I agree. I like these kind of positive postings that discuss posters and collecting. I also like when dealers give us a heads up about problem bidders on EBAY. That goes a long way toward avoidissues issues with crazies like "the Greek!"
Thanks, Channing On Jul 16, 2012, at 8:09 AM, John Waldman wrote: > You know I would much rather see an email of this type than all the he said > she said crap on MOPO these day. It's interesting to me to see what other > collectors are looking for. > I know what my opinions are of the sellers in this hobby, (I've bought from > almost everyone). And I have zero complaints for the 3 major dealers, and > very few complaints for some of the smaller guys. > If you don't like Bruce, Heritage or Rich, don't buy from them. And I can > care less why you don't like them, I just know they are all good in my book. > > There are plenty of great smaller sellers like Rick, Captain Bijou, Steve > Sally, Lumi Hascalovitz (and many more). So try one of them if you don't like > the big sellers. > > I'll tell ya boys and girls this bickering is depressing. At least it is to > me. > > JW > > From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 7:20 PM > Subject: [MOPO] It Feels so Good to be closing in on Raymond Chandler > > It does.. it feels good > > I've been collecting Chandler stuff for 30 years and in the last few I have > really gotten to loading up on them. > > The problem that I have now of course is that most of what I still need are > big expensive items (ne: Dahlia one sheet, Double Indemnity most of it, Big > Sleep lobby cards, assorted 3 sheets and other oversized posters, the first > three first editions in dust jackets, the scarce Long Goodbye posters). > Fortunately when Heritage gets the stuff I need, if I can't afford it today, > I can use time payments. However seeing as I prefer raw posters not on linen > (less than 1% of my total collection of thousands of posters, not just the > Chandler stuff, are on linen) things like the Strangers on a Train and Blue > Dahlia posters they have this go-round are not on my radar and unless they go > well below market value, I won't be bidding on those. > > at this juncture, I only need 3 one sheets (Dahlia, Indemnity, Strangers), > about 30 total lobby cards (big sleep & dahlia all 8, 7 cards from Falcon, 6 > from Strangers and incredibly 6 from Marlowe, 3 from Brasher Doubloon one > Lady in the Lake, but I know who has it), several window cards, several > inserts, numerous oversized pieces, several half sheets etc. > > strangely, I also need one of the last Dime Detective pulps > > also fortunately, seeing as I'm getting so close, I can actually now focus on > the more expensive posters I need, which is great. > > it really feels good to have accomplished this collection so well.. If I can > just find these other items I will be pleased as punch. > so if anyone has this material (titles below), I can easily tell you what I > still need on any particular title. Although, where concerns Non-US paper, I > have a feeling that many pieces are going to be too much money. Like for > instance, it is unlikely I want to spend 8 or 10 grand for the French Big > Sleep poster, or many of the Italian posters. I would be thrilled however to > hear of anyone owning a copy of the UK Quad in particular for Murder My Sweet > which is titled Farewell My Lovely, as well as any other UK paper on that > title in other sizes of the 1950s re-issue paper, largely due to the fact > that it is the only paper with the novel's title and I'm curious if anyone > has ever heard of US paper for that film from the advance screenings before > they changed the title. I have stills and seeing as they did several advance > screenings, I'm certain there has to have been paper created, though it is a > question if any exists. > > titles below.. let me know if you have something > > Falcon Takes Over > Time to Kill > Double Indemnity > And Now Tomorrow > Murder My Sweet > the Unseen > Blue Dahlia > Big Sleep > Lady in the Lake > Brasher Doubloon > Strangers on a Train > Marlowe > Long Goodbye > Big Sleep > Farewell My Lovely > > thanks > Rich > > ps.. for everyone's information, at some point I will definitely be doing a > book showing all the various paper & other collectibles on Chandler.. It will > be a fun item for all to see > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at http://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.
