Personally, I never understood the point of having a poster (or any other piece of memorabilia) signed years or decades later, to me this is completely pointless. Having a poster signed at or near a movie's premiere is one thing, and it makes some sense to me, but what's the point of ANY signature on a FORBIDDEN PLANET poster aquired more than 50 years later?
I only have one autographed item in my possession, and admittedly, it's one of my most priced collectibles: A subway window card for THE WARRIORS, that is signed by almost anybody who was in the movie. These signatures were quite obviously written at the time of the film's release, some bear dedications, so this apparently was a present to somebody involved with the production or promotion of the movie. I found this on eBay last year, and this being my favorite movie, I made sure I would get it. I won this at a very reasonable price, and it turned out, the eBay seller had found this at a Salvation Army yard sale, so the previous owner either lost interest or simply died. Also, this was the first time I've seen a subway window card for this film, and while it has the same artwork as all other US posters, it's not only the rarest piece on the film, to me, it's the perfect size. Would I want Michael Beck or anybody else who was in the movie to autograph any original paper today? Certainly not. Helmut Am 21.02.2012 um 02:50 schrieb Franc: > I think it depends on the poster and who's autographing it. I have some lobby > cards from To Kill A Mockingbird autographed by Gregory Peck which for me > enhances the value of the cards because he is so identified with that film. > On the other hand, I really wouldn't want my Psycho house card to have been > autographed by either Tony Perkins or Janet Leigh and certainly not Vera > Miles. FRANC > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rodney Sims > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 7:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] paying for autographs > > Am I alone in not wanting items - particularly rare ones - to be scrawled > over with sharpies? Luckily a man who was very interested in my UK Wicker Man > 1 sheet (who proposed to get everyone still alive from the movie to sign it) > gave it a miss, and it finally went to a good home instead. However, I was > genuinely poised not to sell it to him, because it would have been ruined - a > poster no longer, just the receptacle of some retired actors' signatures. > It's not like these posters are falling out the trees! > Rodney > > Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:59:17 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] paying for autographs > To: [email protected] > > I'd like to know if anyone has been put in the tricky situation of NOT > wanting someone to autograph an item? > > Did, for example, any of you once get your Forbidden Planet 1sh autographed > by Leslie Nielsen at an event and then have to grab the sharpie out of the > hand of non-featured player before they also signed? > > Neil > > From: John Waldman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 20 February 2012, 20:52 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] paying for autographs > > > I think the difference is a celebrity signing one autograph for a fan in the > comfort of their home is one thing. But when the celebrity is traveling and > signing 100's of signatures at a show, that's a whole different deal. Who's > going to do that for free? > JW > > From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 3:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] paying for autographs > > WHO FERGIN CARES IF THEY CHARGED OR NOT > > WHY SHOULD SOMEONE GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR FREE THAT HAS A CASH VALUE > > DO YOU DONATE YOUR PROFITS TO CHARITY?? > > AND IF YOU THINK MICKEY MANTLE NEVER CHARGED FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH - YOU NEVER > WENT TO A BASEBALL CARD SHOW > > > At 12:18 PM 2/20/2012, Michael B wrote: > does anyone have a historical perspective of this "paying" practice? > > i cannot imagine the legends like bette davis, sinatra, liz taylor, > hitchcock, lucille ball would ever ask......except if 100% of the money went > to a charity. > > did mickey mantle or babe ruth ever charge? > > michael > > > 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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