** Thanks to everyone who replied -- publicly and privately -- to my earlier
post about this. I'm especially grateful that David Lieberman sourced and
identified the seller by name. In the years I've been on this list --
beyond the DePrenda and Hernandez and other scammers singled out -- it's
still a rare thing to see people stand behind their assertions without fear
of being sued. It's like watching a car wreck with some joining in and
others staying on the sidelines, all w/varying points of view, some who dare
to share while others choose to keep to themselves (sometimes wisely).
** It reinforces why "little MoPo" is still my Internet discussion list of
choice. We've all had our battles over the years -- with bad buyers and bad
sellers and list members behaving badly (myself included) -- toward each
other -- but if only 3 discussion threads a year surface which haven't been
previously covered -- it's worth staying on board. However, I don't mind
re-hashing old issues like restrikes and repros because newbies to this list
-- often don't get the respect they deserve -- or sometimes I sense they
feel a little intimidated by the older voices who strike back with force.
** And BTW, for those who remember, I still believe J.R., who was infamous
for his daily-multiple contrarian posts -- will someday be back. He won't
announce it. He'll just show up.
----Original Message Follows----
From: David Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Strange Manhattan Style B Bridge "rolled" 1-sheet
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:09:49 EDT
it is a restrike, probably from the early to mid 80's.
the guy selling them, greg egbert knows it. He told me once he was going to
take his remaining stock of them and fold them because he is having trouble
se lling them.
they are virtually impossible to tell from originals because of only one
color ink, black.
David Lieberman
CineMasterpieces.com
602 309 0500
----Original Message Follows----
From: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Strange Manhattan Style B Bridge "rolled" 1-sheet
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:31:38 -0700
** This may be old news to everyone else (I'm always in a cave, buried under
piles of work) -- but the following eBay auction caught my attention:
http://tinyurl.com/ywbhhs
** I'd like to know what your opinions might be about the possibility of
this poster being "added" to the list of titles that have been reproduced
but sold as vintage theatrical originals. I have collected the Style B
Manhattan bridge in all formats for nearly 30 years. I have style B bridge
inserts and half-sheets that are rolled -- and their authenticity has never
been questioned.
** But I've never seen a rolled 1979 style B Bridge 27x41 one-sheet of
"Manhattan." I have purchased 26x39 and 27x40 rolled reproductions and hung
them in my offices throughout my career. But I've never come across a 27x41
ROLLED.
** Note the lack of NSS information in the image for this auction though the
seller states this is a NSS poster. I asked the seller to identify the
serial number in the bottom right corner for verification and he says it's
there.
** Do ONE-SHEETS of this title with the NSS numbers "790072" exist in ROLLED
condition? This film was hardly a box-office blockbuster and is more
appropriately considered a cult favorite. I'd HATE the idea of this title
being added to the list of suspicious 27x41 restrikes being sold as rolled
originals.
-koose in San Diego.
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