I could see this happening....start with a minnow and try to hook something bigger down the line....it might be the same thing that happened with the Attack of the 50ft woman, lets see what we can get away with first mentality...
________________________________ From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven F. Poole Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Where to send Universal material to authenticate? Hi all- A month or so ago, after the whole Universal horror scam scandal broke, I contacted Profiles regarding a lot that I had purchased in their spring auction. It is a 1948 lobby card for ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN and is the card of the boys discovering the Monster in the packing crate (my favorite card from the set). Naturally, I had a knee-jerk reaction to the fakes issue and checked the card out again closely. It is presents as near mint with no backing. I began to wonder about something that is supposeded to be 60+ years old and is, for lack of a better term, as "minty white" as could possiblyh be. I did not know at the time the scandal first broke that the alleged fakes are all apparently paper backed. I called Profiles and met with a rather dismissive response that the "reproductionists" would not possibly have bothered with such a low-end card (although it hammered at almost $1000, including the premium which is just about where this card sells retail). At the time, I was somewhat reassured although felt as though the person I spoke with apparently representing Profiles on this issue really considered my card a small fish in their large pond and it was not worth pursuing any kind of authentication. The Profiles rep. did say that if I still had a doubt, I could send it to Poster Mountain to have it proclaimed authentic. My question is, would a card like this have been indeed not been , for the alleged scammers, "worth their while" to fake? Also, I have not really relished the idea of speaking with Profiles again but was wondering if they are still utilizing Poster Mountain for authentication or using another source if I wanted it checked out. Thanks in advance for any direction. Steve 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. _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________ 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.
