All this is true enough, but it is the top of the pyramid that gives verve and interest to collecting. It is high-end performance of posters --- such as the posters you used to sell at Christies - and to some extent still offer today - as well as Sothebys, Heritage, etc - oh, and let's not forget MovieArt !! - that very much help to create vital interest in collecting.
Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Mar 20, 2010, at 8:56 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > Here's the thing about expensive movie posters. It doesn't amount to a hill > of beans what all the "rooters" think a poster SHOULD sell for. All that > matters is what the few well-heeled bidders think, and when one of the major > players (Kirk Hammett) switches from buyer to seller, that is a HUGE reversal > in the tiny high end part of the hobby. > > The entire hobby is a pyramid. I have sold to 31,000 movie paper fans, and > maybe 20,000 of those would never spend even $100 on a single item. Probably > another 8,000 would never spend $500, and probably another 2,000 would never > spend $1,000. That last 1,000 or so HAVE spent $1,000 or more on a single > poster. > > How many have spent $40,000 or more? A couple of dozen or so. And it is what > THEY think of the Metropolis insert that matters, not what anyone else thinks. > > I am content to keep mostly selling to those 20,000 who like posters between > $1 and $100. THAT part of the hobby is doing quite well! > > Bruce > > P.S. My estimates are wild guesses, although I could, if I wanted, analyze my > sales and see the actual numbers. The true numbers might be off, but the > basis concept is 100% sound. The top of the pyramid is incredibly tiny, just > as it is in comic books, or baseball cards, or Van Gogh paintings. > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art > <[email protected]> wrote: > first time I said $75-125k > then I said $100-125k > > I still think at $100k, I was closest.. LOLOLOL > > > > At 08:41 PM 3/19/2010, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >> So who was closest? >> >> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:26 AM, allen day <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'll take some of that action. >> >> $168k (includes BP) >> >> ad >> >> --- On Fri, 3/19/10, Brek Anderson < [email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Brek Anderson < [email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS? >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 12:45 AM >> >> >> $268,361 Bet 25 cents. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Richard Halegua Comic Art" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:24:36 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS? >> >> much less than that I think.. $100-125k >> >> >> At 11:13 AM 3/18/2010, James Richard wrote: >> Is there a betting pool going on what the METROPOLIS poster will go for this >> weekend at Heritage? >> >> I'm thinking around $200,000 (since it is "only an insert" and doesn't >> actually have the image of the robot-Maria on it). >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7019&Lot_No=85446 >> >> This Friday, March 19th the 'Rarest Of The Rare' 1927 Metropolis Movie >> Poster is up for Auction >> 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. >> >> >> 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. > 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.
