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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 10-25-2001 07:47 AM

Anyone know of any good ones? I've got some originals from the 60's and 70's to sell on ebay...such as these...
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Jerry Chase
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1068
From: Margate, FL, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 10-25-2001 11:36 AM

Posters don't sell for very much unless they are much older. There are collectors, but there were plenty of posters made, and many of those are sitting around waiting for a market.

One problem with posters is that they are too large for many households to display. I've got a ton of posters from the 1970s that I'd like to sell, so I'm in the same boat as you. Sadly, the best use for some posters is as wallpaper. I've made a couple of sharp looking poster walls by collaging them and using orange shellac to give a feeling of age.

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Freddie Dobbs
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 115
From: Pinson, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 10-25-2001 04:24 PM

I had " I spit on your grave" in the living room of an old appartment, my wife made me throw it away... I dont know why...

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-25-2001 06:10 PM

www.allposters.com has a lot of posters but they're expensive.

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Daniel Boisson
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 157
From: Buffalo, NY, USA
Registered: Oct 2001

posted 10-29-2001 10:19 PM

how much would you say current posters go for? If I, as an employee, wanted one, the manager sometimes "looses" one for me, or i have to buy it for 20 bucks.

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Aaron Sisemore
Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day!

Posts: 3061
From: Rockwall TX USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 10-29-2001 10:53 PM

With the requisite 'rarity' exceptions [recalled items, Star Wars, etc], the market for current issue posters is very small. They can usually be had for 5 dollars or less even on Ebay.

However, in some markets there are mall stores and the like that retail market both vintage and current issue posters, usually a highly inflated prices, even more so if they are autographed. One such store in the same mall as a Pacific 14-plex (One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to guess where the store gets it common poster stock from) sells current-issue posters for $20-25 each and the prices go up depending on the scarcity or covetability of the item. They also have autographed items and other not-for-public-consumption items as pressbooks and lobby cards/stills.

We usually keep our stocks of old posters and give them away to the employees during the company Christmas party.

-Aaron

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