Why movie paper and not some other kind of collectible?
What makes movie paper special to you, so that you collect it over other kinds of collectible (assuming it IS your main collectible)?
Collecting movie paper is such a smaller hobby that comic books, baseball cards, stamps, coins, etc. What drew you to it?
Collecting movie paper is such a smaller hobby that comic books, baseball cards, stamps, coins, etc. What drew you to it?
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I can understand comic book collectors but the rest you've mentioned....they're too small and tell less of a story in my mind.
I collected Aussie football cards as a kid, that lasted about 2 years before they just went in the bin.
Movie posters have so much going for them; the movie itself, the colors & artwork to display, rarity, condition, & now restoration challenge. The fact that the internet now makes purchases easy, seals it.
I used to collect other things, but not so much now...take up too much space.
I am still partial to my superhero statues but if it don't fit in the two cabinets I can't have it.
Posters are mini (and mostly affordable - for me anyway) works of art. There is not only the tie in to the movies I used to love, but they are a little piece of history.
For me it was two events that drew me into the hobby 1) colleague at work bought a vintage travel poster. I wanted something for the house so i made my first vintage poster purchase 2) around the same time i started to watch older movies
For the movies i enjoyed i pursued to purchase original paper. Of course thrill of the chase plays a part.
Bruce do you think the hobby is growing?
Do long time collectors like John David Ves Rick Matt think the hobby is growing in Australia based on customer base and trades etc?
I am not sure how much it is growing. The hard core collectors surely number under 10,000, and may well number under 5,000. How does that compare to 5 years ago or 10? I am not sure.
One thing that is surely happening is that much of the "old guard" (those who started collecting in the 1970s or earlier) is fading out (some sadly passing away) and they are being replaced by a new breed of collector. While most of the old timers collected more by star or title, many of these newer collectors collect primarily on image, and often have not seen the movie they bought a poster from.
And old-timers tend to hate re-releases, but many newer collectors like them! Look at the recent re-release British Quads or French one-panels from classic movies. Many of them go for prices that make old-timers shake their heads!
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Agree with Bruce...you tend to get people looking for the one or two pieces and that's it. Generally tend to be very specific for a specific reason.
Even I am getting to the point where it is too overwhelming, its time to let a lot of it go.
That is not necessarily bad in any way! Unlike comic books, baseball cards, etc, posters are MEANT to be displayed and enjoyed, and that to me is one of the most appealing parts of the hobby.
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Yeah I dunno...I understand the reason behind it, but slabbing those things so they virtually become unusable I find odd.
This is why I would make a terrible collector, because I want to use the thing as it was intended!
And that's the cool thing with posters. The intended purpose is to be hung on a wall and enjoyed. Or in a nice coffee table book in the case of my lobby cards.
What a great idea! I never thought of this.
I have a bunch of heralds I really like but didn't know what to do with. Project for my next long weekend!
Share some pics???
After two hours of fierce negotiation, I gave him a wonderful "Adventures of Robin Hood" card in mint condition, and I can't remember what I got back, but it was two or three really great (and rare) cards.
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But for a couple of months earlier this year I obsessively watched the muscle car auctions on the Velocity Channel.
My fave:
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-2014-pebble-beach-mcqueen-ferrari-sold-20140812-story.html
A car like that needs to be protected. Basically put under glass and admired from afar.
I have always owned nice little performance coupes. GTIs, RSX-S, early Mustang GT convert. Beat them up in rally. I'm now getting older and less likely to beat one up. I could easily afford a Corvette, BMW Z car or Porsche, but don't need one. Instead, I have a low mileage 91 Miata in nice condition. I save it for nice days, but I bet I get more pleasure out of dropping the top and finding some back roads that I would get staring at one of these stationary works of art.
A number of years ago, I was the chairperson of the premiere MGCC rally. The event has several event, including a car show. Someone showed up at the event with a rather rare MG in an enclosed trailer. He lowered the gate and unrolled carpet strips. He had smaller squares positioned under the wheels. When the event was over, he reset the strips and rolled the car back onto the trailer. Nothing of the car ever touched the grass. As he was rolling it back in place, I could hear a horrible grinding noise. I asked him about it and he said the noise was from the wheel bearings. He did not put grease in them because it tended to leak out of the axle seals and would cost him show points. It turned out the "car" didn't have engine, transmission or differential oil, or even coolant.
What the heck? I have absolutely no interest in any car that is no longer a car, no matter how many trophies it wins.
I also really dig the Stingrays:
In truth, with more than a thousand daybills in my collection now (plus locandinas, half sheets, pressbooks etc), I do wonder where it all will end!
As a side note, I also collect old comics :-)
McLaren reveals 200 mph convertible
British supercar maker McLaren unveiled a convertible version of its "entry level" model, the 562 horsepower McLaren 570S. At just $209,000, it's a relative bargain for an exotic convertible....
Richard Hammond's crash during filming for The Grand Tour. $200k supercar burned to the ground.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/06/richard-hammond-grand-tour-host-car-crash-video-injured-pictures
But it should be pointed that RIMAC car had double the HP 1088HP vs. 562 HP for the McLaren so much more dangerous.