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Hi Glenn
This is an interesting topic. As a dealer, my
business depends on making the right choices and its not always an easy task. My
thoughts on what to buy are probably at odds with others but here they
are......
1. I would not touch modern posters. Most of the
good titles were printed in huge quantities and dealers and others have salted
away truckloads of material to last a lifetime. Add to that the plethora of
reprints/reproductions/fakes and I just don't think it is worthwhile bothering
with these posters.
2. In the medium to low value range, I think
that one sheets are grossly overrated. I am convinced that, since the
introduction of eBay, the value of one sheets has been eroded. One sheets are
always more difficult to display and often require expensive restoration. Even
without restoration, they are expensive to frame and often end up in boxes or
drawers. Most collectors want posters that they can display easily. I am
probably a little biased but I have found quality daybills to be a sound
investment. There are some daybills that I expect will be exceptionally good
investments - Richardson Studio art for example.
3. You cant go past quality. John Wayne, 50s Sci
Fi, Hitchcock, Universal horror and Film Noir will always be good investments,
particularly if the art is striking.
4. Rarity. There is not much point in investing in
something that is commonly available. eBay has shown that good posters for many
great titles come up week after week but material for say, the early 30s
Hitchcock films is rarely seen even at some of the major auctions. Anything from
that era has to be a good investment.
5. Italian posters. Many of the great Italian
posters are in another league to the material that is normally seen. I think
artists like Martinati, Brini and others are always going to be a good
investment even though they take up a lot of wall space.
In the end, dealers will invest in material that
reflects their personality and culture.
Regards
John eBay Userid: johnwr
All you need to know about Australian Posters......
http://www.moviemem.com/about.html ----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Taranto
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:13 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Things seem slow here on MOPO so.... I want to see how you folks would answer
this question...
Please read it carefully and throw out the
supposition that "you collect what you like and don't worry about
appreciation"
If you had $10,000 to invest in posters
hoping for maximum possible return in 20 years how would you do
it?
I'm also curious to see if there is any
form of consensus here on MOPO among the folks who sell for a living rather than
a hobby.
have a great weekend,
Glenn T.
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