" I would hope that the auction houses and dealers who may have also inadvertantly offered these pieces as genuine would eagerly welcome this kind of a "master list" so the pieces can begin to be picked up in this train wreck within the hobby."
Please don't post like this again, especially while I am drinking something. Now I have to clean all the milk I sprayed off the monitor. " eagerly welcome this kind of a "'master list'"! That's a hoot. How about "would rather have six inch needles plunged into their eyes rather than admit to ANYTHING"? bRUCE On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Steven F. Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sean- > Thanks for your reply. I need to take the card under a strong light and > examine with a magnifying glass. > Something you said in this makes all of the sense in the world to me. > *If the restorer who made these ever decides to make a list of the titles > he made and the quanities it would certainly help in removing the fakes from > the market and easing the fears of collectors like* > *yourself.* > * *This really would be a tremendous aid for collectors in getting to > the root of at least this particular venture in fakery. It would indeed > eliminate much of the suspicion and doubts. I would hope that the auction > houses and dealers who may have also inadvertantly offered these pieces as > genuine would eagerly welcome this kind of a "master list" so the pieces can > begin to be picked up in this train wreck within the hobby. Of course, > that would be an admission of guilt in the alleged fraud but it sure would > be a step toward redemption! > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sean Linkenback <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:29 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Where to send Universal material to authenticate? > > Steve, > I don't know where or how you understood that all the fakes are supposedly > paperbacked, but nothing could be further from the truth. While the > one-sheets and three-sheets are linenbacked, all the smaller sizes (halves, > inserts, and lobbies) are NOT paperbacked - though they are all restored. > Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein itself as a title is not out of the > clear, as I have seen a fake Title Card on this film in person. I have not > seen any scene card as of yet, but that doesn't mean anything one way or the > other. > If the restorer who made these ever decides to make a list of the titles he > made and the quantities it would certainly help in removing the fakes from > the market and easing the fears of collectors like yourself. > Of course it is certainly possible that a card can be 60+ years old and > still be as fresh as the day it was produced. Look at some of the beautiful > lobby sets Todd is offering for sale as an example. I myself have even had > near perfect mint cards from Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and those lobbies are > nearly 90 years old. > The main question is - how good do you feel about your ability to spot > restoration? If you have a good eye for restoration and your lobby appears > to be completely unrestored, then it is most likely original. > > Sean > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Steven F. Poole <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:42 PM > *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. > > 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. > > ------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.14.4/2416 - Release Date: 10/05/09 > 18:23:00 > > 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.
