rolled posters generally should AND DO get more $$$, but look at the 2 posters and consider the rarity. what would you prefer............mine for 47.00 with postage or heritage's for whatever it sells for....maybe 250+ with postage and commissions? my poster is cleaner and with less wrinkles that the heritage poster. and i state.....heritage's poster is worth 250++++. has i not purchased mine, i would have sniped heritage's poster at 210 (so with the commission and postage, i would have paid arounf 260). however, i sense that there are buyers/collectors that do not look at heritage's site.
the one in london i referred to is heavily soiled, so i never purchased it....... it would have cost 200+++ with shipping. it has been on their website for over 2 years. michael -----Original Message----- From: Sean Linkenback <slinkenb...@comcast.net> To: dialmbb...@aol.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 12:40 pm Subject: RE: [MOPO] Are poster prices depressed? Michael, in your example you’re also comparing a red delicious to a granny smith – a folded poster to a rolled poster. I know there have been several instances where for my own collection I have turned down folded examples of halves or inserts to wait for a rolled piece (especially on lower demand titles). But really the state of poster prices is this: If you find something you really, really want and haven’t seen in a long time – the price is not depressed. If you find something that is available all the time and you a) already have a copy or b) are on the fence whether you should get it or not – the price is depressed. Personally, I’ve added more to my own collection this year than I have in the past two years combined and while I don’t know if the material became available due to worldwide recession and the seller didn’t have any peanut butter and jelly to eat or tried to pay his rent with movie posters, or just due to the cycle of the collecting market, I do know that competition has been there and if sell a truly rare and desirable item strong prices will ensue. (as long as the item is not a heavily restored fake disguised as an original, that is.) From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Michael B Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 12:17 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Are poster prices depressed? I think that if anyone had a database of posters and what they sold for over the last 15 years, someone could write some sort of analysis program that answered this question! Ok, so that was a smart ass answer. Sorry. I use your sales results database all of the time -- the problem is that THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE CURRENT PRICE DATA BASES. of course, bruce has HIS, heritage has THEIRS, and icollectmovieposters tries to gi ve both bruce's & heritages, and some ebay. BECAUSE DIFFERENT VENUES ACHIEVE DIFFERENT PRICES..............you must bid accordingly in the particular venue, moreover, dealer prices on the internet seem to be the highest. by way of example......i purchased an orig THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE on ebay about 2 years ago for about 190.00. it had been on my want list for some time. also, i wanted the half sheets. check out what i bought recently---$47 with postage, and compare it to the heritage poster being sold tonight: my poster from ebay (in better condition than it appears----bright bold colors): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320407991093 i wouldn't sell it for 200!!! in fact, i would love to get the other half sheet style. i love ethel barrymore's role in this film. heritage's poster ending tonight.....and it is certainly worth OVER 200/250 !!!!---- http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=59084&Lot_No=54375 and there is a british seller that has it on his website for 200. THE POINT IS THAT DIFFERENT VENUES GET DIFFERENT PRICES. michael 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=2 0BODY 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.
