Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread James Richard
Sean, C'mon, I write clearly and you are intelligent and perfectly capable of understanding what I wrote. My last paragraph was clearly a sidebar pointing out why we don't see more auctions with such a certificate -- backed up by the fact was that even this auction house which had a certifica

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
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Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread Sean Linkenback
Isn't this certificate the "third party authentication" that you are complaining sellers don't want? And yet here is a seller providing it and you still aren't happy. -- Sent from my Palm Prē James Richard wrote: I fail to understand how a professional restorer could fail to "check for accurac

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread lobby card invasion
not everybody is like you ;-) - Original Message - From: James Richard To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info I fail to understand how a professional restorer could fail to "check for acc

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread Jeff Potokar
hey jim, it looks like the description on the site was modified.It no longer says "100% original." here's the description as it reads on the Profiles site: Dracula one-sheet poster (Universal, 1931) Bela Lugosi’s version of the iconic Bram Stoker novel is considered to be the definitive f

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-22 Thread James Richard
I fail to understand how a professional restorer could fail to "check for accuracy" of something they were adding to a poster. How could a pro not realize that he couldn't just copy the number off of a Style F version of the poster onto this one? This is the kind of thing you pay a pro to handl

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-21 Thread Franc
> - Original Message - From: "Stephen Fishler" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:37 AM > Subject: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info > > >> This info from Poster Mountain's restoration report and would >> explain things. >> >

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-21 Thread Jeff Potokar
:37 AM Subject: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info This info from Poster Mountain's restoration report and would explain things. "John Davis states at the top of his COA that the writing in the margin was added in pencil by hand and not checked for accuracy. I would assume when this pos

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-21 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
each Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: "Stephen Fishler" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:37 AM Subject: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info This info from Poster Mountain's restoration report and would explain things. "John Davis states at the top of

Re: [MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-21 Thread Jeff Potokar
This is a bit surprising, considering the item being talked about here. Accuracy is key, especially when an item like this will be closely scrutinized. I would think that the number should be corrected to match those on the other existent one sheets. Profiles should have PM fix this. And co

[MOPO] Dracula 1-sheet info

2009-09-21 Thread Stephen Fishler
This info from Poster Mountain's restoration report and would explain things. "John Davis states at the top of his COA that the writing in the margin was added in pencil by hand and not checked for accuracy. I would assume when this poster was linen backed the 'fine print' was added to