I have a friend who bought this Polish Midnight Cowboy. It's gorgeous and provocative. My friend bought it about 8 years ago for $850.00. I haven't seen this piece go for a price cheaper than $600-700. I stopped looking about three years ago.
If I had the money, Helmut I'd take this off your hands very fast. Toochis --- "Saul H. Chapman PhD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Kirby can ask $4000.00 (firm) for a "Yellow > Submarine" British Quad and no one raises an > eyebrow, why can't Helmut ask for $1200 for a Polish > "Midnight Cowboy" one sheet? By the way, since when > does justifying asking prices around here mean a > damn thing? And if people are basing there > estimates and asking prices on price guides, forget > it. Those price guides are crap, always have been > crap. Ask Kirby what criteria he used to come up > with $4000. My final analysis is that the poster is > worth what anyone is willing to pay for it. I hope > Kirby finds his schmuck. By the way, I have an > Australian one sheet LB "The Last Temptation of > Christ." Asking price -- $25,000. Did I kick up > some 'ire? Hope so. MOPO is getting damn boring. > > Saul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J R > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:21 PM > Subject: [MOPO] Huh? MIDNIGHT COWBOY original > polish for how much? > > > Pardon my impudence, but just what is it that > makes this polish poster worth $1200? In checking > Bruce's price database (where the prices realized > are always top-dollar and better than you'll find > anywhere else), I see that the US version regularly > goes for between $200 to $400. Bruce did sell the > Polish version of the one sheet two years ago for > $685.75 cents. > > My ignorance about Polish posters leaves me > unaware of the special circumstances surrounding > this one. I am guessing the art is really superb and > that it is much harder to find than most other > editions of this poster. But what has changed in the > past 2 years to justify a doubling in price? Was > there a big auction where this poster hit the $1200 > price mark as a result of competitive bidding or > what? > > I'm asking this as a curious, disinterested party > who has no desire to buy a MIDNIGHT COWBOY one sheet > from any country at any price. But I am a bit > perplexed and it ties in with something else that's > been simmering on the back boiler in what I > laughingly call my mind: > > Lately I have noticed this sort of asking price > increase happen with a lot of posters from other > countries -- and the high prices being asked are not > necessarily being asked by overseas dealers either > -- they are being asked by dealers here in the US > who have these non-English language posters in their > inventory. > > So in general -- and to no one person specifically > -- I'd like to ask: What's the deal here? I know the > value of the Euro has increased over the US dollar > recently -- but it sure hasn't doubled or tripled > and you bought most of your inventory before that > happened, didn't you? And that special circumstance > only applies to dealers outside of the US anyway. I > know there are people -- myself included -- who have > started buying non-U.S. posters in recent years > because in many cases the graphics are better and, > perhaps even more important, because in virtually > all cases the prices have been "better". > > Of course, anyone can ask whatever price they want > for their posters. It's a free world. But my humble > suggestion to those who sell these posters: Don't > get greedy. Don't kill the goose that lays the > golden eggs -- let the auction market work and don't > try to arbitrarily double or triple the prices of > these posters -- least you nip the recent increased > trend towards buying non-US posters in the bud. > Speaking just for myself, if this keeps up I > personally will probably go back to focusing pretty > much on US posters. > > -- JR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Helmut Hamm > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:06 > Subject: [MOPO] FS: MIDNIGHT COWBOY original > polish > > > Original release polish poster, art by Swierzy, > a landmark in polish > poster design. > > Very Fine condition, unfolded. $1,200. > > Images on request. > > Helmut Hamm > Galerie filmposter.net > > > Galerie filmposter.net > Hackesche Hoefe, Hof VII > Rosenthaler Str. 40/41 > 10178 Berlin > Fon: +4930.308.24.953 > Fax: +4930.308.24.954 > > http://www.filmposter.net > > 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. > > > 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. > > 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. > > 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.
