Exactly. Thanks, Rich, for answering this. I think for me, as a dealer, it's better to have one head rather than two. Apologies to Lambert, Hendricks and Ross!
Kirby On Feb 17, 2012, at 4:14 AM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: > I have known many people who were collectors, but once they became dealers > they stopped collecting. > the reasoning was that it was a poor way to run a business. > > > At 02:08 AM 2/17/2012, Neil Jaworski wrote: >> Hi Kirby >> I think that's really interesting that you don't collect, as I suspect most >> of the other major dealers do. And I imagine that a lot of dealers got into >> dealing via being collectors themselves. >> Why do you think it would be a "bad idea" for you to have a collection and >> what would you collect if you did? >> Cheers >> Neil >> >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012, 1:28 >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS >> >> Neil, et al >> >> I did not collect posters when I was a kid. In fact, the first time >> I ever heard of anyone collecting film posters was when my cousin, >> Bill Withers, started collecting them from Eddie Brandt about 1972. >> I thought: what an odd thing to want to own. Many years later I bought >> my first group of posters, and quite honestly I intended to flip that lot >> and to continue to do what I was doing, which was nothing in particular. >> But that did not work out and I started selling posters. >> >> The truth is I have never been a collector of film posters and I >> am not, truly, a collector today. An odd thing for someone who >> owns thousands of them. >> >> I am a dealer. When I have at times contemplated starting >> a collection myself, I have always rejected the idea. >> >> I think that, for me, this would be a bad idea. >> >> Every poster that I have may be purchased. >> >> Of course, I get to enjoy seeing many posters and I do enjoy helping >> people find things and David, Steve and I enjoy of course, selling from the >> MovieArt World Headquarters in Austin. >> >> Best, >> Kirby >> >> >> >> On Feb 16, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Neil Jaworski wrote: >> >>> quid pro quo agent mcdaniel. i tell you things, you tell me things. >>> >>> not about yourself though, about posters, waddya say? >>> >>> what is your worst memory of childhood.....poster collecting. >>> >>> >>> ;-) >>> >>> >>> From: Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2012, 17:21 >>> Subject: [MOPO] QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS >>> >>> Were the teasers for this film 27x40? >>> >>> Any help appreciated. >>> >>> Kirby >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> 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. > 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.
