Well, Helmut, that particular Style B Starchild Halfsheet had never before come up for auction by any auction house, mentioned in any volume of John Kisch, nor had any dealer I had spoken to about it had EVER seen it. Honestly that piece is stunningly rare and a surprise to anyone who collects on 2001:a space odyssey. Plus it was really cool looking with the unique blue water color tinting and dribble in the poster art itself. I mean if THE STING poster got $4500 and we have all seen one on several occasions and a 2001:a space odyssey that no one seems to have seen, maybe it was actually a bargain! fwf In a message dated 3/20/2010 9:08:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Of course, we won't hear the end of every story out there, but I'm pretty optimistic, that the majority of 'recorded' sales actually go through. Of course, sometimes the same copy of a poster comes back to auction, but I'm under the impression that quite a number of high- priced posters are not nearly as rare as they are (were?) assumed to be. Be that as may, what do you guys think of this $2,000 poster: I think I've seen it somewhere before, but $2,390 for an R70 halfsheet on A SPACE ODYSSEY? And only one bidder. http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php? Sale_No=7019&Lot_No=85470 I think I've seen it somewhere before, but I'm not sure. $2,390 for an R70 halfsheet on A SPACE ODYSSEY? And only one bidder. HH Am 20.03.2010 um 16:45 schrieb Bruce Hershenson: > Remember that items that "sell" for high prices often return to the > auction block in the very next auction (or a couple of auctions > later). Maybe the buyers never paid, or maybe the consignors bought > their own items, or whatever. We are never told "the rest of the > story". > > But LOTS of people have been sucked in to buying a poster for say, > $2,000 because it is a bargain since it previously "sold" for > $4,000, when it may well be that the $4,000 "sale" was never > consummated. > > Bruce > 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.
