Thanks, JR. That cleared up one of the 'wonderings' in my mind.
I actually thought the opposite could be possible...that one sky high bid could
change the value of other like posters.
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] what evet makes a
poster SUDDENLY escalate in value?
Often a surprise price realized at a well-publicized
auction where several bidders get into a bidding war over a particular piece
and end up driving that poster to an un-heard-of record price will
temporarily cause the retail price of the poster to bump up --but it usually
drifts back down to where it was before when it becomes apparent that there
aren't droves of people out there willing to pay that high a price. Even the
death of a film star doesn't mean prices on paper for their movies
will suddenly jump up in a big way. A small increase in the most popular
titles perhaps, but not usually so much that I would consider it "escalation".
On the other hand, publicity is publicity and anything that focuses publicity
may cause a small rise in prices on anything, at least temporarily. This film
about the life of George Reeves may have some small effect, but it is doubtful
that it is going to create a whole new wave of George Reeves collectors, which
is what it would take to bump up prices noticeably.
The last film that may have had some effect like that
was Tim Burton's great film ED WOOD back in 1994 -- but Ed Wood paper was
already moving up in a big way even before the film came out. The film
just added fuel to a trend that was already in place.
The biggest "sudden escalation" we've seen in recent years
has been in the 2nd and 3rd-tier Realart Universal Horror paper. By that I
mean some of the less-desirable titles and generally smaller paper
-- lobby cards and window cards... that once were not as
eagerly sought after as the holy one sheets for the big-name films, but
which are now all quite pricey compared to where they were 2 or 3
years ago. And the reason that stuff started popping was that the supply of
1st-tier Realart paper finally dried up/was priced-up to the point where
those who speculate in movie paper as *investment vehicles* decided to
start buying up as much of the 2nd and 3rd-tier stock as quickly as
they could because they felt such items had more built-in
"headroom" for future appreciation (seeing what had happened to the
1st tier stuff).
That's a structural shift in the buying habits of a
significant group in the purchasing community -- and that happens from
time to time as tastes change and investment theories change (investors tend
to operate in a herd-fashion). But it is rare that a single event will
cause lots of buyers to suddenly want the paper of a particular star or
personalilty in such a way as to cause a big shift in the
supply-and-demand situation compared to what it was before the event. For
instance, I have not noticed a significant increase in prices realized on
STAR WARS paper, even though the big ballyhoo for the current release is
on full scale.
--JR
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005
16:44
Subject: [MOPO] what evet makes a
poster SUDDENLY escalate in value?
i have listed ebay item 7518266855, which is an excellent condition
1941 one sheet of MAN AT LARGE starring GEORGE "SUPERMAN"
REEVES. You wont believe the great image of Reeves with a
moustache.
my MOPO inquiry is based upon just learning that a film is soon to
be released about the life of George Reeves. should this increase the
value of George Reeves memorabilia?
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