> most posters in the last 20 years won't appreciate much Now, I don't really agree with this. Sure, newer posters might not appreciate as much as older posters, but they'll still appreciate a fair bit (and it takes about 3 or 4 decades before collectibles really start to go up in value, so it's way too soon to judge modern posters). People were saying the exact same thing when I was buying every Pulp Fiction advance I could get my hands on for $80 a piece, now look at what they're worth, they've appreciated far faster than Universal Horror or 50's Sci-fi in the same time period (and if you don't believe there's any future in modern posters, my $80 offer for the Lucky Strikes is still good, heck I'll go so far as to round it off to an even one hundred)...
So, why are older posters worth so much: 1. They weren't available to the public. 2. Most were damaged during normal use. 3. They weren't printed in large numbers. 4. Fans bought most of them and taped them to their walls, only to throw them out years later. 5. Stores of old posters were tossed in the dumpster, reducing supply. And, you know, for the most part, all of those exact same things are happening to current posters. Only they get tempered with the fact that slightly more are printed nowadays (and some sold commercially), the bootlegs are getting better, and a couple people are hording certain titles. That'll cool the appreciation, but it won't stop it. Cheers, Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Auras To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 4:17 PM Subject: [MOPO] Magazine story promoting poster collecting..... I got my latest issue of Maxim in the mail today. I don't know how they keep sending me this when I ordered Scientific Digest ;-) but I might as well read it since they went to the trouble of putting it in my box. They had a one page item under "Stuff Collecting" that promoted taking all your Fathead decals off the wall and replacing them with authentic vintage posters. They gave 5 tips (some I agree with and one I feel is debatable). Tip 1 - Play the Hits - telling people the surest return on their investment is staying with the hits such as James Bond, anything Star Wars and sexy arthouse fare such as Blow Up. Though I agree with this in ways I am still with the opinion to buy what you love and not just for investment. Tip 2 - Mine the Past - this has a quote from Sam Sarowitz stating most posters in the last 20 years won't appreciate much so they are saying to buy older posters (if doing so for investment of course) Tip 3 - Go Global - telling folks to buy foreign posters of English language movies. They especially point out that Polish posters are insane in their level of detail. Tip 4 - Don't Fake it - telling you with all the bogus posters out there, you should look for tears or folds which are printed on the poster and to basically buy from trusted dealers. Tip 5 - Get Framed - they stated to get it linen backed which is a highly debated issue out here but they also state to get if framed and protected from UV rays (GO SUSAN!!). Not a big story but heck, anything that can keep poster collecting out there for others to get interested in is great for the hobby. Just FYI. Rick www.ilovefilms.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. 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.
