So I'm wandering eBay for the last few weeks looking for the items mentioned in previous postings and I come across a poster I like the look of. It's promoting this summer's release of the Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins from 2005 which thankfully ignores all previous Batman movies and starts anew. I find that there are a handful of these posters available on eBay and I throw a few on my watch list to see what the eventual sale prices are to gauge what the market value is before I buy one. Wouldn't you know it.. Heath Ledger up and dies (he plays the role of the Joker), sending the price of these posters through the roof 2 days after I start looking for one. Average selling price was $14-$22, and overnight it climbs to $180+. I decided to watch the goings on on eBay and track the mad rush to grab this particular poster, which appeared to be the 'rookie card of death' for Ledger. That mad rush lasted about 12 hours as near as I can tell, with a peak selling value of $180. Now there are several postings of both the A and B poster (B is the Ledger poster) for 'buy now' of $60 and I'm expecting that it will continue to fall as the day plods along.
When I wore younger, more impulsive clothes I'm sure I would have been in the fray but I'm happy to sit back and wait a few days for prices to normalize. I imagine that reprints will be the next big piece of this event, so be wary if you happen to be looking for one. The quality is never quite as good on a reprint in my experience, and they're usually a smaller, less impressive size.
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