I wouldn't mind a Grant once in while, too! K. On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Sean Linkenback wrote:
> Kirby collects. > He just collects Benjamins. > He has Sue frame them up and has quite an impressive display - a lot more of > them can go on the wall than we can fit of our cruddy posters. > > > > Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint > > On Feb 17, 2012 5:28 PM, Wolfgang Jahn <m...@fantompaper.com> wrote: > > I think most dealers started as collectors, I myself did and am still > collecting. My private collection (not on the site obviously) consists of > posters mostly for (European) Horror, Exploitation (30s-60s), cult/obscure > cinema and related, and then stills and mostly german lobby cards for much > more (1000’s for like Hitchcock, Universal horror, Hepburn/Monroe etc., > European ‘Arthouse’ cinema – but I have to deal with posters on these- I’d > love to keep more, but you have to let go and make a living as a dealer. > > > > Wolfgang > > > > Kinoart.net > > > > > > > > Von: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] Im Auftrag von John > Waldman > Gesendet: Freitag, 17. Februar 2012 20:46 > An: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Betreff: Re: [MOPO] QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS > > > > So are there any poster dealers on MOPO who are poster collectors? > > I for one don't see it as being a negative. In fact I think if I'm dealing > with a person that is a collector as well as a seller, there is a better > understanding between us. They may in fact have the same tastes as I do, > and have a good understanding why I'm looking for a specific poster and why I > like it. > > I've bought many posters from other collectors, and some times there is a > camaraderie that you don't always get from someone that just sells what they > consider "wares". > > I also buy old cars, and you can always tell when you you are buying a car > from a person that has a real passion for old steel. It's in your blood I > guess. > > > > But don't get me wrong, ultimately it's about acquiring the piece. Whether > it's from a seller/collector or a person that solely sells. > > JW > > > > From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS > > > > Allen et al, > > > > I don't disagree with your business analysis here, but you are incorrect > about all dealers being collectors, technically or otherwise. > > I know what a collector is, and I am not one. > > Maybe most dealers are. That wouldn't surprise me. > > Certainly the kind of seller one sees on ebay, a guy with a day job who likes > posters and sells to support > > is habit, is a collector. > > You may say that I am collecting inventory, but this is a semantic nuance. > > I am not personally a collector. > > I have never said to a client, for example, "that's in my personal > collection. It's not for sale." > > On occasions, over the years, I have entertained starting a collection. At > one time I wanted to > > start a collection of film posters for films which had as their title the > name of a place. Like CHINATOWN or KENTUCKY > > or FORT WORTH. But I did not do that, and I can honestly say that while I > admire certain types of posters enormously I > > have never bought one for myself personally with no intention of selling it. > > > > Kirby > > > > > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:02 AM, allen day wrote: > > > > > Technically, all dealers are collectors, regardless of their views. There may > be some 'fav' items, but it is still for sale. > > > > To wit: > > > > If one wishes to sell (as in a business model), one has trouble performing > that task from an 'empty wagon'. > > > > If one wishes to have a store, be it a brick/mortar establishment or a > virtual entity, it may seem dubious to to attempt a sale with minimal wares. > > > > Any professional dealer (that I have encountered) has hundreds (or thousands) > of wares. > > > > If sales/net profits justify a continuing enterprise ... customers become > clients and the dealer then adjusts inventory to match client needs. > Inventory (the dealer's collection) must be replenished; the dealer tailors > his future purchases to match changing/future buyer's tastes. > > > > If the prospective dealer has a poor business > model/retires/divorces/dies/loses interest, that is why the auction business > exists/thrives. > > > > BTW ... anything I own or collect is for sale for the right price (including > the shirt off my back). > > > > ad > > > > From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 5:14 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS > > > > 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 <ki...@movieart.net> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > 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 <ki...@movieart.net> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
