Author Topic: Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev.... (Read 2203658 times)

stewart boyle · « **Reply #2900 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:17:24 AM »

I see ducks and bunnies....
Still don`t know what that means by the way guys....

Stew

Ari · « **Reply #2901 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:23:21 AM »

I see two idiots fighting over a crap poster.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #2902 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:04:11 PM »

Wonder how high the Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes will go? So few have been sold on Heritage and Emovie that it's hard to predict. Probably $1500:

LB sold for $1300 last year on eMovie:

Last sale on Heritage (yep, 5 years ago) for $1500:

CJ138 · « **Reply #2903 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:30:36 PM »

Wish I had one, I would sell it in a heartbeat.

Bruce · « **Reply #2904 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:37:04 PM »

No fair "outing" the auction, Mel!

Zorba · « **Reply #2905 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:47:16 PM »

Quote from: CJ138 on July 15, 2012, 07:30:36 PM

Wish I had one, I would sell it in a heartbeat.

Same here and Im a Tarantino fan.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #2906 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:47:34 PM »

This sale will set the true current FMV for a non-linenbacked copy.

The eBay price is $500-$700, but that reflects buyers' wariness of originality IMO.

And of course Christie's sales really exist in Bizarro World and have no real world value.

And why would you sell? A true collector never sells his best stuff....

Bruce · « **Reply #2907 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:52:45 PM »

I feel it is true that the same guys who would "sell it in a heartbeat" at $1,500 ALSO said they would do so when it was "just" $750 (or $500, or $250). Meanwhile LOTS of "better" 1990s on posters keep climbing, and LOTS of really old posters go nowhere. Maybe it will reverse sometime soon, but maybe not.

Bruce

Zorba · « **Reply #2908 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:01:56 PM »

Quote from: Bruce on July 15, 2012, 07:52:45 PM

I feel it is true that the same guys who would "sell it in a heartbeat" at $1,500 ALSO said they would do so when it was "just" $750 (or $500, or $250).

Probaby true for most but I wouldnt dump it at $500. I would hang it.

Now $1500 just seems like crazy money to me for that poster but then again I think the money that the Ferris INTL one sheet gets is nuts so Im not a good guide for pricing. ....Especially only 3 years into this. Not nearly enough time to be telling people what to do. I just like to see myself post.

110x75 · « **Reply #2909 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:17:49 PM »

Quote from: Zorba on July 15, 2012, 08:01:56 PM

I think the money that the Ferris INTL one sheet gets is nuts so Im not a good guide for pricing. ....

CJ138 · « **Reply #2910 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:36:47 PM »

Ditto what Z said. All I meant was that $1500 (at this point) is more than I could imagine spending on a poster. That said, I am sure there are many people who would call me crazy for spending as much as I did on some of my own collection.

Freefall · « **Reply #2911 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:38:25 PM »

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2634300

This is the one I am most excited about!

Who knows how much this will go for?!?!? 200? 300? 500?!?

MoviePosterBid.com · « **Reply #2912 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:50:07 PM »

I just sold one in total mint and I had no problem getting the price
too bad it's not a poster I have lots of

Silhouette · « **Reply #2913 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:52:55 PM »

Early bidders are getting in, flexing their wallets to throw off the tyre kickers.

Zorba · « **Reply #2914 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:55:36 PM »

Quote from: CJ138 on July 15, 2012, 08:36:47 PM

That said, I am sure there are many people who would call me crazy for spending as much as I did on some of my own collection.

Same here. For instance I just hung three DKR posters

I dont see where anyone is questioning that dealers can get $1500 for that PF ...we know you can. More power to you all.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #2915 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:26:57 PM »

Quote from: CJ138 on July 15, 2012, 08:36:47 PM

Ditto what Z said. All I meant was that $1500 (at this point) is more than I could imagine spending on a poster. That said, I am sure there are many people who would call me crazy for spending as much as I did on some of my own collection.

But it's actually much smarter to buy higher-priced original movie posters than endless $20 posters (plus $8 to ship). The cheap posters will be a total loss whereas you can recover most (if not all) of the money you pay for higher-priced posters, plus you can "show off" expensive posters to non-collectors.

The original movie poster market is not going to collapse - unlike the market for Mondo commercial posters, which inevitably will tank - and prices will remain at least steady for the next 5-10 years.

Zorba · « **Reply #2916 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:31:43 PM »

Now you are talking about investing in posters. Something I know nothing about. I have bought about 300 posters now and sold zero.

So I am out.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #2917 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:46:34 PM »

Quote from: Zorba on July 15, 2012, 09:31:43 PM

Now you are talking about investing in posters. Something I know nothing about. I have bought about 300 posters now and sold zero.

So I am out.

As has been said many times on this forum, it's foolish to "invest" in movie posters. It's a mature hobby and realistically you're very like to lose money overall. If I sold my collection today, I would be very lucky to recover 50% of my cash outlay. If I had been smarter and bought fewer expensive posters instead of endless cheap posters, I could maybe recover 75%.

Zorba · « **Reply #2918 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:53:54 PM »

Quote from: Dread_Pirate_Mel on July 15, 2012, 09:46:34 PM

As has been said many times on this forum, it's foolish to "invest" in movie posters. It's a mature hobby and realistically you're very like to lose money overall. If I sold my collection today, I would be very lucky to recover 50% of my cash outlay. If I had been smarter and bought fewer expensive posters instead of endless cheap posters, I could maybe recover 75%.

True. You would have been better off investing in Greece.

I am going to post this in the walls section but it seems funnier to me here. My latest " investment". One Peak Trek survived Comrade Zorba's latest frame purge.

erik1925 · « **Reply #2919 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:54:32 PM »

Quote from: Zorba on July 15, 2012, 09:31:43 PM

Now you are talking about investing in posters. Something I know nothing about. I have bought about 300 posters now and sold zero.

So I am out.

Zorba- you are the kind of collector that is genuine. You buy what you like and what makes you happy. You arent caught up in the whole "must have" idea that suggests that everyone should have certain posters in their collection, whether they like them or not.

You have some really nice pieces, as you have shown.

You're on the right path and have been from the start.

Neo · « **Reply #2920 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:58:51 PM »

Quote from: erik1925 on July 15, 2012, 09:54:32 PM

You're on the right path and have been from the start.

Agreed.

The TDKR one sheets look excellent.

brude · « **Reply #2921 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:44:27 PM »

Very nice, Z.

CSM · « **Reply #2922 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:34:42 PM »

Quote from: Freefall on July 15, 2012, 08:38:25 PM

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2634300

This is the one I am most excited about!

Who knows how much this will go for?!?!? 200? 300? 500?!?

I hope it sets a new record at $560!

Ari · « **Reply #2923 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:35:47 PM »

I gavelsniped a bid of $666, so that should secure me a copy finally.

CSM · « **Reply #2924 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:36:36 PM »

I know nearly nothing about the Lucky Strikes Pulp Fiction one sheets but can someone explain why all three of those auction examples poster by Mel have differing dimensions!?

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