Yes, Sean is 100% right. I don't need someone else, like a third party who doesn't have nearly the experience I have, to tell me whether something is real or not.
As I've already mentioned, a known restorer who is currently being paid to weed out some of the fakes has already authenticated something to be real which indeed turned out to be fake. Again, as I mentioned in my post to MoPo the other day, I have almost 50 years experience specializing in Vintage Horror Material and there is no one else out there that has as much experience and has handled as much of this material as I have. So, the next time I plan on making a major purchase, I won't need any of the amateur, er, I mean "so called recognized experts" in the field. Thanks, but no thanks! On the other hand, this is probably a very good idea for most others, especially when buying an expensive item from other dealers who are not that experienced as you might not be able to get your money back. Buying from one of the major auction houses, you're pretty much protected as they will refund your money without a problem, but it is still up to you to find out afterwards, whether the item you puchased is real or a fake. Todd Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:48:34 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Poster Villains To: [email protected] >Now that the Black Cat is out of the Son of Frankenstein's bag, who would be >willing to spend $20,000 or more > on a poster *without* a verification from >an independent, third party recognized expert in the field? I’m going to raise my hand on this one (and would bet people like Todd Feiertag will also). I’m very confident in my ability to spot restoration and fakes without the need of a third party to do so. But since you’ve raised the subject – it seems like now more than ever would be a great time for a 3rd party grading/authentication service to finally get rolling (like CGC for comics). Think of the million plus dollars that would have been saved by collectors over the past couple of years if the hobby had been more willing to embrace this service. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] 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: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
