03-22-2007, 11:50 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-farid_krueger+Mar 21 2007, 09:50 PM<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(farid_krueger @ Mar 21 2007, 09:50 PM)</div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--QuoteEBeginI see where you're coming from, Mike. I had one of Bob's Freddy pieces back in the day. I thought it looked really good in the pictures, but once I had it, it was a very thin pull and it didn't meet the expectations that I had. Bob is a great artist, but once you start getting into artists like Henry Alvarez , Howard S. and getting finish work done by the top painters in the United States, you start setting the bar really high. At least that is whats happened to me...... <img src=\"http://forums.NIGHTOWLpro.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"
\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /><div align=\"right\"><a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=211128\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI agree Farid it is tough to go backwards with what you are collectingI am doing less and less of the impulse buys as I am learning my lessons albeit slowly. I have stayed away from almost everything that would have been an impulse lately to concentrate all my efforts on the Alvarez pieces I am doing. I went back and looked at all the things that I have bought off the boards and 80 % I resold at some point. Between boxing it up taking pictures and paypal fees it was a waste of time and money. On the other hand of the custom pieces I am doing or ones I buy direct from the artist I have only sold a few of them because those are ones I took my time to look at and make a decision about as it was not a rush impulse. I love and would never sell any of my Alvarez pieces.Every once in a while I slip though - happened here on the Captain as when it came out I really wanted a nice Spaulding. Had I got this 9 months ago I would have been thrilled ti own him probably. Now he is sitting on a shelf next to the the Casey Love resin Freddy and one of my Alvazrez pieces. I think it is more my tastes then the actual piece itself vas I went back and Bob did a really nice job on the Spaulding ( The Tiny is pretty good as well except for the eyes) Shummy
\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /><div align=\"right\"><a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=211128\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI agree Farid it is tough to go backwards with what you are collectingI am doing less and less of the impulse buys as I am learning my lessons albeit slowly. I have stayed away from almost everything that would have been an impulse lately to concentrate all my efforts on the Alvarez pieces I am doing. I went back and looked at all the things that I have bought off the boards and 80 % I resold at some point. Between boxing it up taking pictures and paypal fees it was a waste of time and money. On the other hand of the custom pieces I am doing or ones I buy direct from the artist I have only sold a few of them because those are ones I took my time to look at and make a decision about as it was not a rush impulse. I love and would never sell any of my Alvarez pieces.Every once in a while I slip though - happened here on the Captain as when it came out I really wanted a nice Spaulding. Had I got this 9 months ago I would have been thrilled ti own him probably. Now he is sitting on a shelf next to the the Casey Love resin Freddy and one of my Alvazrez pieces. I think it is more my tastes then the actual piece itself vas I went back and Bob did a really nice job on the Spaulding ( The Tiny is pretty good as well except for the eyes) Shummy