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

[erik1925]

Not sure if anyone has seen this a/o interested....uhm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121053256735?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Rosa, It looks like a poster that was in really nice condition, even prior to it being backed.   

[erik1925]

BIN: $8000.00

A 1911, French animation poster. Très bon!

This seller must LOOOVVVE peanut butter, too. Look at all those jars holding the poster flat! 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Nemo-1911-Winsor-McCay-ORIGINAL-French-cartoon-comic-book-movie-poster-/390539635590?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item5aedf9eb86

[Mirosae]

Rosa, It looks like a poster that was in really nice condition, even prior to it being backed.   

Thanks Jeff, yes, it looks in v good condition to me too. Not as nice as the ones you posted in the other thread  but it is good to see some of these early posters on ebay at a reasonable price.

[Mirosae]

BIN: $8000.00

A 1911, French animation poster. Très bon!

This seller must LOOOVVVE peanut butter, too. Look at all those jars holding the poster flat! 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Nemo-1911-Winsor-McCay-ORIGINAL-French-cartoon-comic-book-movie-poster-/390539635590?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item5aedf9eb86

Flipping-flop ...!!!!that's a lot of peanut butter, is he including those with the poster too?

I like the poster, not keen on that price..!

[MoviePosterBid.com]

why is any illiterate referring to the Frankenstein V Wolfman as a "card"?
it's a half sheet

That this auctioneer, Louis Dianni, makes any reference or comment about this card

[Silence]

Where is Schmuckaluck?

Michael

[MoviePosterBid.com]

reply #3599

[erik1925]

Oversight fixed, Michael. 



 

[erik1925]

It is amazing how many times that posters from this 1931 film, TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM, appear for auction, when so many others for films from that same year or years (1930-34) are scarce to non existent.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEN-NIGHTS-IN-A-BAR-ROOM-1931-MOVIE-ORIGINAL-STONE-LITHO-POSTER-WILLIAM-FARNUM-/370752428883?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5652911b53

[CSM]

I think it's a serial no?  Which would mean many more might have been made vs. a single movie.  And they were probably all found together in one big lot...

[Silhouette]

Either way, I like it.

[erik1925]

I think it's a serial no?  Which would mean many more might have been made vs. a single movie.  And they were probably all found together in one big lot...

Chris, I just checked. It was not a serial. It was a singularly produced film.

Here's the storyline, in a nutshell: A man's heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.

[110x75]

Here's the storyline, in a nutshell: A man's heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.

Kinda like Aronofsky's The Wrestler, with booze.

[Mirosae]

Either way, I like it.

ditto.

So, Jeff, AKA ebay Police is this poster  a  or are you suggesting it is a 

[erik1925]

ditto.

So, Jeff, AKA ebay Police is this poster  a   or are you suggesting it is a  

Rosa, i have always liked the image, too.  

I was more commenting on how this poster appears with some regularity, so there are a good number of copies that have survived until now. Yet others from films of that same time period can be exceedingly scarce (look at the ones from the Berwick Collection, for example, or original release posters from any of the classic, Universal horror films from 1931-1939).  

[Mirosae]

Rosa, i have always liked the image, too.  

I was more commenting on how this poster appears with some regularity, so there are a good number of copies that have survived until now. Yet others from films of that same time period can be exceedingly scarce (look at the ones from the Berwick Collection, for example, or original release posters from any of the classic, Universal horror films from 1931-1939).  

Understood. 

That said, I think I will be more tempted by the all peanut butter French poster... 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I think it's a serial no?  Which would mean many more might have been made vs. a single movie.  And they were probably all found together in one big lot...

not a serial Chris, just a regular poster. There are 3 or 4 styles and I have had them all.
The poster on linen, done badly, has been on ebay for at least 12-18 months, however a different dealer had apparently found a small stack of that title, across the different styles along with 3sh & lobby cards in lower qty.
I bought some, auctioned them already. He also found a number of other 30s posters, including a great Horse racing 3sh I won and a great 6sh on the same title that I lost.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

coming from off ebay, I wonder if Homer Simpson wants this poster

[110x75]

Thats' pretty cool Rich! What's the size?

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I'm guessing it's a one sheet, though it could be a smaller promo
for Simpsons viewers, it's a funny connection

[Harry Caul]

That this auctioneer, Louis Dianni, makes any reference or comment about this halfsheet being taken to the authorities is a HUGE red flag about this individual's character and integrity, IMHO. As the party being asked to auction this item on behalf of his consignor, one would think Dianni would want a reputation for auctioning genuine items.

For him to simply rely on the word of the consignor, "who believes it to be real" (especially with the recent Haggard debacle as pointed out to him by Matt), and to continue to say, "No refunds" is telling. One would think Dianni would now go to the consignor, let him know that there are concerns and have him get the halfsheet authenticated by a professional.

And if the poster is bought and proven to be fake, that buyer is simply out X grand (or whatever it sells for), without recourse? I would think not.

It is interesting how none of the wolf man touch ups are mentioned in the "revised" condition report. And I love the line ending with: "...minor, scattered paint." Scattered where?  

In addition, the amount of painting on the wolf man, and how it was done, is very evident. Here is just that section showing the Wolf Man-- his face, arms, torn shirt sleeve and the shadowing. Even the white clouds in the yellow sky, to the right of the wolf man's back, are now completely gone.

In comparison, the first and second images are closeups from the 2 HA posters:

 

Thanks for pulling together comparable pics. That HS is simply a mess... If it *is* original it looks like everything but the old gypsy woman's face was repainted!  It gives Ari's restored ET lights-in-the-clouds 1-sheet a run for its money!

[Harry Caul]

http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161306&lotNo=53520

Anyone else a little surprised by this....I mean, you could get an insert or a half-sheet from the original release for this much! 

So it takes two to run up a price like that... maybe a chance encounter between two drunk bidders who thought they were bidding on an original?  Either way, bids have clearly been retracted.

[110x75]

... maybe a chance encounter between two drunk bidders who thought they were bidding on an original? 

or someone trolling Heritage 

[Starling]

Ha, I was just going to write that Matt.  Apparently 1k just disappeared   Pity.

[erik1925]

Ha, I was just going to write that Matt.  Apparently 1k just disappeared   Pity.

Looks like someone got wise (or sober).