Well, all I know is that someone else outbid the heck out of me for a daybill on Bruce's auction. It was gorgeous. As far as those French ones, toss some my way. They're pretty damn amazing. Toochis --- S Bashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What a lot of trash being written on this subject by > some people who are clearly more interested in the > value of the paper they hold rather than the > artistic or cultural content of a poster collection. > > If a piece of art only becomes pleasing to your eyes > when you see the high price tag, then you really do > need to examine your value sets. > > If the purpose of owning and collecting movie > posters is to display them, enjoy them and live with > them each day , rather than store them away in a > drawer somewhere, then the case being made by John > Reid for Australian Day bills is a very valid point. > > Call me a cynic but I guess people who don't want to > see interest diverted from US1 sheets to Australian, > French, British or for that matter any other poster > format have a very vested interest in maintaining > high prices for US1 sheets. > > Regards > > Siamak Bashi > > Managing Director > www.CQout.com > "The Most Trusted Online Auctions" > ___________________________________________ > CQout Plc is registered in England No 3848004 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Phil Edwards > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:07 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ummm... Daybills are bad... > ummm, OK? > > > Buy that man a beer... or three!!! > > Phil Edwards Cinema Arts Pty Ltd > 26 Vista Avenue > Soldiers Point > NSW 2317 > AUSTRALIA > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone/Fax (International Dial) 0011 61 2 49847233 > Phone/Fax (Domestic Dial) 02 4984 7233 > Website: www.cinemarts.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JRS MoviePosterBid.com > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:20 PM > Subject: [MOPO] Ummm... Daybills are bad... > ummm, OK? > > > Why don't people learn? You don't want to buy > daybills. I know what I'm talking about because I've > been buying them for years, picking up great film > titles with superb artwork -- sometimes better than > the US version -- for great bargain prices because > so many other collectors very properly turn up their > noses at them (along with French posters). These > people know that the US one-sheet is the pinnacle of > collecting and that there is no point in wasting > their time on anything else. But still, every once > in a while someone will come along and wonder if > they should buy some of these "daybill things". > > Don't be fooled. Sure, these daybills are almost > as large as a US insert and are super-easy to frame > and display. Sure they have great graphics. Sure, > they are in English. Sure they have great prices. > But they are from Down Under, people! So don't be > crazy -- go back to only buying US versions of > posters before it's too late!!! > > -- JR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 20:37 > Subject: [MOPO] DAYBILLS and other things.. > > > Natalie > > The rarity or not of daybills is not much > different to US posters. Whilst > there are some titles that are easily found > and regularly appear on eBay, > others are extremely scarce. The same applies > to US posters. There are many > dealers in the US and elsewhere, including > myself, with large quantities of > certain good titles in either US one sheets, > lobby cards, inserts etc. I > have spent a lot of time in the US over the > years and have purchased a load > of material from various dealers and > collectors and it is often amazing to > see the quantities of posters on one title > that some people have. > > Just as an example, I have come across one > dealer who seemed to have an > unlimited quantity of The Mole People inserts, > another had a load of Attack > of the 50 Foot Woman pressbooks and over 200 > Halloween II one sheets. I have > boxes of US one sheets and lobby cards on > certain average to poor titles > that I would love to get rid of but will > probably take a lifetime to sell. > > Even the more up market material like Vertigo > US one sheets appear almost > weekly for sale. A Vertigo US one sheet is a > very desirable poster and > always seems to get a good price but I can > only guess at how many have been > sold over the years. There seems to have been > one at every major auction in > living memory and most of the major dealers > have had them at one time or > another - same goes for Breakfast at Tiffany's > one sheets. Try finding an > Australian one sheet on Vertigo. I can think > of many, many, more US posters > that are kept in quantity by various dealers. > > Many dealers are naturally guarded about what > they have in quantity and > slowly feed them into the market, while others > sell off portions of their > stack to other dealers. Add that to the fact > that US posters were printed in > huge quantities and many were kept in storage > long after their release. US > posters were also sent to places like New > Zealand and Canada in bulk for the > release of films there and many have survived > in large numbers albeit with > censor stickers or stamps added. > > There are only about 4 or 5 real dealers in > Australia and a few more part > timers. Most of the serious dealers end up > with the bulk of decent > Australian titles and that is why you probably > see certain titles appearing > regularly with some of us. There are many more > dealers in the US - much more > of a spread of material but still many many > good titles appear with great > frequency. > > Titles like Dial M for Murder are near > impossible to find in daybill format. > I have collected Hitchcock for years and have > never seen a daybill on that > title. There are many similar examples. > Conversely, daybills on To Kill a > Mockingbird or the reissue of the Day the > Earth Stood Still turn up quite > regularly on eBay. > > You only have to look at eBay to see that > there is just too much material > for the available market out there and the > vast majority of it is from the > USA. > > Regards > John > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > WEBSITE: > www.moviemem.com > > eBay Userid: johnwr > > All you need to know about Australian > Posters...... > http://www.moviemem.com/about..html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Natalie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:16 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Incomplete Listings -- My > Pet Peeve > > > > Those daybills are incredibly rare, > especially when you have three dozen > === message truncated === Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
