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Do you think this was wise? Actors signing a sealed poster...

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I brought a 10 yr old poster (of the 1995 vhs set)–still factory sealed on carboard with very little damage–to the star wars celebration III to have it signed by David Prowse and Richard LaParmentier (admiral motti). Some people thought I should have taken the plastic seal off and have the paper signed, but I opted for them to sign it on the outside over the plastic seal–because I wanted to preserve the “unopeness” of the poster. What do you think? Was that stupid or wise?

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Who cares?! It's Vader and Motti themselves! Ask Prowse to force strangle LaParmentier!
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Should have opened it. You don't have a signed poster, you have signed celophane.
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Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
Should have opened it. You don't have a signed poster, you have signed celophane.


Actually, I have signed factory-sealed SW merchandise. Isn't that better?
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Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
Should have opened it. You don't have a signed poster, you have signed celophane.


Actually, I have signed factory-sealed SW merchandise. Isn't that better?


Sounds cool.

I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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With merchandise, it's one thing. The plastic is much sturdier and in it "for the long haul," per se. Cellophane on a poster can tear off far too easily and then the signatures are gone. Like Hardcore Legend said, all you have is signed cellophane. It has no value as a signed poster and you won't be able to sell it as such. I don't mean to imply that selling it is your ultimate goal; but should it come down to you selling it down the line, you could never say that it's a signed poster as it's not.

You could go and frame it which is a viable option. Then both the poster and signature are protected.

Me, personally, I would have taken the plastic off, had them sign the physical poster, and then framed that bad boy. But that's just me. To each their own.
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Dave Prowse will sign anything. That's all he does. I have signed Dave Prowse stuff coming out of my butt (carded action figures, posters, trading cards, photos), and I'm sure he'd actually sign my butt if I asked. Nice guy though. By the way, sorry dude, but you have signed cellophane. If you had a toy and you got the box signed, for example, you'd have signed merchandise, but you have signed plastic.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Dave Prowse will sign anything. That's all he does. I have signed Dave Prowse stuff coming out of my butt (carded action figures, posters, trading cards, photos), and I'm sure he'd actually sign my butt if I asked. Nice guy though. By the way, sorry dude, but you have signed cellophane. If you had a toy and you got the box signed, for example, you'd have signed merchandise, but you have signed plastic.


I'd like to have him signed a photo of him in "A Clockwork Orange"...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering