What an incredible find! Thanks for posting! Philipp Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 4, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Those printing blocks remind me of the scene in Treasure of Sierra Madre, > when Bogart and Holt find "fool's gold" and think they have hit the mother > lode, only to have their dreams smashed by Walter Huston. > > This "multi-million dollar appraisal" was one of many spectacularly bad > appraisals made a number of years ago. > > If any of you disagree, I have a very large similar collection of printing > blocks I was consigned, and I will sell them for a tiny fraction of the > appraised amount, and the buyer can become rich overnight. Any takers? > > Bruce > >> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 7:12 PM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd just like to live simply not be the unibomber! >> >>> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Alan Adler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hey, Glenn - >>> You could always build a cabin in the woods with all the little wood blocks! >>> Alan >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Please Visit Our eBay Store: >>> >>> http://stores.ebay.com/Museum-Store-Gifts >>> >>>> On Jan 4, 2018, at 12:29 PM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I read that same thing about the 75K. And in truth, as I get older all I >>>> want is a roof over my head, my bills paid and perhaps go to a nice >>>> restaurant once in a while. Otherwise, feh, who cares! >>>> >>>> Glenn >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 11:45 AM, MPC <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Thanks for posting, unique find. >>>>> >>>>> The woman says her rich friends aren’t particularly happy. >>>>> >>>>> I did read a study that claimed that “money happiness” maxes out at $75K >>>>> a year. You can live comfortably and have some discretionary spending as >>>>> well at that level.... >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 4, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Roland Lataille >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I was thinking the same thing. I have a bought a few of these for >>>>>> Cinerama films and paid about $10. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Cory Glaberson >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 2:31 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Short film on Newspaper Movie Ads >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah 10 million for 60,000 pieces id an average of >>>>>> $166 a block. I don't think thats remotely realistic. I don't think its >>>>>> worth more than $100,000 >>>>>> still a good deal for a $2000 buy in >>>>>> >>>>>> Cory Glaberson >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Susan Heim <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: MoPo-L <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thu, Jan 4, 2018 1:02 pm >>>>>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Short film on Newspaper Movie Ads >>>>>> >>>>>> Wow, the film production was great. I hope someone does put the >>>>>> collection in a museum. It would be great for the Academy. The blocks >>>>>> are beautiful....what a find..... >>>>>> >>>>>> Sue >>>>>> Hollywood Poster Frames >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Ira >>>>>> Rubenstein <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 6:21 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [MOPO] Short film on Newspaper Movie Ads >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone heard about this? >>>>>> >>>>>> In 1999, two friends went into a Nebraska antique shop and found a >>>>>> massive collection of letterpress blocks and plates that were used to >>>>>> make advertisements for movies in newspapers. They bought the whole >>>>>> shebang for $2000 and have spent the last 17 years cataloging and >>>>>> cleaning the 60,000 plates & blocks. The collection, which spans nearly >>>>>> the entire history of the film industry from the silent era to 1984, was >>>>>> recently appraised at ~$10 million and is available for acquisition. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://kottke.org/18/01/a-short-film-about-a-one-of-a-kind-collection-of-letterpress-plates-for-printing-film-advertisements >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>>> >>> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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