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

[marklawd]

One of the full size Harry Potter Azkaban lenticulars sold for $2184.00 yesterday on ebay. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271880200618?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I would be worried that some permanent damage has been or will be caused by the poster having been rolled for over 10 years, particularly if someone tries to flatten it out now.

Mark 

[paul waines]

Crikey....

And, Fancy rolling something like that, some people..

[erik1925]

The prices these go for always amaze me... 

Looks to be in nice condition, tho, too.

[eatbrie]

The prices these go for always amaze me...  

Ditto.  I really don't understand the attraction to these, but then again most would say the same about 99% of the shit I collect.

T

[Mirosae]

Christie's South Kensington auction was today. Good fun though I  found it all a bit amusing. Mostly men and Russian women who looked like they were just casually shopping for fun. 

KING KONG 1933 FRENCH sold for £10,000 plus 25% BP. I think Bruce Merchant bought it. Or someone that looked like him. The poster looks ok-ish to me. Not my favourite Kong.



My favourite vintage poster was this other one


Close up

[pratschm]

One of the full size Harry Potter Azkaban lenticulars sold for $2184.00 yesterday on ebay.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271880200618?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I would be worried that some permanent damage has been or will be caused by the poster having been rolled for over 10 years, particularly if someone tries to flatten it out now.

Mark  

I was wondering when someone was going to post this. I was watching intently and asked many questions, but decided against bidding near the end. Surprised it didn't get outted.
Info on this poster seems scarce. Found an old post on MPF and then some info on HA that didn't quite sync with what the seller told me. HA says printer was in Michigan, while seller swore it came from Wisconsin (across the river near Twin Cities, MN). MPF post claims only 6 copies, as does LAMP. Seller's measurements were closer to HA's, though (versus LAMP).
Anyways, guessing it will be on HA soon.

What's the likelihood of something like that being repro'd nowadys? There's lots of printers can do lenticular prints and that poster doesn't have moving parts, just a fade away image.

[Simes]

Christie's South Kensington auction was today. Good fun though I  found it all a bit amusing. Mostly men and Russian women who looked like they were just casually shopping for fun. 

KING KONG 1933 FRENCH sold for £10,000 plus 25% BP. I think Bruce Merchant bought it. Or someone that looked like him. The poster looks ok-ish to me. Not my favourite Kong.

I was hoping to go to this one but in the end, appointments kept me in Windsor so followed online.

I made a very feeble attempt to bid on the Breakfast at Tiffany's insert for a friend but, my one bid of £1100 was very quickly surpassed.  Bless the auctioneer though, he said, 'Come back online, I saw you briefly make some sort of an attempt.'

Yes.  Had there been an Apology button, I would have clicked it.

[oldposterho]

   I too share the embarrassment of feebly wasting the auctioneers time.  I console myself with the fact that it's helping them open up the bidding.

I absolutely adore that Kong.  It's the one I'd buy if I ever won the lottery.  Condition on this one seems a little iffy though.  The anorexic Russian wives can have it.

--Peter

[erik1925]

I was wondering when someone was going to post this. I was watching intently and asked many questions, but decided against bidding near the end. Surprised it didn't get outted.
Info on this poster seems scarce. Found an old post on MPF and then some info on HA that didn't quite sync with what the seller told me. HA says printer was in Michigan, while seller swore it came from Wisconsin (across the river near Twin Cities, MN). MPF post claims only 6 copies, as does LAMP. Seller's measurements were closer to HA's, though (versus LAMP).
Anyways, guessing it will be on HA soon.

What's the likelihood of something like that being repro'd nowadys? There's lots of printers can do lenticular prints and that poster doesn't have moving parts, just a fade away image.

Good info and sleuthing there, Mike. 

[pratschm]

Good info and sleuthing there, Mike. 

Hah, thanks. Gotta contribute something every once in a while.

[erik1925]

Hah, thanks. Gotta contribute something every once in a while.

 , Mike.

[Mirosae]

  I too share the embarrassment of feebly wasting the auctioneers time.  I console myself with the fact that it's helping them open up the bidding.

I absolutely adore that Kong.  It's the one I'd buy if I ever won the lottery.  Condition on this one seems a little iffy though.  The anorexic Russian wives can have it.

--Peter

Sold for 10k. You can buy it now for 33k!!

I was hoping to go to this one but in the end, appointments kept me in Windsor so followed online.

I made a very feeble attempt to bid on the Breakfast at Tiffany's insert for a friend but, my one bid of £1100 was very quickly surpassed.  Bless the auctioneer though, he said, 'Come back online, I saw you briefly make some sort of an attempt.'

Yes.  Had there been an Apology button, I would have clicked it.

  sorry you didnt get it Simes. Do you recall Can.. you cut your bid online? HA has that option but dont remember Christies having that. It seemed to me that they "favoured" phone bidders. They let a phone bidder cut the bid twice in a row.  Will bear that in mind next time.

[Simes]

Online, no.

Yes, you can on Heritage and I am sure the 'phone bidders would be given that opportunity at Christie's and elsewhere.  At least, I was when on the 'phone with Ewbanks...

[Mirosae]

Thanks Simes

[eatbrie]

Does anyone care that this poster is NOT 30x40in?



People don't seem to mind about the "recut" London tube posters.  Why is that?

T

[erik1925]

What are those, exactly, T?

 

[paul waines]

It does say 30x40 in the description, or am I missing something..

Yes there was an Underground version at 27x40, but also a full Quad at 30x40 of this design...

The underground ones are not cut, they come like that from the printers.   

[eatbrie]

It does say 30x40 in the description, or am I missing something..

Yes it does, but look at the picture.  It's missing 2 inches at the bottom and one at the top.  My question is, Paul, does it diminishes the value of a poster at all?

T

[erik1925]

If it's missing that much on the length and the width, how could it be described as being a true 30x40, without the trimming being mentioned?

[marklawd]

The true dimensions should always be given and I would be returning that poster if I won the auction and it turned out to be undersized. I value a full 30 x 40 quad more than an equivalent "London Underground" version.

Mark

[Harry Caul]

We discussed this a while back: Under-sized, but un-trimmed quads? Calling quad and/or Bond experts!

I'm also in the camp that puts a higher value on the full 30x40 posters. 

[Undead]

Thanks for posting the shots from the auction Rosa, that Kong is also one of my favorites for the film.

On a lighter non quad related note I was a little surprised that with a ll of the fervor and what not lately over the Empire Strikes Back B "purple" or dark version that this one lasted a whopping 12 hours before being bought on Flea-Bay especially in untrimmed form. Not mint but would flatten but nicely with little effort.

Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back Style B Purple Untrimmed Printers Proof

[paul waines]

Jeff it's not trimmed they are printed that way, and the folds are spot on in the middle..

T, I personally do think it hurts the price, they never/shouldn't bring what a standard Quad would fetch. I would always want a full size Quad over a smaller version, and as Mark rightly says this should be mentioned in the description. Oh, and I did only quickly glance at it at 6:30 this morning before rushing out to work, but did notice the ratio was off...

Quite frankly I've never got this London Underground thing, maybe one of the Londoners can explain it.

I have seen full size Quads in the underground, I even have an underground Asylum Quad which is (slightly) different to the normal Quad artwork-wise, but is still a full 30x40. Also, why is it just certain titles that are these so called "London underground" Quads, as technically they are not a Quad, more like a Horizontal 1Sht!!!

[erik1925]

Thanks, Paul.

 

[erik1925]

Thanks for posting the shots from the auction Rosa, that Kong is also one of my favorites for the film.

On a lighter non quad related note I was a little surprised that with a ll of the fervor and what not lately over the Empire Strikes Back B "purple" or dark version that this one lasted a whopping 12 hours before being bought on Flea-Bay especially in untrimmed form. Not mint but would flatten but nicely with little effort.

Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back Style B Purple Untrimmed Printers Proof

Plus, Ive always enjoyed the "untrimmed printer's proof" vs "it's just an untrimmed poster" debate, too. I know there are a couple threads here that have discussed this (in general) over the years.