Archie - I've given you a source for the information as you requested. Jason was a guy who had an encyclopedic knowledge and massive collection of Canadian film posters and if I do not qualify as a "knowledgeable collector" he most certainly would. This hobby is largely based on opinions, more so with rare and unusual posters and prospective purchasers can choose to be influenced by Bruce's addendums or not. I welcome the responsive way in which Bruce provides additional information during the course of his auctions but I do not think he should refer to this having been provided by "advanced collectors" or "experts". Unless the changes are technically obvious or he quotes the name of an undoubted source I think he should just say "the following opinion has been received". I do have the additional advantage in this case of being able to inspect the posters and I simply cannot imagine them having being printed for external use. I think your suggestion that they were for a trade show or similar is more plausible.
I appreciated your responses and I am not trying to make any kind of assertion regarding your knowledge level (or that of Mr. Canada). Considering the sheer number of times (a whole bunch) that I've been an under-bidder to auctions that you've won, I have a pretty good idea that you know your stuff.
What I am saying is that 20 is a weird amount. Why would they need anything like that many for a trade show/event? And a Canadian one at that...
For something like that they would be more likely to print up one-offs. It's obvious that they don't come around very often no matter how you look at it - it's just that putting a number on it seems a little much. I wish I could inspect the coating and compare it to some of the oddballs in my collection.
Fight Club. I have an original set bought at the time of the film's release and sets from the "second wave" - I forget when these first appeared. The only difference I can ascertain is that the original set is 3/4" wider (they are both the same height). The quality of printing and the paper stock appears to be the same. Could these not just be from a second print run rather than reproductions?
Very good to know. The second wave was sometime after the Doc Ock controversy (same sellers). Actually, that size difference, which is pretty significant, would lead me to believe that the second wave were more likely reprints. According to Dan, 1/4" or less variations are generally common. 3/4" means that something else is up. At the very least, being that much smaller is definitely a warning sign...
