We do not attach an additional value to an autograph and have very few autographed items. Especially since the advent of eBay, there have been many dealers who sell fake autographed items. We do not buy from such dealers and most all our autographed items were purchased from old time collectors who were known to get the autographs from stars in person. If we have any doubt about the authenticity of an autograph we will put that disclaimer in the...
The right frame is very important for preserving your original valuable movie posters. NEVER use glass! Glass can stick to the face of a poster over time. Even if the framer uses a mat the poster will almost always touch the glass in the middle. You should use UV filtered Plexiglas to help prevent fading. We prefer the non glare kind. For backing, use archival all ACID FREE materials like acid free foam core. NEVER use cardboard as a backing...
If you have a lot of posters, displaying them can cost a small fortune. All acid free materials should be used. Never use Glass. Glass can stick to the face of the poster over time. Never use regular cardboard for backing as it is very acidic and will stain/yellow a poster over time. The following is a cheap, safe way to frame your posters and they are easy to remove and replace with others as desired. This is the method...
There have been many articles on this subject so I will only touch on it briefly. If you are going to display a vintage poster, linen backing and then framing it is the best way. Not all posters need linen backing however, but if it is an older poster and you wish to preserve it, it is a good idea. If you are not going to linen back it, it should be framed with acid free backing and UV filtered...
There is a good reason why this is the NUMBER ONE RANKED GUIDE in the Movie Memorabilia category on eBay. People are sick and tired of getting ripped off by shady dealers! Every major professional movie poster dealer and knowledgeable long time collector knows that there are FAKE movie posters all over Ebay. These are illegally printed non licensed reproductions made with the intent to deceive novice buyers. They are NOT ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS and have little if any value....
Tons of fakes exist for the Style A, B, and C one sheets. The Style A insert has also been faked (see above). Style A Style B Teaser Style C There DEFINITELY ARE bootlegs/restrikes/fakes/whatever you want to call them. They are always on ebay for sale from a few unscrupulous dealers (the same ones who sell the fake "minty white" inserts, the fake "Miramax stamped" Pulp Fiction advances, as well as others). These dealers WRONGLY advertise them as ORIGINAL movie posters (in...
As you can see from the list directly above, there are at least 20 highly collectible titles that have fake inserts. Inserts are printed on card stock and measure 14" x 36". There has been much talk about this topic within the past few years between the top dealers and collectors of movie posters. Every major dealer and name in this hobby has expressed their opinion on this and ALL agree that it is a MAJOR problem. The only ones...
Movie posters can be found at flea markets, garage sales, local poster shops, and especially on the internet and on eBay. There are also many FAKES, “generously graded" items, frauds, scam artists, reprints, reissues, reproductions, bootlegs, counterfeits, etc. Yes, these items can be found in your local poster shop! They are CONSTANTLY being pawned off on eBay to unsuspecting, uneducated buyers. There are MANY people who are not poster experts selling what THEY believe to be an original movie poster....
The value of a movie poster depends on 6 primary factors; its originality, its rarity, demand, its overall condition, the movie or stars popularity, and its beauty. ORIGINALITY Buying movie posters can be a wonderful experience, or it can be a horrific nightmare. There are so many fake and/or reprint posters that appear to be original that sometimes even poster dealers have a hard time determining what is authentic. Yes, there are "fake" posters floating around out there (read more about...
There is not one specific thing to look for when determining if a movie poster is original or not. There can be many! All posters are different, and there are different things to look for for each one. Depending on the poster and what year it is from, here are just some of the things we look for: What is the exact size in inches? Where did it come from? Does it come from a questionable source? Does it come from...
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