OK, I'm going to go off on a rant here... Been meaning to write this post for
years, but never got around to it...
Over the last 5 years, movie poster collectors have gotten a lot more
condition-conscious. No offense, but those people just don't understand the
first thing about movie
I can see how you misinterpreted what I meant because I didn't express
it very well. When I said it doesn't matter, what I meant to say was
it doesn't even matter if the seller had the correct picture up, she
should return your money anyway. Of course it matters if the seller
puts up fraudulent
IT's bad business all around. A seller should not use stock photos
unless, they are selling identical items that do not differ from each
other, such as a Norelco Shaver # 56789. FRANC
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From: Richard Halegua Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com]
Sent: Tuesday,
MOPO post of the year (2008) and far from a rant. What long time poster dealers
and collectors have always known.
Already in 2009 down under (just).
Happy New Year.
Phil
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From: Robert D. Brooks
To: mop...@sol03.american.edu
Sent: Wednesday, December
Wait unitl the investment boys get going with slabbing (first lobby
cards, eventually everything).
Then condition won't just be important, it will be the ONLY thing they care
about (a pure mint unrestored card from a crappy 1940s movie will likely
sell for more than a fair condition restored
This poster seems to be getting a lot of attention---6 bids with 4 days to
go--- for being what appears to be a Vintage Portal reproduction. I pity
the poor buyer who pays 800 or a thousand bucks for a poster that's virtually
worthless!
Rick
Hmmm, wonder what is the record high price for a Portal Productions
poster?
Yikes...
Patrick
On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:38 AM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote:
This poster seems to be getting a lot of attention---6 bids with 4
days to go--- for being what appears to be a Vintage Portal
Is it ethical to tell the high bidders that the poster is a reproduction?
Is it ethical to tell the seller its a reproductiion?
Should we get involved?
I would hate to see a budding collector turned off the hobby because of
this (lets be charitable) mistake by a amateur seller.
Cory
That's a question for Randy Cohen, THE ETHICIST at the New York
Times.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/features/magazine/columns/the_ethicist/index.html
Go ahead, Cory, write it up and send it in. Let's see if he answers.
It's a good question, actually.
I believe it's certainly ethical
You have glimpsed the future!
I am reminded of the qwest commercial a few years ago, when a guy checks into a
motel and the girl behind the counter says all rooms have every movie ever
made in any language day or night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9qcp6Lcno
We have digital theaters
I already contacted the seller to inform him (her) of the listing's error.
I received an email back saying simply thanks for the info. We'll see what
happens...
**New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making
headlines.
Happy new year everyone! I am comic book guy with a passion for old
movies (hence my membership on this list). I have enjoyed all the
conversation, but hope you don't mind if I ask a newbie question - what
is it about the Dracula poster that makes it obviously a reproduction?
Thanks, all!
welcome fellow comic book guy
what makes it an obvious repro:
#1 it is a portal reproductions poster because
#2 no theatrical poster for this title looks like
it, nly the Portal Repro from the 1970s
Rich
At 09:26 AM 12/31/2008, Eyssell, Thomas H. wrote:
Happy new year everyone! I am comic
I wrote this note to the seller. It might be of use to Mr. Eyssell as
well. I spent a lot of time in Sausalito in the Sixties, and these
repros were in every gift shop. I've had lots of them cross my path in
the hands of excited would-be millionaires. Here you go:
The poster is 100%,
As Greg gathered, my first email was extremely polite, thinking that the
seller would stop the auction. When that didn't occur, I sent a second email
that was a quite a bit more firm, letting the seller know that she was, in
fact,
committing a fraudulent act by listing the poster as
Hey, folks, I'm ready to write to her as well but as I have been out
of contact buying or selling on Ebay for months and months, does it
do any good to
alert Ebay to the situation? Or do they not give two, much less, one
hoot?
Patrick
On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:19 AM, rixpost...@aol.com
Okay, so now she has a note in red at the bottom of her pics of the
Portal Dracula now stating NOTE;There has been quite a few Emails
regarding this posters origins.We found this Poster in a back room of
a 20s era Movie Theater when We were in there searching for the
theaters audio
I received a second email from the seller, referring to her Revision
Note---acting like everything was okay. Before I even received that from
her, I
filed a report through eBay about the situation, then sent her a third email
with the final line being How would you like to buy something
Rick, here's what I just sent to her:
Hi, I just saw your auction and whether you know it or not, you are
selling an obvious 1960's reproduction from Portal Productions as an
Original 1931 Dracula Movie Poster. Sure, this is an 'original
REPRODUCTION' but it IS a reproduction and NOT an
Hi MoPoers and Happy New Year to you all
Have a look at the following auction for a Day the Earth Stood Still poster.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:ITitem=290280815420
1. It is listed in the category Entertainment Memorabilia Movie Memorabilia
Posters
for some reason, I don't think this approach is going to work
also, seeing as she clearly is trying to defraud when she says things like:
NOTE;There has been quite a few Emails regarding this posters
origins.We found this Poster in a back room of a 20s era Movie
Theater when We were in there
One thing she is doing is displaying all the Questions from other members for
all to see. Those make it very clear that the poster is a Portal. She would be
better off just ending the auction and listing it again with the correct
description in the correct category.
Regards
John
Sign up for
Bob
there are a few things to point out
yes, starting from really the 1960s, comics baseball cards were
collected, but they were not published to be collected in the way
we think. That is, they weren't collected for value until a little
later, and with real collectors, we never really
I liked the question at the bottom from John asking if she would take $600 as a
Buy It Now thinking he was going to steal an original DRACULA One Sheet.
Even on Fleabay these days, you're not going to steal a DRACULA One Sheet.
Hi will you take 600 as a buy it now email or call 281-537-1762
will ya take $600
At 02:13 PM 12/31/2008, Todd Feiertag wrote:
I liked the question at the bottom from John
asking if she would take $600 as a Buy It Now
thinking he was going to steal an original
DRACULA One Sheet. Even on Fleabay these days,
you're not going to steal a DRACULA One Sheet.
Rich,
Sure, but you might have to first add a few more zeros!!!
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:18:54 -0800To: toddfeier...@msn.com;
mop...@sol03.american.edufrom: sa...@comic-art.comsubject: Re: [MOPO]
Original DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro?will ya take $600At 02:13
PM 12/31/2008,
Hell, Todd, if it's a few more zero's you want, I'll give you,
$00601.0
0
Rich, you can consider that a snipe.
Patrick
On Dec 31, 2008, at 2:21 PM, Todd Feiertag wrote:
Rich,
Sure, but you might have to first add a few
And may all your New Years Dreams come true...
Patrick
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I'll second that, Patrick. Happy 2009 to all!
Toochis
From: Patrick Michael Tupy tellta...@mac.com
To: mop...@sol03.american.edu
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:54:00 PM
Subject: [MOPO] HAPPY NEW YEAR, MOPOERS!
And may all your New Years Dreams come
Hey Rich, et al:
Actually, I can't say that I really hate linen-backing. If you want to see a
poster as the artist intended it, then you really have no choice. Well, I
guess there are a couple of other choices, but they're just as damaging as
linen-backing.
I always laugh when I hear
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