I'm not investing in anything. I am purchasing. I love films and I want to watch them in the best quality possible. Right now, I am not seeing streaming HD that is the same quality as high definition physical media. And, I'm not that into piracy any more than I am sure you are into bootleg Moss prints. I enjoy having a library of films at my immediate disposal without needing a high speed internet connection or being at the mercy of those who decide what is worthy of streaming on Netflix, Hulu, or HBO Go, etc. Just like people collect prints beyond their wall space b/c they enjoy looking through their portfolio or flat file, I enjoy being able to walk over to my shelving unit and picking out a film to watch.maden wrote:Talk about investing in a dieing hobby.BambooLounge wrote:I have an ever growing DVD/Blu-ray collecting hobby to keep me busy anyhow.
As for the responses to my comic books mention. I understand that there was an over supply and Golden and Silver Age comic book values are staying strong bc of their scarcity. But, comic books have been around for decades and they have a much deeper pool of collectors driving the demand. I think prints or at least movie prints are akin to baseball cards in the sense that initially all those rare parallel cards that were numbered would go for insane prices and while now maybe a hot RC card will fetch a ton, things have tended to level off. I can buy cards with pieces of jersey in them for far cheaper than ever before.
I think movie print collecting is a niche collecting market, unlike comic books, that is going semi-mainstream (like comics/cards did in the 90s) due to the exposure Mondo is getting, which is driving increased demand. I think it will taper off and while the result of that may not mean rock bottom prices for coveted SW or The Thing prints, it will likely mean things going back to how they were before the bubble (or at least as I have heard people describe it considering I got into this hobby only recently) where Mondo drops were low drama and people generally seemed to be able to purchase what they wanted w/o dealing with hordes of flippers.
Maybe I'm completely off base and this is just the beginning and the stuff we buy now will be viewed the same as Action Comics #1 in 50 years
when noobs do "market analysis".
