Check that. The Gilda style B that Bruce sold last summer was near pristine w/only fold-line restoration; (un-retouched archived photo below). Nate's example by comparison has fading issues.
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:53:54 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: REVISED WITH LIVE LINK: GILDA is Back - Dumped bidder / fall-through sale? To: [email protected] Nothing nefarious being suggested here, because it's apparent that Nate's Autographs has a higher clientele - but I always find it interesting to see how two sellers present the exact same pricey item to the auction market. We're talking big dollars here and the only thing I can think of is Nate is trying to "flip Gilda" and avoid absorbing a loss (hence the aborted sale for "just" $17,500 last week), despite the ugly brown tape on the back that he doesn't show in his own sale. Some high rollers are known to take $$$ losses after owning something valuable for a short time, and, seeing no recourse for a refund, immediately put it back on the market. I don't think that's the case here. However, I also think it's significant that for an heirloom poster like this, Nate chooses to show close-ups of the bottom border but - while he DOES use words to describe the defects and tape - he chooses NOT to show pictures of the back like the original seller of this poster did back in January here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=350429339368&si=S%252FJ%252BIObhWdBqpcxKNC%252BiNGibvLs%253D Another thing that's weird: if we presume the winning bidder (Nate's) BUYS from a different eBay account then he SELLS - it's worth noting the feedback counts of the winner in January do not match those of Nate's in the CURRENT sale. This Gilda is still worth a lot of $$$ because I don't see paper loss, just an overall raggedness, a big scratch down Hayw orth's dress, some slight fading and more browning than the excellent condition example on linen Bruce sold a few months ago for more than $25K. I have always had a long-term interest in the fortunes of this poster, which I once owned in my collection. Here are all of the images of this poster collected from both sales. Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:56:46 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: GILDA is Back - Dumped bidder / fall-through sale? To: [email protected] REVISED WITH LIVE LINK. There's something strange going on with that sale. Last week, the seller "apparently" accepted a "best offer" for $17,500. That offer WAS accepted. Either the buyer got cold feet or the seller had second thoughts. At any rate, that sale (original link below), was for the same poster, and it "closed" eight days ago (Feb. 26), and now, as Jay pointed out, it's back. http://cgi.ebay.com/1946-Rita-Hayworth-Gilda-One-Sheet-Movie-Poster-/190494225280 Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:44:27 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: GILDA is Back To: [email protected] For $33,500.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/1946-Rita-Hayworth-Gilda-One-Sheet-Movie-Poster-/170611645124 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.
