Good catch Rick. As you likely know, there was a warehouse find of these 3-sheets and they are all over the place, but still often sell for $50 to $150.
It took us a while to pin down the exact date, but it is definitely 1947. Bruce On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Hi, Everyone, > > Here is an example of a seller who hasn't taken the time to research > the poster he (or she) is selling and describes it as being an "original > 1934 3-Sheet" from "Call It Murder" starring Humphrey Bogart. I informed > the seller that it was in fact a late 40's reissue 3-Sheet from a 1934 film > originally titled "Midnight". > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-1934-Call-Murder-3-Sheet-Movie-Poster-Humphrey-Bogart-Sidney-Fox-/220926616222?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337040a29e > This is the response I received: > > *Hi, We are not poster experts- Just estate liquidators trying to do the > best we can. Not to insinuate that you aren't an expert, because you may > be, but we have received incorrect information through bidders/potential > buyers in messages just like this in an effort by them to drive down prices > at auction, so we will not revise our listing; it is based on the print > date shown on the poster. However, we will post this message and let others > make their own judgement. Thanks, hisgoods4u* > ** > I think a seller isn't necessarily expected to be an expert, but *is > *expected > to research the item they're selling to the best of their ability. All it > takes is checking the title "Call It Murder" on Google or IMDB and it > becomes quite clear that this isn't an original 1934 3-Sheet. I don't > believe the buyer should have the sole responsibility of researching the > item they're bidding on. It's the seller's responsibility to provide > accurate information as to whether a poster is "original" or not. > > 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. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.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.
