Thanks very much for providing hard evidence that at least two auction items were involved.
I have three questions: Is it the "well known auction house's" position that they thought both items were genuine before, during, and after the auction? What was the condition grade (and written description of defects) of both on the auctions? Do you know first hand of any other auction items that were involved, and do you know first hand if the person who consigned the two fake items also consigned other items to that auction house, either in that same auction, or in any previous ones? Thanks. Bruce On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Stephen Fishler < [email protected]> wrote: > The current situation involving fake movie posters and lobbies began to > come to light several months ago, when I received a Frankenstein title card > and a Dracula window card from a well known auction house. The window card > looked good to me but the Frankenstein title card screamed out that > something was wrong. The front of the card, which had a great deal of > restoration just did not match the card's back. The notion that the front > was a restored mechanical reproduction married with a genuine, vintage lobby > card back came to mind. > > I sent the Frankenstein TC to Carol Tincup who concurred that the card was > most probably a fake. > > To say that this situation was disturbing was an understatement. I never > thought I'd see the day when fake horror paper could and would be passed off > to unsuspecting collectors as the real McCoys. A real game changer. > > I immediately placed a phone call to the auction house that sold me the > Frankenstein TC in question. They took my suspicions seriously and could > not be more professional. That phone call began a chain of events that led > to the first lawsuit against Kerry Haggard. > > By the way, the Dracula window card was also a fake. But boy, did it look > good. > > I have seen analysis done on the fakes and have no doubt that reliable ways > to weed out the fakes will be available to collectors very, very soon. > > I am reminded of a book entitled "The Billionaire's Vinegar." The > similarities between the scandal involving millions of dollars in fake > vintage wine and the scandal involving fake vintage posters is pretty > startling. > > Stephen Fishler > > > PS - Does anyone have a real Frankenstein title card and Dracula window > card that they can sell me? > > 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. > 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.
