Hi John..I think there is some interest in Monroe Wayne and 50’s sci fi ..heritage had an entire auction of Wayne’s stuff( not sure if posters were in that auction) ..part of the problem is they are not rare, for the most parts and therefor ,excluding auction anomalies , are not likely to accrue much in price
On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 10:30 PM Moviemem Original Movie Posters < johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote: > Here are a few more for you that have been pretty good investments for > collectors: > > > > Mad Max orange Australian one sheet: In 2005 I sold one for $800.00. A > couple of months ago I sold another one for $8000.00 that’s a fairly > significant increase. Mad Max mauve one sheets and daybills have shown > similar increases over the years. > > Halloween Australian one sheet: These were selling for around $1000.00 15 > years ago. There have been two recent sales of $4500.00 > > The Empire Strikes Back Australian one sheet. I sold a few of these 15 > years ago for approx. $600.00. One recently sold for $3500.00 > > > > There are many more examples which I don’t have the time to list. > > > > You are right that many older posters do seem to be dropping in value and > probably could not be considered good investments. There is not as much > interest in genres like Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and even 50s Sci Fi and > prices are certainly not setting any records. > > > > No doubt it is a different story with comics as you point out. > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > > > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> *On Behalf Of *sales > comic-art.com > *Sent:* 18 June, 2023 10:35 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Heritage fees > > > > and of course, this short list : Back to the Future, Big Trouble in > Little China, Ferris Bueller, Rambo, Jaws, The Warriors > > fits into exactly what my own post said. some modern era material is > increasing in value, but there is not much of an increasing list. You can't > say modern posters are increasing across the board. It is limited to select > titles. > > 99% of posters titles are going nowhere. > > > > as to the generational issue, it used to be true in most hobbies, but > that has narrowed considerably. > > there are almost certainly few comic collectors today who read Tip Top > comics in the 20s & 30s in the hobby today (if any). Same goes for Bringing > Up Father, Wonder comics, Feature comics, Fritzi Ritz, Hi Spot comics.. I > couldl list many dozens of titles, but the values of these are as much as > 100x in top condition what they were 20 years ago - and they increase in > value every year. > > > > I'm not saying posters should be getting an annual value benefit, but over > the course of 20 years, there damned well should be, in any healthy > situation. > > Rich > ------------------------------ > > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of sales > comic-art.com <sa...@comic-art.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 17, 2023 5:17 PM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Heritage fees > > > > please post a list of these titles that are increasing in value > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Moviemem Original Movie Posters <johnr...@moviemem.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 17, 2023 4:48 PM > *To:* sales comic-art.com <sa...@comic-art.com>; > MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > *Subject:* RE: Re: [MOPO] Heritage fees > > > > Rich > > I think it is a case of collectors tastes changing and evolving over the > years. There are plenty of examples of posters that have increased > massively in value over the last 15 years or so. However, some of the > posters that were considered high value years ago have decreased in value > because the reality is that some of the younger collectors have no interest > in them. I think this trend will continue. > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > > > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> *On Behalf Of *sales > comic-art.com > *Sent:* 18 June, 2023 8:03 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Heritage fees > > > > Helmut, not sure why you call them 'freaks' > > > > the poster hobby was once thriving and increasing in value & new > collectors. none of that is true today. > > > > values have been static for 99% of the hobby, or going negative. > > > > a poster that sold for $5000 in 2010 and still sells for $5000 today is a > serious loss of money, not just in investment dollars but in real value on > the inflationary scale. That 5k only has half or less of it's buying power > now. I don't know about you, but that's not where I want to be with my > money. > > a car costs 2-4x as much as they did in 2010. > > a house costs 3-10x > > a loaf of bread is 3x > > a poster is the same or less. > > that's just brutalizing your money > > > > Rich > ------------------------------ > > *From:* texasmu...@web.de <texasmu...@web.de> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 17, 2023 9:06 AM > *To:* sales comic-art.com <sa...@comic-art.com>; > MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > *Subject:* Aw: Re: [MOPO] Heritage fees > > > > Rich, > > > > every major auctions tends to have it's number of 'freaks', posters that > sell way above their market value. Problem is, with the massive fees you > actually NEED at least a couple of those to make it worth your while. > > > > It's been a long time since I have been selling at auction, but looking > back, I mostly had mixed results. One example: I sold several copies of the > large Italian LA DOLCE VITA dancer style over the years directly. Heritage > has auctioned this for around $48,000 once, which (give or take) should've > left about $30,000 in the consignor's pocket. I sold a couple of top > condition ones directly in the same ballpark. On the other end, they also > auctioned this poster for about $18,000, so the consignor probably got > about $12,000. I got a good deal more than that for the worst condition > copy I ever had. I still have one in stock, and since I'm in no desperate > need for money right now, I prefer to keep it around for at least another > while. > > > > That said, I have recently sent a number of super-rare but also > super-obscure early posters to Bruce, but this is all material that needs a > huge audience. As always, some will fail, some should do great and in the > end I'm sure it will be worth the effort. > > > > Just my two cents. > > > > Helmut > > > > Here's what I say about Heritage: > > when I can get the prices they get, which are in general - better than > what can be achieved by myself, or in ANY other auction house in the USA - > then I will stop sending them posters to sell for me. > > There's no chance that another US auction would have gotten $12,000.00 for > a 1949 international style Casablanca one sheet, and the proof is the $106 > that one auctioneer got for the same poster 3 weeks later. Considering I > had it for sale for $2000, I don't care if HA took 1/3 of the result. > > HA under Grey's tenure also got me $1680 for a Pulp Fiction regular style > one sheet, $600 for a 1989 Batman one sheet or a variety of other > incredible results since I started consigning material to them. > Recently they even got $10,000 for a Star Wars one sheet I sent in. > > When other sellers can match these results, I think they have a box to > stand on and chirp. Until then, they're blowing farts in the wind > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > 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.
