Ron,
Great to know. I wish the seller had put that information in his auction
description, as it explains what would otherwise be a suspicious situation. I
had asked the seller about this and received a reply this morning from
perry2181:
"Hi fellow e-Bayer -- thanks for your interest. Yes, these are
all part of the original print run (not reproductions). I know this because I'm
the guy who made them. I did the original print run about 10 years ago -- only
200 of each card. I sold most of them off at that time, but I still have a few
of each card left. I'm been selling them on e-Bay, and when they're gone,
they're going to be gone. Hope this answers your questions!
Best Wishes,
PERRY MARTIN"
-- JR
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 4:03
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Repros of #9 Lobby Cards?
The seller is the creator of the #9 lobby card series - that's
why his cards are all mint. He happens to be a good friend and an honorable
person, and is selling cards printed in the original run limited to 200 copies.
JR wrote:
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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