As far as condition, David's was definitely superior: the one on Heritage had extra folds and a stain on Kong's chest. Some collectors certainly would reject a piece for those defects.
But there really is no accounting for price differences. I remember very well that back in 2006 I sold, via Bruce H, a number of old horror/sci-fi lobby cards. While it went quite well, two disappointments for me were a SHE-CREATURE #5 and a Sherlock Holmes WOMAN IN GREEN (scene where Watson is pulling Holmes from the ledge.) Both were in very nice condition. In an auction two months earlier than mine, the SHE-CREATURE #5 had sold for $166.43 and mine went for $77.26. The Holmes went for $465.00 two months prior mine went for $162.45. I had to wonder what had happened to the under-bidders from the previous auction! LOL They had probably spend their allotment on other pieces and were tapped out when mine came around. Such is this "hobby". Pov ----- May the holes in your collection be filled and the ideas in your head be shared. --- On Thu, 7/29/10, James Richard <[email protected]> wrote: From: James Richard <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] KING KONG Danish poster 1948 To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 3:37 PM David, Thanks. How weird that you were able to get twice what Heritage could at open auction with a straight Buy-It-Now ploy on Ebay. I guess it shows there are some well-heeled buyers who still cruise Ebay but for some reason don't necessarily follow Heritage auctions. Everyone agrees movie poster collecting is a "small world", but apparently at the same time it is large enough to allow this sort of discrepancy to happen more often than one might think. -- JR David Lieberman wrote: full asking price 1595....roughly twice what one sold for at heritage. David Lieberman [email protected] writes: So what did it go for? Since you only had it on ebay for 12 hours, I presume you listed it with a Buy It Now option (which seems a little dicey to chance with an item like this instead of going for a full bidding war). -- JR David Lieberman wrote: Since this only lasted on ebay for about 12 hours before we sold it, I thought I'd post this in case anyone wanted to see it. I think it is an awesome poster. http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/92010a/kongjul10.jpg 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.
