[MOPO] J Fields vs Studio C etc question

[Keith A DuPriest]

(skip this first paragraph, if need be, to get to my real question)   Hello, everybody.  I'm new (sortof) to the list, so bear with me.  Actually, I was a regular member for about 2 years, back around 1995 or so.  I had a huge lot (2000+ items) to sell for a second party who had been given the items by 60+ years curator of an old theater in my home town that had been shut down by the Fire Marshal temporarily, as a fire hazard.  Anyway - having zero experience in the ins and outs of the movie memorbilia business, or any knowledge thereof, I undertook the task of identifying, cataloguing, grading, and selling the materials, for a modest fee.  Took me 2 years to sell all the items on eBay (things were not nearly as streamlined then).  Must say, through the help of this user group, and experts like Hershenson, Kirby McDaniels, John Kisch, and John Warren, I learned a lot during those 2 years.  Matter of fact, some here may remember that I had shopped out something to the majors that was something I had never seen before - a Goldfinger, near-mint, rolled, set of 4 door panels.  Top bid I received at that time was for $2700.  6 months later, someone on MoPo put up a thread about a recent Sotheby's (or Christie's) auction event.  The first line of the story read "Bond Items bring Top Dollar".  My curiosity adequately piqued, I quickly got the story and subsequently got sick to my gut when I read that the highest price every payed for a Bond item had occurred, with a near-mint, linen-backed set of 4 Goldfinger door panels bringing (big gulp) $24,637!  After a quick check with the person I had sold the items to, I found out that, indeed, it was that same set.  He had sold them to the party who eventually took them overseas for the auction.  Who knew!  Just so happened a couple of country-of-origin parties decided they "couldn't live without them", and the rest is history.  Anyway - I'll never forget that one.   But enough about me.   I've recently gotten back "into it" for several reasons, and have decided that I want to have a goodly number of my pieces linenbacked (or paperbacked).  I'd always heard nothing but good things about Studio C and J Fields Studio.  I've also recently noticed some other LBers on the net, particularly Poster Conservation.  I also remember a fellow who I believe was named Eugene Hughes (?) who did this kind of work.  I want high quality work done on these, and am not that concerned about super-quick turnaround.  I am surprised to see the major difference in price between J Fields ($65/1S) and Studio C ($100/1S), etc.  Is there some reason why the margin would be that different between the two?  Is the quality that different?  The turnaround time?  Or does the lower price get pumped up with other options?  For instance, might J Fields have higher bleaching, washing, etc., charges, that would bring their "overall" price up to C's?  I've not heard any of these things, just wondering why the major (40%) disparity, all other things being equal.    I would really appreciate any and all comments, positive or negative, about these and any other linenbackers of high quality.  I'm thinking along the lines of 10-16 1-Sheets, 4-6 Half-Sheets, 4 or so Inserts, as well as possibly some doctoring up of some lobby cards, which I would prefer to send all at the same time to take advantage of any discounts I might be able to get.   Any and all advice greatly appreciated.  I'm fully aware that everybody monitors these boards, so feel free to PM me with your reply.  I certainly don't want to offend anyone.   Many thanks again, and glad to be back!   Keith     Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.