It was kind of the same way for me. After I got "Gilda," everything else
seemed like a bonus. I knew it would be the rarest and most difficult thing I
would ever find, topping even "Casablanca" and "This Gun for Hire." It's an
elegant poster that people keep in their collections and thus doesn't turn up
as often as other film noir pieces. I wasn't quite "done," but that was the
peak for me. I was never into horror posters, couldn't afford them anyway, but
I liked the story quality of "Frankenstein." If I was a millionaire, I
would've chased an original one-sheet to Frankenstein and my collection
would've been complete.
But again, the 2003 (and again in 2007) mass evacuations during the wildfires
here were unnerving. Both times, I had to think quickly and could only carry
out 5-7 posters along with other "clutter" I felt was valuable, leaving
everything else behind.
That's when I decided to sell off nearly everything, sticking with cheaper
posters that had nice designs, e.g., I still think Oscar posters are VERY
attractive - and I've yet to see one sell for $$$. (See example below of an
Oscar one-sheet that in my mind, is WAY more attractive than the pre-Oscar
poster from the same title. It's hard to find, arguably more rare than the
original, but it's more adorable, cheap, and not an implicated bootleg like
some of the originals.) But do the calculation in your head...if you had to
evacuate in a moment's notice; which posters would you take? I've done that
calculation since and I sleep much easier now. -d.
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:14:36 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: When was the quality peak year for your collection?
To: [email protected]
Wow....those look familiar!! I would say for me it was about the same time as
you, the early 2000's. I don't buy much anymore for my collection unless a
really cool piece shows up. Once I got my Postman Always Rings Twice one sheet
and then the Suez one sheet at the Butterfield's auction here in L.A., I was
pretty much done. The other posters I want are now way out of my price league,
so I am content with what I have. I try to switch out posters now and again so
I get a fresh look every once in awhile. Thanks for sharing....
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:56:51 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [MOPO] When was the quality peak year for your collection?
To: [email protected]
...I ask this because I came across some photos of my collection, which I took
for insurance purposes. I'm thinking that like most collectors, things come
and go until a collection dwindles to near nothing as tastes change.
I also know most collectors rarely disclose what they own for security reasons,
but I don't mind showing off just one of many "glory corners" in my home as it
looked, circa 2002. Much of what you see below was sold long ago, but looking
back, I would have to say that 2002 was the year when I had the most posters
displayed on every wall space available, so much so that visitors got
headaches, unable to fix their eyes on anything, sort of like a restaurant wall
crammed with too many signed photos. If the photo below was a 360-degree shot,
you would've seen scores of other vintage posters in their own "glory corners."
And this was just in one room. I had black-out curtains in every room to
prevent fading. The major fires that hit our area in 2003 were the turning
point to liquidate almost everything...
I'm not asking people to disclose what they own. (But go ahead if you're
game.) I'm asking if they can identify a "peak year" when they had "most
everything" they could ever had want with their collection. -d.
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