Re: [MOPO] Megalopolis

I've read that it's an experimental movie with more in common with Picasso and Pollock than with Kubrick, Malick and Warhol. You're supposed to figure out its deeper meanings on your own. A standing ovation at Cannes to me is the same as what happens after every Broadway show, regardless of

[MOPO] Auctions proceed at Christie's despite cyberattack

Just an FYI only. Even though Christie's is less relevant to the movie poster hobby today vs. what it was during the 1990s when Bruce H., Tony N. and Rudy F were hosting 'em - what's been going on this past week is still causing shudders. In case of a paywall, I've copied-pasted its text

Re: [MOPO] Propstore April Auction - What The, Huh?

Grey is correct. Bidders should always use an auction house's dedicated bidding platform vs. one run by a third party. For the PropStore sale, I bookmarked a lot of items. Not once did I consider bidding or even "watching" through another "layer" via Invaluable. Some houses allow

Re: [MOPO] Does This Poster Restoration Work Impact Value?

This debate has been going on for years and people remain split on it. In fact, more recently there was this raging debate on a fan site about removing personalization from a genuine signature from a Beatle. My thoughts, then vs. now, have changed. I used to think personalization ruins a

[MOPO] Corrected - Re: Bullitt Special poster

(Corrected measurement citation.) I think you're onto a couple of things, Helmut. While I believe what was sold Tuesday is original - (if only because its printing is vivid and the sharpest I've seen of this image) - I bet you are right, that scores of glossy reprints that I've seen

Re: [MOPO] Bullitt Special poster

I think you're onto a couple of things, Helmut. While I believe what was sold Tuesday is original - (if only because its printing is vivid and the sharpest I've seen of this image) - I bet you are right, that scores of glossy reprints that I've seen everywhere of this image - were reprinted

[MOPO] Pretty damn good.

The Gold Rush came in at $84.5K, the 4th highest result on a single poster lot in that company's history, behind a '33 King Kong 1S, a '31 Frankenstein TC and '15 Cleopatra 1S. Congrats. -d. [5p0418 GOLD RUSH linen 1sh 1925 great art of Charlie Chaplin & Hale, his masterpiece, beyond

Re: [MOPO] Way off topic

We gotta live with it here in CA. I wouldn't want to own a poster gallery or any kind of store in some of these cities now. It's more unnerving when it happens in the suburbs where I am. Since Saturday, 17 stores have been hit here in San Diego - 13 over a three-hour period across two nights

Re: [MOPO] BLACK FRIDAY SALE 2023  CineMasterpieces VINTAGE MOVIE POSTERS 

Don't know how many others are on Dave Lieberman's newsletter but I hadn't visited his site in a long time and I went straight to his Star Wars section - and I was floored by the wealth of information about almost every known poster iteration of Star Wars - from concept to its celebrated

Re: [MOPO] Has Anyone Ever Seen This Half Sheet?

* At some point when I have more time I'll explain it - (Kirby and myself have gone over the steps a zillion times during the past 25 years) - but in most cases - the ability to post images in an email is a function of the limitations of your own email program, e.g., web-based vs. app-based -

Re: [MOPO] Artist Roger Kastel Has Passed Away

Yes, I agree, horror to me is like ghosts / the paranormal, supernatural and giant monsters resulting from nuclear radiation or the living dead, etc. I consider the Exorcist and the Sixth Sense to be horror movies - but the latter completely blindsided me, its famous ending. And I'd forgotten

Re: [MOPO] NOW ONLINE AND BIDDING HAS BEGUN, PROPSTORE U.S. ENDS DEC 7 & 8

Great selection, Grey. (Have always pined for the best scene card from Frankenstein but could never afford it.) Near zero overlap with your lots and Bruce's holiday sale later this month = potential great buys for both. Also very much appreciate your detailed condition descriptions which can

[MOPO] My Parents Have a Lot of Stuff in Their House. I Don't Want Most of It.

Even though movie posters are not mentioned - this feels relatable. To me this essay - (which appeared this week) - has more to do with the theme of how kids look at objects differently in the digital age - than what continues to interest us as kids who eventually become geriatrics , e.g., how

[MOPO] Looking for "A Most Violent Year" (2014) DS one-sheet

Looking for this title, preferably the double-sided USA style seen below with the MPAA R rating at the bottom. (The alternate style has the leads embracing which is more common.) It usually sells for under $20 online but will pay up to $100 for VF+ condition. Thanks! - d.

[MOPO] Tod Browning's Spooky Silent Films - Criterion's New Blu-Ray / DVD Set

For those (like me) - who have always wondered about his films beyond Dracula, Freaks and London After Midnight: Tod Browning’s Spooky Silent Films Although most famous for ‘Dracula’ and ‘Freaks,’ the director did his best work earlier in his career, including two Halloween-ready films in a new

Re: [MOPO] Movie item banned at eBay.

factory® since 1977 From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:45 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: Movie item banned at eBay. He has a $30 minimum now - (and I think he'll eventually raise it to $50 or $100) - and the result earlier on his

Re: [MOPO] Movie item banned at eBay.

, October 25, 2023 8:33 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: Movie item banned at eBay. Sounds like you should have just sent it to Bruce to start with. On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 9:30 PM David Kusumoto mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote: * Just wanted to share what ha

[MOPO] Movie item banned at eBay.

* Just wanted to share what happened to me recently. * A few months ago, I posted a GWTW program for sale - the recalled version featuring Hattie McDaniel on the back. Someone reported me - and it got taken down and labeled as offensive. I guess whoever reported me - judged the program as

Re: [MOPO] What can I can invest in that has not gone sky high in recent years?

Man oh man Greg, I busted a gut reading this! You and Freeman are the funniest dudes on MoPo. Your post took me back to the 70s through the 90s. Bought my first movie posters at Comic Con where they were folded in boxes on dealer tables and sold for $5 bucks - and then I'd go home and TACK

Re: [MOPO] THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS POST EVER>>>>>Re: [MOPO] FA: What can I can invest in that has not gone sky high in recent years?

* Sister Mary Frances what in the sam heck are the usual suspects getting into a lather about? Bruce's post was his routine marketing pitch to look at prices in his auctions as they are today. Only a person with an intense axe to grind - would read Bruce's promotion as an academic dissertation

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

dealers) - who aren't shy telling me I'm full of s### every time I show up. Cheers! From: allen day Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 5:42 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Not responding By the by .. you spelled my name

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

some third party buttinsky, and when some sniveling simp is going to drag my friend, I'm going to speak up. David's childish reply only shows how much of a sniveling simp he is shut up David. mind your own business From: peter contarino Sent: Sunday, October

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

ws - but isn't saying - or is contacting people looking for answers privately. * That's what this group does best. And sometimes public opinions from others - is the cheapest solution to group-think inertia. From: peter contarino Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

; David Kusumoto Subject: Re: Not responding so do you have any unfinished business with Jason, or are you just the peanut gallery mouthing off again? From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 6:30 PM To: MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] Addendum - Not responding

ADDENDUM to Friday, September 29, 2023 6:03 PM PT post: BTW, I didn't mean to imply that only merchant's are at fault. There are customers who abuse their relationship with merchants - and feedback extortion or "give me what I want or else" threats do occur. There are customers who are never

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

How about responding to the whole group as well - to avoid adverse consequences to your business model in relation to the 250+ members of the MoPo group? The following is my opinion and not necessarily fact: When people use any public forum to resolve issues, it's almost ALWAYS the course of

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

This has come up before but my answer is always the same. "Platoon" in 1986 and "Natural Born Killers" in 1994. Haven't paid to see an Oliver Stone film since. Meanwhile, the only film I "fell asleep" through was Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King" from 2003. It won

[MOPO] Bruce Hershenson won't retire until at least Dec. 2025

Bruce Hershenson won't retire until at least Dec. 2025 Bruce Hershenson commits to running eMoviePoster through 2025. (EDIT: While Bruce posted a portion of his announcement a little while ago - here's what I was drafting after getting eMoviePoster's latest comprehensive email that was sent

Re: [MOPO] Auction winnings

Bruce is the gold standard about being transparent about every aspect in the buyer and seller equation - no guessing. He also has a skill that he doesn't get enough credit for - which is calming nervous consignors about how their submissions will be handled and the potential risks involved if

Re: [MOPO] Goodfellas daybill insert frame "hack."

://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3664/FyyAEF.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1] [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6310/lK87oI.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1=1] From: peter contarino Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 10:32 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO

Re: [MOPO] Not movies, but Broadway

It's one thing to finance / produce a costly musical - it's quite another to bring it to Broadway and then be feted with a bunch of Tony nominations. Congratulations, Doug! -d. From: MoPo List on behalf of Toochis r Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 10:54 PM To:

Re: [MOPO] MOPO- still alive in Toledo

Tom you still have a lot of pals over here and on social media and quite frankly, what you've been through would have sent most mortals off a cliff a long time ago. Most of us wouldn't be able to take what you've gone through and I'm glad the power of your belief has given you the willpower to

[MOPO] Goodfellas daybill insert frame "hack."

Has anyone else done similar? Australian daybills are among my favs - esp. titles for which no USA inserts were made, usually post-1983. I've recycled a number of insert frames made by Sue Heim - and depending upon the background, I'll use black or different color paper to "cover" the white

Re: [MOPO] Announcing Propstore's Inaugural US Poster Auction!

Congratulations, Grey. When will all lots be available for viewing for this May sale? I don't think I've ever seen a full-color version of this poster before, only stills. -d. [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/176/lpWXQj.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1] From: MoPo

Re: [MOPO] WB throwing away thousands of movie posters

He had someone coming over to buy it. The buyer bitched like crazy over the "outrageous" selling price of $2,000. It remains one of the coolest things I've ever witnessed. Chuck and his wife Hazel were the greatest. Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2023 at 1:55 PM

Re: [MOPO] WB throwing away thousands of movie posters

n people wanted to save it by hiding their actions is disgusting. This act reeks of high-level corporate idiocy. I’ve seen this close-up, but I’d hoped we’d evolved beyond the days of trashing art and artifacts for the sake of expediency. I guess not. Alan On Apr 7, 2023, at 7:05 PM, David Kusumoto

Re: [MOPO] WB throwing away thousands of movie posters

Yes, I saw that posted yesterday at the Crew Stories site - but I was unable to confirm the actual date this happened. [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1340/Ft8LuR.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1] From: MoPo List on behalf of Roland Lataille Sent: Friday, April 7,

[MOPO] Paying global carriers for "insurance" that's worthless

Really disturbed by this thread in that what you guys are experiencing feels like a total scam that has been carried out with impunity by global carriers for years. If I was a younger man back during my "reporting" days - I'd be using my old school contacts with desk editors and would be

Re: [MOPO] Decor?

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Re: [MOPO] Vertigo 1S

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Re: [MOPO] FA: THIS WEEK HERITAGE has DETOUR, DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE, FASTER PUSSYCAT, & More- 364 lots

ct the "creamsickle orange" descriptor will be difficult to forget. Thanks for the reply! Nathalie On Tue, Mar 28, 2023, 1:33 AM David Kusumoto mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote: Yeah I think Peter is talking about the Vertigo one-sheet that sold for $9600. Whoeve

Re: [MOPO] A question to me that REALLY has me puzzled!

Agree with John. Just go to people's homes, esp. people with kids. It's gonna be repros of something Star Wars or Disney that they'll hang onto it for years until it's replaced - or - a new poster, is added - usually what's in vogue when kids become pre-teens or older - sometimes it's a pop

Re: [MOPO] FA: THIS WEEK HERITAGE has DETOUR, DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE, FASTER PUSSYCAT, & More- 364 lots

Yeah I think Peter is talking about the Vertigo one-sheet that sold for $9600. Whoever graded it "VF on linen" hasn't seen a lot of Vertigo one sheets - or - is engaging in hopeful / wishful thinking. And yet - because it was in a Sunday weekly sale instead of a signature sale - suggests

Re: [MOPO] Oscar reminisce and some fun things

ngland. Give me Barry Lyndon anyday. So there. -d. (All in fun!) From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 8:29 AM To: David Kusumoto ; MOPO Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscar reminisce and some fun things Hi, David and Mopolistas: I saw your assessment of the BP

Re: [MOPO] Oscar reminisce and some fun things

Nice pics! I still have pics of my poster collection when it was at its peak and have posted them before on MoPo. Interesting that you have figurines. I could never get into collecting those because they gather dust - although of course now - given the price of original '77 Star Wars stuff,

Re: [MOPO] 1,914,888 million images and 1,967,382 million sales results completely free!

Yes, the things we take for granted until they're gone, sometimes without notice, whether it's Bruce's image archives or even MoPo itself - and my mind wonders again what it would be like if they disappeared, e.g., like this link to a poster authentication site which used to host a ton of

Re: [MOPO] Celebrate! MoPo is 28 Years Old!

ee, offering only a single explanatory sentence for each. [TV-G] "PICARESQUE" -- Starring Tom Martin as himself in this critically acclaimed series where he regales audiences with exhilarating and amusing stories and observations about every realm of the human condition. Shot on locati

Re: [MOPO] Poster Story 21 years in the making!

That's a great story insofar it is different than when you get a second chance at a specific title you missed out on before. What you describe is winning the exact same item - down to its unique paper fibers - that you missed out on - that you never forgot about - more than two decades later.

Re: [MOPO] Posting a pic to Mopo

Yes web-links are the only workaround, esp. if you're writing "customized" posts and you want to share your OWN pics. You need a third-party image web-host that can cost as low as $20 a year - so that your OWN images can appear in MoPo posts or for work and personal emails esp. when

Re: [MOPO] "You left something out of my package"!

Hilarious! I'm trying to think if I ever pushed a seller into a corner about something I was positive I bought but in fact - I had not. In your example, I wonder why the "buyer who really wasn't" - didn't simply check his own payment / CC record to verify amounts actually paid - before saying

Re: [MOPO] Sight & Sound’s top 100 Greatest Films of All Time 2022

As I wrote elsewhere on FB - In my view (opinion, not necessarily fact) - The recent trend of being "inclusive" - has come at the expense of universally admired "classics" which - until this list - would show up every time. So many great films were not just "re-ordered" - but KICKED OFF, i.e.,

Re: [MOPO] Casablanca collection on display in NYC

o and it fetched more than $7K.) -d. [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8315/JlegfE.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1=1] From: texasmu...@web.de Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2022 6:23 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Aw: Re: [MOPO] Cas

Re: [MOPO] Casablanca collection on display in NYC

I don't know why I even bother anymore - *he said crankily* - but here it is. Up on my web host for just a couple of days. The NYT writer couldn't help but inject a panoply of contemporaneous political "echos" / "teachable moments" normally reserved for the political opinion pages -

Re: [MOPO] FA: Second Ever Major Mondo Print Auction ends in just ONE day, 2,530 prints in all!

I bought an On the Waterfront Olly Moss for about $30 more than 10 years ago - (with the orange pigeon overlay) - at a time when there was early ridicule on MoPo - about whether these striking posters had value. At the time my thought was maybe not $$ value - but definitely collectible /

Re: [MOPO] Angela Lansbury 1925-2022

She could play innocent ingenue and dangerous vixen, younger and older than her real age - a Brit who became a superstar in America, also considered one of the all-time greats on Broadway and on the West End. My fav perf of hers, though, (besides the Manchurian Candidate) - is how hot she

[MOPO] Former eBay Executive Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign

Former eBay Executive Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign Campaign involved threatening emails, fake Craigslist posts and mysterious deliveries to bloggers [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7231/A7IXn6.jpg] Former eBay

Re: [MOPO] 1942 U.S. JAPANESE INTERNMENT WWII 14x22 POSTER

at is part of history - and - that it will go to someone who appreciates it as something that should be preserved and not discarded, as so many of these posters did not survive. Thank you again! -d. From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Saturday, April 16,

[MOPO] 1942 U.S. JAPANESE INTERNMENT WWII 14x22 POSTER SELLS TOMORROW

d minor wear to top edge including upper left corner of back which bleeds through to the front's upper right corner. Never backed nor folded since issued in 1942. Provenance: David Kusumoto collection. Vintage ORIGINAL Japanese internment evacuation notice, San Francisco, May 1942, Civilian Ex

Re: [MOPO] WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster.

- with my annotations below. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/471/ckebOM.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/471/ckebOM.jpg] From: Moviemem Original Movie Posters Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 1:50 PM To: David Kusumoto ; MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster.

eim Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 7:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ; David Kusumoto Subject: Re: [MOPO] WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster. Hey Dave, I hear your pain.so, I ship a lot of tubes and I wasn't notified that in Ja

Re: [MOPO] WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster.

ight, and extra size costs serious money. So I always try to keep the packaging as small as possible. Cheers, Helmut Am 15.04.2022 um 12:27 schrieb David Kusumoto mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>>: for a poster shipped in a 32x3x3 tube - I To unsubs

[MOPO] WHOOP-DI-DOO - I netted just $10.69 from a $50 eBay sale of my R2018 Louise Brooks poster.

. [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9749/IrZcAA.jpg] ____ From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 12:40 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: FS: LOUISE BROOKS ORIGINAL GERMAN 2018 BERLIN SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY 23x33 A1 FS: LOUISE B

[MOPO] FS: LOUISE BROOKS ORIGINAL GERMAN 2018 BERLIN SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY 23x33 A1

FS: LOUISE BROOKS ORIGINAL GERMAN 2018 BERLIN SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY 23x33 A1 Up for sale (though with the recently discussed UPS and USPS surcharges for poster tubes - this may sit up there for a while) - is a R2018 special presentation A1 poster of the restored 1927 film, "Berlin - Die

Re: [MOPO] Silent hills, please

3 quick stories: * Ever get embarrassed by a movie critics love? Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers was that film. Critics lost their loads praising it - with Ebert calling it, "some kind of masterpiece" - as if he HAD to like it. Ebert was a "people's critic," so I trusted him. It was

Re: [MOPO] SOYLENT GREEN Advance Onesheet: Does it even exist?

Thank you, Greg for posting the best thing on the Internet today. Granted, it's on MoPo and not on some global social media site, but I love me my legacy e-lists and will take anything that's simultaneously funny and poignant. - d. From: MoPo List on behalf of

Re: [MOPO] Bruce's auction - Catching up 24 hours later.

* Interesting post, Helmut. I haven't seen those damn dolls I gave to my wife since Christmas 1997. She told me they're indeed stored in large Tupperware containers, sitting in a dark closet somewhere. I should hunt down the photo I took of them in the living room that morning. Honestly if

Re: [MOPO] FS Collecting vintage posters

* That's a great story, Larry. But I also think what happened to you is typical for young people. We're into the latest release with no real thought about dollar value. I attended the Comic-Cons here in San Diego well before it was a global event - we're talking like from 1973 onward - and it

Re: [MOPO] Just curious: What is your most desired collectible?

Excellent thread! In my case, as some know - when I was an active buyer, I spent decades looking for the BQ from David Lean's "Brief Encounter" from 1945. WWII era UK paper is so hard to find - and the closest I ever got was the Eagle-Lion press book, which ironically I bought in Paris.

Re: [MOPO] CHANNING THOMSON

Kirb - You were decades long friends, forever engaged with each others' lives, mutually supportive, sharing many travels and escapades together, the truest of pals. Can't recall ever a dismissive or unkind word from him during the past 20+ years in his public writings. To have a friend like

[MOPO] 1st edition Frankenstein, 1st edition Dracula signed by Stoker to be auctioned next week.

Some of us started out collecting first edition books before movie posters. One of the greatest private collections of rare books I've ever seen - belonging to the estate of cable TV executive Theodore Baum - goes up for sale next week at Christie's in New York. Beyond the Holy Grail

Re: [MOPO] Cinerama Dome to close permanently

Used to attend screenings there - required for awards consideration in a calendar year - (which AMPAS will likely rescind permanently as COVID hastened the death of in-person screenings - and - with the industry letting streaming services bankroll their own productions before 2020 regardless,

Re: [MOPO] Hey Tom - Take care of yourself

Life is hard enough without health issues. And when they occur - and re-occur - they become such a dominant part of life's landscape that you almost forget what it was like to be physically pain-free. On the other hand, not much that people talk about that's in the "news" - along with their

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - star wars style A confusion

and stapled ad-slicks which are sometimes confusingly referred to as "press books" vs. "press kits," etc. I no longer own ANY one sheets from '77. - d. ____ From: Helmut Hamm Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:05 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@LIST

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices - Mandalorian and the Iron Giant

jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8651/MACVH4.jpg] From: Toochis r Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 12:05 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices What a great conversation! I’ve been watching THE MANDALO

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

cussions 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, so have to rotate those

Re: [MOPO] Alamo Drafthouse theater chain files for Chapter 11 amid pandemic woes

Yes, Chapter 11 means an attempt to restructure debt. Chapter 7 is a total liquidation. Like UK based Regal Cinemas, maybe Alamo will survive and get a reprieve from creditors and return. I miss going to the movies. - d. From: MoPo List on behalf of Toochis

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

, which apparently was the one George Lucas had displayed in his office, yet it doesn't seem to be very popular among collectors. As regards the poster auction prices, I wonder if Grey or Bruce can offer any insights? Tommy - On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 12:40, David Kusumoto mailto:davidmku

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices

, talked about last year - all the stuff involving Baby Yoda and even Mark Hamill somehow showing up in it. -d. From: Adam Kennedy Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 4:46 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ; David Kusumoto Subject: Re: Auction Prices Great discussion. 

Re: [MOPO] Auction Prices

bought online for a lot less, as has been the case with quite a number sold at auction recently, it leaves me perplexed as to what is going here. I don't think there is any one simple reason but at the moment movie poster values are proving weirdly unpredictable. Tommy ____ F

Re: [MOPO] Ewbanks Auction today - and thoughts about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood posters

I've noticed similar trends of recent titles fetching higher prices. Newbies tend to temporarily push up prices for posters still in release. (I remember one-sheets from "Titanic" selling for crazy prices more than 20 years ago before falling to earth - and recently, I saw the same for

Re: [MOPO] Happy New Year

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Re: [MOPO] Thanksgiving

Happy birthday to one of the legendary cornerstones in the hobby. You made it, Morrie! Hence everything moving forward is a bonus. How many thought we'd make it to 50 or 60 and 70 and so on? WE STILL THINK HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENED YESTERDAY. And yet when we sheepishly ask for a senior

Re: [MOPO] What's going on with today's Heritage auction

From what I saw, people didn't seem to be holding onto their cash. Casablanca material was incredible, esp. the $384,000 for the six-sheet, which has come up a few times - but never fetching that price. (I remember Rudy Franchi showcasing a poster in that format at a pre-sale preview in L.A.

Re: [MOPO] What do you go ahead and throw away?

I do not live alone but I HAVE - as I've written before - seen many collectors and dealers come and go - and I'm mindful, having passed 60 a few years ago - of my own impending mortality - and not wanting the people I leave behind - to go through my "clutter" to keep only what they subjectively

[MOPO] Mystery email about alleged destruction of memorabilia.

Today I (and apparently 72 others, including some MoPo members) received the unsolicited email below (personal email addresses redacted for privacy). It appears to be some type of legal message about the destruction of memorabilia linked to entities dissolved 20 years ago. Why it was sent today

Re: [MOPO] Third story about eBay's cyberstalking in tomorrow's WSJ

one said. "Integrity is the foundation of how I work, and as CEO, I will hold our leadership team and all employees to this same standard." From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.ED

Re: [MOPO] WSJ FRONT PAGE - NEWLY UPDATED STORY - "CRUSH THIS LADY" - INSIDE eBay's BIZARRE CAMPAIGN AGAINST A BLOG CRITIC.

single blood test that was marketed as diagnosing many diseases from a single draw. David From: Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:15 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L Subject: Re: [MOPO] WSJ FRONT PAGE - NEWLY UPDATED STORY - "CRUSH THIS

[MOPO] WSJ FRONT PAGE - NEWLY UPDATED STORY - "CRUSH THIS LADY" - INSIDE eBay's BIZARRE CAMPAIGN AGAINST A BLOG CRITIC.

press release to ECommerceBytes, with no further comment. (END) From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:12 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re - (FULL TEXT WSJ FRONT PAGE) - JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES FORM

[MOPO] Re - (FULL TEXT WSJ FRONT PAGE) - JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES FORMER eBay STAFF WITH 'CYBERSTALKING CAMPAIGN'

er wrote. "They might be wondering what took investors so long to speak up on how the company's management and board of directors are using the revenue generated by sellers' fees. Stiff drink, anyone?" Comments on articles about eBay at times were critical of the company and its e

Re: [MOPO] Former eBay employees allegedly used cockroaches, spiders, and a gruesome mask to harass a couple

The story is on the FRONT PAGE of tomorrow's WSJ - and - on page 1 of Section B in tomorrow's New York Times. In the WSJ story, Ina and David are named: "Ina Steiner, the editor of EcommerceBytes and the author of the posts, as well as her husband David Steiner, didn’t respond to requests for

[MOPO] Dwight Cleveland sues John Kisch, seeking $1.1 million.

ion for $7.5 million, according to court filings. www.poughkeepsiejournal.com From: MoPo List on behalf of David Kusumoto Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 9:19 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: More about Dwight Cleveland in the news. Profile of Dwight i

[MOPO] More about Dwight Cleveland in the news.

Profile of Dwight in the latest issue of the University of Chicago Magazine. https://mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanities/poster-perfect [https://mag.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/20_Winter_Pert_PosterPerfect.gif] Poster perfect | The

Re: [MOPO] It's Our SILVER Anniversary! 25 Years of MoPo!

Congrats, Scott! Despite having more senior moments of late - (the reaper still awaits!) - I recall the rollicking early years and the famous names that have been brought up here as a "public service" to others and sometimes not. I think I joined MoPo in 1996, because months later, Todd F.'s

[MOPO] Seven years ago today... - Metropolis, Eight Other Posters Sell for $1.2 million

Might be uncomfortable for some - but it was the last "article" I wrote about the hobby before ending my journalism / consumer activist crusade on these boards - which began on MoPo and at MCW in the 1990s - for good... (Could no longer be impartial writing these things so I stopped.)

[MOPO] Dale: WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M)

down, my folks never received the rated one, only the film not rated style. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:04 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Ho

[MOPO] Filip: WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M)

r I have in stock. I know I can't do that, but still… Alas, time to start packing another rolled poster order that just came in… :-( Cheers, Helmut Am 05.12.2019 um 04:03 schrieb David Kusumoto mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>>: Help! VERY BAD LUCK buying many DS copies with the "true

[MOPO] Helmut: [MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M)

Tincup used a method to remove it and restore and flatten without backing nor painting. That was a great buy! Thanks again! (Same image as the pre-awards one-sheet.) David From: Helmut Hamm Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:40 AM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M)

has been going on since July - and Christmas is just around the corner. David From: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:29 PM To: David Kusumoto Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - On

[MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M)

Help! VERY BAD LUCK buying many DS copies with the "true" final USA R-rating printed in the lower left corner. Only one so far (since July) - has passed condition tests for gift quality. All were listed "new" by sellers and looked great in photos - but arrived with horizontal rippling - or -

[MOPO] Dave - Update with further info - Need help testing links

nd 2 "dead" on my Android operating system - but NO problem accessing those links on desktop Chrome and Firefox browsers. On a desktop - there is no re-direct message from eBay via either browser - that it can't find what I'm looking for. -d. David Kusumoto Communications / Journali

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