I've only ever owned 1 piece of original Wacky art but I think the story is worth a read: So, way back in 1989, I had big plans to attend the Guernsey auction, but at the last minute, my worthless boss at my worthless part-time job told me I couldn't get the time off! So, as a backup, I told my mom that I would send her money if she could attend the auction and buy some of the wacky art. As luck would have it, she ended up having to work that day too, so I was never able to get any art from the auction
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But fortunately, I had heard that a few of the attendees had bought large collections and were reselling (mostly through the Wrapper magazine). That's when I met Robert Foster, who had nearly 100 pieces available (I have his original list somewhere, but off the top of my head, it included "GI Toe", "Hostege Cupcakes" and a lot of earlier series titles). Prices ranged from 75 to 200 bucks (most pieces went for half these amounts at the auction!) so after a little haggling, I managed to get "Pupsi Cola" for 150 (a beautiful piece on 5x7 illustration board)! Seemed like a ton of money at the time, but in the back of my mind, I knew the original art had to be worth more! Anyway, long story short, I owned the art for just a couple of years, before I had to resell it to pay rent (ouch!). If I remember right, I think I got about 450, which seemed like a great return on my investment! Don't know who owns it now, but I would expect Eric Roberts or one of the big time collectors has it in their collection. And that's my brief brush with original wacky art collecting!
