Rudy,
Wow... someone is suing someone over the value of lobby standees? What a
strange world... Anyway, while I love seeing standees in lobbies, every
time I've been offered one I decided to take a pass simply because they
take up so much floor space -- you have to have a pretty large house to
have even one standee in place and not have it completely take over the
room. Most people I've talked to about them have similar reservations. I
think this has served to keep prices comparatively low over the decades
(except for the "spectacular examples for high-powered titles" you
mention).
The other caveat, if one is not purchasing the standee locally is the
hassle and cost of shipping the things. That has to be figured into the
final price and so cuts down the "retail value".
The basic awkwardness and size of most standees has probably also
contributed to them having a higher throw-away ratio than movie posters
which can be stored in a small space. Traditionally the high throw-away
factor would make them valuable, but because of their other aspects it
hasn't worked out that way.
Recently there was a standee of R2D2 from STAR WARS offered on Ebay. I
no longer have the link to the closed auction, and while it wasn't in
mint shape, it was still nice and given the collectible status of the
film I thought it would go for quite a lot, but there didn't seem to be
all that much interest in it.
-- JR
channinglylethomson wrote:
Hello Mopo Members -- Rudy Franchi has asked me to post the following
question to members of MOPO:
I'm doing some research as an expert witness in a law suit involving
the value of recent ( last 10 years ) movie theater lobby standees.
Over the years I've never had much success in selling these - with the
exception of a handful of spectacular examples for high powered
titles. Anyone in the group have positive/negative experiences with
these boxed monsters? Thanks, rudy franchi
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