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<p>[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 10332988, member: 83302"]If you post photos, I'd love to see the cameo. I'm sure you've seen my wife's collection. I've posted quite a few.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the heart racing. I hate losing. I've only lost two things I regret. But, it came down to dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. A Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows) replica sterling cane owned by Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. It was an online and in person auction. I was winning at $100, on screen it was going once, going twice, another bid came in. It ended up selling for $600. I stopped at about $350. So, others went at it.</p><p>I've seen the cane before. I can buy a brand new one for about $400 (who would pay that much for a cane?). It was the Elvis connection that made it special.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I will one day own a Lon Chaney Sr autograph. I know I have to PAY for it. I see them on photos that are cool. But, the photos aren't special. The one I bid on was Chaney as Whistler's Mother. It was oversized, 11 x 14 on heavy double stock paper. I'd never seen it before. It was inscribed to a film editor. I LOVED IT. I've never before or since bid so much on anything. I stopped at $2000. Which I would have had to taken time to pay off my credit card. It sold to the next highest bidder. It was a beauty. Since seeing that every other Chaney autograph just sucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes. That's cheap or the price has drastically dropped.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original prints from 1926 are larger than this book. The pages of this are 8" x 10". The original is a portfolio of prints. I'm going to eventually find a set that I can afford. This has 32 prints from the film. They're all b/w. The film of course had scenes tinted using gels.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd never heard of Reiniger till seeing Achmed. She's more popular now that she's gone than when she was alive.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a compilation of some clips and bio. AMAZING!</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]q-TJvNBO1fw[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Cinderella</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]poq0bf6M8Z8[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 10332988, member: 83302"]If you post photos, I'd love to see the cameo. I'm sure you've seen my wife's collection. I've posted quite a few. I love the heart racing. I hate losing. I've only lost two things I regret. But, it came down to dollars. 1. A Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows) replica sterling cane owned by Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. It was an online and in person auction. I was winning at $100, on screen it was going once, going twice, another bid came in. It ended up selling for $600. I stopped at about $350. So, others went at it. I've seen the cane before. I can buy a brand new one for about $400 (who would pay that much for a cane?). It was the Elvis connection that made it special. 2. I will one day own a Lon Chaney Sr autograph. I know I have to PAY for it. I see them on photos that are cool. But, the photos aren't special. The one I bid on was Chaney as Whistler's Mother. It was oversized, 11 x 14 on heavy double stock paper. I'd never seen it before. It was inscribed to a film editor. I LOVED IT. I've never before or since bid so much on anything. I stopped at $2000. Which I would have had to taken time to pay off my credit card. It sold to the next highest bidder. It was a beauty. Since seeing that every other Chaney autograph just sucks. Yes. That's cheap or the price has drastically dropped. The original prints from 1926 are larger than this book. The pages of this are 8" x 10". The original is a portfolio of prints. I'm going to eventually find a set that I can afford. This has 32 prints from the film. They're all b/w. The film of course had scenes tinted using gels. I'd never heard of Reiniger till seeing Achmed. She's more popular now that she's gone than when she was alive. This is a compilation of some clips and bio. AMAZING! [MEDIA=youtube]q-TJvNBO1fw[/MEDIA] Cinderella [MEDIA=youtube]poq0bf6M8Z8[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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