Trying to play the game, I'll post a poster related question. Do you believe a DVD release or a film remake can change poster prices?
Recently I've seen the alternate Wicker Man style that is the sun symbol and silhouettes beneath it hitting $100 and $150 easily. Is this a reflection of renewed interested from the remake? Or have I just not noticed that it's been achieving such a price for years? I've got no interest in the remake, nor it's posters, but does it spur interest in the original? And if so, does that interest continue if it's only a modest success?
This can be for the better or worse depending on the film. For example, I recently followed a half sheet for The Strange Door. Great poster, mediocre film, and it didn't sell for it's $174.99 opening bid. Frankly, I thought the opening was more than a little high, but not my listing not my choice. This film did receive a so-so VHS release but it's
going out in a Karloff collection from Universal in just a few weeks,
Assuming a lot of people don't want to buy a poster for a movie they've never seen, perhaps this will help the value. Of course, it's not a great film, so maybe not?
It seems that by default the more widely available a film is the more interest there would be in the poster. But what if the film is finally released and it's only quasi-good or worse? Or a remake? Does that really widen an audience or simply introduce it to a very modern and reprint happy trend?
Your thoughts? Ron
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