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

[Starling]

A rare, German advance poster from 1919 for The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is being offered on ebay. It may be an only one known copy to exist or surface, up to this point.   

The artists are Erich Stahl and Otto Arpke, as marked on the lower left of the poster.

With a nice BIN price tag of $200,000.00 (No best offer option is available, at least on the listing). 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400572875466&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160







Wonderful wonderful piece Jeff!  Very evocative of the film! Ahhh to dream:-)

[rdavey26]

+1 Jeff. That is a very exquisite piece. Love to have it in my collection but for that price I think I would rather buy a house out right lol. We all can only dream of having a piece like that in our collections.

[erik1925]

I think this is one of those that could truly be called a "unicorn."

Beautiful and evocative is right, Brian.

And yeah, Randy.. for that price, it is one most of us can dream about. 

[Louie D.]

BEAUTIFUL piece! I believe MoMA may have the same one or something quite similar.

[Harry Caul]

Yowza!  I've seen that image before... Don't think it's the only one (unless the images were of this particular copy).  Regardless, great stuff and probably a "fair" price all things considered.

[Mirosae]

That's an incredible poster Jeff, shame is £2 quid over my budget..so i am out, bye bye from me

[Silhouette]

That's an incredible poster Jeff, shame is £2 quid over my budget..so i am out, bye bye from me

And in case you hadn't noticed it's FREE shipping if you live in the USA but apparently the owner feels that the cost of paying for shipping overseas is really going to cut into his profit...so as they say on Dragon's Den: "I'm out"

[CSM]

And in case you hadn't noticed it's FREE shipping if you live in the USA but apparently the owner feels that the cost of paying for shipping overseas is really going to cut into his profit...so as they say on Dragon's Den: "I'm out"

Indeed.  Amazing poster but $3,000 shipping to Canada!?   Unless what the seller is implying is that I sure as hell better get a plane ticket to pick it up

[Mirosae]

I just fell in love..I normally don't go for the hairy type  , but I think I could do an exception with this one..mama... this is Posterlupuscious..  In HA this NOV..

The Wolf Man (International Pictures, 1949). First Post-War Release Italian 4 - Foglio (55" X 78").

[erik1925]

I just fell in love..I normally don't go for the hairy type  , but I think I could do an exception with this one..mama... this is Posterlupuscious..  In HA this NOV..

The Wolf Man (International Pictures, 1949). First Post-War Release Italian 4 - Foglio (55" X 78").

I have loved this poster, too, Rosa, since the first time i came across it a few years ago. Beautiful and powerful imagery all in one. Would love to find one of these, too, some day!  

[CSM]

That's very nice.  All it needs is a little Lugosi cameo

[brude]

True piece of history.
Too bad I don't have any disposable income at the moment.... 

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

This came out of the blue - VF unrestored She-Monster, already picked up 55 watchers:

[CSM]

HA's Sunday Night auctions are weird lots.  Usually one or two 'show' pieces and then a bunch of stuff in poorer condition (and not good enough for their Signature auctions).

If I had this I would not be consigning it to a Sunday night auction that's for sure...

[Silhouette]

Queue Bruce...

 

[guest8]

Queue Bruce...

 

Bruce could have quadrupled that in his December auction I'm sure of it .. but now we'll never know.

[Bruce]

It IS barely possible I might have that same poster (another example, of course)!

[ddilts399]

I just put it over 1000 if that makes people feel better about where it was sitting price wise.

[guest8]

I just put it over 1000 if that makes people feel better about where it was sitting price wise.

If Bruce had it on his site youd have pushed it past 2,000!

[ddilts399]

That poster has appreciated quite a bit over the past 7-10 years or so, I would like to own it, but I am not going to spend 1500-2000 on it. Imagine this one will still finish close or over 2000 due to the condition it is in.

[erik1925]

Possibly a flip of the same copy that sold at HA not too long ago?

BIN of $1200.00 OBO

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TARZAN-THE-APE-MAN-MGM-1932-ORIGINAL-ONE-SHEET-MOVIE-POSTER-/190913098384?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c734eb290

[Filmlobbycards]

Well Mad Love is sitting over 5 grand.....Bulgaria is a nice place to find lobby cards!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAD-LOVE-Original-1935-Lobby-Card-MGM-Peter-Lorre-Frances-Drake-Colin-Clive-2-/360744780764?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53fe1083dc

[CSM]

That's quite a find!

[erik1925]

A great card, for sure, but has it faded at all? The skin tones have that washed out blue-ish cast that sometimes happens from too much light exposure.

Or were they printed this way initially? I see the yellow highlights in the guy's hair still look rather vivid, so wasn't totally sure.

 

[CSM]

A lot of 20s/30s lobbies have that washed out look - hard to say if it's fading on this one (in doing a comparison just make sure you don't reference HA's images! )



But in this case HA is off the hook as doesn't appear have ever auctioned this lobby.