Phillip and Amanda collect movie paper. With that common interest you'd
think both would feel at home on MoPo.
But Phillip questions (sarcastically??) what exactly constitutes a poster
collector. He wonders if "MOPO is a club of REAL movie poster collectors or
just a club of teenage boys collecting $10 posters." Amanda fires back with
"So a person who spends 10 dollars on a poster still isn't a real collector?
Nice!!!! yet another SMACK in the face on this damn list. It's starting to
get annoying some of you uppity ups on here."
It made me stop and wonder....just how many of these so called "uppity ups"
are there REALLY on MoPo??
Despite my running this group since 1995, I'm NOT one of them. My finances
don't allow $40,000 for a lobby card. I nearly have a heart attack just
thinking about it. I'm thrilled when I pick up a nice lobby for 10 bucks.
The cheaper the better, I say! I'm definitely a bargain-based collector.
But the reality for me is that major auction posters are going to stay
beyond my comfort zone perhaps for the rest of my life. My mortgage and food
on the table come first.
But I still consider myself a "real" movie poster collector.
"This damn list" as Amanda has affectionately called MoPo needs everyone to
participate. With nearly 500 members more than likely the majority do not
have the financial means to regularly buy expensive material and are content
to build their collections with "$10 posters." Sure its fun to see what the
high-rollers will pay for a "Bride of Frankenstein" lobby or another
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" overpriced one-sheet. But the reality is most of us
will NEVER be able to do this. Maybe once or twice in a lifetime, but NOT
regularly.
I believe a lot of Phillip's comments were meant in jest (correct me if I'm
wrong Phil...) but Amanda's post seems totally sincere. If she perceives
MoPo this way, many other people do to. She shouldn't have this perception,
but who's fault is it that she does?
I'd like to see MoPo return to its roots. The early subscribers had a really
good time on this list. The first 3 or 4 years were perfect with no flame
wars or nit-picking of the "newbies." We were ALL newbies then I guess.
Perhaps its time for those silent lurkers to begin participating and for the
vocal old-timers to allow them to do so without undue criticism. I know I've
said this before, but for the health of a mailing list good member
participation is a necessity.
We're coming up on our 10th birthday. Let's make some changes so we can make
it another 10.
Scott
MoPo List Owner
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