I've told my Niece and Nephew that when I go to send my posters to Bruce. Explaining, "You'll likely never get what I paid for them but it'll be money in your pocket you wouldn't have had otherwise. Even if it's five bucks, get a cup of coffee and think of me!"
Glenn T. On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM Richard Halegua MPB.auction <[email protected]> wrote: > of all the ridiculous posts I see people make about collectibles in > general, and movie posters in particular, this one was an absolute laugh. > > Pay attention folks: as far as 'investments' go, movie posters has, sadly, > shown itself to be among the least best candidates for a place to invest > money and after the author of this post says > "..what is something I can invest in that has not gone sky high in recent > years?". Can I self-servingly suggest vintage movie paper?" > > the author follows it with > "..it is 100% true that a LOT of vintage movie posters sell for the same > or similar prices that they did 20 or more years ago, including both great > ones and lesser ones!" > > and > "..most are at huge discounts to prices of the same or similar items many > years ago!" > > does the author not understand that these statements are the opposite of > "posters are a good investment" > > listen, I'm in this business and have been for a very long time, and I > would love for my Raymond Chandler collection, or my German posters for > Fritz Lang films or for gosh sakes my many thousands of gambling themed > movie posters & lobby cards to be worth an investment, but they aren't. I > think I'll be lucky to be able to get anything close to my money back, > should I ever be selling these holdings (likely I'll never get there, > seeing as I have 300,000 other posters to sell first as well as a couple > hundred thousand non poster items from comics to art to any kind of paper > you can imagine). > (note: 50s horror & sci-fi has topped out, as has, apparently, Universal > horror) > > Sure, if you only have Star Wars posters, or a very narrow title range of > 1970s-2000's posters, there is some investment value. But as a general > rule, poster values are in the negative, not the positive. > > Forbidden Planet was a keystone title in posters for decades, but it > hasn't really increased in value in any fashion at all, and if the one I > sold in 2005 for $8500 is only worth $8500 today, that is not an > investment, that is a negative money play, as that $8500, even in just a 2% > bank account would be over $13,000 today. Any comic book I could have > bought in 2005 for $8500 - and I mean ANY - would be worth at least twice > that and more likely is a $20-50k item today. If you bought an $8500 copy > of Amazing Fantasy 15 in 2005, it is likely $100k today.maybe more come to > think of it. > > I wish all the way down to my toes that posters were a good investment, > but unless you buy them at low wholesale rates, like dealers do, there is > literally no-investment and I think that every dealer, including the one > who posted that ridiculous email, knows the truth of this. > > movie posters as investment.. what a laugh > > > "On 10/18/2023 5:47 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > People keep saying to me "Bruce, what is something I can invest in that > has not gone sky high in recent years?". Can I self-servingly suggest > vintage movie paper? > > It might SEEM like I am saying this because that is my livelihood, but it > is 100% true that a LOT of vintage movie posters sell for the same or > similar prices that they did 20 or more years ago, including both great > ones and lesser ones! > > This is something you can't say about just about ANYTHING else, from real > estate to the stock market to groceries to oil, to almost EVERY other kind > of collectible! > > While many of the best examples of comic books or baseball cards or so > many other collectibles are "out of sight" to an average person, you CAN > still buy a wonderful movie poster for a surprisingly reasonable price! > > Want proof? Take a gander at my company's (eMoviePoster.com's) current > 3,185 auctions currently running in our 3-part 24th Annual Halloween > Auction at https://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html > > These 3,185 auctions are FILLED with great horror/sci-fi/fantasy items at > every price level, and at the current bid prices, most are at huge > discounts to prices of the same or similar items many years ago! > > But you can't get those great deals if you aren't bidding, so why not go > to the above links RIGHT NOW? We think you will surely find the great > rarities and many low prices an irresistible combination! > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > 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.
