[MOPO] You have just SEVEN DAYS left in which to send your consignments to eMoviePoster.com's April Major Auction

[Bruce Hershenson]

*Attention all those with HIGH quality items you have considered selling!
You have just SEVEN DAYS left in which to send your consignments to
eMoviePoster.com's April Major Auction. We know that lots of people end up
waiting for the very last moment to consign, and we are very much nearing
that last "moment"! If you DON'T get your April Major Auction consignments
on the way to us no later than April 24th (seven days from today), then you
will have to wait until our August Major Auction,We already have hundreds
of great items consigned (see a very few of the better items in the ads at
https://www.emovieposter.com/learnmore/?page=consign_major#2023april
)!We
charge the lowest commissions of ANY major auction at every price level.
Anyone who says different is flat out lying; see
http://www.emovieposter.com/learnmore/?page=consign_major#lowestcommissions

for absolute proof!We have auctioned more movie posters for more money than
anyone in the world. Why consign anywhere else when you can consign to the
best (and most honest and honorable) auction there is?And remember that,
unlike many other auctions, which have perfected the "art of auctioning
without auctioning", we actually DO auction every item we list, and they
REALLY sell to the high bidders! So many other auctions keep listing the
very same items OVER AND OVER again (and again, and again, and again!), and
we don't mean the same TITLES, but the actual exact same poster!We don't
know what that means, but it sure ISN'T what we do here at
eMoviePoster.com! EVERY one of our items actually sells, which is why you
almost never see the exact same items return to our auctions.It only
happens with us when a purchaser re-consigns it to us, or the very rare
times (fewer than one in 300 times) when the buyer never pays us, and we
always identify either of these when they happen.That is why our auctions
are such a "breath of fresh air" as opposed to every other auction, and why
we get better results overall, because bidders and buyers love knowing that
our auctions are completely honest (and of course it also helps that we do
everything else right too!).What are we looking for? While we of course
prefer great items, we will still accept any linenbacked or paperbacked
consignments (movie or NON-movie). But if your items are NOT linenbacked or
paperbacked then they need to be rare, desirable, and in pretty nice
condition! If they are not REALLY special, they will surely do better in
our "regular" auctions, and the thing you most want (and we want!) is for
your items to sell for the very most possible, and if they will do better
in the regular auctions, that is where they should be!Given the sensational
results we received in ALL of our Major Auction last year (and also our
"regular" auctions as well), doesn't it make sense to consign some or all
of your top items that you are willing to sell to us?Don't delay. Consign
today! Remember that your items only have to be ON THEIR WAY to us on
Friday the 24th (we don't need to RECEIVE them, just that you SEND them no
later than the 24th).So you can get them ready over the weekend and then
send them next week. This is absolutely going to be another wonderful
auction!*

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Re: [MOPO] Poster Story 21 years in the making!

[Wim from MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM]

I know, that's why I visited him! Fun afternoon.

Wim

On 2023-02-17 16:06, Kirby McDaniel wrote:

You should not believe anything Helmut says.  He is half-Texan, and
they tell TALL tales.


:))


Kirby McDaniel
MovieArt.com


On Feb 17, 2023, at 4:09 AM, Wim from MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM
 wrote:
Great stories! Funny, a few weeks ago i visited Helmut in his shop
in Berlin and we talked about a similar theme: the moment you see a
poster you thought you would never see and that horrible dilemma of
"It's impossible expensive but I will never have another opportunity
to buy it ever again." Heart-wrenching stuff.
We also talked about my sold item that i never should have sold. In
berlin there is the 100 Years Nosferatu exhibit. A few years ago i
sold an original 11x8 Praha-still of Max von Schreck as Nosferatu in
the archway. BIG, BIG mistake. How stupid my decision was showed the
exhibit. Such an important movie and interesting times. My still
though was not to be seen and all other original stills were in
worse condition.

SIGH!!

Wim

On 2023-02-17 10:46, David Kusumoto wrote:


That's a great story insofar it is different than when you get a
second chance at a specific title you missed out on before.  What
you
describe is winning the exact same item - down to its unique paper
fibers - that you missed out on - that you never forgot about -
more
than two decades later.
I think we all have some version of this story in our heads,
something we regret bidding, chasing - or even selling - that we
wish
we could have another crack at - and I mean not just a different
copy
of a specific poster - but the EXACT same poster we missed or let
go
that we thought would "turn up again" in the future - but never
has.
I know there are times when I think about specific titles that
were
in my collection and I remember them like a forensic person
remembers
a fingerprint.  I was so dedicated to not only to collecting top
titles - but they were in the best condition possible short of
being
restored.
There is one particular title in my head that if it ever comes up
again - I will chase it even though I have so few years ahead of
me
vs. behind me.  The title and format are not rare at all - it's
not
even worth .  But it was written upon in a specific way -
that's
special only to me - hence I only want the EXACT poster I used to
own
- back in my house!  I don't even know who the buyer is or if it's
changed hands or has a new owner in the US or overseas!  Is this
crazy
/ irrational or what?
The collecting impulse still lives - even though I consider myself
"mostly retired" from collecting!  Being superstitious until, as
they
say, the pink slip of ownership is in hand - that I won't reveal
it
here just in case it EVER turns up again in a sale.  It's still
desirable but can never be as special to someone else as it was to
me.
I sold it in a weak moment and if it turns up again, it's
understandable that I don't want ANY competition! - d.
-
From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
Taranto 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:07 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Poster Story 21 years in the making!
Hello Folks!
I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar story...
Just about 21 years ago a Richard Dix half-sheet appeared on eBay
that
can only be described as "really adorable". It's from a
1921Goldwyn
picture called DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. It features a couple, Helene
Chadwick and Richard Dix, smiling at each other as they huddle
over a
baby in a bassinet. As Goldwyn did in those days, the poster is
entitled, The First Baby. The one sheet has a similar image but
the
half sheet, in my humble opinion captures the moment better.
Naturally when I saw that poster on eBay I wanted very much to add
it
to my burgeoning Richard Dix collection. Sadly I lost out to one
of
our esteemed colleagues! Naturally I was tremendously disappointed
but
you all know the feeling. When are you ever going to see a then 80
year-old poster like that ever again? It's just never gonna
happen.
If you can believe it, about a month ago while enjoying my poster
collection I thought back to that auction as if it were yesterday
and
thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to add that poster to my collection
before I face the final fadeout?". Well three weeks later while
doing
an eBay search what do I see? That poster. Not an additional copy,
God
knows there can't be another, the actual one I lost out on. I know
this because I knew who won it and they were putting up for
auction
after lo these many years. I just couldn't believe my eyes.
I eagerly sat by my computer on that last day waiting to type in
my
bid, figuring there were likely dozens and dozens of people
interested
in this gem as I was. Would I get it? Would I be disappointed
again? I
don't think I can wait another 21 years. Time, unfortunately,
would
likely not permit it. As the seconds ticked down I put in my bid
hoping it would be enough. You know I pictured all those dozens of
people doing the 

[MOPO] FA: THIS WEEK HERITAGE has INVASION OF SAUCER-MEN, WAR OF THE WORLDS, 257 posters & more!

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Invasion of the Saucer-Men (American International, 1957). Very Fine on Linen. 
One Sheet (27" X 41") Albert Kallis Artwork.
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The War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953). Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").
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Tobor the Great (Republic, 1954). Very Fine+ on Linen. Three Sheet (41" X 80").
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Bride of the Monster (Filmmakers Releasing, 1956). Very Fine on Linen. Half 
Sheet (22" X 28").
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Fire Maidens of Outer Space (Topaz, 1956). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 
41") Albert Kallis Artwork.
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Detour (PRC, 1945). Fine+ on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").
https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/film-noir/detour-prc-1945-fine-on-linen-one-sheet-27-x-41-film-noir/a/162308-53072.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

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The Great Yokai War (Daiei, 1968). Folded, Very Fine/Near Mint. Japanese B2 
(20" X 28").
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War of the Gargantuas (Toho, 1966). Very Fine- on Linen. International Japanese 
Poster (28.75" X 40").
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Plan 9 from Outer Space (Douglas Films Argentina, 1961). Fine+ on Paper. 
Argentinean One Sheet (28" X 42.5").
https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/science-fiction/plan-9-from-outer-space-douglas-films-argentina-1961-fine-on-paper-argentinean-one-sheet-28-x-425-science-fictio/a/162308-53185.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

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Cat-Women of the Moon (Astor Pictures, 1954). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. One Sheet 
(27" X 41").
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Donald Trump: The Apprentice (Stevenson Entertainment Group, 2004). Very 

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Re: [MOPO] Poster Story 21 years in the making!

[Kirby McDaniel]

You should not believe anything Helmut says.  He is half-Texan, and they tell 
TALL tales.

 :))

Kirby McDaniel
MovieArt.com

> On Feb 17, 2023, at 4:09 AM, Wim from MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM 
>  wrote:
> 
> Great stories! Funny, a few weeks ago i visited Helmut in his shop in Berlin 
> and we talked about a similar theme: the moment you see a poster you thought 
> you would never see and that horrible dilemma of "It's impossible expensive 
> but I will never have another opportunity to buy it ever again." 
> Heart-wrenching stuff.
> We also talked about my sold item that i never should have sold. In berlin 
> there is the 100 Years Nosferatu exhibit. A few years ago i sold an original 
> 11x8 Praha-still of Max von Schreck as Nosferatu in the archway. BIG, BIG 
> mistake. How stupid my decision was showed the exhibit. Such an important 
> movie and interesting times. My still though was not to be seen and all other 
> original stills were in worse condition.
> 
> SIGH!!
> 
> Wim
> 
> On 2023-02-17 10:46, David Kusumoto wrote:
>> That's a great story insofar it is different than when you get a
>> second chance at a specific title you missed out on before.  What you
>> describe is winning the exact same item - down to its unique paper
>> fibers - that you missed out on - that you never forgot about - more
>> than two decades later.
>> I think we all have some version of this story in our heads,
>> something we regret bidding, chasing - or even selling - that we wish
>> we could have another crack at - and I mean not just a different copy
>> of a specific poster - but the EXACT same poster we missed or let go
>> that we thought would "turn up again" in the future - but never has.
>> I know there are times when I think about specific titles that were
>> in my collection and I remember them like a forensic person remembers
>> a fingerprint.  I was so dedicated to not only to collecting top
>> titles - but they were in the best condition possible short of being
>> restored.
>> There is one particular title in my head that if it ever comes up
>> again - I will chase it even though I have so few years ahead of me
>> vs. behind me.  The title and format are not rare at all - it's not
>> even worth .  But it was written upon in a specific way - that's
>> special only to me - hence I only want the EXACT poster I used to own
>> - back in my house!  I don't even know who the buyer is or if it's
>> changed hands or has a new owner in the US or overseas!  Is this crazy
>> / irrational or what?
>> The collecting impulse still lives - even though I consider myself
>> "mostly retired" from collecting!  Being superstitious until, as they
>> say, the pink slip of ownership is in hand - that I won't reveal it
>> here just in case it EVER turns up again in a sale.  It's still
>> desirable but can never be as special to someone else as it was to me.
>> I sold it in a weak moment and if it turns up again, it's
>> understandable that I don't want ANY competition! - d.
>> -
>> From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
>> Taranto 
>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:07 PM
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>> Subject: Poster Story 21 years in the making!
>> Hello Folks!
>> I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar story...
>> Just about 21 years ago a Richard Dix half-sheet appeared on eBay that
>> can only be described as "really adorable". It's from a 1921Goldwyn
>> picture called DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. It features a couple, Helene
>> Chadwick and Richard Dix, smiling at each other as they huddle over a
>> baby in a bassinet. As Goldwyn did in those days, the poster is
>> entitled, The First Baby. The one sheet has a similar image but the
>> half sheet, in my humble opinion captures the moment better.
>> Naturally when I saw that poster on eBay I wanted very much to add it
>> to my burgeoning Richard Dix collection. Sadly I lost out to one of
>> our esteemed colleagues! Naturally I was tremendously disappointed but
>> you all know the feeling. When are you ever going to see a then 80
>> year-old poster like that ever again? It's just never gonna happen.
>> If you can believe it, about a month ago while enjoying my poster
>> collection I thought back to that auction as if it were yesterday and
>> thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to add that poster to my collection
>> before I face the final fadeout?". Well three weeks later while doing
>> an eBay search what do I see? That poster. Not an additional copy, God
>> knows there can't be another, the actual one I lost out on. I know
>> this because I knew who won it and they were putting up for auction
>> after lo these many years. I just couldn't believe my eyes.
>> I eagerly sat by my computer on that last day waiting to type in my
>> bid, figuring there were likely dozens and dozens of people interested
>> in this gem as I was. Would I get it? Would I be disappointed again? I
>> don't think I can wait another 21 years. Time, unfortunately, would
>> likely 

[MOPO] FA: 593 personally autographed items of all kinds (an incredible selection) ends Sunday!

[Bruce Hershenson]

*My company's (eMoviePoster.com's) "all-signed" auction (our 39th one, and
one of our very best one EVER!) ends Sunday
at https://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/15.html
, starting at 3 PM CT (NOT 7
PM CST, like our Tuesday and Thursday auctions), and it contains 593
personally autographed items (all with genuine signatures)!Even if you have
NEVER purchased autographed items from us (or anyone else!), and I
personally guarantee you will LOVE the current selection because there is
something there for every collector (and there might be so much to tempt
you that it will be hard narrowing down which you most want to bid on)!I
also guarantee that you will even more love the incredibly low prices!
Currently, with exactly two days left, there are 73 of these personally
signed items at just $1 to $5, 162 at $1 to $10, and almost exactly HALF of
the items at just $1 to $20!And we have no obscene "$29 minimum buyers
premiums" and in fact we have NO buyers premiums at all, the only major
auction house to ban this deceptive add-on, which turns many great
purchases into not-so-great ones).And almost all of these items (not just
the super-low priced ones) are FAR under where any autograph dealer would
ask for them.Why buy at retail when you have this one-time chance to buy at
well under retail (and in some cases, well under wholesale)?And remember
that these signed items make fantastic unique birthday or holiday gifts for
your friends and relatives, because everyone has a "favorite" movie star,
and you can likely get them a great signed item from that star WITHOUT
spending a lot of money, and it will mean a lot more to them than a new tie
or some other boring gift!There is an important change in this 39th
"all-signed" auction from the previous ones we have held! Just about EVERY
one of the 593 items offered are vintage items!We took out all of the 8" x
10" signed reproduction photos and put them in our Tuesday auctions that
ended 5 days ago.KNOW THAT IN EVERY CASE, every one of the current 593
items was actually personally signed by the person (or people) listed, and
all but a tiny number are 40 or more years old!If you are a dealer who
would consider buying these for resale (because you can't resist the
insanely low prices!), please know that you could buy a bunch of the
underpriced ones and then you can slap them on eBay or Facebook or your
website and make a bundle!We will provide buyers, on request, with
unwatermarked giant images of their purchases, so it is super easy to get
them re-listed with virtually NO work on your part, because you can even
"borrow" our descriptions and condition grades) and these images are great
if you just want high quality images for your own use!You can pay for your
purchases entirely within our Checkout (which makes the payment process
easy and quick), and it even works with "Pay and Hold" orders, which saves
you a fortune on shipping, because we WILL combine all your purchases into
as few tubes and packages as possible, and we will wait up to 16 weeks, IF
you use "Pay and Hold"!But please, if you can't look at these personally
autographed items right now, then don't put off visiting the above link for
too long, because it takes a while to look over this many items (especially
in this case, when there are so many varied types), and come Sunday at 3 PM
CT, they will all be going, going, GONE!Here is important added information
about the authenticity of the 1,012 autographed items closing in hours! A
high percentage of the autographed items come to us from many different
collectors/dealers who spent decades acquiring their autographs, and in
fact, most of these were obtained in the1970s or earlier. We have put a
paragraph (or sentence) on each auction, giving the history of how the
consignor obtained the autograph (to whatever degree we know).IN EVERY
CASE, WE HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE KNOW ABOUT WHERE THE
AUTOGRAPH WAS OBTAINED IN THE AUCTION DESCRIPTION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL
ITEM.  Some of the items come with a "Certificate of Authenticity", and we
have provided an image of those, and identified the name of the issuer of
that certificate.If you want you can research the person who issued it by
searching for them on the Internet.IF THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICITY PICTURED, THEN ONE DOES NOT COME WITH THE ITEM.  Please read
over each auction description carefully, so you will know all we know about
the provenance of that item.KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT "AUTOGRAPH EXPERTS"! We
strongly suggest that all bidders do whatever research they want to do
about the autographs BEFORE placing bids (such as comparing the signatures
to other known signatures found on the Internet). But we also know how hard
it is to be certain of an autograph's authenticity when you are not seeing
the item in person.To make certain that we only have satisfied buyers, we
will give anyone who purchases any of these a 30 day return privilege (from
the date the 

Re: [MOPO] Poster Story 21 years in the making!

[Wim from MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM]

Great stories! Funny, a few weeks ago i visited Helmut in his shop in 
Berlin and we talked about a similar theme: the moment you see a poster 
you thought you would never see and that horrible dilemma of "It's 
impossible expensive but I will never have another opportunity to buy it 
ever again." Heart-wrenching stuff.
We also talked about my sold item that i never should have sold. In 
berlin there is the 100 Years Nosferatu exhibit. A few years ago i sold 
an original 11x8 Praha-still of Max von Schreck as Nosferatu in the 
archway. BIG, BIG mistake. How stupid my decision was showed the 
exhibit. Such an important movie and interesting times. My still though 
was not to be seen and all other original stills were in worse 
condition.


SIGH!!

Wim

On 2023-02-17 10:46, David Kusumoto wrote:

That's a great story insofar it is different than when you get a
second chance at a specific title you missed out on before.  What you
describe is winning the exact same item - down to its unique paper
fibers - that you missed out on - that you never forgot about - more
than two decades later.

 I think we all have some version of this story in our heads,
something we regret bidding, chasing - or even selling - that we wish
we could have another crack at - and I mean not just a different copy
of a specific poster - but the EXACT same poster we missed or let go
that we thought would "turn up again" in the future - but never has.

 I know there are times when I think about specific titles that were
in my collection and I remember them like a forensic person remembers
a fingerprint.  I was so dedicated to not only to collecting top
titles - but they were in the best condition possible short of being
restored.

 There is one particular title in my head that if it ever comes up
again - I will chase it even though I have so few years ahead of me
vs. behind me.  The title and format are not rare at all - it's not
even worth .  But it was written upon in a specific way - that's
special only to me - hence I only want the EXACT poster I used to own
- back in my house!  I don't even know who the buyer is or if it's
changed hands or has a new owner in the US or overseas!  Is this crazy
/ irrational or what?

 The collecting impulse still lives - even though I consider myself
"mostly retired" from collecting!  Being superstitious until, as they
say, the pink slip of ownership is in hand - that I won't reveal it
here just in case it EVER turns up again in a sale.  It's still
desirable but can never be as special to someone else as it was to me.
 I sold it in a weak moment and if it turns up again, it's
understandable that I don't want ANY competition! - d.

-

From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
Taranto 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:07 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Poster Story 21 years in the making!

Hello Folks!

I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar story...

Just about 21 years ago a Richard Dix half-sheet appeared on eBay that
can only be described as "really adorable". It's from a 1921Goldwyn
picture called DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. It features a couple, Helene
Chadwick and Richard Dix, smiling at each other as they huddle over a
baby in a bassinet. As Goldwyn did in those days, the poster is
entitled, The First Baby. The one sheet has a similar image but the
half sheet, in my humble opinion captures the moment better.

Naturally when I saw that poster on eBay I wanted very much to add it
to my burgeoning Richard Dix collection. Sadly I lost out to one of
our esteemed colleagues! Naturally I was tremendously disappointed but
you all know the feeling. When are you ever going to see a then 80
year-old poster like that ever again? It's just never gonna happen.

If you can believe it, about a month ago while enjoying my poster
collection I thought back to that auction as if it were yesterday and
thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to add that poster to my collection
before I face the final fadeout?". Well three weeks later while doing
an eBay search what do I see? That poster. Not an additional copy, God
knows there can't be another, the actual one I lost out on. I know
this because I knew who won it and they were putting up for auction
after lo these many years. I just couldn't believe my eyes.

I eagerly sat by my computer on that last day waiting to type in my
bid, figuring there were likely dozens and dozens of people interested
in this gem as I was. Would I get it? Would I be disappointed again? I
don't think I can wait another 21 years. Time, unfortunately, would
likely not permit it. As the seconds ticked down I put in my bid
hoping it would be enough. You know I pictured all those dozens of
people doing the same thing. In the end it was just me. I won it!!! 21
years after I first saw it. What a great feeling.

The poster arrived today and it's even better in person. A small loose
end in my mind has finally been tied up and perhaps now the whole
world will finally right 

Re: [MOPO] Poster Story 21 years in the making!

[David Kusumoto]

That's a great story insofar it is different than when you get a second chance 
at a specific title you missed out on before.  What you describe is winning the 
exact same item - down to its unique paper fibers - that you missed out on - 
that you never forgot about - more than two decades later.

I think we all have some version of this story in our heads, something we 
regret bidding, chasing - or even selling - that we wish we could have another 
crack at - and I mean not just a different copy of a specific poster - but the 
EXACT same poster we missed or let go that we thought would "turn up again" in 
the future - but never has.

I know there are times when I think about specific titles that were in my 
collection and I remember them like a forensic person remembers a fingerprint.  
I was so dedicated to not only to collecting top titles - but they were in the 
best condition possible short of being restored.

There is one particular title in my head that if it ever comes up again - I 
will chase it even though I have so few years ahead of me vs. behind me.  The 
title and format are not rare at all - it's not even worth .  But it was 
written upon in a specific way - that's special only to me - hence I only want 
the EXACT poster I used to own - back in my house!  I don't even know who the 
buyer is or if it's changed hands or has a new owner in the US or overseas!  Is 
this crazy / irrational or what?

The collecting impulse still lives - even though I consider myself "mostly 
retired" from collecting!  Being superstitious until, as they say, the pink 
slip of ownership is in hand - that I won't reveal it here just in case it EVER 
turns up again in a sale.  It's still desirable but can never be as special to 
someone else as it was to me.  I sold it in a weak moment and if it turns up 
again, it's understandable that I don't want ANY competition! - d.


From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn Taranto 

Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:07 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Poster Story 21 years in the making!

Hello Folks!

I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar story...

Just about 21 years ago a Richard Dix half-sheet appeared on eBay that can only 
be described as "really adorable". It's from a 1921Goldwyn picture called 
DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. It features a couple, Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix, 
smiling at each other as they huddle over a baby in a bassinet. As Goldwyn did 
in those days, the poster is entitled, The First Baby. The one sheet has a 
similar image but the half sheet, in my humble opinion captures the moment 
better.

Naturally when I saw that poster on eBay I wanted very much to add it to my 
burgeoning Richard Dix collection. Sadly I lost out to one of our esteemed 
colleagues! Naturally I was tremendously disappointed but you all know the 
feeling. When are you ever going to see a then 80 year-old poster like that 
ever again? It's just never gonna happen.

If you can believe it, about a month ago while enjoying my poster collection I 
thought back to that auction as if it were yesterday and thought, "Wouldn't it 
be nice to add that poster to my collection before I face the final fadeout?". 
Well three weeks later while doing an eBay search what do I see? That poster. 
Not an additional copy, God knows there can't be another, the actual one I lost 
out on. I know this because I knew who won it and they were putting up for 
auction after lo these many years. I just couldn't believe my eyes.

I eagerly sat by my computer on that last day waiting to type in my bid, 
figuring there were likely dozens and dozens of people interested in this gem 
as I was. Would I get it? Would I be disappointed again? I don't think I can 
wait another 21 years. Time, unfortunately, would likely not permit it. As the 
seconds ticked down I put in my bid hoping it would be enough. You know I 
pictured all those dozens of people doing the same thing. In the end it was 
just me. I won it!!! 21 years after I first saw it. What a great feeling.

The poster arrived today and it's even better in person. A small loose end in 
my mind has finally been tied up and perhaps now the whole world will finally 
right itself!

Has anyone else ever experienced something this with a poster?

BTW - here's a link to the image... 
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MU0AAOSwcHZj4Ce7/s-l1600.jpg

Thanks for reading -

Glenn



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