Beautiful, Doug. Who did the restoration? Toochis ----- Original Message ---- From: Doug Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:07:20 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] A shift in thinking, linen-backing & slabbing?
I'm flattered to be mentioned as a serious collector. Regarding Grand Hotel, it had to be backed. It was probably VG before backing. I list it as F in my collection. I've posted before and after pics here, if anyone is interested: http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i214/douglasbtaylor/ DBT |-----Original Message----- |From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David |Kusumoto |Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:50 PM |To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU |Subject: Re: [MOPO] A shift in thinking, linen-backing & slabbing? | |>I am a relatively a new small time collector/dealer, but prefer linen |>backing and it seems that high |end collectors do as well. If someone like Doug pipes in and says he wants |all natural then I might think differently. | |I believe you're correct, Brek. If the high-end market shifts away from |backing for one-of-a-kind posters like "Grand Hotel," others might follow. |I like that you refer to "Doug," as in "Doug Taylor," our MoPo guy who |collects Best Picture posters. Yes, he's a good benchmark, like the |Feiertags and Fischlers of our world. We'd all prefer "near mint and folded |but otherwise pristine." But for some titles, that's like waiting for |another Hope Diamond to turn up. Your "Grand Hotel" was made "better" and |more "presentable for display" when it was cleaned up and backed. The |carping about its condition and graphics became secondary after we saw its |hammer price display it's "value" at that snapshot in time. | |----Original Message Follows---- | |From: Brek Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |Reply-To: Brek Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU |Subject: Re: A shift in thinking, linen-backing & slabbing? |Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:33:45 -0600 | |David, | |I agree as well. | |I think that linen backing is a real plus for rare posters and even not so |rare. Time is not going to help any poster. If you linen back a rare poster |it is some what locked into the condition of the time and if restoration is |needed it will be less than at a future date would require if not linen |backed. When I sold the Grand Hotel through Grey at Heritage, there was no |discussion of what would be best to do as far as linen backing. It was just |assumed it was a must to linen back even though the original wasn't that bad |(a couple of chips and sight damage in one corner). I really don't see what |the problem is when a piece meant to be thrown away after a few weeks on |display is preserved to last as long as possible. I am a relatively a new |small time collector/dealer, but prefer linen backing and it seems that high |end collectors do as well. If someone like Doug pipes in and says he wants |all natural then I might think differently. I will linen back posters as I |can afford and make economic sense and to market them through Bruce, Grey, |MPB or my eBay account. | |Cheers, |Brek | | 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. 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. 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.
