Goodfellas price check

[diesel]

I've been offered a used folded Goodfellas quad for £80.

It's my favourite film of all time and will one day adorn my wall.

Should I take this one or wait for one to come up on a no reserve auction??

[guest8]

I dont think Ive seen too many quads for that film pop up .. But that kind of poster folded .. i think it would ruin the image .. Id say hold out or try to find a rolled one sheet for about that price ..

[CJ138]

I would personally search emovieposter, ebay and so on to see what completed auctions have gone for.

[originalcinemaposters]

if its rolled, I would buy it

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I dont think Ive seen too many quads for that film pop up .. But that kind of poster folded .. i think it would ruin the image .. Id say hold out or try to find a rolled one sheet for about that price ..

for the life of me I just don't understand why folds that are natural would bother someone so much that they wouldn't buy something they want

[stewart boyle]

for the life of me I just don't understand why folds that are natural would bother someone so much that they wouldn't buy something they want

I tend to wonder why posters that should not be folded,pop up on alot of listings as folded.
Goodfellas is a good example of this, this poster was never distributed folded in the UK originally,yet i see many posters out and about that have IMO been folded to give it an air of authenticity.

Stew

[Harry Caul]

Pulp Fiction too.  I can't imagine theaters were still receiving folded posters in 1994... maybe I'm wrong though.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Stew.. even though the majority of new posters are shipped rolled, almost every title also gets shipped folded to a small minority of locations and during the time of Goodfellas, the number posters shipped folded was much greater than it is today as it was a transitional period.

last week I had a guy turn down a NM Star Wars style-A because it was folded. well, good luck trying to find the same poster for the same price.

Folds don't bother me, I know how to deal with them. My preference is to lay lots of posters flat. Over time the folds reduce

[MoviePosterBid.com]

folded PF are generally authentic posters Harry, although I've only ever seen regular style in that form

[stewart boyle]

Stew.. even though the majority of new posters are shipped rolled, almost every title also gets shipped folded to a small minority of locations and during the time of Goodfellas, the number posters shipped folded was much greater than it is today as it was a transitional period.

last week I had a guy turn down a NM Star Wars style-A because it was folded. well, good luck trying to find the same poster for the same price.

Folds don't bother me, I know how to deal with them. My preference is to lay lots of posters flat. Over time the folds reduce

Is that for 1 sheets?

Stew

[stewart boyle]

Pulp Fiction too.  I can't imagine theaters were still receiving folded posters in 1994... maybe I'm wrong though.

No your not wrong.

Stew

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Is that for 1 sheets?

Stew

yes sir

[stewart boyle]

yes sir

Then you know better than me bud,im talking about Quads. 


Stew

[Zorba]

Gotta agree with Rich. I have no problem with folds. The folded posters I have framed look just fine that way and since I am not buying for investment( I buy em cause I want em!), Ill take em anyway I can get em  

[stewart boyle]

Zorba i kinda agree,if your poster is at the price range you want,then snap it up.
However if you know you can hold out for an unfolded example then all the better,i think £80 for a folded poster that never was folded originally,must surely be a stop gap or impulse purchase.
I would advise holding out for an unfolded example. there not that hard to find.

My 2 cents

stew

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Then you know better than me bud,im talking about Quads.  
Stew

Stew I'm sure the same situation rests with Quads or anything else. It's a matter of shipping. some places have difficult regulations. so you ship smaller. For instance, a Venatosaurus Attack Statue packed couldn't get shipped to Australia (size restriction.. too big) and if the size was a bit smaller it could only be shipped for $650. However, I was able to ship the same item after it sold to Hong Kong for only $132. Distance has got to be about the same. This is the main issue with shipping a rolled or folded item to some overseas locations and domestically, it also used to be easier to some remote locataions where an old guy in a jeep makes USPS deliveries over a 100 square mile area

[stewart boyle]

Stew I'm sure the same situation rests with Quads or anything else. It's a matter of shipping. some places have difficult regulations. so you ship smaller. For instance, a Venatosaurus Attack Statue packed couldn't get shipped to Australia (size restriction.. too big) and if the size was a bit smaller it could only be shipped for $650. However, I was able to ship the same item after it sold to Hong Kong for only $132. Distance has got to be about the same. This is the main issue with shipping a rolled or folded item to some overseas locations and domestically, it also used to be easier to some remote locataions where an old guy in a jeep makes USPS deliveries over a 100 square mile area

Im unsure what your getting at,are you saying you would happily fold up an unfolded poster,just to save on shipping costs??

Stew

[MoviePosterBid.com]

no, I'm saying that small amounts of posters are factory folded for such reasons..

[guest8]

As for the folded vs. rolled debate .. If someone is selling a folded poster for the same price as a rolled one would cost, I say get the rolled copy. ESPECIALLY .. if it is a more modern poster like Goodfellas .. the fact that its all black and would most definitely have horrid print cracks makes this a rolled copy only .. But older more vintage pieces had a different printing style and the image isnt effected as much .. and can add to the vintage feel. So in short .. IMHO .. I say pre 1980 folds can be fine (maybe good at times) after 1980 Id prefer rolled over folded. 

[diesel]

As for the folded vs. rolled debate .. If someone is selling a folded poster for the same price as a rolled one would cost, I say get the rolled copy. ESPECIALLY .. if it is a more modern poster like Goodfellas .. the fact that its all black and would most definitely have horrid print cracks makes this a rolled copy only .. But older more vintage pieces had a different printing style and the image isnt effected as much .. and can add to the vintage feel. So in short .. IMHO .. I say pre 1980 folds can be fine (maybe good at times) after 1980 Id prefer rolled over folded. 

I agree!

If I have a choice (like I did with a Dumb and Dumber teaser Quad), I'll take the rolled. I bought an original Star Wars and Empire poster folded and I haven't a problem with it and the folds make it look cool (and the fact I only paid £20 for it  )

[Zorba]

No question. If its the same poster at relatively the same price the rolled one is the much better buy. Im just saying folds dont bother me.