Scarcity is not the only factor, if that it what you mean, and I did not
say that it was. But it is one factor. Now this ESCAPE insert is
off the market
presumably, unless a dealer bought it. As a dealer, I can tell you it
would not be probable to duplicate the $57.00 purchase. The fact
that a copy, torn,
of this poster sold on ebay for $57.00 must be balanced by any
prospective buyer
with how hard it is to get this poster. I haven't made a big study
of it, but I'm willing
to bet that it isn't that easy.
Kirby
On May 22, 2008, at 7:36 AM, lobby card invasion wrote:
Scarcity alone is not a factor in the value of a poster. $57 is a
partial (no pun intended) proof.
Zeev
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From: Kirby McDaniel
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] ESCAPE insert
There is a huge psychological barrier, for a new buyer, for a
poster that has been
cleft in twain, so to speak. The poster would probably have done
better had it been
paper backed and placed in a better venue than ebay. But for
someone who
appreciates how actually scarce this poster is - and don't get
anyone's panties all
in a knot - I'm not saying this is some stunning rarity of all time
- but it's scarce enough if you
go out and try to find it - $57.00 was a roaring bargain, torn or not.
I did not have a problem with Dave's description.
Kirby
On May 21, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
To me, the price this poster sold for is a great indicator that
the day of just putting up a poster on eBay and hoping buyers find
it (and pay top dollar) are fast coming to an end.
When I rarely look over ALL the movie posters and lobby cards on
eBay these days, I find a huge percentage of wildly over-priced
items and outright junk, and next-to-nothing of any desirability
being offered at somewhat reasonable prices.
I am not blaming the sellers for this. I think eBay does nothing
to attract new buyers, and their customer service is second to
everyone, and they do nothing to stop fraud, so why in the world
SHOULD anyone in their right mind continue to list movie posters
there?
I believe the same is true in just about every other major
collectible field. Of course, I personally stuck by eBay, because
I had been there so long, and I hoped they would "wake up" and
make some positive changes, but they show no signs of it, so I am
gone.
Another thing the price this poster sold for is a great indicator
of is changing tastes. Outside of some major film buffs and quite
old folks, there is no next-to-no one left who remembers stars
like these. For 20 solid years I have THOUGHT that there would be
a re-discovery of these types of stars, but I really don't see a
sign of it.
Meanwhile, everyone seems to want to buy exactly the same titles
and stars. And the "Escapes" of this hobby keep selling for
bargain prices. Will its price be better or worse 10 years from now?
Bruce
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:10 PM, David Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
The poster is a complete poster....separated along the fold line
and can easily be taped together with no other restoration and
will look near mint if it is framed as is. There really are no
other defects. C7 is accurate, it really is a minor defect in my
eyes, especially on a 68 year old poster.
I paid $30.00 for it in a small collection I bought recently. I
hoped it would go higher but I had no real expectations. When
$700.00 was mentioned I kind of thought "hmmmm, ok....lets see
about that!".
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