Kevin,
C'mon... that's the next move for the forgers: Instead of creating
pristine fakes, create "distressed" fakes that look "unrestored" with
all kinds of wrinkles, pin holes and a few tape stains. Maybe not worth
quite as much as the pristine fakes, but still worth Big Bucks and
less-likely to be ever-so-carefully scrutinized.
-- JR
Kevin Conway wrote:
No, now just buy Uniersal that has pinholes, aged tape stains, corner
tears, age related coloring, well beat up stuff. At least it's real.
like this Wolfman. Then I'll leave it up to the new owner if he/she
wants to restore it.
http://www.cvtreasures.com/vintage-movie-posters-sci-fi-horror-movie-posters-c-66_76/wolf-man-original-lobby-card-1941-scarce-p-1922
-----Original Message-----
From: "Steven F. Poole"
Sent: Nov 16, 2009 7:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce and restoration
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
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