Allan, you probably don't get lots of HA catalogs beyond movie posters so you'll undoubtedly be surprised to hear that beyond movie posters - none of their catalogs have estimates of any kind, just opening bids. the comics catalogs have no estimates the entertainment catalogs have no estimates. rock & roll auctions - no estimates art, coins.. no estimates. just opening bids. today is the modern props auction. there was no catalog, but there are no estimates listed for the list view catalog.
I think it's smart. why hamstring the prices realized with a pre-stated expectation? It's auction and the market on that day should be the arbiter of value. if you want to consider what values are, you can always examine prices realized of course, by and large, poster collectors are entirely resistant to higher prices anyway., which is why the Forbidden Planet poster Randy Ringenberg had on his wall all weekend in Columbus did not sell at $6500. a keystone poster in this hobby which should be 20k by now. I sold my last one in 2005 for $8500, which sure looks like a poor investment for the buyer as it appears in the current market. the poster hobby is failing in this manner. It's why a NM Frankenstein one sheet sold for just $320k in April. It's what it would have sold for 10-15 years ago. any comic book sold in 2005 for $8500 is worth 30-50k today. of course, it easy to understand that poster collectors as a whole are kinda cheap and there is no investment appreciation to speak of, except in a very narrow band (Star Wars, certain modern era titles, Dracula). This isn't good for the hobby, as it doesn't help to bring in new buyers. of course, if the second largest business in posters does not buy collections, that is also a poor commentary. HA will buy collections. Most dealers will buy collections, but the second largest seller of posters by dollar amount does not. They don't 'put any skin into the game' so to speak. What does that say to people who are interested in getting into the hobby? every part of life, from cars to food to real estate, is worth or costs way more than 20 years ago, but posters are pretty much moribund. you should have seen how cheap lobby cards were in Columbus resistance to value appreciation stands alone in the world of collectibles. it's a negative for the hobby and speaks ill of it's future. Rich ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Alan Heimann <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2023 6:09 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [MOPO] Heritage VHS and home entertainment catalog Received it..how come no estimates on the lots? ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 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.
