To each his own. I consider both to be among the worst written Academy-award winning films ever but that's really not the point. The posters are worth nothing today. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Halegua Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:03 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks. Franc DWW and Crash are both fantastic films.. and I watch them every so often.. almost put Crash back in the dvd last night, but I opted for King Kong (1933) At 12:56 PM 3/16/2010, Franc wrote: If Avatar is still a landmark film in 5 years, you may be right. If Avatar goes the way of Dances With Wolves, Crash and Shakespeare In Love, films one wouldn't watch again on a bet, the Avatar poster won't be worth a dollar in 5 years. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [ mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> ] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:55 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks. This is the point in time -- as the interest in the movie has just peaked and it has won its awards -- that the general public is most interested in picking up a poster for the film and hanging it on the wall. So, naturally, prices are at their peak as well. Just as naturally, the studio printing division is cranking out as many as they can to meet the peak demand. Over the next year the peak of interest will fade as new summer blockbusters and "must have" posters come out. Not to mention the fact that by then everyone and their 3rd Uncle will have at least one AVATAR poster on their wall and they will become old hat. At that point, prices start to fall. If past interest/pricing cycles of blockbuster films is any indicator, most AVATAR posters will be selling for $10 bucks or so in a year or two. Of course, 5 years from now, when they have stopped printing most versions of the AVATAR movie posters and most of those now on walls have been taken down and either thrown away or stuffed in a closet, then pricing will start to rise as interest among real collectors slowly grows. This is a landmark film, after all, and 10 to 20 years from now it will have value. Because of the huge numbers printed, probably not as much long-term value as many other landmark films of the past, but they will be worth something. -- JR John Waldman wrote: These Avatar posters are going up in value. In fact they have doubled in cost in the last few weeks. Now what these posters will be worth next year, is another matter. John W http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260565935438&ssPageN ame=STRK:MEWAX:IT> &item=260565935438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT 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. 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.
