Jair
Super Freak
Neither have I LOL. Hence why I am hoping.
Goegeous pic. I love that poster.
Gotta love Drew Struzan posters, really is one of the great poster artists of all time.
Evan
Neither have I LOL. Hence why I am hoping.
Goegeous pic. I love that poster.
You can find plenty on ebay. Sorry, but you're a fool to go to any non-ebay dealer for brand new release films. You'll pay double for nothing.
Now, older films are a completely different colored horse. But lets' remember - just because you see the poster in person and the guy tells you it's original doesn't mean it's original. Most likely, he bought it from somebody, and they told him the same story. It all comes down to trust, and building it over time with a particular dealer.
I have four or five that I use regularly on ebay, and they are all trustworthy for new movies. They get their posters from the same source as the theater, which is common these days. Some companies frown on their posters being sold (Sony is one, I believe) but most couldn't care less.
I'll use some recent examples. I picked up that Rocketeer teaser I mentioned a couple pages back. I came this week and I'm very happy with it, it's double sided, heavy stock, exactly 27x40, with a VERY high gloss finish on the front. Is it original? Probably, as all three of these things point in that direction.
I also bought a poster that means something only to me and my wife - Short Time. Remember that one? No, I figured you didn't. It's a flick from around 1990 with Dabney Coleman, and it was the first film my wife and I ever saw at the theater as a couple. I'm currently putting up about 16 posters in a long hallway in my basement, and I wanted to frame this one as something special to us. Anyway, I bought a single sided folded version for about six bucks on ebay - hey, this isn't exactly going to be a big seller. You can often buy second rate flicks like this for very little cash, since they don't have a lot of broad appeal. The guy claimed it was 27x40, which is potentially correct for 1990.
Alas, it's a reprint. It's 27x39, a sure sign that it's not original. But I'm out less than ten bucks, so it's no biggie. I wouldn't have gone with someone I didn't know for a $100 poster, but for ten bucks it was worth a shot. I'll start the hunt again.
Another really nice poster that I picked up recently on the bay from a dealer I've bought from before is Beauty and the Beast. This is the one with the very colorful cast in front, and the beast looking down from the clouds in the back. Great artwork. The guy said it was ds and 27x40, but when it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find that yes, it was ds, but it was also 27x41! It's the only poster I have like that, one that was caught in those transition years between ss to ds and 40 to 41. I thought that was pretty cool in itself.
If you do buy off ebay and want some names of people I've had luck with, I'll be happy to provide. Also, there's some key things to watch out for - if the seller says anything about the size not being exactly 27x40 or 27x41, like 'size could vary by up to 1"' for example, that's them covering their butts on a reprint. While I believe there are some originals that aren't exact (or within no more than 1/16th off), they are pretty rare.
i only buy posters from movies i love, of course.
Well, I don't frown on swapping them out - I do it all the time with the new run stuff. My older stuff stays up a long time though.
I mentioned this at the very start of the thread, but I buy mostly for the poster image these days, less for the movie. That's mostly for new posters, but tends to hold true with older stuff too. It's less about how much I love the movie and more about how much I love the poster.
I have two light boxes, and I swap them out at least once a month, maybe more. Right now, Thor and Sucker Punch are in there, but those will probably get swapped out with something like Puss and Boots or POTC4 by the end of March.
The lightbox I like best right now is this one:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Movie-Poster-L...710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d27d41bd6
These are designed to plug in the wall, but there's no reason you couldn't hard wire it if you know what you're doing.
I've bought a few from a new guy too that seems to be reputable. I picked up a Tombstone and Beauty and the Beast from him, and both came as promised and are original. He also seems open to dealing. He goes by 123-liquidation.
Been checking him out, he has some cool stuff!
The lightbox I like best right now is this one:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Movie-Poster-L...710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d27d41bd6
These are designed to plug in the wall, but there's no reason you couldn't hard wire it if you know what you're doing.
Do you guys buy a little of everything like a collection ? Or just what you love ?
Also, I know you guys frown on switching out posters, but I would like to get a light box and switch them out every once in a while.
Any suggestions on a good one ? I am looking to hard wire it.
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