Answers: 1. Yes 2. No (I don't collect lobby cards ... yet) 3. Yes
Reasoning: It is noted that after acceptance of slabbing of other collectibles was generally accepted, the respective hobbies were strengthened / stabilized, and values increased gradually (or dramatically in some cases) for obvious reasons: Independent grading eliminated subjective descriptions Top grades were able to establish rarity After time, certain examples were realizing escalating prices that were publicized in trade publications. In turn, major / national media picked up some stories, which drew interest from otherwise uninterested parties, i.e., Joe Six-pack ... and it played out from there. We all know that movie paper is much rarer than comics for several reasons (as stated before in other discussions), but does not seem to attract as many collectors. Will slabbing be a saving grace and bring 'em in? I dunno. If so ... hold on, cuz it will be 1 helluva ride. BTW ... should it happen, title cards will be THE commodity. ad --- Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:41:18 -0500 > From: Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOPO] When ARE lobby cards going to be > "slabbed" anyway? > To: [email protected] > > 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. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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.
