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Fonsy Regular user 187 Posts |
Here's a minor scam on eBay.
A seller is offering the following and claiming it is a retro poster: 1950's Ventriloquist Paul Winchell With Jerry Mahoney Doll Display Poster I believe the seller actually made the poster himself. Look carefully at the cardboard trunk. It is old and worn. A genuine 1950s poster image would have displayed only a box in new and perfect condition. Still, the poster (even though it isn't really retro) is quite cheap and may be worth the low asking price. |
Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
I don't know if it's a scam. The seller says it's a reprint poster, but he doesn't claim it's a reprint from an original poster of the period, and he says it has retro styling, which it does, so I don't see any overtly bogus claims.
I have one of these posters myself, I got one of the frames he mentions and it does fit perfectly. I like it, something vent to decorate my den with and it didn't cost a fortune.
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
"Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest." |
Fonsy Regular user 187 Posts |
The claim -- in the heading -- is that it's a reprint of a 1950s poster, which it is not.
I think it is a nice decoration, but the heading is misleading -- and deliberately so. |
Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
I guess...if you want to believe it's a deliberate attempt to mislead.....I just don't see it as that.
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
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Walden New user Eastern Oklahoma, where my fence has but 59 Posts |
Is the Paul Winchell estate okay with it?
Walden
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Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
Speaking of posters, I see the seller has come out with one for the McCarthy toy cars.
Anyway, I just ordered a poster. I saw an aviation magazine listed on ebay that had Bergen and McCarthy on the cover, in the process of seeing if I could find a cheaper copy elsewhere, I came across this page where I could order a poster of the cover. Hopefully, it's decent quality, I'll let you know. This is what it looks like; http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q264/......3a97.jpg Here's where I found it; http://www.cafepress.com/+popular_aviati......52536340
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
"Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest." |
Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
That poster came in today and it looks great!
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
"Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest." |
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