To answer the question of why the poster in question sold so well in Heritage's auction, I suggest one look at the link below. Take into account that the item did come from the personal collection of Sam Arkoff, the film's producer and was in excellent condition. This was a one-time deal and came with a notarized certificate of authenticity by Arkoff's son. This may very well have been the reason it sold so well, IMHO.
http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=695&Lot_No=85133 Grey -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jbirddouglass Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] question regarding rarity If this "X" half sheet sells for $3500, I'll eat my "Screaming Skull" one sheet on You Tube. I've seen this happen a few times since I got back into the hobby in the early to mid Nineties. "Invasion of the Saucer Men" sold for huge dough at some auction, and all subsequent examples of this title have been selling for a king's ransom ever since. Ditto with "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman" and "Wasp Woman". While this AIP piece is indeed beautiful, I just don't see the long-term break-the-bank effect happening on this one. There's a LOT of copies of this poster floating around out there, especially the one sheets. Plus, it's not quite kitschy enough to really have that extra-special B-movie mojo, in the opinion of this aficionado of le cinema de crappe.. Greg Douglass PS-Of course, if I'm wrong, I'll be kicking myself for selling my one sheet on this title for a couple of hundred bucks a few years back. Bruce Hershenson wrote: > One thing to remember Jeff, is that you never see cancelled checks > after auctions end, to prove the sale actually took place, and that it > was at the reported price, or that no trade was involved, or that the > "buyer" didn't take a year to pay (if they ever paid at all). > > Many times over the past 40 years I have seen items "sold" for HUGE > prices, and later learned that the buyer never paid. When the item > goes back to auction, the new buyer THINKS they got a "great deal" > because they ONLY paid a quarter of what the previous "buyer" paid, > when it often was the case that NO ONE ever paid that price. > > Also, many auctions over the years have been caught red-handed posting > sky-high "results" that never happened. Since they don't pay any > commissions to anyone if it is their own poster, it is only their > personal integrity that prevents them from reporting false results. > > The owner of the world's largest sports memorabilia auction was > ARRESTED a few months ago by the FBI and charged with numerous > offenses, including selling false autographs, doctoring cards, etc, > and that auction house was shut down. > > Don't always believe what is "reported" and take everything you read > with several HUGE grains of salt. > > Bruce > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Walton, Jeffrey > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Here is a poster > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/X-THE-MAN-w-X-RAY-EYES-1963-GORGEOUS-HS-VF-XF-LOOK_W0QQitemZ330338121926QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ce9afb8c6&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A9%7C294%3A30> > offered on ebay > > > > Now I thought it was a rather large anomaly that one sold at > heritage for over 4 grand, then the next auction (may 9) they had > one sell for over $1000 > > > > Yet here is the same poster (of which I have had two pass through > my hands and still have one) listed for a ton. > > > > Now I ask you this....is this another case in..."hey this poster > sold for a ****load at auction....so mine must be worth the same." > And now every time this poster is offered for sale it will be at > this new inflated price because someone once forked over this > ridiculous amount (IMO). > > > > I've been collecting for over 20 years...my forte is sci-fi...and I've > seen this poster many times in the past 20 years...so in my opinion > it is really shouldn't demand the same price as some of the > higher-end posters in this genre. 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