I agree with you 100% Rich. Zeev
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] ORIG METROPOLIS GERMAN 3 SHEET ON EBAY 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 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.
