The people you told about The Beatles will now look into the Beatles and maybe become fans and end up buying a hard days night poster for $1000. Those people will tell other people about the Beatles. That's how pop culture works and stays alive. So yes, I believe it works this way for all genres. WE ARE the ones currently who need to push the old pop culture to the new generation to keep the old alive along with the new.
Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Tommy Barr <tommymb...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:05:53 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Subject: [MOPO] Posters as investment Since the recent discussion on poster prices I have been wondering about what the long-term trend of values might be. I am thinking especially of those which fetch higher prices at the moment, and might be considered as investment vehicles. Obviously the best reason to buy anything is because it is something you appreciate for itself, and simply owning it gives you pleasure. Nevertherless, having spent sometimes fairly considerable amounts of cash you would naturally hope the item would at least hold its value. It is not uncommon to see posters for sale described as ‘investment quality’, so the idea that they will increase in value must sometimes be the raison d’etre for buying them. Certainly over the past few years it would appear that certain titles have appreciated considerably in value, and I have no doubt that in the near future that will probably continue to be the case. But what about twenty or thirty years from now? I recently met some young people who had never heard of the Beatles. I found that quite shocking, but it does seem that many of the present generation are more concerned with the present than the past, and that applies to all forms of entertainment, including films. So in 20 years time will someone pay $1000+ for A Hard Day’s Night one sheet? While Star Wars posters might still be highly sought, and other contemporary movies, what are the chances that even a Casablanca original release will fetch anything like current prices? Will Universal horror films of the 30s have any avid collectors? Time will tell, but unfortunately I will hardly be around to find out. 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 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.
