personally I like the art, interesting film, Id buy for $50 and frame as is, some archival tape on the back, who cares?
Ari --- Jeff Potokar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > u got it evan...well said... and on that same > note... i HIGHLY doubt > that 1000.00 dollar posters are being sold for dorm > room walls, either. > > jeff > > > On May 21, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Evan Zweifel wrote: > > > > > Um... right. > > > > And if you were decorating YOUR home theater and > had allocated $57 > > for the artwork -- would you buy THAT? I don't > think so! > > > > And you can't be telling me that you would expect > to sell that to > > someone decorating a college dorm room? There > really aren't that > > many Norma Shearer fans in the dorms! > > > > Evan > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Evan > > we have an antique shop and poster gallery I have > to tell you that > > 80% of our posters whether they are $10.00 or > $1,000 are not sold > > to collectors per se (although some of the buyers > become > > collectors). They are purchased for the graphics > to decorate a home > > theater, a game room or just a college dorm room. > > jim > > > > Check out our shop video > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPL8Ik037s > > > > jim episale > > Unshredded Nostalgia > > 323 South main St. Route 9 > > Barnegat, N.J. 08005 > > 800-872-9990 609-597-0030 > > > > Money back if not satisfied > > MasterCard Visa Discover American Express > > > > > > > > From: MoPo List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Evan Zweifel > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 11:33 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] sold cheap........then > afterwards, it becomes > > MINT? > > > > > > > > Perhaps, but that suggests you can buy a tube, > ship a poster back > > and forth to a restorer and have it cleaned up for > $93. Seems like > > a lot of work for perhaps little (or no) profit. > > > > Personally, I think the person who paid $57 > overpaid by a > > considerable margin! This is just another example > of whats > > happening to this hobby --the values of > insignificant posters of > > insignificant movies with forgotten stars are > plummetting! > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Dario Casadei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I got curious, So I book marked This post and > auction. > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=350052707244 > > > > $ 57.00, Fifty Seven! Do you guys think it would > have done better > > restored?? perhaps $700.00 as Michael loudly > proclaim. > > > > Personally I don't think 700.00, but perhaps > 150.00 restored?? > > > > dario. > > > > > > > > > > Michael B wrote: > >> > >> > >> on ebay presently, a very honorable seller has an > insert that > >> looks nearly perfect. the description states, > however, that the > >> bottom fold it is completely separated. (honest > seller with full > >> disclosure) > >> > >> i own this 1940s beautiful insert for an awesome > film and great > >> cast with great artwork. it is very rare, and i > have not seen > >> another one until now. i paid about 160 on ebay > about 5 years > >> with a snipe....and it was clearly a bargain. > the auction houses > >> would get 700 plus plus plus today.. > >> > >> I AM SURE that this could easily be RESOLD by an > unscrupulous > >> person, after it is placed on linen or > paper-backing and sold as > >> "MINT" . > >> > >> moral of the scenario: you never know what you > get when something > >> was backed no matter who the seller is!!!! i > always am willing to > >> pay more for unbacked!!!! ....this always > invokes the war on > >> MOPO, linen versus non-linen. Perhaps, the > studios missed a great > >> B MOVIE title in the 50s: WAR OF THE LINENBACKER > PEOPLE > >> > >> ((( i choose not to start a war by naming the > seller. the seller > >> is truly an honest seller, and has disclosed the > defect. my > >> comments address the after-sale ))) > >> > >> michael > >> > >> > >> > >> Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? 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