I agree. I think it is only natural for many collectors to buy the posters from the country they live in/grew up in because in addition to buying the poster, a collector is buying memories, and they remember the poster that was outside the theater when they went, not a poster that was exhibited in another country. Of course there is nothing wrong with going beyond this thinking and getting the best posters regardless of country, but my experience is that not all that many collectors do this.
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:09 AM, filip de volder <runbuffy...@hotmail.com>wrote: > A lot of poster collectors collect posters from their own country , in my > auctions US posters are mainly bought by US buyers , belgian posters mainly > by belgian collectors etc ... some people will collect an actor/actress > or a genre and may have a special interest in foreign released posters but > the general movie poster collector tends to buy the items released in his > country ... > same goes for a lot of collectible things , like vinyl records , UK > collectors will be more after the first UK release of a record , unless > they're totally into a band and then they'll want foreign releases with > different picture sleeves too ... > This is not an exact science , it's like saying germans have no sense of > humour or that the dutch would bite a 10 cent coin in two to have 2 coins . > filip > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:56:36 +0000 > From: tommymb...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [MOPO] European bidders and non-us posters > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > Thanks for the input, Alan, but from what you say it would appear you are > not European and also basing your opinion on very narrow criteria. I really > would like as many non-US subscribers as possible to give a view here. > > Tommy > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I think Bruce is right if you go to the poster shows in france other than > the most desirable titles many us posters are sold at low pricesEuropeans > seem to be more interested in the non us posters > > On Sunday, March 23, 2014, Tommy Barr <tommymb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK, here's the thing - Bruce is of the opinion that having special Sunday > auctions of non-US posters will be a benefit to European bidders. While I > do not wish to seem ungrateful, that suggests that if you are a non-US > citizen then you buy non -US posters. Does Bruce base that on empirical > data or simply geographical assumption? Although UK based I mainly collect > US poster formats, with the occasional Daybill or Quad. I would be very > interested to hear from other non-US bidders as to whether or not they > agree with Bruce's view. > > Tommy > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> * Complete Buyer Protection <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg> - *No time limit on our guarantees & *NO* buyer beware * Hershenson Help Hotline <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg> - *Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth* Customer Reviews *of our company * - Page 1 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg>, Page 2 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg>, Page 3 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg>*, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! 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.
