! Oh, no worries! And congrats! So glad that everything went well with your little lady's birth. A game changer! And thanks -- yes, we'll work out the details. I think it's a great idea to mention where pieces come from, and I'm planning on an expansive acknowledgements section too. Good stuff! Talk to you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 $20k for this? I'm sorry but that's just silly. But then again some people's disposable income is a lot higher than others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'll give you $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 $20k for this? I'm sorry but that's just silly. But then again some people's disposable income is a lot higher than others. The die hard and avid Star Wars' collectors are nuts! Over the past 10 years I really noticed there are some Star Wars collectors from Europe that have some really DEEP pockets! I have seen some items go for really crazy price from the vintage era. I would not be surprised bit that the 'offer' came from on of these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The die hard and avid Star Wars' collectors are nuts! Over the past 10 years I really noticed there are some Star Wars collectors from Europe that have some really DEEP pockets! I have seen some items go for really crazy price from the vintage era. I would not be surprised bit that the 'offer' came from on of these guys. I know that, I see some vintage action figure stuff go for amounts I would question spending on a car. I'm also an avid Star Wars collector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The die hard and avid Star Wars' collectors are nuts! Over the past 10 years I really noticed there are some Star Wars collectors from Europe that have some really DEEP pockets! I have seen some items go for really crazy price from the vintage era. I would not be surprised bit that the 'offer' came from on of these guys. I don't know if it's what the dollar is doing right now in the world economy or not, but that same observation could be made from these game collecting circles as well. I've seen multiple speed collectors from Europe completing entire collections of systems in record time just by throwing money at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I don't think $20K seems unreasonable for an original work that was used for the box art on a cartridge that probably sold a half a million copies. Plus Star Wars is iconic on it's own. I think it is a win for both buyer and seller as this will surely go up in price over the years. Good Luck with your sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 ... a cartridge that probably sold a half a million copies. I doubt that. Probably closer to 50,000 on all systems combined than 500,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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