I think tonight's set of auctions proved that it is not lesser restoration that dedicated collectors mind (because some know that some posters are very hard to find in any condition, and others don't mind getting common posters in lesser condition if they get a large enough discount), but rather they hate being lied to and being played for chumps, when they bid on posters they are told have little restoration, and when they receive them they find lots of lesser restoration.
There shouldn't be a single buyer from tonight's auctions who does not know EXACTLY what to expect when their package is delivered. Restoration (good or bad) is not the villain here; it is those who deceive collectors (whether by over-grading, or by creating fakes). Bruce On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Franc <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a nice poster, graphically pleasing and someone was betting that it > will be worth something someday in the distant future probably because it is > a Bond film. Maybe, maybe not. FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James > Richard > *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [MOPO] Linen-backing a 2006 poster? > > Bruce's auction today contains a textbook example of how insane the whole > linen-backing craze became in recent years. Why would anybody pay to > linen-back a 2006 movie poster? And then do a poor job of it? > > > http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1587401 > > ... and I'm not even going to go into the question of why there are already > 10 bids on this offense to nature which have pushed it up to $39 with 3 > hours still to go... > > -- JR > > > 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. > > 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.
