UPDATE: Sold for US$86 (9 bidders).
It’s been about a month since one of these posters became available on eBay. It’s almost like clockwork, and here it is. Another B&W poster from Kenner’s vintage ALIEN toy on eBay. This one is up for auction. It looks good, too. No holes, dog ears, water marks or other blemishes. This looks like a good sample of the poster.
Listed earlier today with a starting bid of US$9.99, four bids have already been made and it currently sits at US$36.00. Not bad for a piece of old paper featuring a forty year old toy few people wanted back in 1979. The auction will last for another four and half days. It will be interesting to see how high this item climbs during the next week or so. Usually, one of these posters will easily sell upwards of US$80, without flinching. Right now, however, we are all experiencing a global crisis of medical and economic stresses. I am curious to see how these current conditions will affect the outcome of this item. Collectors are an odd bunch, though; and this item could still easily sell for over US$100 regardless of the world health drama that continues to unfold around us.
-Windebieste.
