>From my e-mail club message #445:
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I want to show a side-by-side comparison of one of the earliest and most
notorious fakes in our hobby, the lobby card set from "A Fistful of
Dollars". *
I call this "A Fistful of Comparisons". Go to *
http://www.emovieposter.com/club/staticpages/fistfulofrepros/fistful_of_comparisons.htm
* to see some really first rate side-by-side scans of both an original card
and a fake, plus detailed descriptions in words, prepared by our
incomparable Phillip Wages! In addition, we also have some tantalizing
written evidence that seems to show that there is a good chance that the
original card we show was not only the actual card that was used to make the
reproduction, but also creates the real possibility that the fakes were
created by "Professor Powers" (if you are not aware of who this is, go to *
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/mymovieposters/aboutme.htm*, either before
or after you view the above page (and please know that, even though
"Professor Powers" has all kinds of scholarly information about himself, no
one in the hobby has ever seen or heard of him, and many in the hobby think
that "Professor Powers" was created by the people who also created the minty
white fakes, and that one of them in fact wore a disguise to pose as
"Professor Powers"!
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I want to add that Tom is correct of course that there WERE many true
warehouse finds, and I have no doubt he made many of them way back when.
But *THE MINTY WHITE INSERTS AND LOBBY CARDS IN NO WAY RESULTED FROM A
"WAREHOUSE FIND"!* They are printed on an entirely different sort of paper,
and they are reproduced from originals, with lower quality printing. They
were printed sometime in the last ten years by a couple of unscrupulous
individuals, and then traded in large quantities to several dealers with
large inventories of real "warehouse finds" of crappy titles, so the result
is that there are five or six individuals who now have large inventories of
crap, interspersed with minty white repros of good titles, and they are
hoping time will blur the distinction between the two!
I also know that these were likely printed over several years time, with
several bootleg printings of each, and that the quality of them varies from
"God-awful" to "really high quality", but they still always have the problem
of being on a different paper stock that is somewhat glossy on the back, and
the "fuzziness" to the printing.
Hey if you want to "believe" in these, be my guest! If you think it is just
a matter of time before these are widely accepted, then you should stock up
on them now while they are still affordable. You should take a trip to the
city where these originated, and I have no doubt that if you give them
advance notice, those guys can have as many ready for you as you want to
buy!
Bruce
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Tom Martin <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Court Of MOPO I ask for summery Judgement in favor Of Tom and that the
> minty white case be dismissed
> forever on no one having any bonifide proof other then hearsay.
>
> we ask that Court rule in favor of Tom and that David be ordered to buy him
> a veegie sandwich, and send his son one bootleg - hairy belt star wars
> poster style a
>
> that Zeev and Phil and Jr Richards,, each send Tom a coupon for a Cup of
> starbucks brew.
>
> and that any others that disagreed be held in contempt of court.
>
> for purpituity and beyond.
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> David Lieberman wrote:
>
>
> is there any other dealer (other than the bad guys that have been selling
> them on ebay for the past several years and other than Tom)......that thinks
> these things are real?? anyone on mopo? anyone on nsfge? anyone on mpf??
>
> I'd reeeealy like to hear from someone reputable that thinks they are real.
> Seriously......if you are a dealer or long time collector that believes
> these minty whites are real......please speak up now.
>
> I have no doubt that there were warehouse "finds" from nss with tens of
> thousands of inserts of hundreds (if not thousands) of titles that were
> bought for pennies........I also have no doubt that several POPULAR TITLES
> were illegally reprinted after hours by unscrupulous employees *several
> years after the films were originally released*. Yes, I have spoken with
> people who were there when this went on. Of course, they still wish to
> remain anonymous.......so what absolute proof do I have???? Zero, zilch,
> nada...........just tons and tons of circumstantial evidence......the fact
> that these popular titles are still sold weekly on ebay for over ten years
> from the same few criminal sellers...., expert opinions from some of the top
> dealers and long time collectors from all over the world.......my own common
> sense.......plus the use of my own eyes, hands, and nose that tells me
> something is NOT right with them.
>
>
>
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