I still stand my 30 years in business reputaion that there was a find
of unused national screen inserts in cleveland OHIO in 80s. at least
thats what i was told at at time these only sold for like 3.50 each
so there was no need for conspiaracy or hype and inserts didnt sell well
as did 30 x40s -6 sheets and
40x60s even lobby cards where togh to sell . Because the public saw 1
sheets as the norm.
what truly tragic is that dealers that are debateing this half were
not even around to know what im talking about as back in 80s we didnt
have the net so it was film collectors world, big reel, or classic
Images and then the shows like ray Courts Hulqueen in chicago,, Phil
sueling and Cinevent
I never relized the thievery at shows till i bought 4 35mm projectors at
Cinnevent from Ray Courst and as i attemted to load.. 60year old men
were trying to steal parts Off my projectors!!! damn,,
well... thats showbiz.
so dealer bashing abounds.. but I will not participate in that and i
think the ones that would do that without clear facts are perhaps
showing how they conduct themselves in thier own business.
also heres some facts.. I only havd one poster thats in question the
Bladerunner and it sat in my store for years as a display, So i have
never sold any of the posters in question as repos or have them
so that shows i have no finacial gain to offer my opinion. Also the
poste i had was Clear and sharp and not slippery as Bruce calls them
also it was Flat stock on back coated enamel on front.. and had two
damadge marks. I had offered only on mopo before.
Adian Cowdry Of UK a dealer and asute collector saw my 400 poster
insert lot sometime in 90s and Bought several like- " spy who loved me"
and a few others he could inspect and see they were all original
inserts I have only sold a handfull out of that lot as Ive only
offered them on mopo so that will show a timeline.
Also the whole insert folly has been based on hearsay.. as the evidence
is all spculative based on I had one saw one thaought it looked funny...
No facts, no data by studios or printers, just opinions by dealers.,.
Fact is I was there when the inserts where being offered in the lot i
speak about and there were some great titles... in beginning and in
quantity..
then as they started to dewindle the delaers began wholsaleing less as
the amount shrunk.. basis supply and demand like we all do..
If i have a roll of 50 I trade , wholesale, etc... if its a great title
I stop wholesale or trade and retail only
what bothers me the most about all this is the dis-information spread..
and the people that are pillars
of the Hobby NEVER do things like that Take a look at the ones that do
and consider that.
People Like Morrie Evverett, Sue and Ed Poole, there are many fine
reasonable people on the list
that are fair, cordial and just.
Then there are "Gossip troublemakers" that snare themselves by
attempting to injure others.
They spread Rumors and confuse others based dis-information . It never
works and is there own actions that are thier undoing.
Its a very interesting thing.
Its actually very ignorant and they leave a trail that can be traced
over years ..
The ones that cast doubt on other dealers repuatations are the ones in
my opinion to question.. thier ethic, there business standards, and how
they conduct themselves.
Last time i was called into question about validity of a item was the
Oscar® I had.. the authenticity was called in
well I have a signed legal document from the academys president Bruce
Davis and as you know the Academy purchased it from me albeite for
less than i could have got on market . I dont believe the Academy would
waste thier time and money buying a forgery from me .. They would just
have litagated
So ask yourself this... If a business implies that another is selling
bogus materials. or questions
the integrity of it services and reputation is that good business ?
Especially with no concrete facts,?
Personally this is damaging conduct and dis-information that not
only hurts the collectable business but also injures a Business
so lets re-cap... I say there was a posterfind in cleveland... I have no
idea what posters people are talking about and the Minty whites topic
appears to originate from several mopo dealers.
fact I have only had the one bladerunner that had damage and never
sold these wharehouse finds anyway.. so i have no commercial involvement
and offered the info as historical help as im on the list.
I aggree hhere are many reproductions like scarface 1 sheet that I
personnally put next to a none priginal and can not tell the differance
at all.. same size color everything..
also the saving private Ryan was one of 1st doublesided.. as they
bootleg those too,,,
so really the bootlegs go much deeper than you know... there are lobbie
card repos.. 1/2 sheet
For all we know we are all talking about differant examples..maybe you
have a repo from a differant repo run..
If they reoped it once maybe someone else repoed the repo... Ive seen it
many times.. the forgers forgery each other.. FACT
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