Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-04 Thread David Kusumoto
Yup, however resentful wives may feel who are collectors - my wife is not a collector of posters and she does have disproportionate "veto power" over what images get displayed on the so-called "communal walls" of our home. She says creepy images of monsters can "give her dreams," whatever. So

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-03 Thread Toochis r
Yes, Tommy. I have to negotiate with my husband about purchasing a poster. Not something I love but it helps in not buying outside of my collection. Also I have many other expenses I have to be mindful. Where to hang it?!! He doesn’t care. THANKFULLY! I on the other hand don’t like cluttered walls

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-03 Thread Tommy Barr
It's great to see the way discussions here can morph from poster prices to Star Wars to collectors' wives. In reply to Toochis I think the fact that she is also a collector means that she may not be typical. I know that I have had to negotiate with my wife for specific spaces for hanging posters, s

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-03 Thread Helmut Hamm
Sometimes, it feels like it was only yesterday that I would sell a STAR WARS Style A onesheet in NM condition for $200, regardless of printing. Then I would go to ebay and buy another one. Same thing happened with the TOTORO Japanese B1. Every time I sold one, I bought another for $100 or so. N

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-03 Thread Toochis Morin
Yuck to the “wife” statement. I’m a wife and have no problem with buying posters. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2021, at 12:09 AM, David Kusumoto > wrote: > >  > I remember the Style D when it came out. It appealed to us "old boomers" who > understood the "retro spirit" of Lucas's vi

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - the unloved Style D

2021-03-03 Thread David Kusumoto
I remember the Style D when it came out. It appealed to us "old boomers" who understood the "retro spirit" of Lucas's vision of Star Wars being a vintage weekend matinee serial. My first was TACKED onto my bedroom wall and my pals would say, "That doesn't look like a Star Wars poster." - hangin