Touche Grey!
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Smith, Grey - 1367" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Nov 16, 2009 7:44 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce and restoration
>
>I beg to differ, I believe it was Sean Linkenback who made this known! There
>is no "fake-free" zone!
>
>On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:27 PM, "Steven F. Poole"
><[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>This just goes to show how deeply the "virus" of these fakes have permeated
>the market and the hobby. When a highly respected operation like Bruce's
>can be taken in (at least through the duration of the auction) there really
>does not seem to be any absolute venue for purchasing Universal horror
>material without some concerns. I applaud Bruce in making this known in a
>transparent public way. It certainly does not give eMovieposter a black eye,
>but it does underscore the necessity for vigilance in this sector of the
>poster world.
>I'm curious if anyone who collected the Universal Horror material has backed
>off since the problem of the fakes arose.
> Steve
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bruce Hershenson<mailto:[email protected]>
>To: <mailto:[email protected]>
>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce and restoration
>
>The card is almost certainly fake. I was waiting to hear back from the
>consignor before posting publicly about it, because I didn't want him to learn
>of it in any other way than directly from me.
>
>I have not heard back from him, and I have posted the explanation of what
>occurred in my latest club message.
>
>For those here who are not members, here is that section of the club message:
>
>I went away for an entire week on family business, and
>eMoviePoster.com<http://eMoviePoster.com> ran just fine without me!
>
>Last week I went to New York, because my mother is ailing, and I needed to
>help her move into an assisted living facility. Needless to say, this was a
>stressful time for everyone concerned, and my first thought was to have no
>auctions during the week I was traveling, but I knew that my 23 employees were
>completely able to run not only the auctions, but every aspect of the business
>(except for these club messages, which I prepare personally), so we conducted
>"business as usual", and just about everything ran smoothly in my absence,
>which is a real tribute to the skills of all the people here!
> There was one problem that would NOT have occurred had I not been
> traveling. Just as I was leaving, a new consignment arrived that included a
> lobby card from Son of Frankenstein. Since our next lobby card auction will
> not be for several months, I told my employees to include that card in the
> auction of single lobby cards that was just about to start, even though I
> could not examine the card. I knew that I was returning just as the auction
> was ending, so if the card proved to be one of the infamous "Universal fakes"
> I could cancel the auction and return the card to the consignor.
> I returned Tuesday night as the auctions were ending, and I looked
> closely at the card, and it is almost certainly a fake. It has all the
> tell-tale signs of the fakes (it appears to be restored on the back, but it
> was NOT paperbacked), and when you look super-closely at the back, you can
> see defects on the back that do not perfectly match up to defects on the
> front.
> So as soon as the auction ended, I e-mailed the "buyer" to tell him I was
> canceling the auction (and why), and I also e-mailed the consignor to alert
> him to what had occurred, so that he could contact the person he bought it
> from, and get a refund (if possible). The high bidder was understanding, and
> I have just heard back from the consignor that he purchased it from an
> English auction house, so one would certainly hope he will get a refund just
> as soon as he returns the card to them.
> This makes me conclude two things:
>1) I need to continue to personally inspect and grade ALL restored items
>eMoviePoster.com<http://eMoviePoster.com> offers for auction. I made an
>exception this one time because of the unusual circumstances (and because I
>knew I was returning as the card ended), but I won't make any exceptions in
>the future, and I will continue my policy of not auctioning ANY items where I
>have ANY doubt as to its authenticity.
>2) Given that this item turned up in an English auction, it shows that the
>fakes are spreading all over the globe, and ALL restored expensive items
>(especially Universal horror) must now be scrutinized EXTREMELY carefully to
>be certain of their authenticity.
>
>On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Sean Linkenback
><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> wrote:
>
>Speaking of restoration and lobby cards.
>
>If the winner or consignor of the Son of Frankenstein lobby card that was sold
>in Bruce's auction this past Thursday is on the list, I would be interested in
>talking to you.
>
>That particular card was sold 3-4 times by Kerry Haggard to individuals and
>all turned out to be fakes. The one Bruce had looked exactly like the one
>that Haggard used to make his fakes, and I would be very interested to learn
>where it came from.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Conway"
><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
>To: <mailto:[email protected]>
>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 3:16:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] HERITAGE, linen.......
>
>I wanted the Abbott & Costello Meet Frank lobby cards but the restoration on
>all of them detered me.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael B
>Sent: Nov 14, 2009 1:18 PM
>To: <mailto:[email protected]>
>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>Subject: [MOPO] HERITAGE, linen.......
>
>i am hesitant (meaning that i usualyy don't buy) linen posters because images
>cannot show the repairs/damage. heritage's images of linen make it hard to
>see the repairs, even when you enlarge. don't think i am anti-heritage: in
>the last year, i purchased about 10 good pieces, unrestored. condition was
>excellent on each, just as the pics showed.
>
>check out heritage's THE THIRD MAN 3 SHEET on linen:
><http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7014&Lot_No=89469>
>http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7014&Lot_No=89469
>was this a good buy? the winner appears to have been at the auction live.
>this THIRD MAN sold for less than the one sheet.
>
>their NOW, VOYAGER one-sheet on linen didn't get a lot, although this is a
>highly-sought after title.
>
>are linen pieces decreasing in value? you all know my anti-restoration
>thoughts, but nearly all three sheets have been restored.
>
>
>michael
>
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