I'm a bit baffled by the posts about the Twiggy posters. Bruce had one at auction a couple of years ago which I won for $278 - I loved the iconic image of this beauty, the style of the poster, the high quality printing ...and the fact that it appeared to be exceedingly rare. It was probably a very costly item to purchase at the time of the film's release and I imagine few were distributed. I was amazed to see two further variations and was determined to win them to create a set.
I think people get too sensitive over postings. My poster purchasing decisions are no more irrational than those of any other collector acquiring items, with no intrinsic value, for cash. The ease and speed by which disposable income can be created is an important variable which some people tend to overlook.
I took zero offence at Bruce’s comment. It will be many years (touch wood) before I consider selling my collection although I would love to “right-size” it – to use Mel’s expression – in the near future. It seems to have acquired a mythical status which is out of all proportion to reality.
Mark
Nice try, but your collection deserves its mythical status, Mark. While Twiggy Posters are not my thing, I know exactly what you are saying because I have a lot in my collection that fit the bill -- no intrinsic value yet i paid a fortune to get them for what, to me, was iconic art.
I've said it before and I will say it again, posters should not be an investment vehicle. I pay what I am comfortable paying to get what I want to add to my collection. Value, either at the present or increasing over time, is an added bonus, but by no means is it a consideration when I am buying.
Mark gets that perhaps more perfectly than any of us.
