Author Topic: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?  (Read 2693 times)

Offline Rideauwrangler

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Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« on: October 11, 2016, 12:03:45 PM »
I found this at a thrift shop, framed, and I was happy to buy it for next to nothing.

It's the wrong size, it has a slight gloss to it, and it's rolled....this can't be a 50 year old piece of paper. But I do think it could be  a 30 year old piece of paper. Everything I read online about fakes references U.S. one-sheets from the 80's but I can't find anything about fake U.K. quads...

Anyone come across one of these? Any on-line references? Opinions? Thanks in advance!











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Offline erik1925

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Re: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2016, 01:07:05 PM »
Looks like EMP just sold one this past June:

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/3046844.html


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Offline Simes

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Re: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2016, 01:27:49 PM »
These aren't fakes so much as licenced reprints.  There was never any design to pass them off as originals.

I was going to ask you to confirm the measurements but you've covered that off nicely.  Spot on.

Hope you really did pay next to nothing for it.

Offline Rideauwrangler

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Re: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2016, 02:04:11 PM »
Looks like EMP just sold one this past June:

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/3046844.html

Thanks! Don't know why I couldn't find that lol.

Offline Rideauwrangler

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Re: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2016, 02:06:18 PM »

Hope you really did pay next to nothing for it.

I paid $5 CDN (and it was in a frame) so considering one sold at EMP this year for $25 US I think it was money well spent :-)

Offline CJ138

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Re: Origins of Fake Thunderball Quad?
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2016, 06:52:04 PM »
You can't go wrong for that price! Well done!
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