Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[Kraken]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Was this officially reported or, again, is this things people are reading in eBay auctions, etc? Not saying it isn't true, but there tends to be a lot of speculation when it comes to prints and in the past I have seen people posting misinformation on eBay, etc just to get people nervous and place bids thinking they would not be able to get it later, etc. Selling 585 Drive prints plus 200+ variants seems rather hard to believe in the two days the event has been going on. If Mondo has reported it though, then I would tend to believe it, but I don't know if they have. I would think they would hold back some prints for online sales knowing not everyone can hop down to Austin Texas.

I did see that they sold the vinyl LP at the event, curious if anyone got one of the hot pink vinyl records that were randomly inserted, or if the Record Store Day 2013 rumors are false. Saw someone already has sold a metal Drive print on eBay for $900.

There is one on eBay (Watchman IMAX) going for $50
though in good condition with a little wear. I need to sit down
and just post pictures of my poster vault and see what's rare and what's not.

Also I was getting my source from other forms from people who went to the Stout/Taylor show saying that Watchmen and others were sold out. EBay caught on much later.

[Genesisfury]

Just bought the Man of Steel ADV and Iron Man 3 US Final. Iron Man 3 ADV arrived a few days ago.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Kraken

There is one on eBay (Watchman IMAX) going for $50
though in good condition with a little wear. I need to sit down
and just post pictures of my poster vault and see what's rare and what's not.

Also I was getting my source from other forms from people who went to the Stout/Taylor show saying that Watchmen and others were sold out. EBay caught on much later.

If you go for that Watchmen poster on eBay, make sure you contact the seller for photos of the actual poster in case they have a stock image. When someone lists something as "good" condition you want to check out the reason why before bidding. Pretty incredible that the Watchmen prints sold out, seeing that it had a very high production run. There is always a chance Mondo had x amount for sale at the event and x amount dedicated for online sales later. Just seems hard to believe that both the standard/variants would have sold out since more than likely they limited them to one per person. You never know, they could still put some up for online purchases.....

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Genesisfury

Just bought the Man of Steel ADV and Iron Man 3 US Final. Iron Man 3 ADV arrived a few days ago.

Take care of those Iron Man 3 posters, quite rare they are and congrats on getting them.

[PaniqL]

After seeing these Drive Posters im beginning to wonder if my Ken Taylor one is the best,

i could imagine myself having 3 different drive posters in my room.

[Eviltwinz93]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Was this officially reported or, again, is this things people are reading in eBay auctions, etc? Not saying it isn't true, but there tends to be a lot of speculation when it comes to prints and in the past I have seen people posting misinformation on eBay, etc just to get people nervous and place bids thinking they would not be able to get it later, etc. Selling 585 Drive prints plus 200+ variants seems rather hard to believe in the two days the event has been going on. If Mondo has reported it though, then I would tend to believe it, but I don't know if they have. I would think they would hold back some prints for online sales knowing not everyone can hop down to Austin Texas.

I did see that they sold the vinyl LP at the event, curious if anyone got one of the hot pink vinyl records that were randomly inserted, or if the Record Store Day 2013 rumors are false. Saw someone already has sold a metal Drive print on eBay for $900.

There's been no official confirmation. Mainly the people who went to the event who are talking of a sell out. Also there are a quite a few reputable people seemingly backing this claim up. But as you say there is always to possibility of people BSing.

However one thing that's certain is that Stout does keep a chunk of his posters for himself. So there will definitely be a lotto' so I wouldn't dish out big sums to get the Drive poster/s you wantright now.

[roar]

Originally Posted by PaniqL

After seeing these Drive Posters im beginning to wonder if my Ken Taylor one is the best,

i could imagine myself having 3 different drive posters in my room.

I still think the one you have is the best. I like stouts new one better than his last, but would still take the Taylor over it, only my opinion of course.

[PaniqL]

Originally Posted by roar

I still think the one you have is the best. I like stouts new one better than his last, but would still take the Taylor over it, only my opinion of course.

Im still leaning towards the Ken Taylor one, but i do love Stout's new one, especially the GID Variant.

But the KT one is defiantly the one that will look best framed.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Eviltwinz93

There's been no official confirmation. Mainly the people who went to the event who are talking of a sell out. Also there are a quite a few reputable people seemingly backing this claim up. But as you say there is always to possibility of people BSing.

However one thing that's certain is that Stout does keep a chunk of his posters for himself. So there will definitely be a lotto' so I wouldn't dish out big sums to get the Drive poster/s you wantright now.

All of the artists who do Mondo prints get a portion of the prints, some sell them for between original price and eBay prices, and some sell at original prices or slightly more. More than likely IF Mondo doesn't offer any Ken Taylor prints online (and I still would be shocked if they didn't), chances are PostersandToys will offer Taylor's allotment, or at least some of them, via their site. Stout will do his lottery but those who think artists get hundreds of copies are wrong, I think its only a small percentage of the print run that they get.

[cmatthews11]

I'm guessing that Stout will have a fairly large run for his AP drop, will be interesting to see what the format will be (drop all at once, or multiple lotteries).

I think I read over at EB that posterandtoys won't have any Taylor pieces to drop.

[Kraken]

Picked up a Watchmen Reg- it was more reasonable.
That VAR is almost going for $200. Either that price will go higher or it will drop.
Not sure which way the wind is blowing.

I have Game of Thrones to work on so I need to keep some cash.

[Xtempo]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

The one MovieGoods is selling states "good" condition so chances are it was one they got from a theater employee or are selling it on consignment. I did a search from other dealers that I would think may have it and I drew blanks. There was another style for the film, which you can see here, which is probably what you are looking for, but unsure if actually was released. I want to think it was the final style and then the one with the reviewer quote on it came later to push the film as an Oscar contender but I can't rightly say if that is completely accurate:

http://www.impawards.com/1998/elizabeth.html

I also noticed that it said double sided at Movieposters site. What would that mean? that it has both sides the same. I hate that poster I want a large Cate Blanchett looking sexy as Elizabeth I so I might have to randomly try movie goods. So is moviegoods reputable?

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by Xtempo

I also noticed that it said double sided at Movieposters site. What would that mean? that it has both sides the same. I hate that poster I want a large Cate Blanchett looking sexy as Elizabeth I so I might have to randomly try movie goods. So is moviegoods reputable?

Double sided posters have the same image you're looking at on the back. The image on the back should be a touch lighter than the front. The double sided posters are good to display in a light-box for backlighting but are also perfectly fine to frame in an ordinary poster frame. Be careful though as even double sided posters can be faked.

How'd I do K5?

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by PaniqL

After seeing these Drive Posters im beginning to wonder if my Ken Taylor one is the best,

i could imagine myself having 3 different drive posters in my room.

I hadn't seen the Stouts. Just took a look at them. I particularly like the one with the horizon lines.

That said, I have the Signalnoise James White and that one is still probably my favorite.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Double sided posters have the same image you're looking at on the back. The image on the back should be a touch lighter than the front. The double sided posters are good to display in a light-box for backlighting but are also perfectly fine to frame in an ordinary poster frame. Be careful though as even double sided posters can be faked.

How'd I do K5?

You did fine. One thing, regarding the image on the back being slightly lighter/faded, that wasn't something that happened all one at time, studios adopted it all at a different time. I want to say Paramount was one of the first to start doing it, but it was all done at random. And yes, as Underworld said, double-sided posters can be faked, but nowadays with 99.9% of the double-sided authentic studio-issued posters having that faded back side to them, it is getting easier to spot the fakes out there. One exception though is the Dark Knight Rises IMAX exclusive style, the originals did NOT have the faded backside to them, as the studio didn't handle the printing, the IMAX Corporation did so they didn't worry about going the extra mile to make the backside lighter. That style is extremely rare and can be expensive (I just parted with the only one I ever had gotten recently) and will get increasingly more difficult to find over the years.

[Xtempo]

So is moviegoods a reputable site? I might order that Elizabeth poster since TIME one is kinda annoying.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Xtempo

So is moviegoods a reputable site? I might order that Elizabeth poster since TIME one is kinda annoying.

In MY opinion, and only MY opinion, my answer is no. There are a lot of words that can describe them, but "reputable" isn't one of them. But to each their own, there are a lots of people who probably would say something glowing about them, and those are probably people who don't know anything about the poster industry. It very well could be an original and if you want to order it, you could luck out and find you are happy with it.

[saprano]

Someone on ED is selling the Dark Knight Mondo poster i want for $40

http://forum.expressobeans.com/ucp.p...ect=xlogin.php

It's in VG condition it says. You guys think i should buy? I PM'd him to find out if it has any lines or wrinkles. I might ask for a picture too.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by saprano

Someone on ED is selling the Dark Knight Mondo poster i want for $40

http://forum.expressobeans.com/ucp.p...ect=xlogin.php

It's in VG condition it says. You guys think i should buy? I PM'd him to find out if it has any lines or wrinkles. I might ask for a picture too.

The link doesn't take a person to the print in question. Do you mean the Dark Knight Rises Mondo print by Olly Moss? $40 was cost, it doesn't surprise me if that is the case as that print had several thousand made because it was a timed release, limited, but people had a 24-hour window to order it. VG is the standard term used on there, you may want to check to see when the person posted it for sale, I have found that very few people actually remove their prints from the site after they have sold. Hopefully they come through with images of it too.

Or you can go the eBay route (do a search for item #171001727503) as that seller has one for $55 shipped. There are about 20+ auctions for that print currently on eBay too.

[CdnBlu]

Yeah that print really dropped in price once all 9000 and something were in peoples hands

Also be careful which one you buy as some were double inked and came out very dark. Mine was one of them. Mondo ended up doing a replacement program for those who messaged them. I was able to get mine replaced with a proper copy.

Don't think I'd be able to do $40 shipped on mine though. Cheapest I could do would be $55 shipped to the States.