I think the Portal design is actually pretty nice. But why does it
say "from a novel by Abraham Stoker"? I've never heard anyone else
call him Abraham.
I see that someone else is selling 27X40 repros of this poster. The
"original" Portal poster could be valuable some day. I might start
hoarding them.
-rk
On Jan 1, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Phil Edwards wrote:
oh, was this another one with the Portal Press details torn off
while sojurning in the eternal grandfather's attic?
Must be something that attracts rats to those two words.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Michael Tupy
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal
Repro?
Hey, John, I agree that AT LEAST she posted the comments. However,
she sent me an email telling me how she was handling it and my
response was to question why she would not simply cancel the
auction and contact all bidders. Then go forward with her new
intelligence and list the poster properly as a reproduction.
Posting the comments was a start but anyone who had bid prior to
her posting 'Notes' etc. might not bother scrolling down the page.
It is my belief that she was finally contacted by Ebay since
several of us reported the error in her listing and complained that
she knew it was a reproduction but continued with the auction title
"ORIGINAL DRACULA MOVIE POSTER," when she knew is wasn't a 1931
original. I hate to sound so cynical but it certainly was
convenient that the 'Portal Press' was torn precisely away from the
bottom border but the 1931 still remained.
Patrick
On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote:
Well, with all due respect, I dont think I missed the point at
all. I was just saying that at least she is, at least, dislaying
the comments. You have the option of hiding the comments and it is
certainly better in this case to show them than not display them.
I also said that she would have been better off just ending the
auction and she has now done that. She also added the following
comment...
Note: Please look at all the emails We posted.We thought it was
real for the many years We owned it.It is a great looking poster
and may be worth it to someone for the selling price for It's
great look,real or not.If anybody that is bidding wants to stop
their bid or get their money back if they do buy it and don't like
it,fine.Thanks again,Sharon and Jon
I think that she has taken the advice of others and done the right
thing in ending the auction.
Regards
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal
Repro?
I think you missed her point here. She is displaying the comments
so that the winner has all the information and is now obligated to
pay her for the junk.
In a message dated 12/31/2008 3:25:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
One thing she is doing is displaying all the "Questions from other
members" for all to see. Those make it very clear that the poster
is a Portal. She would be better off just ending the auction and
listing it again with the correct description in the correct
category.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Halegua Comic Art
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal
Repro?
for some reason, I don't think this approach is going to work
also, seeing as she clearly is trying to defraud when she says
things like:
"NOTE;There has been quite a few Emails regarding this posters
origins.We found this Poster in a back room of a 20s era Movie
Theater when We were in there searching for the theaters audio
equiptment and speakers.We showed large,clear images so You can
decide for Yourself.We also accidently used the auction template
from the previous auction which says "No Reserve" The reserve is
299.50.Thanks,Sharon"
well I doubt that she cares and I have no doubt she already knows
what it is
not to mention that her use of written language could use some
touchup..
At 12:08 PM 12/31/2008, Patrick Michael Tupy wrote:
Rick, here's what I just sent to her:
Hi, I just saw your auction and whether you know it or not, you
are selling an obvious 1960's reproduction from Portal
Productions as an "Original 1931 Dracula Movie Poster." Sure,
this is an 'original REPRODUCTION' but it IS a reproduction and
NOT an Original 1931 Dracula Movie Poster! And now that you know
it is a reproduction, if you do not stop this auction today and
relist it in the proper 'reproduction' auction section I will be
contacting Ebay. If you continue with this auction as an
ORIGINAL, you are consciously misrepresenting your auction by
omitting facts that should be revealed to bidders simply to make
a buck. And that is fraud, plain and simple.
Patrick
On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:02 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I received a second email from the seller, referring to her
"Revision Note"---acting like everything was okay. Before I
even received that from her, I filed a report through eBay about
the situation, then sent her a third email with the final line
being " How would you like to buy something on eBay thinking it
was worth hundreds of dollars only to find out later it was
worthless?"
I just received an email back from eBay's "Safe Harbor" dept
thanking me for my report and saying they'll investigate the
situation. We'll see.
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