Why Collect Rare Movie Posters
Posted on July 18, 2008
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Why would anyone want to collect rare movie posters. They’re just old and dusty print of dubious quality art aren’t they? While, that may be true it doesn’t prevent the hundreds or thousands of sales every year of posters from movies gone by. Rare movie posters are fun for a lot of reasons.
First of all, their nostalgic. They can, like many things of a olden nature, stir pleasant memories in many of us. Providing of course, that you pick out the right posters. Preferably some form movies that had significant emotional gravity for you. A few for me, would be The Natural, any old B grade horror flicks, and a select few science fiction.
Collecting things is a bit of an obsession in itself. Some would call us collectors, while others prefer the term pack rat. Whether it’s posters, hamsters, cars, or chocolate bar wrappers, it’s all the same. It’s just something people like to do. I have a thing for DVDs, CD’s and books. Mind you, the internet and all it’s digital forms are rendering those collectible past times somewhat obsolete.
Movie posters on the other had, are pretty hard to store on your hard drive. While, they certainly can be viewed online, it’s really not the same thing. It’s my newest obsession, and one that even the digital century can’t take away from me.
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