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Star Wars Posters

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:41 am
by hobie16
A friend who loans hard money sometimes gets interesting stuff as collateral. If the money doesn't get repaid, he keeps the stuff. Yesterday, the following became his.

Poster for first movie.

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Anniversary poster. These were only given to theaters that ran the first movie for a year. 250 printed.

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Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:48 pm
by felinefan
Cool--and in great condition, too! Wonder how much that would bring at auction?

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:12 pm
by Zazu
felinefan wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:48 pm
Cool--and in great condition, too! Wonder how much that would bring at auction?
Probably not very much. Used cakes tend to have very low resale values. :birthdaycake:

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:37 pm
by BRWombat
Zazu wrote:
Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:12 pm
felinefan wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:48 pm
Cool--and in great condition, too! Wonder how much that would bring at auction?
Probably not very much. Used cakes tend to have very low resale values. :birthdaycake:
That, and the collectibles around it aren't still in the original packaging.

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:29 am
by hobie16
BRWombat wrote:
Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:37 pm
Zazu wrote:
Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:12 pm
felinefan wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:48 pm
Cool--and in great condition, too! Wonder how much that would bring at auction?
Probably not very much. Used cakes tend to have very low resale values. :birthdaycake:
That, and the collectibles around it aren't still in the original packaging.
Research indicates the movie poster is valued at $2,500. The birthday poster is valued at $5,000.

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:29 pm
by felinefan
I'm laughing over Zazu's comment about the resale value of old cakes. Of course I was referring to the posters. Tidy sum, that.

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:33 am
by bookbabe
Hopefully your friend came out ahead and made money on the transaction. It makes me wonder, though, why the original owner didn’t just sell the posters himself?

Re: Star Wars Posters

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:31 am
by hobie16
bookbabe wrote:
Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:33 am
Hopefully your friend came out ahead and made money on the transaction. It makes me wonder, though, why the original owner didn’t just sell the posters himself?
He came out way ahead. He gets people that need fast money. Many do pay off the loan but some are never seen again. In the case of the posters, the guy was notified a number of times that the note was coming due. No show.