Speaking of unrestored vs. restored, I recently heard that Heritage is still using Jaime Mendez to restore their posters for their upcoming auctions.
In light of all that he has (allegedly) done in this business, should anyone be using him to restore items right now? I think I would much rather have an unrestored item than an item I found he was currently working on. JR Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:51:53 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Subject: Re:THE SLOW DESTRUCTION OF OUR HOBBY and OUR PART IN IT To: [email protected] I agree with Rick we must act in haste and should act responsibly so that fear does not grab hold Rick's post on that matter is spot on. I also agree this the next year or two could be a great time to buy original unrestored posters and like the comic book world, unrestored items will sell for a premium because their authenticity will be easy to spot Rich At 05:17 AM 9/27/2009, [email protected] wrote: I think that any collector or dealing who's looking to buy or bid on a high-end poster or lobby card should be CAUTIOUSLY CONCERNED before proceeding with his possible acquisition, but I can see the lever of PARANOIA and FEAR reaching some kind of a fever pitch soon...and I this 99% of it is UNWARRANTED. This Universal Horror forgery situation was like the PERFECT STORM...you bring together one collector fairly new to the hobby (since 2001, I think the article said). who allegedly joins forces with one of the most brilliant restorers in the hobby---the specter of GREED enters into the equation and...PRESTO...a few months or a couple years later you have a two million dollar forgery plan that ultimately FAILED. But in order for it to ever happen, the linchpin in this whole scenario (or any scenario like it) is THE RESTORER. The fact of the matter is that there are VERY FEW restorers out there who can do the INCREDIBLE things that our Alleged Universal Horror Forgery Restorer can do. Hey, these guys have been virtually PAINTING IN GREAT BIG MISSING PIECES of movie posters for 15 years or more...this practice is NOTHING NEW. On the other hand, creating an ENTIRE poster IS something new. But I don't think there are THAT MANY RESORERS out there who are CAPABLE of pulling something like this off. Sure, I think we should have some entity in the hobby who examines high end pieces and certifies that they're authentic. But with all this FEAR and PARANOIA out there, if I had the funds available, I'd have my sights on that CREATURE 1-Sheet that's presently only at $3300. Hell, the way I see it this is the PERFECT TIME for some 50's Sci-Fi collector out there to get an original Creature From The Black Lagoon US 1-Sheet for, who knows...maybe UNDER $10,000!! I think we as seasoned collectors and dealers have a RESPONSIBILITY not to EMPTY A CAN OF GASOLINE on the gathering flames of FEAR and PARANOIA. Otherwise, we ourselves will be an INTREGAL PART of turning Movie Poster Collecting EVEN ON IT'S HIGHEST LEVEL into a BUYER's MARKET. If the day comes when you can buy an authentic, original CASABLANCA US 1-Sheet for $7500 or an original FRANKENSTEIN US 1-Sheet for $75,000, our hobby will truly be in desperate straits. This kind of Buyer's Market, might be "good" for the Collector, but it's definitely BAD FOR THE HOBBY and the HOBBY'S FUTURE. I think whether it's GLENN BECK or a member poster on MoPo---spewing out utterances of FEAR and PARANOIA are an effective way to make people TOTALLY SCARED SHITLESS when maybe they should be CAUTIOUS + CONCERNED---wanting to EXAMINE ALL OF THE FACTS instead of frantically clutching on to the terrifying SOUND BITES. Hey, I thin we SHOULD be concerned about what's going on...VERY CONCERNED. But I also think that if I had a few extra bucks, I'd email the seller who has the CREATURE 1Sheet up on eBay...ask some questions, perform as thorough investigation as I could---and WIN THAT $20,000 one sheet for 1/2 WHAT IT'S WORTH! The point I'm trying to make is that we need to be a part of the SOLUTION, not a part of the PROBLEM. If we all join in and take the TERROR LEVEL up to RED when maybe it should be on YELLOW---we're consciously or unconsciously throwing fuel on the fire that eventually could lead to "THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR HOBBY".... 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