Tommy
simple answer: no
every auction house & every seller sells multiples over time.
Few posters are unique.
Rich
On 11/4/2025 8:47 AM, Tommy Barr wrote:
While there is no requirement that an auction house which will be
offering multiple copies of the same poster over a prolonged period
should tell that to prospective bidders, would it not be ethically
correct for them to do so? Heritage has been listing a 'James Bond
Drives an Aston' numbered limited edition re-release for the past
year, and so far has sold 24 copies. Prices realised range from $150
to the most recent, $39. All are described as near mint condition.
There is also a British eBay seller, thebritishmoviearchive, who
started selling posters from the archive of Studio Canal, stating that
'We will be listing many posters, lobby cards and press books for
hundreds of films over the next few months so please keep an eye out.
When they are gone. they are gone' That 'few months' is now 5 years
and seemingly no end in sight, again listing the same posters multiple
times over those years.
Surely the practice is just a little unscrupulous.
Tommy Barr
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