I am one of the proud owners of the fake Fistful of Dollars lobby
cards. I bought them ~20 years ago when some company advertised them
in MCW. I knew they looked funny when I received them, but I didn't
have enough experience at the time to know they were fake. They are
very poorly done reproductions. They are on a strange glossy paper
that is unlike any other lobby cards I've seen.
Does anyone remember who sold these? (Or maybe it was several
companies.) I'd like my refund now.
-rk
On Oct 13, 2009, at 1:33 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
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.
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.
David Lieberman
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