Ames Bros' October Archive Sale Tuesday 14th

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  • danofun
    danofun Posts: 1,302
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
  • zpalffy
    zpalffy Posts: 24
    Kwieneke said:

    Were the 2010 poster runs really this small?
    The AP "Run" was 200.  Noone knows how many posters they printed for the show and fan club.
  • ZoSoTim
    ZoSoTim Posts: 1,393
    Quick, someone give me $2500. I’d say loan but I’ll never be able to pay it back. Lol. 
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  • huntersthompson
    huntersthompson Posts: 1,068
    200 Kong's?  Will that drive the resale value down?
  • thirdbeach
    thirdbeach Posts: 229
    zpalffy said:
    Kwieneke said:

    Were the 2010 poster runs really this small?
    The AP "Run" was 200.  Noone knows how many posters they printed for the show and fan club.
    My guess is a decent amount and definitely more than 1996 and 1998.  There are also a ton more of these in great condition than the old prints.  Lots of the prints you see for sale from 96 and 98 have pin holes, fading, tears etc.  Back then it was something cool to put up on the wall without much thought about potential value.  By 2010 people were pretty clued in to the fact that quite a few of the posters were worth a bit of cash.  I think if they put this up at around $1750 someone would have bought it by now based on the fact that there are only 200 that are S/N.
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,069
    huntersthompson said:
    200 Kong's?  Will that drive the resale value down?
    Not when they sell them for $2500 🤣
    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 Baltimore 3/28/20 Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/25
  • MS149515
    MS149515 Chicago Posts: 264
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    What was the cost, I'm just curious, I have a show edition from many years ago. 
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,069
    ZoSoTim said:
    Quick, someone give me $2500. I’d say loan but I’ll never be able to pay it back. Lol. 
    I added one to my cart because I’m feeling adventurous 🤣
    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 Baltimore 3/28/20 Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/25
  • KM73780
    KM73780 Posts: 1,177
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    I have the SE. Couldn’t bring myself to go for the AP there haha
  • pjbugs007
    pjbugs007 Posts: 1,368
    edited October 2024
    Didn’t take long for Kong to sell out even at that price:) 
  • MS149515
    MS149515 Chicago Posts: 264
    KM73780 said:
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    I have the SE. Couldn’t bring myself to go for the AP there haha
    What was the asking $ for the AP?
  • zpalffy
    zpalffy Posts: 24
    huntersthompson said:
    200 Kong's?  Will that drive the resale value down?
    They're not selling 200 of them now.  They probably sold 180 of this run in 2010.  Whatever they're selling now is what they kept in their archives from the 200.
  • KM73780
    KM73780 Posts: 1,177
    MS149515 said:
    KM73780 said:
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    I have the SE. Couldn’t bring myself to go for the AP there haha
    What was the asking $ for the AP?
    I think it was $300?
  • crashing88
    crashing88 Posts: 293
    thirdbeach said:
    Kong - $2500   wow
    So what's the value of an SE then? ~$1k?
  • motleygunner
    motleygunner Arizona Posts: 270
    Bad news: I forgot about this sale.

    Good news: I can afford to feed my family tonight.


  • danofun
    danofun Posts: 1,302
    KM73780 said:
    MS149515 said:
    KM73780 said:
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    I have the SE. Couldn’t bring myself to go for the AP there haha
    What was the asking $ for the AP?
    I think it was $300?
    Correct. A little pricy for a not-in-demand poster but the stated AP run was 50 and I can finally delete that eBay saved search...
  • BC62528
    BC62528 Posts: 234
    Forever skeptical of this process...
  • MS149515
    MS149515 Chicago Posts: 264
    edited October 2024
    danofun said:
    KM73780 said:
    MS149515 said:
    KM73780 said:
    danofun said:
    Grabbed the State College AP. Been on my want list for years.
    I have the SE. Couldn’t bring myself to go for the AP there haha
    What was the asking $ for the AP?
    I think it was $300?
    Correct. A little pricy for a not-in-demand poster but the stated AP run was 50 and I can finally delete that eBay saved search...
    Yeah, I picked one up in the mid 00s because I was new to posters at shows and completely unaware. I paid less way less than $300 for a show edition but the current eBay prices (just checked - 1k-1.5k) are absolutely bonkers for that show. Granted, it was their longest running show for  period of time but it's not an iconic poster by any stretch nor is it an iconic venue. 
  • huntersthompson
    huntersthompson Posts: 1,068
    zpalffy said:
    huntersthompson said:
    200 Kong's?  Will that drive the resale value down?
    They're not selling 200 of them now.  They probably sold 180 of this run in 2010.  Whatever they're selling now is what they kept in their archives from the 200.
    thanks for clarifying...I couldn't tell if that referenced this sale or was just the template from the initial sale...
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,235
    edited October 2024
    I do not get the love for the Kong poster. It does not look hand drawn. I like the Newark Maskatron which people do not seem to like.  

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