Supply loosely refers to the posters rarity. But what does supply and demand specifically translate to in the movie poster collecting business? This is not a new concept, Ed and Susan Poole proposed Supply and Demand also as the controlling factors on poster values ( LearnAboutMoviePosters, 2002). We propose that Supplyand Demand are the basis for why movie poster sales prices keep rising and that these two truths fortify the right movie poster purchase as not just a decoration for your media room, but as an investment to cash in on in the future. What Makes Movie a Movie Poster Valuable? It is these two simple truths that not only generalize why movie posters keep selling for larger amounts of money, but they assure prospective buyers that posters are not just a novelty purchases for the rich and famous that depreciate over time, but are real financial investments for the future. The question drives to the core of the movie poster collecting hobby what makes a movie poster valuable? Very simply: supply and demand.
But to some, this apparent rise in movie poster sales prices begs the question why? Also, Phantom of the Opera was bought earlier this year in 2014 by Ralph DeLuca for $203,150 up from its previous sale of $155,350 in 2008 (ref. Both of these sales we’re however slightly different poster versions. More impressive still, the mega rare poster, Metropolis from 1927 (Figure 3c.) sold in 2005 for $690,ooo, increasing in price from its next most recent sale in 1997 of $357,750 (ref. This isn’t the only poster or collecting sub-genre to show a major increase in sales prices since 2010 Jaws (Figure 3a.) had an estimated increase of 160% and an unfolded and dated Revenge of the Jedi (Figure 3b.) has gone up by 32% (ref. The sale has needless to say caused a stir of excitement through the poster collecting community. The Star Wars “Triple Bill” (Figure 1.), also known as the “Star Wars Trilogy Poster” sold July 10 th, 2014 at auction house Emovieposter and became one of only a few Star Wars posters to fetch a sum of this magnitude with only the Howard Chaykin original artwork (figure 2) selling for more at Bonham’ auction house in 2005 for $36,500. This article discusses why movie posters become valuable and uses this historical purchase of the “Triple bill” as an explanation for why internet recorded sales prices are on the rise and why they aren’t likely to slow down. The recent purchase of the most expensive Star Wars movie poster recorded on the internet, the “Triple Bill”, purchased by South Carolina restaurant owner Bobby Simons for $20,500, inspired a closer look at Star Wars poster sales in general and to see if this is in fact the “case-in-point” for observed poster sale price rises across the poster collecting market. Movie Poster Values On the Rise: The Star Wars “Triple Bill” is a Case-In-Point Authors: Jacob Proctor, Harry Proctor & Elizabeth Proctor Summary
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