Certainly. I mainly even only deal in items, or at least areas of posters/movies that I like myself. I traded off most of my NON Horror/Exploitation/SF/Trashy/Euro Western, etc items and concentrated on these areas that interest me. I find it helpful to me, as one I enjoy having the material, and two a collector can ask for HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD and immediately I could say, not at the moment but I do have the following Mattei items, or whatever, ts films I know like the back of my hand and love to death.
I think most dealers are collectors - personally I like that. Ari ________________________________ From: John Waldman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 18 February 2012 3:46 AM Subject: 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 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >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 <[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. > > 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. 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