That still leaves your john collection. So what is your current bathroom lineup? I would assume they would have to be posters that you could care less about getting steamed up. I was amazed at all the posters you have displayed at one time or another on your Zany Home Framed Collection thread. I think that it is not a stretch that you rotate out more posters than anybody in the hobby. I would imagine that it takes an entire weekend to replace old posters with new posters. At least you have a lot of themes to choose from. And yes, I agree that displaying posters is less of a hoarder issue than stock piling thousands of posters in several flat file cabinets or creating a cardboard tube cavern.
Jessica Rabbits are likely to be permanent in the b-room, both because I like 'em and they're waterproof mylars. Definitely going to do more themes, not just genres, ex. posters of faces.
But then Mel wouldn't know because he doesn't actually watch movies... So in defense of the argument of displaying, since posters were meant to advertise shouldn't you at least attempt to see the movies of the posters you own?
Don't see the connection. Normally I buy based on artistry and creativity, which does not correlate to the quality of the movie, exs. Astounding She Monster (terrible movie, great poster), This Gun For Hire (mediocre, dated movie; great poster).
My guess 30 years ago the old timers were saying the same thing to people who were collecting posters then.
Yes, but I don't think they are comparable situations. Before the Internet in 1995 it was far more difficult to find, sell, trade, learn about, or determine fair market value for movie posters. The Internet vastly expanded the pool of buyers and that will never occur again. Plus, it's probable that demand for movie posters will decrease in the future since movie posters are going the way of the dodo bird. Demand for the best classic posters will probably remain steady but we won't see the substantial jump in price that occurred from 1995-2008.
you now display the fruits of success - a panty collection?
Ha, you guys shouldn't be so p-whipped about displaying posters. Most of the gals who have seen my collection say they're "cool." One of the female secretaries today told me how me she liked my 1930s stone litho posters that I currently have displayed.
I'd say the "secondary effects" of poster collecting - being broke and too much isolation time on the Internet while searching for posters and hanging out on forums - are more of an impediment to romance than the actual posters themselves.
