What if a person finds an old movie poster, and wants to get a fair unbiased opinion as to its value and how to best sell it? Well, one might go to Google and type in "movie poster value" or some similar phrase, and one of the links you get is to a site that is called www.*poster*appraisal.com<http://www.posterappraisal.com/> There is also a prominent link to that site at the top of Learnaboutmovieposters.com's page called "Sources and Resources for Movie Poster Collectors".
Going to that site, near the very top of the page is a disclaimer that reads, "Nothing is bought or sold on this site". and "but if you do wish to sell, I will be happy to suggest the best way to market the item you own" and even better, "I do not charge for this service or for the actual evaluation" Great! A completely free and unbiased appraisal of your old movie poster. The page says that "The site is owned and run by rudy franchi" and a list of his credentials are given, including that the owner and his wife (Barbara) "have organized poster auctions for Skinner of Boston, Heritage Galleries of Dallas and Christie's, New York and continue to appear on Antiques Roadshow" (note the past tense on the poster organizing, and the present tense on the Antiques Roadshow). Later on the page is the promise that "And to repeat, I do not make offers for the material you inquire about nor do I get involved in its eventual disposition". It seems that one could not ask for a more expert opinion, and you have an absolute promise of impartiality from people who promise to not "get involved". But perhaps all is not exactly as is stated above? When one goes to the "Meet our Experts" page on Heritage's movie poster section of their website at http://movieposters.ha.com/common/consignment_directors.php, Grey Smith is listed as "Director", followed by Bruce Carteron as "Auction Coordinator" and then there are two "Consignment Directors" (both of whom can be contacted through e-mails or 800 phone numbers that are housed at Heritage's headquarters) and these "Consignment Directors" are Barbara Franchi and Rudy Franchi. That clearly directly contradicts the statement on the posterappraisal.com site. Or are perhaps these different people who happen to have the same name as the owners of the posterappraisal.com site? If so, they should clear up this confusion, so no one could think they are being deceptive, or hiding a major conflict of interest. Hmmmm.... Bruce Hershenson 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.
