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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   On Mon, 5 May 2008 12:33:18 -0700 (PDT), barefoot   
    wrote:   
      
   >trust me, if i wanted to sell my fords for $300 ea...all i have to do   
   >is let the word out and they are GONE!...it wouldn't even take me a   
   >week...   
   >he's a strong name to have...as long as i'm under the official pix   
   >price, or it's a combo item...it's sold yesterday...   
      
   You got a point.  I know someone trying for the 250 range (signing)   
   and if is a go, I am in.  that's my limit on him.  He would then be my   
   highest priced single graph (not in value, but what I paid; I've paid   
   small money for things or no money for things worth 2-4 times as more   
   value);.  Followed by Peter Cushing.   
      
   >he is the strongest name in the celebrity hobby who holds his   
   >value...problem is, there are a lot of forgeries...people have to seek   
   >out folks like me who have the real thing...and they will pay. but   
   >there's not a lot of stuff out there...   
      
   There's a LOT of stuff out there though; it's not that.  It's telling   
   the real stuff from the crap as forgers are getting a little better at   
   forging that particular signature.   
      
   >all i know is this...i had ford on a 16x20 combo with paul blake   
   >(greedo) and it needed blake at the star wars convention in l.a....i   
   >got more than one offer of $400 for it. paul blake even wanted it.   
      
   Very specific for the Star Wars collectors though and some will pay   
   it. In the future though, the price is probably uncertain.  right now,   
   it's good scene though from a great film and one of the signatures is   
   ford so you can get that.  Future though... many don't know who Paul   
   Blake is.  He's not rare either (he's done quite a few cons) but he's   
   not around a whole lot these days..   
      
   >he will hold his value...no one knows who sir lawrence olivier is. and   
   >after my father's generation passes, absolutely no one will...star   
   >wars and indiana jones are passed through generations...they are 3   
   >generations strong now, olivier made it through one.. (oh, and i do   
   >know who he is, he was zeus in clash of the titans).   
      
   I hate to say it, but barefoot has a point.  As generations die, the   
   stars of today do one of two things... each generation they will   
   either become has-beens or highly regarded celebs.  So for Ford's   
   generation, there's NOT a whole lot of people of that stature so I too   
   feel he'll maintain some value.  with that said, it's WAY different   
   now than in Marilyn Monroe or Charlie Chaplain's time.  Paparzzi and   
   autograph seekers weren't a business per se and the celebs weren't as   
   assessible.  Therefore, there were less from the past and the mystery   
   nature of the celeb brings prices up while today,  the trend is "who   
   is hot now" commands top dollar then will fizzle to nothing (probably   
   has been in the future).  Ford is on that line; he'll probably secure   
   his stature with this indy film and if he can do ONE more solid   
   award-winning type thing (more substance), he's a shoe-in.  If not, he   
   COULD drop to has been.  I personally think though, he'll be one of   
   the top in  his generation of actors and he'll always command a price,   
   but I don't think that'll rise till many years from now when we are   
   old and probably dead.  So for those buying 400-500 dollar items now;   
   good luck with your wishful thinking!   
   >m   
      
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