[DO NOT TRY TO SELL IN HERE] Pimp Legacy Decks

[HammerAndSickled]

I think it's pretty obvious by the now-owner's comments that $175 "seemed too low" and he "thought you'd forgotten a zero" means that the seller of said YawgWin probably got cold feet at the end of the auction and relisted it because he thought he could get way more money. Which he inevitably did.

Now, this is eBay fraud at its finest, so Aurel should definitely look into what he can do about it.

[gregtron]

Sorry, everyone. ^^ Didn't realize that conversation was still active.


If anyone's interested, I emailed Aleksi Briclot, and he very politely and cordially denied my offer to sign mailed cards. Said he's very busy. :(

[nedleeds]

On the signing shit subject Mark Zug will be at DragonCon ... I'll likely borrow a badge and get me some Swords, Skulls, Chalices, Cradles, Hierarchs, Shackles and Worships inked up ...

Signed Korean Cradle ...

[TheAardvark]

Good luck. Unless he has changed, he only signs like 5 cards without you buying something, and he'll still act like he's doing you the world's biggest favor by signing those 5 cards.

Now, I will say that while I don't always buy stuff when I try to get stuff signed, I also don't ask for more than 2-3 cards to be signed in those situations. With Zug, it was 2, and he signed them hurriedly and then tossed them back to me. He is definitely on my list of "asshole artists" I have met. I watched him be a dick to almost everyone that came to his booth both times I met him; shockingly, the only exceptions were attractive women.

/rant

[xfxf]

Sounds like how an artist should be :)
OK maybe a rockstar.

[Esper3k]

Good luck. Unless he has changed, he only signs like 5 cards without you buying something, and he'll still act like he's doing you the world's biggest favor by signing those 5 cards.

Now, I will say that while I don't always buy stuff when I try to get stuff signed, I also don't ask for more than 2-3 cards to be signed in those situations. With Zug, it was 2, and he signed them hurriedly and then tossed them back to me. He is definitely on my list of "asshole artists" I have met. I watched him be a dick to almost everyone that came to his booth both times I met him; shockingly, the only exceptions were attractive women.

/rant

Sorry to hear that about Zug. I had a similar experience with John Avon, myself.

[nedleeds]

Good luck. Unless he has changed, he only signs like 5 cards without you buying something, and he'll still act like he's doing you the world's biggest favor by signing those 5 cards.

Now, I will say that while I don't always buy stuff when I try to get stuff signed, I also don't ask for more than 2-3 cards to be signed in those situations. With Zug, it was 2, and he signed them hurriedly and then tossed them back to me. He is definitely on my list of "asshole artists" I have met. I watched him be a dick to almost everyone that came to his booth both times I met him; shockingly, the only exceptions were attractive women.

/rant

Well ... good luck to him making any money at DragonCon. It's pretty much got no gaming whatsoever left and is completely turned into an orgycon. Compare this to once getting an exclusive for DragonCon only Magic card printed for it back in the 90s.

The better formula is don't be a prick, limit signing to 5 if there's a line. Chat with your customers, and hopefully sell some stuff. I give Mark Poole as the best example ... if there's no line he'll chat and be the most cordial dude you'll meet. He won't charge for small sketches, but at that point you feel compelled to spend some cash on some proofs or matted stuff.

[TheAardvark]

D. Alexander Gregory, Scott Fischer, John Matson, and Stephen Daniele are probably the nicest ones I have met in my time. There are plenty who are fine, but aren't really super likable/dislikable, and then a handful who are just insufferable (Dan Frazier, Ed Beard, etc.).

[Yui]

new goodies for my 71 land EDH deck

[sdematt]

Artists definitely get nicer depending on how nice you are with them. At GP Vancouver, someone asked me to buy a ton of proofs from Raymond Swanland, so I did. I stood in line for an hour, then had to go since I had a class to attend (on a Saturday, wtf). I was at the front when I had to go, so I just have him a list of the 100+ proofs I needed and said I'd be back the next day.

The next day, I waited for 30 minutes and got to the front. We chatted, talked about music, and joked as he sketched, signed and numbered. Everyone else behind me wanted to kill me, and we joked about that. He said, "It doesn't matter, you've had to wait for two days. Plus, you're paying for my hotel."

As long as you're nice and spend a little money at their booth, most guys are pretty cool.

-Matt

[TheAardvark]

And I am not averse to buying a print or something in the least. If you require/desire someone to buy something before you sign stuff, cool; just put up a sign that specifies this or, at the very least, explain that when they bring cards to be signed. Don't act like a giant douche when someone approaches you about signing a couple of cards and act like you're doing some massive work of importance in doing so. I have spoken with many people regarding Zug, and every single one has had a negative experience with him, including those who bought items from him.

One thing that I loved about Drew Tucker was that he brought box after box of proofs, including foreign copies, and he was handing them out for free if people wanted them. When I asked him about drawing on the backs of my proofs, I also inquired about cost; he said he didn't feel right in asking for money, but he also wouldn't decline it, heh. So, I shoved $30 at him (all the cash I had on me at the time) and we were both ecstatic. He belongs in that group of nicest artists I mentioned previously.

[coraz86]

One thing that I loved about Drew Tucker was that he brought box after box of proofs, including foreign copies, and he was handing them out for free if people wanted them. When I asked him about drawing on the backs of my proofs, I also inquired about cost; he said he didn't feel right in asking for money, but he also wouldn't decline it, heh. So, I shoved $30 at him (all the cash I had on me at the time) and we were both ecstatic. He belongs in that group of nicest artists I mentioned previously.

Steve Prescott is the same way. I asked him at GP-Columbus to alter a couple cards (stupid things for EDH and for my own random fun), and when I tried to tip him he slid me a couple more proofs and altered those too. He's a cool fucking guy.

[John Cox]

Does Jeff A. Menges sign cards in any manner? This discussion has me considering getting my Dredge signed and doodled.

[Markers]

Does Jeff A. Menges sign cards in any manner? This discussion has me considering getting my Dredge signed and doodled.

He does sign via mail but you have to ask him beforehand. I have done that and wait now for 8 month...no cards so far.

[John Cox]

Ok, I've had a similar experience with Liz Danforth.

[thulnanth]

Liz and Jeff are two of the longest waits you'll have when sending cards to get signed...

You'll get them back, of course - you just have to be patient

Take it easy,
Jared

PS - both are great, btw... I've enjoyed dealing with them many times over the years.

[TheAardvark]

Menges was at GenCon for at least the first 5 years after it moved to Indy, IIRC, and would sign stuff there, but I haven't actually been in 3 years, so I don't know if he still gets a booth there or not.

[Esper3k]

Menges was at GenCon for at least the first 5 years after it moved to Indy, IIRC, and would sign stuff there, but I haven't actually been in 3 years, so I don't know if he still gets a booth there or not.

I've been going to GenCon for the past 6 years or so now and haven't seen him the past few years that I was there.

Other really cool artists I've met:

Wayne Reynolds - Very awesome to talk with especially about his D&D work and how he was originally trained as a comic/animation artist (which is why his art style is more that way)
Aleksi Briclot - Had no problems signing sets of all the original Lorwyn planeswalkers for me and was great to talk with about projects he was working on and his comic book work.

[nedleeds]

In the late nineties Origins, Gencon and DragonCon had tons of artists. I was 4-5 cards short of getting an entire CE set signed (Fay Jones, Snoddy).

The Foglios, RKF, Menges, Frazier, Melissa Benson, Poole were all at 97 Origins (nationals were held there that year I believe). I had piles of signed stuff.

Now it's a trickle of artists and WotC has replaced artists with photoshop jockeys. Bah.

[TheAardvark]

I've been going to GenCon for the past 6 years or so now and haven't seen him the past few years that I was there.

I know he was there in 2007, because I got my Korean Plows signed that year. But, again, I have been like twice since and haven't paid attention, so I have no clue if he's been there or not in that time frame.

And yes, Origins '97 was the best. I terrified Christopher Rush by asking him to sign all of my Blood of the Martyr (I collected it); the look on his face was pretty great. I ended up just getting the global set signed.