The film "2001; A Space Odyssey" was NOT rereleased in 1970, as far as all of my research tells me. It was in continuous release from its 1968 debut up through 1970. They did revamp the campaign, as almost all are aware, in 1969-1970 to include the "Star-Child" artwork and the "Psychedelic Eye" design. The half sheet we sold yesterday, which I have never seen before and I am a "2001" collector, was dated 1970 but note there was no R before the date on the poster. That is because the poster was part of the same continual release of this film.
In fact , many of the one sheet posters with the 1970 date have the 1968 NSS stamp on the backside. The "Starchild" one sheet from that printing have been known to have the Style "D" on them as well as that would be the style not used in the 1968 release. I know that some would perhaps claim that since it is not from 1968, it must be rerelease but would the same people claim that the 1940 release of Gone with the Wind is a rerelease? From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS? Questions: Why was it not described as a re-release? I thought that was the scurviest eBay trick (listing the year only, but not the re-release aspect). WHO determined THIS is the "Holy Grail" piece for 2001 collectors? How and when did it get a $2000 reserve? Before or after the bid of $2,000 was placed? If I were a rich casual collector, I might well bid on this poster, never realizing I was bidding on a re-release, or that the piece is a "Holy Grail" in the minds of the consignor and the auctioneer only. But once I found out the truth, I would be mightily pissed off. Penny wise and pound foolish! Bruce On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Brude <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Waaaay over-priced for a 1970 RR half-sheet. Opening bid of $200 is more in line (and I still wouldn't buy it). --- On Sat, 3/20/10, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: From: Helmut Hamm <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS? To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:08 PM 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<http://www.filmfan.com> ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected]<http://mc/[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<http://www.filmfan.com> ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected]<mailto:[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.
