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Re: The Horror Quiz
Correct and Eyes Without A Face is a French film from 1960. Well done and answered in two minutes beating your last answer to My Bloody Valentinr which was answered in three minutes.
This film is currently being screened on Foxtell in Australia on a new introduced channel that screens only offbeat films and non commercial films. I have recorded it and hope to view it soon.
HONDO
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Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
And odd that it seems to have been printed specially for the Australian Two cinema.
A rare title from the 70s.
Re: A Do You Know Your Classic Movies Quiz.
Correct and well solved. The image below shows part of a portable tracking device sitting on the top of a car.dedeposter said:My first thought on C661 was White Heat (1949) because of the rear projection gasometers in the background, so I did a bit of searching and that looks like it.
HONDO
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Re: Questions for Bruce-EMP
Exactly one year ago, near the beginning of April 2025, I (Bruce Hershenson, owner of eMoviePoster.com) announced that "I will continue running this business (just as I have for the past 36 years) through the end of 2026, at the very least!".
I did this to both reassure our bidders and consignors that we would not be "going anywhere" for AT LEAST twenty months, but also to let long time collectors know that, if they were planning on consigning the portions of their collection that qualify to us, they should start giving it some serious thought!
Now that a year has passed, and the end of 2026 is "only" nine months away, I want to update the above, and tell you all what I am tentative planning for 2027 and beyond, so that all of you reading this can better incorporate our plans into your plans (again, especially those of you who are reaching an age where you are considering possibly liquidating some or all of your collection).
Here is where I am at currently (but with the world so ever-changing, especially in regards to shipping companies, I can only say what I am currently thinking and not make iron-clad promises):
1) I much prefer the current "leaner" eMoviePoster.com, where we now hold auctions every four weeks (soon to morph into once a month, a slight change), whereas we (for a long time) used to hold every week auctions. I also much prefer the new minimum values, where currently ALL consignments must be solidly $50 minimum ($100 for lesser condition, and $200 for linenbacked).
Both these changes have given me "a life" where I can do other things besides working on my business, and I can take lots more trips!
2) I also DON'T want to sell the business or shut it down. I feel I am too big a part of what makes us special, and if I leave, it would not remotely be the same. And I don't want to shut it down, because of the 71,000+ bidders, the 3,500 consignors, and most of all, the 18 employees!
As long as it can not completely dominate my life, I am fine with continuing, for the foreseeable future, which strikes me as a giant win for just about EVERYONE (except our "competitors" who sorely want us to disappear, because we keep making them look bad!).
3) Sadly, because shipping costs (and all other expenses) have gone up so much, as have many other costs, the economics of selling $20 and $40 single items just aren't there any more for us, which is why we have raised our minimums to where they are now.
If this continues in the same direction, I will likely raise our minimums to solidly $100 minimum for "very good" or better condition ($200 for lesser condition, and $300 for linenbacked).
4) This raise would likely occur at the end of the year, but I can't rule out for sure that it may come sooner. So PLEASE those of you with consignments that DO qualify NOW, but would NOT qualify at the higher minimums, REALLY TRY TO SEND THOSE TO US NOW, so your items WILL be auctioned and you don't miss out.
And if you have been considering consigning your entire collection, you have a much greater chance doing so NOW than next year, when we will likely be much more selective in what we accept (and we DO often accept lower value items when they are a part of an entire collection that includes LOTS of great items).
5) Notice that we ONLY raise our minimum values for consigning, while OTHER auctions keep raising their fees and their buyers premiums. I don't know how they sleep at night with what they charge ($49 minimum, 25% or 26% buyers premium).
And those exorbitant fees explains why they spend fortunes trying to get new consignors (and note that 99% of their ads are spent on getting consignors, and they hardly advertise for buyers at all).
6) The one thing we can't count on is some "X factor", like shipping costs becoming prohibitively high, or other factors completely out of our control. But unless something completely unexpected happens, all of you can count on there being an eMoviePoster.com in your life, for 2026 and beyond (but it may be a much "leaner" company that runs far fewer auctions)!
I did this to both reassure our bidders and consignors that we would not be "going anywhere" for AT LEAST twenty months, but also to let long time collectors know that, if they were planning on consigning the portions of their collection that qualify to us, they should start giving it some serious thought!
Now that a year has passed, and the end of 2026 is "only" nine months away, I want to update the above, and tell you all what I am tentative planning for 2027 and beyond, so that all of you reading this can better incorporate our plans into your plans (again, especially those of you who are reaching an age where you are considering possibly liquidating some or all of your collection).
Here is where I am at currently (but with the world so ever-changing, especially in regards to shipping companies, I can only say what I am currently thinking and not make iron-clad promises):
1) I much prefer the current "leaner" eMoviePoster.com, where we now hold auctions every four weeks (soon to morph into once a month, a slight change), whereas we (for a long time) used to hold every week auctions. I also much prefer the new minimum values, where currently ALL consignments must be solidly $50 minimum ($100 for lesser condition, and $200 for linenbacked).
Both these changes have given me "a life" where I can do other things besides working on my business, and I can take lots more trips!
2) I also DON'T want to sell the business or shut it down. I feel I am too big a part of what makes us special, and if I leave, it would not remotely be the same. And I don't want to shut it down, because of the 71,000+ bidders, the 3,500 consignors, and most of all, the 18 employees!
As long as it can not completely dominate my life, I am fine with continuing, for the foreseeable future, which strikes me as a giant win for just about EVERYONE (except our "competitors" who sorely want us to disappear, because we keep making them look bad!).
3) Sadly, because shipping costs (and all other expenses) have gone up so much, as have many other costs, the economics of selling $20 and $40 single items just aren't there any more for us, which is why we have raised our minimums to where they are now.
If this continues in the same direction, I will likely raise our minimums to solidly $100 minimum for "very good" or better condition ($200 for lesser condition, and $300 for linenbacked).
4) This raise would likely occur at the end of the year, but I can't rule out for sure that it may come sooner. So PLEASE those of you with consignments that DO qualify NOW, but would NOT qualify at the higher minimums, REALLY TRY TO SEND THOSE TO US NOW, so your items WILL be auctioned and you don't miss out.
And if you have been considering consigning your entire collection, you have a much greater chance doing so NOW than next year, when we will likely be much more selective in what we accept (and we DO often accept lower value items when they are a part of an entire collection that includes LOTS of great items).
5) Notice that we ONLY raise our minimum values for consigning, while OTHER auctions keep raising their fees and their buyers premiums. I don't know how they sleep at night with what they charge ($49 minimum, 25% or 26% buyers premium).
And those exorbitant fees explains why they spend fortunes trying to get new consignors (and note that 99% of their ads are spent on getting consignors, and they hardly advertise for buyers at all).
6) The one thing we can't count on is some "X factor", like shipping costs becoming prohibitively high, or other factors completely out of our control. But unless something completely unexpected happens, all of you can count on there being an eMoviePoster.com in your life, for 2026 and beyond (but it may be a much "leaner" company that runs far fewer auctions)!
Bruce
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Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
I have had a number of these over the years and they were all similar, and the above describes their "oddness" well.dedeposter said:I always wondered about Australian lobby cards of that era. I don't know what the printing process was (photo-litho?), but they looked more photographic than printed, with hand colouring. Does that sound right? Whereas lobby cards from the US were always printed, probably because they were mass produced. Australian lobby cards would have had a more limited distribution so I imagine the cards would have been produced in smaller quantities.
I don't have any early lobby cards so can't see if there are printing dots on them.
Bruce
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Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
I always wondered about Australian lobby cards of that era. I don't know what the printing process was (photo-litho?), but they looked more photographic than printed, with hand colouring. Does that sound right? Whereas lobby cards from the US were always printed, probably because they were mass produced. Australian lobby cards would have had a more limited distribution so I imagine the cards would have been produced in smaller quantities.
I don't have any early lobby cards so can't see if there are printing dots on them.
I don't have any early lobby cards so can't see if there are printing dots on them.
Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
I'm curious to know what processes were used.
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