Hey Principal.. Sounds like the real & true facts you presented to this seller finally caused him to fall, like a house of cards.
Nice work!! -KL On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:26 AM, The Principal Archivist <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry to burst your bubble, but it was MY email that pushed him over the > edge! As follows: > > > > Dear magic_carpet_deals, > > Hi - this item looks very exciting, and I am very interested in it, but I > have a couple of questions: Next to "King Kong," it says "Vuelve," which in > Spanish means, "It returns". Why would the lobby cards from the original > release in 1933 say "it returns"? Also, they say "Nueva edicion en > Superpanoramico," which means "New version in Super Panavision". Why would > the original lobby cards from 1933 say "new edition" and also mention a > screen format that did not exist in 1933? > > Based on this wording on the lobby cards, I think these cards may be from a > re-release. If they are really original from 1933, why do you think they > said "it returns" and "new version in Super Panavision"? > > Thanks! > > To which he replied: > > > > NI! I CHANGED DESCRIPTION! THANKS FOR YOUR INSIGHT! > > - magic_carpet_deals > > > > > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard > Halegua Comic Art > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fw: King Kong's Inside Leg Measurement..... > > > > Man you guys must have poor people skills.. > > I wrote the guy this comment: > > Hey, I don't want to burst your bubble, but these Mexican posters are from > the 1972 re-issue in Mexico. The original King Kong lobby cards from Mexico > for the 1933 release are only Green and not full color and the 1938 release > are red cards and again not full color. All knowledgable King Kong > collectors know these facts. > > now I'll be honest folks.. I have no idea what original 1933 Kong cards look > like. I was just hoping he'd send me an email I could laugh at. Instead he > wrote this to me: > > thanks ! I changed description.. > - magic_carpet_deals > > and he did indeed change the description > > that's almost funnier than anything you folks got > > LOL > > 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.
