Not sure why there is such a fuss about prices being higher than before.
Some posters go up in value and others go down. When you have posters that do not see the light of day for over a decade, how can you accurately reflect today's worth? A decade a go maybe 10 people where jonesing for it, and now maybe 40 people want it.
And of course the inverse is true. Tom Mix posters have probably passed their heyday. Most people under 45 have probably no clue who Tom Mix is and could care less. So a Tom Mix poster that has not been auctioned off in 10 years might sell for far less.
I bet I could pay 1k more than the highest sales price ever on a Goldfinger quad, and I would still be in good shape if I sold it ten years from now. So what's the big deal?
And at some point, you just have to give Heritage credit for putting on a good show and garnering tremendous exposure for their items.
Brian