Heritage so far has grabbed some almost obscenely high returns on their high end horror pieces. This should put to rest those that wondered if high end horror was becoming too incestuous. With the death of two of the most well know collectors of the genre, it seems there still remains a healthy audience whether actual collectors or investors who still blindly pony up the big bucks as if Munster Money. Then of course in between auctions these same guys have no problem beating up independent dealers over $700 lobby cards of equal scarcity. Just a backslap of an observation you know I like to joke Anyway, I have to confess the entire genre is a language that escapes me. For instance THE RAVEN halfsheet. I had a truly eye-opening experience with Ron Moore who had acquired the halfsheet and from myself a truly beautiful Italian 4 foglio for THE WOLFMAN for Johnny Ramone, literally days before his passing. Meeting him at his hotel before he was leaving to meet with Ramone, to deliver again in my estimation a stunning Italian 4 foglio at a reasonable price. We talked a bit and then he said would I like to see what else is being delivered. Sure! So Ron proudly removes the halfsheet from its sleeve and shows me with his usual flourish. Now honest to God I looked at and mentally thought it was on par in appeal and value with House On Haunted Hill maybe a bit more given the age. But hell my 4 foglio ran circles around this rather banal halfsheet. Then he told me the price... Up to that point, Ron seemed to me a helluva a nice guy but I was so thoroughly convinced he was taking advantage of a very ill client.........this halfsheet in my mind so completely unremarkable that I thought Ron was engaging in a horrific bedside gouging and I began to feel queasy and really creepy......it took forever to get back to WEHO from Burbank. I then immediately called my Horror mentor Ron Magid who went all a dither that I got to see such a rare Horror Holy Grail. Ohhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhh! okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Yeesh!! .......But to hell with my ignorance I was so relieved that Ron Moore wasn't the Anti-christ. If you read the forward in the Hertiage Johnny Ramone Collection you will read a glorious first person account of just how much that halfsheet meant to Johnny Ramone. and the ulitmate disposition of the Wolfman 4 foglio. Well anyway another halfsheet of the Raven sold for 51,000.00 Its mostly the image of a book........these people are fucking nuts........ freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069
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