Post-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[eatbrie]

Had I known about it, I would have bid on this.  Alas, the Japanese market is not for me

T

[Neo]

Had I known about it, I would have bid on this.  Alas, the Japanese market is not for me

T

I'm sure that you could figure out how to search at Yahoo Japan and bid from a proxy service, such as the one I mentioned in a thread a while ago:  http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,9639.msg220616.html#msg220616

A few things seems to sell high at Yahoo Japan - about $4,000 for this B0. 




Tob mentioned another sale, and an exhibit with this style a while ago: http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,237.msg253300.html#msg253300

[Undead]

Maybe not an OMG...sale price (about $600), but a great poster set/triptych IMO:

That is a great piece, sorry I missed it.

[ddilts399]

Appears the print market has gone extremely soft. Not sure if this is result of Mondo disappearance effect, the economy, too many at market at once or just general market correction, I would guess 700+ of the 966 sold didnt even recoup the original cost of the print.

[BwanaDik]

Just the calendar, COVID is long past now, so are people's bank account. Some spent their money on holidays, others on posters

[redman]

bizarre that another dracula pb sold in uk the same week as emp's
link
freaks paper sold for 10x est (i think)
another link

[crowzilla]

bizarre that another dracula pb sold in uk the same week as emp's

I'm more surprised that a UK Pressbook exists for Dracula.

[Neo]

Killer Klowns still going strong - $1373 for this one sheet.  This was a little different than the standard one sheets because it's possibly a printer's test since it's 28x41, but good result regardless.  It's also one of the only ones I've seen rolled.

https://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=6797806

[Neo]

Yeah, but they're different.  Different title composition, single sided, cropped, credits super close to margin, no release date... just don't feel right to me.  I'd love to know if anyone spends $800 on that.  $20, maybe, but $800 hahaha.  Although Dave has proven us wrong before,  I remember the debate over Pretty Woman.  I think they sell for a little bit of money now.

T

An Elf UK video poster just sold for £20.  A few details are different than the $895 Cinemasterpieces' international(?) copies but the artwork appears the same.

[eatbrie]

So the US Intl is probably a reprint of the video poster.

T

[Neo]

It's not an exact reprint; the title, and credits, etc. are slightly different.  I still think Dave's "international" style copies are something legit, even if they're concept pieces.  Although the UK one that just sold is the often less appreciated video style, the market seems to agree with about $20 price  .

[redman]

loved this rare windy card
could only find one other example, a HA airbrushed horror, the restorer not bothering with all the text

[Neo]

Good find there, RM.

Here's a link to the HA copy: https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-posters/comedy/love-before-breakfast-universal-1936-good-on-cardstock-window-card-14-x-22-/a/7223-86073.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

The restorer recreated the E and T on the right side and part of the L in Ms. Lombard's name, but didn't recreate the text on the upper left.(?)  I don't that missing text is a big deal, but the HA copy does have a very painterly and/or photo edited look. 

[Neo]

You know the Back to the Future one sheet market is hot when Cinemasterpieces is buying a copy for $1,000 

[eatbrie]

This is utterly ridiculous to me.  I own both studio and NSS copies, multiple copies of each, both rolled and folded, and it makes zero sense that one would be more expensive than the other.  The studio sold for $500 and the NSS for $1k.  Bonkers imho.  The only one that is somewhat harder to get is the advance.  Based on those numbers, the advance should sell for $2k.  Also bonkers.  The BttF poster shows up every single week.  I mean, I own multiple copies of each, so I should be happy I guess, except I'm not selling, so it doesn't matter and I can look at it from afar and comment that it is utterly ridiculous.

Ha!

T

[Neo]

I wonder if the NSS version is more desirable as it's not as likely to be a reproduction with the NSS text?  Maybe the high price because it's the NSS version and rolled.  I wonder what the price at Cinemasterpieces will be, maybe $3,000?

Emovieposter has 364 BTTF one sheet sales.  Must be one of the most popular titles and posters, considering how many sell and the increasing sales prices.  I hadn't seen the 2023 re-release poster until the one emovie just sold but that one is pretty neat.  Crazy that it's almost the 40th anniversary for the film.

[eatbrie]

Back to the Future is a fun title to collect because even though it is fairly recent, there's been a lot of re-releases.  Still, all the posters stay close to the initial Struzan design.  I have 150 posters on the series and I'm always looking for the next one.

Back to the Future collection

T

[redman]

looool
some idiot paid almost $500 for this
such a shit poster too
(never liked it, image has f-all to do with the film)

[eatbrie]

That was one of many imo.  There were a few things I wanted but everything went above my price range.

It seems like people don't care about condition...  A terribly damaged Night Tide for $725, same for Halloween at $675 (I mean, did anyone look at it?  I bought a rolled one for 1/2 that price), Good, Bad and Ugly... the list goes on.  Maybe I'm too picky, I don't know, but none of these pass my test. 

Good for Bruce though.

T

[crowzilla]

C'mon, let's be real. We are basically the last hobby where (with some exceptions) condition doesn't matter.
That Italian Job will be backed and on a website soon for $1200+, same as the pieces that T mentioned.
In what world is this Breakfast at Tiffany's a $900 card? One where it can be restored for a couple of hundred bucks and then advertised at double the price.



I still try to patiently wait for the best non-restored pieces I can, but I'm certainly aware that I'm in the minority and that the payoff may never come.

[110x75]

looool
some idiot paid almost $500 for this
such a shit poster too
(never liked it, image has f-all to do with the film)

Maybe the bidder was more interested in the painted sign that in the poster, you never know. 
Hell, I've bought posters I already had, in much worse condition, just because I liked a snipe (or a repainted title)
Getting the better condition copy available is not always the only motivation for a purchase

[Starling]

Yeah, that Italian Job will just have to be linen-backed and it will look mint.

That BAT on the other hand....

[Crazy Vick]

https://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA241031/jungle_blue_WC43714_B.jpg

[Steven11788]

That was one of many imo.  There were a few things I wanted but everything went above my price range.

It seems like people don't care about condition...  A terribly damaged Night Tide for $725, same for Halloween at $675 (I mean, did anyone look at it?  I bought a rolled one for 1/2 that price), Good, Bad and Ugly... the list goes on.  Maybe I'm too picky, I don't know, but none of these pass my test. 

Good for Bruce though.

I really wanted a nigh ride but when it hit over 150 for condition I laughed. Halloween was awful for 600, then again I bought a lot of them back in 2007 for 300.00 so I assume your rolled one was long ago or you found a golden goose website.  I will so glad I knocked 90% of my collection out before 2012. Prices are dumb on “fair” posters 😭

T

[porkinsred6]

Back to the Future is a fun title to collect because even though it is fairly recent, there's been a lot of re-releases.  Still, all the posters stay close to the initial Struzan design.  I have 150 posters on the series and I'm always looking for the next one.

Back to the Future collection

T

I don't have a BTTF NSS version, only the studio and advance.  But the NSS rolled versions I ever see have a GCIU logo.  I am not fully aware of the history of GCIU but I often see them associated with home video posters. Is that the case for BTTF too?