Good catch Rick. As you likely know, there was a warehouse find of these
3-sheets and they are all over the place, but still often sell for $50 to
$150.
It took us a while to pin down the exact date, but it is definitely 1947.
Bruce
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote:
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Hi, Everyone,
Here is an example of a seller who hasn't taken the time to research
the poster he (or she) is selling and describes it as being an original
1934 3-Sheet from Call It Murder starring Humphrey Bogart. I informed
the seller that it was in fact a late 40's reissue 3-Sheet from a 1934 film
originally titled Midnight.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-1934-Call-Murder-3-Sheet-Movie-Poster-Humphrey-Bogart-Sidney-Fox-/220926616222?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item337040a29e
This is the response I received:
*Hi, We are not poster experts- Just estate liquidators trying to do the
best we can. Not to insinuate that you aren't an expert, because you may
be, but we have received incorrect information through bidders/potential
buyers in messages just like this in an effort by them to drive down prices
at auction, so we will not revise our listing; it is based on the print
date shown on the poster. However, we will post this message and let others
make their own judgement. Thanks, hisgoods4u*
**
I think a seller isn't necessarily expected to be an expert, but *is
*expected
to research the item they're selling to the best of their ability. All it
takes is checking the title Call It Murder on Google or IMDB and it
becomes quite clear that this isn't an original 1934 3-Sheet. I don't
believe the buyer should have the sole responsibility of researching the
item they're bidding on. It's the seller's responsibility to provide
accurate information as to whether a poster is original or not.
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