I just noticed something while cruising through the real time
price results at icollectmovieposters.com. There is a seller on eBay
who seems to have an unlimited supply of the #9 Lobby Cards. The
seller, Perry2181, seems to be pretty sophisticated. He accurately
describes what the #9 series was all about -- and even though he keeps
offering these same cards over and over again (getting darn good prices
for them), he restrains himself to making the offer only once a month
or so:
Even though I've seen this seller's auctions before on eBay, I
didn't notice just how many of the #9s Perry2181 was selling over time.
Now, since the original #9 Lobby Cards were ostensibly limited to a run
of 200, how likely is it that this one seller would have so many
original sets in his possession? I have been concerned about the
possibility of fake lobby cards for some time because their size of
11x14 is easily done on modern color copiers and the modern machines
can take card stock paper.
So, I'm wondering if anyone has any info on these sales by
Perry2181 or any idea on how likely it is that these are "originals". I
use the term loosely, of course, as the original #9 Lobby Cards were in
themselves fakes... created out of whole cloth to enhance... sort of...
the original lobby card sets with all their dull, non-monster images.
But considering the prices these sales are bringing in, truly
"original" #9 lobby cards now have to be acknowledged as potentially
valuable collectible items themselves -- if they are from that original
200 print run, that is.
The current batch on eBay can be seen at:
-- JR
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