Like most of us, I came into this business as a collector. I still love posters, and I have my home decorated with some of my favorites, but other than that, I don't really collect anymore, practically anything I buy is for resale. The rare exception is the occasional 'best' lobby card. My lobby card 'collection' consists of less than 50 pieces, not much for somebody who has several thousand items in stock. Sooner or later, I'm pretty sure I'll decide to put these up for sale as well.
Actually, my real kick is in FINDING and AQUIRING rare material, I've always been much more of a hunter than a collector. Once I managed to bring something in my possession, the hunting passion is satisfied, and I don't mind letting the item go again. Helmut http://www.filmposter.net > Kirby > The reason I asked the question was that I think that many dealers are indeed > collectors. However, I don't know that this is a good thing from a business > point of view because it would probably make much more sense to have > everything available for sale. I am certainly a collector as well as being a > full time dealer. I have a large collection of Hitchcock posters along with > various other film noir posters and some others. > Regards > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kirby McDaniel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:18 AM > 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. > > 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.
