Despite what some die hard long time collectors think....(the
ones who don't mind looking at an imperfect poster)....
If you compare apples to apples......for example a C7 fine poster
unrestored vs a C7 fine poster expertly restored/linen
backed......the majority of the time.....posters that have been
restored with all their defects fixed sell for more than posters
that have not had their defects fixed. Often times A LOT more.
This is of course assuming that the restoration is good and
doesn't look like it was done by a 2 year old.
Most people who buy from us want their posters to look as good as
they can. They usually want any restoration to be invisible (to
the naked eye) but at the same time they want to know what was
done to it.
I know Heritage sends out dozens and dozens of posters for
restoration prior to every auction. They do it for a reason.
Restored posters generally bring in more money.
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In a message dated 7/17/2010 12:10:59 P.M. US Mountain Standard
Time, pickmeis...@cox.net writes:
Agreed. Give me a window card with the original theater
imprint, and the
poster goes from a nice bit of imagery to an iconic piece of
American
history. Stuff written on the back of posters...as long as it
doesn't
bleed through...often adds a bit of being in the that moment
in time to
the piece.
Greg Douglass
Toochis Morin wrote:
> I love posters that have the worn look. If I wanted them to
look
> perfectly new, I'd buy repros.
>
> Many of mine are framed with the fold lines, etc. I
usually linenback
> and restore if the poster is in dire need to restoration.
>
> Toochis
>
>
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> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com>
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Sent:* Sat, July 17, 2010 9:11:34 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] The Scandal-plus cut, pressed washed,
starched &
> dried....
>
> I actually had one of my employees suggest to me that we
should "punch
> up" the images of items we sell, and I told him that we
NEVER do that
> (he is new, or he would have already known that). Of
course, there is
> no way to know if others feel the same way (at least until
you get
> your package and compare the item you get to the image you
saw).
>
> Bruce
>
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Richard Evans
> <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk
<mailto:evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> I thought the This Gun for Hire went beyond strong
colours and
> looked unflatteringly garish.
> Presumably not a result of restoration judging by the
listing,
> but was it really actually that vibrant, or did the colour
> reproduction exacerbate it online?
>
> On 17 Jul 2010, at 16:44, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
>
>> I personally agree with this. I didn't like the "make
it look
>> perfect" school of restoration even *BEFORE* the
Haggard scandal
>> broke.
>>
>> First, because the restorers were in effect hiding their
>> restoration, making it impossible to see exactly what
was done
>> (and a long time pro like myself could spot some
restoration that
>> most amateurs would never see, creating a "fear of
restoration"
>> among many collectors).
>>
>> Second, because many of these items were *SO *restored
that they
>> looked almost like "recreations". I *LIKE *the items in my
>> collection to show at least *SOME *signs of age,
unless they are
>> in truly mint unrestored condition, because that is
part of the
>> joy of owning an original, knowing that it survived
all these
>> years. If you want a perfect looking item, why not
just get a
>> reproduction? But don't take your "very good"
condition and have
>> someone make them look like new. If you *MUST
*restore, why not
>> simply do minimal restoration to the areas that most
need it?
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM,
>> glenndamato <glenndam...@earthlink.net
>> <mailto:glenndam...@earthlink.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Regarding the Heritage auction: I do believe the fakes
>> scandal hurt the hobby, plus many of the restored
posters
>> look like they were cut, bleached, washed,
starched & dried.
>> I'll take old Igor back anyday.......
>>
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