I have slowed down my poster purchasing by a lot, I think, and for a few reasons. Mainly, I know what I want and what I don't want.
When it comes to older posters, I will not touch linen unless it is an imperative (like I will not find the poster I want otherwise). Unfortunately for me and a few others (Antoine for example), it seems that auction houses' folded offerings have become a rarity. Everything is on linen and I'm not buying. So that limits a lot. It was very different 10 years ago. Way more folded offerings back then.
When it comes to modern posters, it seems that prices have doubled or even tripled since Covid. Posters are not printed in large quantities anymore and sellers do end up selling their gear at those extravagant prices, so who am I to tell them they are too expensive, but they are. A new poster for $50 is almost common practice these days. $50, really? Sometimes ever higher. Much, much higher.
Also, I do not buy (or very rarely) international posters anymore, because they pretty much all originate from Thailand or the Philippines and have become perfect bootlegs. Some are great in their designs, but they are not studio issued original movie posters.
Finally, I have become extremely particular with my modern posters and I want them in mint condition. For example, "Good to very good" for anything post 1985 at Emovie won't do. Again, I feel like there used to be more of them. I guess some have traveled a lot over the years.
As a result, buying is more limited.
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