Not enough investors in the hobby for a company to invest in slabbing lobby cards. Slabbing will increase prices and add incremental grading categories that are irrelevant to the hobby. Personally I'm against slabbing. Jim Unshredded Nostalgia ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Unshredded Nostalgia Jim Episale [EMAIL PROTECTED] 323 south main st Route 9 Barnegat nj 08005 tel: 800 872 9990 tel2:609-660-2626 www.unshreddednostalgia.com ------------------------------------
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MOPO] When ARE lobby cards going to be "slabbed" anyway? 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 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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM 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.
