Helmut and Tommy - you guys are onto something. Because yesterday I was tracking a Blazing Saddles insert at Heritage and I saw it jump to near $200 with its 20% buyer's premium, a poster that can be had for a little more or a little less, depending upon condition and this one was pretty nice. A Star Wars public health vaccination poster sold for a hefty amount too. Yes, there is something going on with the market.
Meanwhile, at Nathalie, LOL. Yes I agree with you - a Johansson image on a poster is definitely one of personal taste. Maybe I, too, wouldn't pay "two cents" for an image of her on a poster from any of her recent films - (although I did like her in "Hitchcock" and "Marriage Story") - and even though she's almost jail bait in Sofia Coppola's Oscar-winning "Lost in Translation," a contemplative drama more than a comedy - I WOULD pay two cents for this.... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8798/8brXpr.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8798/8brXpr.jpg] ... but I wouldn't pay a nickel for the satirical poster below from 1997, LOL - (even though a ton of Seinfeld fans would)... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8946/IBnMBj.jpg But here's a question I'll throw out there for MoPo'ers and buyers and dealers to think about. It's about "Star Wars" posters from 1977. Now that at least three generations have embraced the first 1977 film - I'm puzzled why this 43-year-old half-sheet... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5577/fZ6t6z.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5577/fZ6t6z.jpg] ...which has arguably better art by Tom Jung than other domestic '77 issue posters - (save for probably the Chantrell Style C) - rarely sells for more than $1,000. It seems stuck in that range like a money market fund with no interest. The half-sheet has never been implicated among the bootlegs like the minty inserts, the Style A or Style C knock-offs. Yet when offered - it's not just underrated - but unloved - even though to me, it's a great collage of what's in the film. Do collectors think the half-sheet format hurts it? As a horizontal poster, maybe not as good as the Chantrell British Quad which resembles the Style C - but I think it's still good - with an image only seen on the half-sheet. I thought maybe the reason is some think it's "too busy." Can't put my finger on why it's regarded as an "also-ran," not as good as the other domestic 1977 posters. *perplexed* -d. ________________________________ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Helmut Hamm <texasmu...@web.de> Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 6:03 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Subject: Re: Auction prices Tommy, I think there is one simple reason: With shops, bars, and restaurants closed in wide parts of the world and no holiday trips in sight either, many people have a lot of extra cash to spend. Many of them are working from their home office right now, and no commuting means more extra time to spend. And with the kids going on your nerve all day long, online shopping might deliver a much needed self-gratification. Well, that was three simple reasons... Plus, many new collectors may have the false impression that buying at auction sort of guarantees a 'fair market price'. In cases like a rare and desirable Tarantino poster, this might even be true. If you are bidding against another newbie, it's not. Last not least, people are lazy. Ooops, that five simple reasons now. Helmut Am 01.03.2021 um 12:50 schrieb Tommy Barr <tommymb...@gmail.com<mailto:tommymb...@gmail.com>>: After our musings on the prices fetched at the Ewbank's auction I notice that HA has also seen some strange price hikes at the weekend. For example, Battle of Britain o/s folded 7.5 @$300; The Lion King o/s rolled 8.5 @$324: Titanic 2xo/s rolled 8.5 @$324. Given that those can be bought online for a lot less, as has been the case with quite a number sold at auction recently, it leaves me perplexed as to what is going here. I don't think there is any one simple reason but at the moment movie poster values are proving weirdly unpredictable. Tommy ________________________________ From: S Yafet <sya...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 2:59 PM To: David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu <MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ewbanks Auction today - and thoughts about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood posters Very interesting reading. Guess it's all personal. I wouldn't pay 2 cents for a Johansson image. Nathalie On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 1:36 AM David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com<mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote: I've noticed similar trends of recent titles fetching higher prices. Newbies tend to temporarily push up prices for posters still in release. (I remember one-sheets from "Titanic" selling for crazy prices more than 20 years ago before falling to earth - and recently, I saw the same for one-sheets from "The Shape of Water" and "Parasite" after winning the Oscar for Best Picture.) But there is another "outlier" of recent note, certainly not vintage - and it's the posters from Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" from 2019. The "wilding" Italian-style posters by old-school artists Martin Duhovic and Renato Casaro fetch prices north of $1K - but even standard one-sheets with collage art by another classic artist - (Steven Chorney) - sell at or near the $100 mark in better condition. Almost exactly two years ago - "Once Upon A Time..." was "teased" as a summer 2019 release - and two one-sheets were shipped to theaters - an international "COMING SOON" - and a domestic "JULY" - the latter was tagged with a "This film has not yet been rated" in the lower left. Both were popular - but the international versions were more - and still remain - plentiful. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6972/krbNwK.jpg<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.com%2Fimg924%2F6972%2FkrbNwK.jpg&data=04%7C01%7C%7C88d475658d7642bffde208d8dc3c8859%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637501499824573696%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=A2IiRR7U0mIDrgWMJVWclAKJHnCINoGpr7%2BCI9BKykA%3D&reserved=0> [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6972/krbNwK.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7235/yfEDhd.jpg<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.com%2Fimg922%2F7235%2FyfEDhd.jpg&data=04%7C01%7C%7C88d475658d7642bffde208d8dc3c8859%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637501499824583697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2Bs%2B72IexJhlFvBgQZk3Oa%2FEKR2pOPNuPBNw2CaBjTow%3D&reserved=0> [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7235/yfEDhd.jpg] By the spring of 2019, though, the MPAA issued its "R" rating for Tarantino's film. Theaters were already displaying the other one-sheets. Nevertheless, Sony-Columbia went ahead and printed a third one-sheet - a small batch with the "R" rating in the lower left corner. This became the true domestic "final" - even though few theaters displayed it. It took me FOREVER for me to find this version and the difficulty made it obvious there weren't many - and those that I did see - were unused but roughly handled by re-sellers. I mention this because it was right here on MoPo - that I first talked about the differences in the three one-sheets and why I was looking for the "R" rated final. I solicited dealers everywhere, including here on MoPo. Not even the reliable Dale Dilts - who specializes in newer release posters, could help. Many months later - I finally found one in nice condition - from an amateur re-seller in Pennsylvania. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8048/Hs9kJW.jpg<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.com%2Fimg923%2F8048%2FHs9kJW.jpg&data=04%7C01%7C%7C88d475658d7642bffde208d8dc3c8859%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637501499824593683%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Z0Gh8iKD%2BW0Tl%2FUnRW4%2F%2FOccQlMbSYiZ8ZbwjM00KVI%3D&reserved=0> [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8048/Hs9kJW.jpg] Well, earlier this month, for the first time ever - eMoviePoster put up all three known 1-sheets featuring the Steven Chorney art - up against each other. Apparently, a few others had the same info that I did. 1. International double-sided advance (which is the most plentiful) - sold for $108. 2. Domestic USA single-sided advance with no rating - sold for $142. 3. Domestic USA double-sided advance FINAL with the R rating - sold for $285. eMoviePoster had sold the "R" version just once before - a typical "fair" condition example that still fetched $90. I'm not sure if Heritage has ever sold the "R" version - but it and eMoviePoster have both sold the international and the unrated domestic enough times - to rack up a track record of prices realized. What I'm leading to is I have a funny feeling that no matter how one feels the Tarantino film - this "standard theatrical" one-sheet - has a shot at joining this century's "Lost in Translation" - (Johansson image, 2003) - for being consistently sought after by collectors. I remember consigning a giant vinyl banner with the Johansson image (I had nowhere to hang it) - I was shocked when it sold for more than $1,000. Even high grade DS one-sheets with her image fetch hundreds of $$$. I could be wrong, but prices for the Tarantino poster haven't dropped yet. Forgive the long ramble, just musings sparked by Helmut's and Tommy's observations. - d. ________________________________ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf of Tommy Barr <tommymb...@gmail.com<mailto:tommymb...@gmail.com>> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 6:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> Subject: Re: Ewbanks Auction today I watched the auction sporadically and agree that there were some strange results. I think, however, that prices have been volatile on all the auction sites recently, even HA and emovie showing some anomalous results.Some posters which normally fetch mid double figures have been going for three figures, and the bids on many mid-level items seem to have grown exponentially. No idea why, but I can't accept the premise that there are lots of new collectors suddenly coming in to the market. I would have thought that anyone starting to collect now would initially be looking for posters from the comic-inspired superhero movies, Bond or Star Wars, but there weren't many of those in the Ewbank's auction. Tommy On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 21:34, Helmut Hamm <texasmu...@web.de<mailto:texasmu...@web.de>> wrote: Over the day, I watched the Ewbanks auction on and off and the results were quite astounding: The best thing they had was a GET CARTER quad, which hammered at 3,800 Pounds. A few other lots sold in the 1000-2000 Pound range. Much more interesting was the vast amount of low-end material that sold for astounding prices: A french petite for THE GOONIES hammered for 100 Pounds. That‘s about 125 with premium, plus VAT, plus shipping. It shouldn‘t be too hard to find one of these on ebay France for 10 to 15 Euros. There were tons of stuff like that, including bulk lots, Argentine posters, Spanish US posters, a lot of bottom end ebay material. The auction lasted overall several hours and I had other things to do in between, but I did not see a single pass. Most of the lots sold today are totally boring for the seasoned collector, but exactly the sort of material that might appeal to beginners. It seems to me there was A LOT of new blood present in this auction. Obviously, it makes online buying a lot harder for me, but in the end I guess it can only be good for the hobby. HH 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.
