I'm so glad that this discussion is taking place. As I mentioned before, I
do have some slabbed stills - in fact I have three. They're all gorgeous
and ones I had never seen before, so I tried it. Truth is, this slabbing is
really troubling to me. Beautiful original stills (lobbies, midget window
cards) suffocating in ugly plastic with Very Fine and Entertainment stamped
off to the side. I've been collecting movie paper since I was fourteen and
other than the obvious mission of gathering pieces from actors and films
that are personally meaningful, the hobby has always been one of aesthetics
and time travel. Somehow, I can't imagine feeling that way over movie paper
sealed in plastic.
Nathalie
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:43 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <
johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote:
> I had a look at the CGC website and, to me, the prices quoted are
> prohibitive.
>
> Lets take the current Heritage Auction.
>
> There is a set of Dirty Harry Lobby cards that have all been individually
> slabbed. Estimate is approx $600.00. If you consigned that set you would
> have to factor in the following cost of slabbing:
>
> Standard 15 business days $20 per card $130 per set
>
> Add to that the premium, tax and postage and it would not be worth selling
> the set if it sold for anything close to the estimate.
>
> Of course there may be an argument that slabbed cards will achieve higher
> prices that unslabbed cards but I wouldn't be taking the risk.
>
> Regards
> John
>
>
>
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