*Yes, and the few young bloods in Vancouver has been deeply discourage
from collecting after bringing fake Star wars and other posters over for
linen backing, only to be told that they bought crap.
How can we change this?
Best.
dario.
*
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
"The median age at the show was about 67"
*THERE'S* your answer! Next year they could hold it in the intensive
care unit of the nearest Columbus hospital. Plus all the patients
would recognize everyone on the 1920s and 1930s posters.
Bruce
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Franc <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I hate to beat a dead horse but Cinevent is stuck in a groove and
the collectors who frequent this trade fare seem to like it that
way, judging from the attacks I received because I dared to
suggest that the venue could be improved. The median age at the
show was about 67. There were no young people there at all and
frankly nothing to draw them in. FRANC
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<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Sean
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*Sent:* Saturday, May 30, 2009 4:46 PM
*To:* [email protected]
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*Subject:* [MOPO] Where is the next generation of poster dealers?
One thing that I noticed while walking the floors of Cinevent
was what seemed to be a dearth of “young blood” at the show,
most obvious in the form of no younger dealers (I think I was
the baby at the show and I turned 40 this year) and also in no
younger collectors in attendance.
I certainly realize that eBay and the internet in general have
had a chilling effect on conventions/shows overall, but I was
still surprised by what I perceived to be a lack of a younger
audience interested in movie paper.
When doing comic shows, there would always be the “original
dealers” who have been selling since the 60s/70s and are still
hauling around merchandise in the same boxes they used in
1967, then there would be the guys who started in the 80s/90s
who now have a more advanced/mature inventory and offerings,
and then the “young guns” who had recently gotten started and
had vast inventories of new “hot” comics. The trend would
always be that as time goes on, attrition takes a few out of
each level, while some step up to the next and more “young
guns” enter and start the cycle over.
I really don’t see this happening (at shows) with movie paper.
There wasn’t a single dealer at the show set up selling rolls
of new Dark Knight or Star Trek posters or whatever the flavor
of the month is. I know that some are out there – I see them
on eBay and on the boards. Do you guys go to shows at all?
Or is it that you find Cinevent full of “older” collectors who
don’t’ want posters from any movie made in color? Or is it
that it is just so much easier to send an email out to your
customer list and let them know you have the new Transformers2
poster that you don’t need to spend the extra money to go to a
show and try to add to your clientele?
Just curious about all this, as I think it would be great if
there was a huge poster show where dealers of all eras were
set up and there were enough collectors there to make it
worthwhile.
Sean
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