Male vs female collectors. Black vs. white gay vs straight these are categories that have evident validity in collectors tastes. I have seen it from all, and its all great. It's what makes life interesting. Someday I'll make a youtube video about it.
Posterfix.com -----Original Message----- >From: Dario Casadei <m...@vintagemovieart.ca> >Sent: Dec 20, 2008 7:30 PM >To: mop...@sol03.american.edu >Subject: Re: [MOPO] what do YOU think is the reason there are far more men >than women in this hobby? > >Men collect movie posters. Women collect shoes and purses. > >O'boy are we going to be in hot water now. were joking we are joking!! > >dario. > > >McDaniel Kirby wrote: >> men are more artistic? >> women are only vessels for childbearing? >> men appreciate a good investment? >> women only like to spend their husbands money for renovations and >> clothes (for them)? >> men appreciate nostalgia because for many of them it harkens back to a >> time before they were married? >> women's idea of nostalgia is looking back on their daughter's first >> dance recital or their son's first t-ball game? >> men love the idea that it irks their wives? >> >> all of these come to mind. >> >> K. >> >> >> >> On Dec 20, 2008, at 4:25 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >> >>> I know that movie poster collecting is mostly a male hobby, but I >>> would estimate I have between 5% and 10% females among my 30,000 >>> customers, and I wonder how many female collectors post here on MoPo. >>> >>> I also wonder if any of the females here have an opinion as to WHY >>> there are so many more male collectors than female. After all, I see >>> nothing at all gender based in this hobby, unlike say baseball cards, >>> where all the players are men. There are certainly a lot of movies >>> that appeal more to women than men, and I would think a high >>> percentage of movies are completely "gender neutral" (appeal equally >>> to men and women). >>> >>> So what do YOU think is the reason there are far more men than women >>> in this hobby? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Bruce >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is >> solely responsible for its content. >> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Kind Regards, Chris Cloutier Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.