We had this discussion at Cinevent and to be honest none are in favor of it. From my point the main reason is because if one should want to frame and display a lobby card then how can you in a slabbed acrylic case?
Then there are many other reasons of course all of which will be obvious but the main one is you have to trust a CGC committee that are loking at condition overall, what about when you have a restored lobby card on of say three known copies or some such? Because it is restored is it no less of an item? I also think it's a matter making extra money, CGC and an other recognized committee will charge and whatever the cost it's extra on top and would a CGC committee member really be able to judge a lobby card - shouldn't those slabbing the Lobby Cards be a lobby card expert not a comic expert? If that is the case who do we chose for every one of us who buy sell deal and collect lobby cards will all have differing opinions of condition and grading. And then if the committee members are those out there who have been dealing etc will Joe Blow buying X Lobby and knows that John Doe is on the committee whom he dislikes because John Doe has been found to rip off one or two of his clients then wil Slabbing work? I don't think so. -----Original Message----- From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 4:03 Subject: [MOPO] Slabbed Lobby Cards at Heritage I have been browsing through the latest Heritage catalogue and once again it is very impressive. One thing that will be of interest to many is that amount of "slabbed" lobby cards that appear in this auction. A great many look to be sealed in some sort of plastic with a grading by CGC whoever they may be. I have never been too keen on the idea of slabbed lobby cards and wonder what you guys think about them. My concerns are: Slabbing and grading the cards would add to the overall cost of the cards and surely it would be hardly worthwhile on lobby cards of medium value - say $200.00 What materials are used when slabbing the cards? Is the plastic and materials used to slab the card acid free, uv protected, etc? It looks as though the plastic may be flexible ie it could be bent or creased. Does slabbing protect the card from any damage? How does slabbing affect framing? What happens if sunlight affects the card? If damage occurrs whilst the card is slabbed can the card be regraded? How will this "trend" affect lobby cards that have not been slabbed? Will the value of lobby cards be increased or decreased by slabbing? I know that some collectors will prefer to have the card in its original state and will avoid purchasing cards that have been slabbed. No doubt, there will be others who will like the idea. Regards John Website: www.moviemem.com JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia 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.
