So you were just funning with the members? On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Smith, Grey - 1367 <gre...@ha.com> wrote:
> Whoooooa, David, this was a HOPED for list, meaning our sincerest wishes! > > Not something we have! J > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] *On Behalf Of *David > Lieberman > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:00 PM > > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] a Frankenstein 6 sheet? > > > > A Frankenstein 6 sheet?? > > > > looks like I'll be selling my house and moving to a trailer.......just me, > my dog, my trailer and my million dollar Frankenstein 6 sheet. > > > > seriously....I wonder what it will go for? > > > > anyone think it will be a record? > > > > *David Lieberman > > *CineMasterpieces.com <http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/> | 15721 N. > Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 -- Scottsdale, Az 85260 > Vintage Original Movie Posters | 602 309 0500 | Office/Gallery Open By > Appt. Only.* > > Our Facebook > Page<http://www.facebook.com/pages/CineMasterpieces/7735495839?v=wall> > * > > * * > > *In a message dated 7/20/2010 9:06:58 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > gre...@ha.com writes:* > > *Yes, it did sell for $388.38! Many good deals were had by buyers and now > is a good time to buy! This was the fourth time to have sold this portrait > card and all being different copies. And though this would normally sell in > this day and age at $500-700, there are always tremendous deals in a > Heritage auction, as it is all about who is watching at that time and > participating.* > > *Thousands of participants buy and bid with us every day and we receive > less than 1% in returns of merchandise for any reason.* > > * * > > *Overall the Auction did almost $1.2 million and counting, with many great > after-auction > deals<http://movieposters.ha.com/common/search_results.php?N=54+794+4294957167>to > be had and they are moving fast! > * > > *We set some great records for the more rare and some not so rare > material. Over 1200 bidders participated in the auction and for those of you > from this group who did participate, thank you so much. And for those just > watching, that is appreciated too.* > > * * > > *We have a tremendous November auction shaping up now so please be saving > for what is sure to be an outstanding selection!* > > *Highlights we are hoping to include:* > > * * > > *Public Enemy- one sheet* > > *Little Caesar- one sheet and Six Sheet* > > *Gold Rush - One Sheet and Twenty-four Sheet* > > *Animal Crackers - one sheet Style A* > > *Red Dust- six sheet* > > *Frankenstein- six sheet* > > *Cavalcade – one sheet* > > *Casablanca –six sheet* > > * * > > *Notice: these are what are hoped for! ;-)* > > * * > > * * > > * * > > *From:** MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce > Hershenson > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:04 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Slabbed Lobby Cards at Heritage* > > * * > > *Holy Macaroni, how did THAT card (certified to be "fine to very fine") > sell for four hundred smackers? I sold that for $750 over 20 years ago! Like > I have been saying, this is the best time in over 20 years to buy quality > movie paper, even if you have to go through the annoyance of "de-slabbing" > your item. > > Bruce* > > *On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk> > wrote:* > > *Very nice, the best card. > And very similar condition to the one sold last Nov, (though judging by > pics, the colours appear to be stronger on yours), but at 2/3 the price.* > > * * > > *Since taking my new lobby out of the plastic only de-values it if/when it > comes time to resell it* > > * * > > *We can probably reserve judgement on that. > With this particular card, (albeit in a difficult climate), it doesn't > appear to have had a particularly positive effect.* > > * > > > On 19 Jul 2010, at 17:41, Reel Classics Posters wrote:* > > *As the purchaser of a slabbed lobby card from Heritage this weekend, and > a collector who's younger and much less experienced in this hobby than most > of you, I thought I'd throw in a couple cents... > > The slabbed card I bought ($325 bid -->$400 all told) is the portrait card > from MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939), CGC graded 7.0, Heritage graded > Fine/Very Fine: > > http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7025&Lot_No=83797 > > I'd never seen a CGC encapsulated lobby before this Heritage auction, and I > actually emailed Heritage asking about it -- whether I'd be devaluing the > card by removing it from the plastic, which I'm inclined to do so that when > I frame it, it will look the same as my other framed lobby cards. (Though I > have a large box of posters under my bed, I always buy them with the > intention of framing and hanging them; I'm just out of wall space for > anything bigger than a window card at the moment. I buy posters as > decoration, not investments.) > > In addition to my query about CGC, I also asked Heritage about their > *original* description (no longer up), which noted a tear in the top border > (that I couldn't see), but said nothing about what appeared to be a large > tear in the bottom middle that went up into the image area. What's > interesting is the reply I got from Bruce Carteron at Heritage: > > "Thanks for your inquiry. You can certainly take these out of the sleeves > to hang them up. You would just have to have the card regraded again if you > resold it. None of the defects were supposed to be mentioned when it was CGC > graded. The tear was taken into consideration when it was graded > originally." > > As I wanted the card to frame and hang (MR. SMITH being one of my "top > five" favorite movies) and I didn't see the tear in the bottom as being too > detrimental to its display value, given the limited bidding, I put in a > small bid and won. Still, I thought it interesting that for CGC cards, > Heritage seemed to think that putting the CGC grade in the description was > good enough. Personally, I would have preferred the "tear here, crease > there, three pinholes" kind of description they give for the rest of their > lots, especially since this was a "Signature" auction. > > Long story short, I bought this card IN SPITE of its CGC encapsulation, not > because of it. I know I'm less sophisticated than most of you long-time > collector/dealers. I bought my first posters in 1997 from a price list I > received in the mail. I knew nothing about "sheet" sizes or even "R" > re-release dates, let alone condition, and hadn't even seen an image of the > posters I bought (based on film titles) until they arrived. Needless to > say, I've learned a lot since then (and replaced most of those original > purchases with better quality posters in more reasonable sizes with better > images from those titles). Now I pay attention to things like condition and > previous purchase prices (mostly from Bruce and Heritage's online > databases), and buy fewer, better posters than I did when I started. I also > only buy from reputable dealers and haven't purchased a poster on eBay in at > least five years. > > Since taking my new lobby out of the plastic only de-values it if/when it > comes time to resell it, and in the meantime increases its value to me, > that's probably what's going to happen to it when it arrives. Thought that > might interest some of you. > > Elizabeth > ReelClassics.com > > 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.* > > 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.
