"which is why i'm very surprised to see Rich considering movie posters buyers
to be investors ... filip"
Hi Filip
Of course there are collectors who dont care whether the poster they are buying
is going to appreciate in value or not. However, I think that many other people
who buy movie posters hope that they are making a good investment as well as
getting something for their collection. Many collectors by at auction purely
because they think they are getting a bargain and that is often the case.
I have been asked about all of this by collectors and I think there are
certainly some posters which are as good an investment as anything. Its just a
matter of doing proper research. Perhaps a good illustration of this is with a
dealer who set up his business in the last seven or eight years. He started
with no movie posters at all and purchased a lot of his stock through ebay and
various other auctions - and he still does that. He made wise investments
buying quality movie posters and has done very well in a short time. The fact
is that dealers are often the biggest buyers and they replenish their stock on
a regular basis ie they invest in movie posters.
Of course it is true that some posters are not good investments but that is the
case with many other commodities - real estate, stock market, etc etc.
The biggest problem with investing in movie posters is that you never know what
might turn up in the future. The value of a poster that is rare now could be
greatly diminished when someone finds more copies of the same poster.
Regards
John
JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA
Websites:
www.moviemem.com
www.OzeFilm.com
www.OzeAuction.com
www.BodyCorporateNews.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/moviemem
Mailing Address:
John Reid
PO Box 92
Elanora
Qld 4221
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: filip de volder
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction prices
Hi, that's definitely true for pre 1950s movies , and it's quite logical ,
collectors come in generations , and generations do disapear , some genres are
above that like sci-fi and horror but in general people collect because it's
something that counts for them , often what they grew up with ... which is why
i'm very surprised to see Rich considering movie posters buyers to be investors
... filip
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Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 08:39:25 +1000
From: sa...@allaboutmovies.com.au
Subject: [MOPO] Auction prices
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Bruce and others
I would be keen to hear more thoughts about what Rich had to say concerning
older original vintage posters from the 1930’s – 1940’s posters – USA Hollywood
mainstream titles losing market share because the buying public is ceasing to
exist literally due to age.
Regards
Ben
www.allaboutmovies.com.au
Movie Memorabilia - Original Movie Posters and Lobby Cards
Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au
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