tom, tell us what you really think... LOL
On May 22, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Tom Martin wrote:
man that was a passionate post dude....I speculated you were potentially a sicko.... but now you confessed.... I bet you like to pour lighter fluid on 57 fender strats and watch them scream like oscar meier weanies too dont YA.. Mr. Sick Basturd...!damn wild Rock hippies... always lurking .. hideing under guise of Christmas carolers with Yule tide Cds..clevere ,,, very clever........... now I know why they make locks for doors!:) TOM....... jbirddouglass wrote:After 45 years of poster collecting, on and off, I have watched poster prices go from a few bucks for classic titles in the early Sixties to the heart-stoppingly high tariffs commanded during some of the ground-breaking poster auctions in the early to mid- Nineties. Do I pine for the days when I could pick up early Universal horror for twenty bucks? Of course, but I also wish I still had a full head of hair and could buy a house for $30,000. Ebay changed everything in the hobby. Gone are the days of waiting for Movie Collector's World to show up so I could speed read it and try to grab that much-coveted poster before someone else. But remember, there were rip-offs, massive condition obfuscation and really unpleasant people (remember Noel Dean Schiff?) to deal with even in the good old days. At least Ebay provided us with color pictures and a constant supply of product. I rarely browse Ebay...there's just too goddamned much stuff...and when I do look for material, I have certain keywords I use faithfully. I'm sure some of the old-time dealers are nostalgic for the days where they could charge huge prices just for poster being "old". Those days are obviously very much over. I personally collect posters that I respond to emotionally, although I will occasionally snatch an item up for resale if I can get it a price that is low enough to help support my "habit". Sometimes I pay through the nose for my personal lusts, sometimes I catch unbelievable bargains. (I can't get enough copies of "Virgin Sacrifice", for instance, a title that remains rare but always affordable. I can't help it, I'm a sick bastard.) I watch Ebay shooting themselves in the foot with their "improvements" and shrug. I see the delusional sellers with astronomical "Buy it Now" prices on certain titles that sit unsold for years on Ebay and laugh. The hobby is ALWAYS changing, and I always try to roll with the changes as best I can. It's good to have Bruce's new auctions on his web site (although I'm surprised at how long the weaning process on Bruce's Ebay auctions is taking...I thought he'd be all the way gone by now). If I don't like or can't afford what I see, there's always the weekly Heritage auctions, or Rich Halegua's MoverPosterBid. Someday, an original "Donnie Darko" one sheet will be commanding an obscenely high price to some balding, middle-aged Generation X-er while gorgeous Buck Jones stone lithos sit unsold and unsellable in a dusty attic somewhere. As Sonny & Cher said, "The beat goes on." After 45 years, I ain't bored yet. I'm always ready for the next chapter in this weird little hobby.Greg Douglass Phil Edwards wrote:I agree with everthing you say here, Bruce. Phil ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Bruce Hershenson <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> *Sent:* Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:17 PM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] ESCAPE insert To me, the price this poster sold for is a great indicator thatthe day of just putting up a poster on eBay and hoping buyers findit (and pay top dollar) are fast coming to an end.When I rarely look over *ALL* the movie posters and lobby cards oneBay these days, I find a huge percentage of wildly over-priced items and outright junk, and next-to-nothing of any desirability being offered at somewhat reasonable prices.I am not blaming the sellers for this. I think eBay does nothingto attract new buyers, and their customer service is second to everyone, and they do nothing to stop fraud, so why in the world *SHOULD *anyone in their right mind continue to list movie posters there? I believe the same is true in just about every other majorcollectible field. Of course, I personally stuck by eBay, becauseI had been there so long, and I hoped they would "wake up" andmake some positive changes, but they show no signs of it, so I amgone.Another thing the price this poster sold for is a great indicator of is changing tastes. Outside of some major film buffs and quiteold folks, there is no next-to-no one left who remembers stars like these. For 20 solid years I have *THOUGHT* that there wouldbe a re-discovery of these types of stars, but I really don't seea sign of it.Meanwhile, everyone seems to want to buy exactly the same titlesand stars. And the "Escapes" of this hobby keep selling forbargain prices. Will its price be better or worse 10 years from now?Bruce On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:10 PM, David Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: The poster is a complete poster....separated along the fold line and can easily be taped together with no other restoration and will look near mint if it is framed as is. There really are no other defects. C7 is accurate, it reallyis a minor defect in my eyes, especially on a 68 year old poster. I paid $30.00 for it in a small collection I bought recently.I hoped it would go higher but I had no real expectations. When $700.00 was mentioned I kind of thought "hmmmm, ok....lets see about that!". *David A. Lieberman* CineMasterpieces.com 602 309 050015721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 Scottsdale, Az 85260Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only.-------------------------------------------------------------------- ----Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. 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