I notice MoPo is mahty slow as of late (mostly FA or FS posts from people like
myself) so I thought maybe I could get a conversation going with this question:
Considering that "slabbing" has taking over just about every other collectible
other than ours, and considering that the main proponents of slabbing are major
sellers of movie paper, then why HAVEN'T they started slabbing lobby cards
(obviously, posters would be much more complicated to do, but lobby cards could
easily be slabbed in such a way that the front and back can be completely seen,
with just a small strip on the side or bottom or top with the slabbing info,
and there could easily be frames that show the card but hide the slabbing info,
so they could be displayed great)?
Of course, only that company can explain why or when they will start pushing
slabbing, but in the meantime, I would like top dealers and collectors here to
weigh in with their thoughts on slabbing of lobby cards.
1) Would you like to see it happen?
2) If it does, do you anticipate you would have some or all of your
collection/inventory slabbed?
3) Would it make you more likely to buy slabbed items over un-slabbed ones?
Etc. If this happens, it will be the biggest thing to happen to this hobby
since my first Christie's auction. If there are any significant number of
follow-ups to this post, I will explain why I say this and how I personally
feel about slabbing of lobby cards.
Bruce
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