Evan -- I'm suggesting that for people who appreciate linen-backing, the value of the poster has increased. Now I realize that anal retentive movie poster collectors currently believe that posters that have not been linen-backed or preserved at all are desirable, but I'll tell you for a fact that most other collectors of rare posters i.e. French Art Deco posters, travel posters, WWI posters etc., German art posters etc. believe just the opposite. So if one falls into the later camp, a poster that can be bought expertly linen-backed does have an additional value over the cost of the poster itself upwards of $200. Richard already commented on the auction phenomena, so I wont repeat that discussion except to say that I entirely agree with him.
I'd like to add that when someone asks me about something they are offering for sale, I like to be as positive as possible, since overly negative snipes really dont help. Franc -----Original Message----- From: Evan Zweifel [mailto:evanzwei...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:40 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! Certainly you aren't suggesting that by simply linen backing a poster the "value" of the poster has increased? I was merely offering an opinion that perhaps the market value for past stars has decreased significantly. I don't think I was going out on a limb there. As for values of posters, retail or auction, since only a very small minority of the members of the list have retail stores (are there more than 10 in the entire USA?), and only a few more even have web sites, I suspect that closest measure of true value must be derived from auctions. Certainly any informed buyer will check the auction results before making a purchase (I know I would). Evan -----Original Message----- From: Franc Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 3:32 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! "Good" condition usually means it looks like garbage in a frame. The poster in question was linen-backed, which costs approximately $200 these days. I reiterate that the price he was asking was not excessive. Granted you can find bargains one week at Heritage's and Bruce's auctions that the following week will cost four times as much. Franc -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:18 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! And emovie sold a folded copy in "good" condition, in June of 2013, for $82.00 (£ 50.23 ) So, £ 245 seems to be on the hefty side of the price scale. On Sep 24, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Evan Zweifel wrote: > It's posters like these that make me go "huh"? > > Seems like Heritage just sold an un-backed copy in "Fine" condition in > February for $33 (20.19 pounds). > > Pretty sheet, but I'm not sure the market for Basil and Douglas Jr. > is all that strong. > > Evan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: THE MOVIE NUT <ilikemov...@tiscali.co.uk> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:33:31 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! > > Dear MoPo'ers > > You wise counsel and wide experience would be welcomed once again. > I have just listed the following Basil Rathbone linenbacked US 1- > sheet: > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUN-NEVER-SETS-1939-D-Fairbanks-Jr-Basil- > Rathbone-LINENBACKED-US-One-Sheet-/171473354845? > ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT > > I am asking too much OR too little for it? > > Many thanks, John of http://www.movienut.co.uk/ > > 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.
