I read it quickly so maybe I missed it. But, I see "tagging" i.e. DNA and fingerprint marking and I see grading. But, I was hoping for more detail on "authentication" such as HOW and WHAT techniques for actually detecting fakes ..??
-----Original Message----- >From: Todd Spoor <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 8, 2010 5:11 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MOPO] New Authentication and Grading Service > >Hello MOPO, > >I wanted to introduce a new Authentication and Grading Service to all of MOPO >since you will be seeing it in some of the Heritage listings. You can view the >website at www.mpgrading.com > >I have been working on this technology for the last year and half with the >help of Rob Borst, Todd Feiertag and most recently Dan Strebin. > >There are 4 things we are doing that are truly unique, 3 of which are Patent >Pending. I believe all of them will help the movie poster collecting hobby >tremendously. Please read on or go to the website. > >1. One of my initial reasons for creating this service (before the Universal >Horror scandal hit) was the frustration of not knowing how many posters there >are for any given title. I know this is impossible to accurately gage since >there will always be new finds of posters and posters hidden in the archives >of some collectors, but it would be nice to have as accurate a number as >possible. Until now, there has been no way to fingerprint a poster. We have >created a 9 digit DNA invisible ink stain that is placed on the bottom corner >of the poster. The DNA is registered to our company and the chances of it >being reproduced is 1 in 33 trillion. The DNA is so secure it is also >admissible in court. Now, EACH poster has a fingerprint and can be tracked as >it moves from auction to collector and back to auction. (Isn't everyone >curious to really know how many posters of their favorite title are really out >there... I am!!!) > >2. Encrypted Patented Microchip: All of the poster's information is housed in >a tiny encrypted microchip that is recorded in a 1"x 3" ACID FREE tag. This >tag is attached to the BACK of card stock posters, i.e. lobby cards, inserts, >half sheets, 30x40's 40x60's, etc. without having to SLAB them. This tag >CANNOT be removed from the poster with out it going blank, therefore it CANNOT >be placed on a fake. The tag is also laced with our DNA 9 digit number which >MUST MATCH the DNA stain on the front of the poster. For paper stock posters, >i.e. 1 sheets, 3 sheets, 6 sheets, we are only putting the DNA ink stain on >the front of the poster. The Encrypted microchip tag is placed on a >Certificate of Authenticity that accompanies the poster with a MATCHING DNA >ink stain that corresponds to the poster. > >3. Patented Grading System: I think everyone would agree that if we sent a >poster to 10 different dealers or auction houses we would probably get 5 to 6 >DIFFERENT grades! I have heard almost everyone complain that if you send an >item to a "Grading Company" then send the SAME item back 6 months later, you >will probably get a different grade. This will never happen again with this >system. I worked very closely with a Computer Programming Development team to >devise a computer generated grading program, called MP GradePRO. Over 1000 >hours went into the testing of this program to insure that no matter WHO >grades a poster, it will be done without bias. The program assigns weights to >every flaw therefore reducing the grade of the poster as more flaws are >recorded. For example, all the grader has to do is measure each tear, whether >it is in the border or into the image, count how many of each size tear there >are and then enter that info into the grading system. The program then calc ! > ulates the grade. It's that simple, in other words, NO MORE SUBJECTIVITY!!! > To show you how accurate this is, Ron Borst, Todd Feieretag and myself all > graded a poster independently of each other. We then had a complete novice > who had never handled an original movie poster before in her life grade the > same poster that we did. The grade came out the same!!! Wouldn't it be great > to know that your poster's grade didn't go up or down based on if the grader > is having a bad day??? > >4. 21 megapixel image complete with color index chart: Our 4th level of >security is to take the highest resolution image available that is uncorrected >color-wise. The color chart is kept next to the image so that if the poster >comes back to us, it can be compared for reference to make sure that fading >has not occurred. The picture is also a road map to show every detail and flaw >so that if the poster is ever re-graded, it can be matched to the original >image to insure authenticity and record any new flaws. > >It is my hope that most of you will see this is NOT an attempt to bring >another money making grading system to the hobby. What we are trying to do is >BRING NEW PEOPLE into a hobby that we all love and want to see prosper. What >we are giving people is a way to feel secure by: >A. Knowing what they are buying is real. >B. That it is graded in an unbiased and accurate manner. >C. Can be tracked and will eventually know how many of a particular title are >out there. >D. Poster or lobby Card can still be displayed without encapsulating or >slabbing the item. > >I welcome comments, as I know there will be many!!! >Regards, >Todd Spoor and the MPgrading Team. > > 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. Kevin Conway Conway's Vintage Treasures www.CVTreasures.com 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.
