"As key comic and pop culture works by artists like Hergé, Robert Crumb and Frank Frazetta started realizing seven figures at auction, other classes of buyers started paying attention to the field and more money has been pouring in, pumping up prices. “There are different kinds of buyers,” says Abbinanti. “Some buy for investment. They take the piece and put it in a vault, because it’s a safer bet than the stock market. [Blue chip comic art pieces] are like Basquiats or Picassos now. They don’t lose value.”
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