I have a question for our members:
why is it so common that people on this board & others feel the need
to "thread crap" on people's items that are listed for sale???
It happens all to often and is almost always unjustified
For instance, the recent dumping on the CFTBL 1sheet that was listed
on fleaBay of which there was so much chat on these boards
questioning it's authenticity, even after Diane Jeffrey pointed out
that she had linenbacked the poster in question. The poster went
unsold and you have to wonder if the thread-crapping by certain
members affected the fellow's ability to sell his poster, and what for??
I have no argument with anyone who makes justified comments on
thieves, but ruining someone's reputation or ability to sell
something they own is really something that goes over the line.
Now I'm not saying that JR is ruining anything on Schacter's
Metropolis poster in particular. Largely because anyone interested in
that poster could care less what anyone on this board except a small
few advanced collectors might think, but I have no doubt that bashing
on some items (like the CFTBL 1sh) affects the sellers, and you have
to ask - "for what purpose?"
JR is a friend of mine, and I do believe it's his right to comment on
postings to this board like it is anyone else's right.. but there are
ways to disagree without being disagreeable and that's the difference
between "thoughtful commentary" and "thread crapping" and honestly, I
think JR is off base on this one and a tad over the line
Questioning the authenticity of the CFTBL poster should have begun
by questioning the seller directly, and getting the required
information to make justifiable comments. It should not begin by
indicating something is hinky. That's just poor journalism due to a
lack of understanding what the facts are. It's alot like Sarah Palin
calling a proposal to fund "end of life discussion with your doctor"
a Government "Death Panel".. It's a total crock of shit, and those
posts will follow that CFTBL poster around for some time. How can
anyone think that's right?? It's like the guy who gets called a
pedophile and is on the front page of every newspaper in America and
then when the facts reveal that the claim was a lie, the retraction
is on page 23 in small print. His life is ruined because of all the
sewing circle nannys who needed gossip.
To the Metropolis poster.. who can say what the poster is worth?? Or
who can say what Ken is justified in when profiting on his possession??
No question, the poster is very rare, although my understanding is
that there are more copies extant than the four he mentions in his
listing that are held in institutional collections. regardless, the
poster is what is referred to in art circles as "priceless" just as
Todd's (and Borst's) copies of posters like Dracula. How do you
reliably price such gems that are in such short supply that only a
small few people around the world can own them??
Do I feel the poster is worth $2,000,000??
To be honest, I don't have an opinion on that factor. It belongs to
Ken, you can't find another if you try. He can ask whatever he feels
like asking. If someone wants to fork over $2m, that's between him
and Ken, just like if someone wants to give Todd $995,000 for his
Dracula poster - that's between Todd and the buyer.
We're not talking about a Forbidden Planet poster that is easily
found, or a Day the Earth Stood Still or a Dr No Quad, all posters
that can be had for a certain price and if someone were to ask
$50,000 for any of them that we can all point to market sales
indicating true values.. The Metropolis poster is the equivalent of
"one of a kind rarity" and is not subject to the same equivocations
as posters that you can find if you're looking.
For the record, I'm not shocked at the $2,000,000 asking price Ken
has on the poster - I'm shocked that he is interested in selling the
poster at all seeing as he worked so hard to put the money together
to buy it and saved so many months..
Rich
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