Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[erik1925]

Yeah, but the modal average price was still around the $20+k mark.

$77k was an utter anomaly, by all accounts.

Yes, Simon I did see those copies that HA sold 3-5 years ago going in that similar range, so the $77K result was a 'bid battle' to the finish. 

[eatbrie]

Still an ugly poster and one I would never put on my walls.  Oh wait, I don't put anything on my walls.  Nevermind  

(that was a joke).

[erik1925]

I don't get this at all.  Aside from the title, this is one ugly poster.

T

WB could have done so much more with this poster design, imho. The drab browns and overall lack of color make it appear so lackluster.

[eatbrie]

WB could have done so much more with this poster design, imho. The drab browns and overall lack of color make it appear so lackluster.

There are so many great Casablanca posters.  International especially.  This one is awful.

(this is not a joke.)

T

[Chris9000]

How about Psycho going for $2,100 ... I'm going to need to hop on one of these soon before they get too far out of my range if that keeps up.

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=4461136

[eatbrie]

Psycho doesn't seem crazy to me.  Great title, awesome poster.  And not far from what it sells for usually.

T

[ladeda]

There are so many great Casablanca posters.  International especially.  This one is awful.

(this is not a joke.)

T

I agree. It's just not memorable. When looking at it, my eyes glaze over. It's a bore.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Looks like someone got total steal on it, tho ($26,055.00). The last one to sell on HA (was also not backed) in Nov of 2015, sold for $77,675.00   

Let's hope Dominique doesn't know that... he just might be     

I can't see any reason someone with a Casablanca poster wouldn't give it to Heritage. Their track record on this title is amazing & clearly - unmatched.

Yeah, but the modal average price was still around the $20+k mark.

$77k was an utter anomaly, by all accounts.

see my comment above. In any case $26k is a very low price.

[eatbrie]

Isn't Posterchild Dave L?  Didn't you guys say that?  If so, he probably has a client willing to fork out $77k.

T

[Simes]

Aside from the one anomaly, Heritage's track record has been;

29k, 18, 12k, 21k, 20k 15k

By and large, Bruce has done better with this one.

[brude]

I won another replacement poster that I've been unable to buy for years.
Got it tonight for a lot less than I could've on Ebay.

And, I was watching that Day of the Triffids...
Lucky me got that on Ebay for almost 1/2 what it sold for tonight.

Fuckin' win-win for me
 .

[MoviePosterBid.com]

yuo must be ignoring their track record since 2014 on the titles which has been into the stratosphere.

only last month they sold a Reissue Italian for $200k and a half sheet for $167k. Obviously the title has reached a special status with HA and if this poster gets turned around and sold there, the price will triple.

[eatbrie]

Actually, I was looking at Bruce's entire auction and a lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would.  Great opportunities for members of this forum, I hope...  Barbarella B, Good Bad and Ugly, Revenge of the Jedi, You Only Live Twice, the list goes on and on.  The big ones always sell for a lot, but the middle of the road posters get buried because there is just so much money people can spend in a single auction.  For instance, I won 4 posters, there were more that I wanted, some that sold for very little, but I passed on them because I put a cap of my spending.  I think it's a problem when you pack too many great titles at one time.  They should be more spread out to give buyers a chance to breathe and refuel.

T

[Undead]

Isn't Posterchild Dave L?

Yes Dave has publicly admitted that is his handle.

[BruceH]

Actually, I was looking at Bruce's entire auction and a lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would.  Great opportunities for members of this forum, I hope...  Barbarella B, Good Bad and Ugly, Revenge of the Jedi, You Only Live Twice, the list goes on and on.  The big ones always sell for a lot, but the middle of the road posters get buried because there is just so much money people can spend in a single auction.  For instance, I won 4 posters, there were more that I wanted, some that sold for very little, but I passed on them because I put a cap of my spending.  I think it's a problem when you pack too many great titles at one time.  They should be more spread out to give buyers a chance to breathe and refuel.

T

Please post a list of what exactly were the "lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would". I am really curious to see what they are.

And out of curiosity, were there ANY posters that sold for MORE than you thought they would? If there were, how about a list of those as well?

Thanks!

[BruceH]

Aside from the one anomaly, Heritage's track record has been;

29k, 18, 12k, 21k, 20k 15k

By and large, Bruce has done better with this one.

No fair using facts!

[BruceH]

Actually, I was looking at Bruce's entire auction and a lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would.  Great opportunities for members of this forum, I hope...  Barbarella B, Good Bad and Ugly, Revenge of the Jedi, You Only Live Twice, the list goes on and on.  The big ones always sell for a lot, but the middle of the road posters get buried because there is just so much money people can spend in a single auction.  For instance, I won 4 posters, there were more that I wanted, some that sold for very little, but I passed on them because I put a cap of my spending.  I think it's a problem when you pack too many great titles at one time.  They should be more spread out to give buyers a chance to breathe and refuel.

T

Now I am REALLY confused! Right before you posted the above, you posted the below in the eMoviePoster.com thread:

"Good stuff tonight, Bruce.  Everything I like.  Nice FOLDED posters.  Makes me very happy, even though a lot of what I wanted sold for way over what I could afford.  Still got a few things, though, so good times"

So how is it that in one thread you saw that "a lot of what I wanted sold for way over what I could afford" while in the other you saw that "a lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would"?

Now I REALLY want to see those lists!

Thanks.

[eatbrie]

I thought about it right after I typed the above message and decided to keep it because I still think that if you auction too many quality items at the same time, it ends up being a detriment to lesser items, which is basically what I said above.  There is just so much money to be spent.  Some people got great deals because others were too busy spending too much money elsewhere.  I'm sure it happens to Heritage too.  I don't know how to go around it, though, but you, unlike them, have the luxury of having 3 sales a week.  Or maybe there are just too many posters out there.

T

[BruceH]

Talking in generalities is fine, but show me the lists. I am truly excited to see them.

Thanks!

[Monster_A_GoGo]

How about Psycho going for $2,100 ... I'm going to need to hop on one of these soon before they get too far out of my range if that keeps up.

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=4461136

Zowie, CHRIS! That shocked me too. It was a LOT more than i got mine for.

I won another replacement poster that I've been unable to buy for years.
Got it tonight for a lot less than I could've on Ebay.

And, I was watching that Day of the Triffids...
Lucky me got that on Ebay for almost 1/2 what it sold for tonight.

Fuckin' win-win for me
 .

Oooo TED! You scored a DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS???  Kowabunga! How uber-awesome!

[guest4868]

I wasn't expecting The Third Man to crack $1k (that was my high bid) or 2001 to shoot so far past $5k.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

if using facts is fair (and of course it is) Heritage has been killing it with Casablanca posters for 2+ years, with 3 sales of $167k to $203k and several others for $25k-107k

this is an unmistakable track record

added information is that the Heritage sales have all been to collectors, while the sale last night was to a dealer, who is without a doubt going to resell the poster for a huge profit

these....... are facts!

[Simes]

yuo must be ignoring their track record since 2014 on the titles which has been into the stratosphere.

only last month they sold a Reissue Italian for $200k and a half sheet for $167k. Obviously the title has reached a special status with HA and if this poster gets turned around and sold there, the price will triple.

Hi,

Perhaps I am missing something but I was comparing like-for-like poster results.  Not everything else.  The poster we're discussing is just the Casa US 1 sheet, I thought....?

[BruceH]

Hi,

Perhaps I am missing something but I was comparing like-for-like poster results.  Not everything else.  The poster we're discussing is just the Casa US 1 sheet, I thought....?

No fair trying to be logical

[Chris9000]

Psycho doesn't seem crazy to me.  Great title, awesome poster.  And not far from what it sells for usually.

T

I agree, beautiful poster, and it is one of my top three films of all time, but it went for roughly $500-$600 more than it has been in that condition, which is around 32% more than what it's been tracking at. A pretty good jump in my book.