the recession comes in UK quad
Over the last few months, there’s been a considerable amount of financial hardship around here. It’s meant more time working and less time doing awesome things like writing for free and for fun. It’s also meant digging through old and heretofore forgotten collections and reevaluating their importance and value. I have a collection of original posters for the (excellent) movie Rushmore, including an original double-sided American one-sheet, a Japanese one-sheet, a UK quad poster, and a poster for the video release (my obsession with this movie coincided with my discovery of eBay). When poking around on eBay to see how much I might be able to sell these for, I noticed this:
Awesome handmade Rushmore poster, $60
Wait, what? A cool, handmade poster for my favorite movie of all time? Sign me up! But then I saw that he’s set the opening bid on these at $60. Cool poster? yes. Thrifty and responsible? Absolutely not. Sorry Nate, hopefully some of my readers can afford them. I revise my earlier statement, having made it when I thought they were just printed on paper. No. These are wood. And they are awesome. There are more:
Great film. Did I mention I saw it at the Castro? I saw it at the Castro. In San Francisco.
To see them all, check out his shop listing.
July 31st, 2009 at 6:27 am
Hey, my friends girlfriend comes to your site frequently and was really surprised to see you had my posters up. It really surprised me. I am actually really new to the ebay thing and am still trying to figure out how to get traffic. So I was REALLY surprised when she told me about your blog (Which I now love). About the posters, I am just starting to try to sell them, I put in hours of work on them and each one is the original. They are actually laser cut into wood. I am planning on dropping the price, so keep your eyes out. Rushmore is one of my favorite movies of all time as well… and I am currently collecting fiesta ware. So, love the salt and peper shakers. Thanks for the post. I’ve never had anything like this happen.
July 31st, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Wait, they’re wood? That’s … amazing. I don’t know how I missed that. Have you considered selling on etsy.com rather than ebay? The listing fees are super low, and it seems like a better fit for handmade things like these. Anyway, clearly, I love them, and I hope I can help sell a few.
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:49 am
Yea, I am working on taking some better pictures. I have never sold on etsy, but from the look of everything on there I have to have better photos. Thanks again. You’re great.
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
thanks nate
let me know when you’ve got some better photos and I’ll post them here … and maybe even buy one, it’s not like I can resist anything that involves Rushmore + wood. (email me at jessica [at] noaccountingfortaste.com)
April 6th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
O R they?: A little late…but, since seeing this post I just bought one of the Rushmore prints. It’s one of my husband’s favorite movies.