was anyone at Ewbanks auction on 30th October

[originalcinemaposters]

I was just wondering if i met anyone from the forum without realising? i was at the auction but failed to buy a single thing!

[Simes]

I was online, but most of the items looked to be low key and weren't sold.

The chap did his level best to sell everything though by combining a previously unsold lot with the next one in the series.  All rather comically culminating in one situation where one Secret Policeman's Ball was being sold in one lot, with a different Secret Policeman's Ball being sold in the next one, so, 'You get two secret policeman's balls, if you understand what I mean.'

Which did lead to much hilarity.

I commented on the Thunderball poster going for £1100 hammer in the other thread.  What did it look like in person, if you saw it?

[originalcinemaposters]

are you sure we are talking about the same auction as most stuff sold!
I didnt see the thunderball, again i want aware of it, i was interested in a few things but most of the time they were commanding more than you could pick up a decent copy on the bay

[Simes]

Begging your pardon.  You are right.

I was commenting on the Roger Jones auction today - where many lots did not go.

I was also online for the Ewbanks one for a bit, but I feel I should shut up now...

[marklawd]

Yes, I was there! I bought a few lots.

Mark

[originalcinemaposters]

I was at the back Mark keeping myself to myself! if i had known who you were i would have said hello!

[Harry Caul]

Yes, I was there! I bought a few lots.

Mark

Did you happen to get any of the big ones?  Underground ESB?  Dolce Vita?  Or Tiffany's? Any other biggies I missed?

[marklawd]

I won the ESB although it wasn't an underground version - it was a full size untrimmed quad in great rolled condition.  My highlight buy though was the original artwork for a Mary Poppins quad by Vic Fair - I'll post a picture of that in a day or two.

Mark

[originalcinemaposters]

now i know who you are! I wondered who was going for the Mary Poppins, good catch!

[paul waines]

Oddly that's how I first saw Mark, he bid on a Blob poster at Wellers I think it was, I then realised when he posted it to the board...

[Harry Caul]

I won the ESB although it wasn't an underground version - it was a full size untrimmed quad in great rolled condition.  My highlight buy though was the original artwork for a Mary Poppins quad by Vic Fair - I'll post a picture of that in a day or two.

Mark

Are we both talking about the same poster?  The rare GWTW style UK quad?  I read that it was primarily used in the underground and that it was quickly replaced with the light blue background version.

And congrats on the Marry Poppins art!  I was watching that one as well...

[originalcinemaposters]

yep its the same poster, i think Mark must mean that the underground version was trimmed ?
Paul

[paul waines]

The Underground versions are 40x27.