Death of the Poster Era

Wilds

Good idea. Stress free buying if you get 10C tickets.

I only collect posters to shows I've attended.

I did buy the Kenyon Hall to finish my EV trilogy however.

As of now I have every poster to everyshow I've gone to.... except the Tsunami relief one.

I just bought it for $150.00 hopefully it is in the mail. It is signed by Eddie, Beck, Tenacious D, Josh Homme, and Wil Ferrell.

Totally sweet.

Can't wait to have my grubby mits on it and then I can stop worrying that my collection is incomplete.

mjb

Wilds wrote:

Good idea. Stress free buying if you get 10C tickets.

I only collect posters to shows I've attended.

I did buy the Kenyon Hall to finish my EV trilogy however.

As of now I have every poster to everyshow I've gone to.... except the Tsunami relief one.

I just bought it for $150.00 hopefully it is in the mail. It is signed by Eddie, Beck, Tenacious D, Josh Homme, and Wil Ferrell.

Totally sweet.

Can't wait to have my grubby mits on it and then I can stop worrying that my collection is incomplete.

Sounds like you got a pretty decent deal there.

Wilds

Yeah. It sold for $100.00 at the show. I didn't even know about it.

Then it was selling for upwards of $500.00 on eBay after the show.

The most recent one went for around $275.00 or so.

The one I bought was being auctioned by someone with a 3 feedback for $250.00

I offered $150.00, she said no, it didn't sell, she relisted for $199.00, I fought off the urge to buy, it didn't sell, then she accepted my offer for $150.00.

Until it arrives however I'm nervous. Indeed it was a good price.

ovechkin8

happy2behere wrote:

i will be at the WPB show. doors open at 6, PJ goes on at 8:45. what am i suppose to do for almost 3 hours?

BUY MERCH!!!!!!!!

the wolf

Wilds wrote:

Yeah. It sold for $100.00 at the show. I didn't even know about it.

Then it was selling for upwards of $500.00 on eBay after the show.

The most recent one went for around $275.00 or so.

The one I bought was being auctioned by someone with a 3 feedback for $250.00

I offered $150.00, she said no, it didn't sell, she relisted for $199.00, I fought off the urge to buy, it didn't sell, then she accepted my offer for $150.00.

Until it arrives however I'm nervous. Indeed it was a good price.

congrats hope the deal goes through.

the only poster im looking for is the Cincinnati 03 poster. show canceled, but i had tickets. so i would like that one. but since the show didnt really happen, it dont kill me to not have it.

i have all the posters to the shows that ive been to. well the shows that had posters that is.

3 of the shows ive been to didnt have a poster.

Jason P

The poster craze helped me get to the front at the Vic. Most people in front of me stormed the merch booth.

Ledbetterman10

Tackalac wrote:

For the first time ever, I don't plan to figure out how to get posters at the shows....

hey, you got a life! congratulations!

pjtradeking

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

hey, you got a life! congratulations!

Okay.....that was kind of funny...:D It hurts, but it was still funny!

Ledbetterman10

pjtradeking wrote:

Okay.....that was kind of funny...:D It hurts, but it was still funny!

I've always been on the fence when it comes to you poster collectors. half of me says "these guys are fucking crazy for wasting money on lame posters" but the other half of me says "hey, at least they REALLY like Pearl Jam"

pjalive21

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I've always been on the fence when it comes to you poster collectors. half of me says "these guys are fucking crazy for wasting money on lame posters" but the other half of me says "hey, at least they REALLY like Pearl Jam"

poster craze is overrated but thats ok to each their own right?

you are right, at least they are PJ fans

corduroid

Tackalac wrote:

Anyone else smell the end of the poster craze?

Let's hope so.

Buy one, bring it home and just be quiet about it, fer god's sake!

You people are plumb crazy

Given to...

Tackalac wrote:

Anyone else smell the end of the poster craze? I think the Zenith has occured......For the first time ever, I don't plan to figure out how to get posters at the shows.... The whole thing is so popular it just doesnt feel right anymore. Flippers, the attitudes, the distraction, the lack of new material, the availability on Ebay,......I just feel the mystique is gone.

I know you poster hounds will be thankful that I wont be in line, but I am going to 7 shows and, for the first time ever, I am not going to be worried about posters in my seat or in my bag for all 7 of those shows......

Do you think you could get me one, two, or seven then?

JaneNY

happy2behere wrote:

i will be at the WPB show. doors open at 6, PJ goes on at 8:45. what am i suppose to do for almost 3 hours?

Get a snack, watch people, walk around, chat with friends, give the opening act a chance, watch the arena go from almost empty to completely full, enjoy the fact that you're not at work, but at a Pearl Jam show!

I have a few posters. Not hardcore about it. I have to like the artwork; just because it says Pearl Jam on it doesn't mean I have to have it, if its some monster in the picture or something.

NOCODE#1

Tackalac wrote:

Anyone else smell the end of the poster craze? I think the Zenith has occured......For the first time ever, I don't plan to figure out how to get posters at the shows.... The whole thing is so popular it just doesnt feel right anymore. Flippers, the attitudes, the distraction, the lack of new material, the availability on Ebay,......I just feel the mystique is gone.

I know you poster hounds will be thankful that I wont be in line, but I am going to 7 shows and, for the first time ever, I am not going to be worried about posters in my seat or in my bag for all 7 of those shows......

posters were never relevant. it was kind of an ego thing to show your "friends" ooh look where i have been. plus if you are out on your own and have posters up, you're kind of a child

South of Seattle

NOCODE#1 wrote:

posters were never relevant. it was kind of an ego thing to show your "friends" ooh look where i have been. plus if you are out on your own and have posters up, you're kind of a child

Kind of like video games? :rolleyes:

pjtradeking

NOCODE#1 wrote:

posters were never relevant. it was kind of an ego thing to show your "friends" ooh look where i have been. plus if you are out on your own and have posters up, you're kind of a child

OUCH!! Although I guess I never really did grow up completely...:)

pjsteelerfan

Art is in the eye of the beholder. There are a lot of artists who paint or sculpt rather than silkscreen that I would never display in my house. Just becuase it is a gig poster does not mean it is childish.

eyesnoeyes

NOCODE#1 wrote:

posters were never relevant. it was kind of an ego thing to show your "friends" ooh look where i have been. plus if you are out on your own and have posters up, you're kind of a child

Sorry, but this is another shining example of someone trying to post opinion as fact. Maybe they're not relevant to you, but it's a pretty ridiculously sweeping statement to claim that you can judge relevancy in some objective manner.

I'd suggest you read the foreword by Wayne Coyne in 'The Art of Modern Rock' book by Grushkin - that's the most concise attempt at putting into words the attraction that many of us have to this art form. Oh, and not to ruin the surprise but it's not so we can impress our friends...

decides2dream

MattyJoe wrote:

I never would've thought it would matter if the "mystique" is gone. You should just enjoy having your posters as mementos of the amazing shows you've seen. Who cares about how much they're worth or how rare they are? Their value should lie in what they mean to you.

exactly. in italy 2006, first time i bought a pj poster and kept it for myself. i've bought many at other shows for friends. i never bought for myself before then b/c i KNEW i'd get the bug and want from all shows i attend, etc...and didn't want that to happen. i thought italy was a special thing for me, all 5 shows on 1 poster, etc. perhaps if i'd not returned to europe in 2007 for more shows...i may've been able to limit myself to that one and only special italian poster. however, posters were simply too easy to get in europe, couldn't help myself! suffice to say, since returning, i have gotten all my other shows' posters since. i love em, it's great....but yea, i know what a bitch it can be to get posters at certain shows, and i don't relish now being involved in that.....eh well. i'm in now. so fuck mystique....don't care. it's all about the memories for me.