Just curious, what is your usual motive for your poster purchases? Do you just get the ones relating to shows you've attended? Do you go for the appealing art? Collectability? Just curious! :-)
I collect for a.) memories and b.) bad ass shit hanging in my house. I do not collect for c.) ripping off fellow fans by selling for hundreds on ebay. I despise that shit. Some people live by it. To each their own and God bless the greenback.
I only collect the posters for the shows I've been to, which has been quite a process in and of itself. I remember the Rushmore prints going for something like $15 when I was at the show, and now S/N mint ones are quite expensive. However, most shows this decade can still be acquired for a fair price. And the people who buy posters in bulk then try to make bank on eBay are starting to dwindle, as the poster-flipping heyday of the mid 2000s has dulled considerably. Case in point, a S/N Emek KC from this year has been hanging around on eBay for a month with an asking price of $425, then $385. With this economy, I don't see the seller getting half of that.
Rapid City - June 23rd, 1998
"I will hold the candle, till it burns up my arm..."
i collect posters from shows i have been to and then usually frame them right away. i also collect anything from ames, even if i havent been to the show. most people seem to not like their recent stuff from the past few years but the crazier and more goofy the image the more i love it!
05 - St. Johns I II
06 - Toronto I II
08 - DC NYC I II
09 - Calgary Toronto
11 - Calgary Edmonton
13 - Calgary
Openers : Cant Keep, Small Town, Severed Hand, Release X3, Hard to Imagine X2, Why Go, Of the Girl X2, Wash,.......
the crazier and more goofy the image the more i love it!
you must have loved columbus!
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I purchase posters for
the shows I've attended on principle,
plus I usually do dig the artwork.
But there's just some cool stuff out there
that simply must get gotten, y'know?
Finally got my LA 1 poster in the mail-
the smoking cauldron!
Cheers.
'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
Purchase for art to hang on my walls, to trade for those I don't have and to line the bottom of a bird cage, if I ever get one. I also sell some after several years for money to buy more.
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im seeking an MSG 2 '10 Donkey Kong
my motivation is that i was unable to secure one, on multiple lines , at MSG .
i think its groovy & retro , so i'd like one .
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I primarily purchase shows that I've been to. Occasionally I'll grab one that looks like it might spike in value; I'm hoping to amass enough value in a few posters to eventually land my white whale (Hartford '98).
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PS: I'm just pist I have to pay hundreds on ebay.
"I will hold the candle, till it burns up my arm..."
06 - Toronto I II
08 - DC NYC I II
09 - Calgary Toronto
11 - Calgary Edmonton
13 - Calgary
Openers : Cant Keep, Small Town, Severed Hand, Release X3, Hard to Imagine X2, Why Go, Of the Girl X2, Wash,.......
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
the shows I've attended on principle,
plus I usually do dig the artwork.
But there's just some cool stuff out there
that simply must get gotten, y'know?
Finally got my LA 1 poster in the mail-
the smoking cauldron!
Cheers.
www.UNOS.org
Donate Organs and Save a Life
my motivation is that i was unable to secure one, on multiple lines , at MSG .
i think its groovy & retro , so i'd like one .
Here are my trades .
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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http://www.UNOS.org
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