About eMoviePoster.com's Sunday Auctions #300
(This set of Sunday auctions runs from 9/6 to 9/13) ATTENTION! The details shown below apply SOLELY to the 700 original vintage scripts (including many great ones!) we are auctioning from 9/6 to 9/13, and may well NOT apply to our other weekly auctions. If you are looking for details for other sets of auctions, please check our Info Archive.
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About These Sunday Items
HERE IS A CHART OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION:
1d001 MAN WHO WOULD BE KING set of eight scripts from the 1950s to 1974
Where did this collection of scripts in this set of auctions come from? 2) 325 of the scripts are from the files of super agent Paul Kohner. We have auctioned many scripts from this collection in previous auctions. Paul Kohner had a remarkable life! He was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! Our consignor purchased the item offered here from Mr. Kohner's estate in 1989, and he has held it until the past few years, when he has consigned several items from Mr. Kohner's estate to eMoviePoster.com, and each item has been auctioned separately. All scripts from the files of Paul Kohner are clearly identified! In addition, we have 151 other scripts that have been consigned to us by a large number of people. In EVERY case, we very carefully verified that these are original scripts and NOT any sort of later copy script. Please do not overlook these 151 scripts, because they include several of the "better" scripts included in this wonderful auction! What about the rights to publish or reproduce these scripts (especially the unproduced ones)?
About the scripts in this set of auctions If you are new to collecting vintage scripts, here are some important things to know: NOTE: Sometimes two scripts may initially look identical. They will have the same covers and both will say, for example, THIRD DRAFT. But, if the number of pages is different (and, typically, one version is all on white paper, and the other one has various pages of revisions, on various other colors of paper), then the two scripts are actually separate and different from each other.
Most commonly, when a script was revised, the changed pages were printed in a new color, with
the date of the revision at the top of each page, and then someone would collect all the scripts
and manually take out the old pages and insert the new pages, and then pass the scripts back
out! That way, everyone could quickly see the changed pages by looking for the pages of a new
color. Often, the script would be revised a second time, and then yet a different color would be
used for the second changes, and the same procedure would be followed. Sometimes there would be
five or more revisions, and all of the scripts would end up looking like they were "rainbow
colored", because of the many different color revision pages inserted inside. Sometimes,
however, the revision pages would be printed in white, and sometimes they would not be inserted
where they belonged, but would simply be added to the back of each script. IN EVERY CASE, we photograph the cover of the script, the title page, the final page (the one that says
"The End"), and one or more interior pages. This will GREATLY help you to know what kind of script it is, and also help assure you of its
originality. Also, seeing those images will greatly help you judge the exact condition of the script (see below for more on this).
About the condition of these scripts In the case of scripts, we use a slightly different grading method, because they are not a single piece of paper like a poster, lobby card, or still. Often, the covers of a script will acquire slight staining or wear, simply because they were what was exposed, and the interior of the script will be in generally nice condition. In that case, we will still give the script a "very good" grade, but we will note the cover wear, and of course, we always take an image of the cover. We also take an image of the first interior page of the script (usually a "title page"), and also one or more images of other interior pages. These images let you see important information about the script, but they also are a great help in judging the overall condition of the script! If a script is in less than very good condition, should you not bid on it? Of course not, as long as you are accepting of the defects the script has! The item that is graded "very good", but has as many minor defects as is allowed under the "very good" definition is only in SLIGHTLY better condition than the best of the "good to very good" items. So please take the time to look at the larger images of items that interest you, and see if the defects are the sort that you can "live with", or are willing to restore. Some of these items are EXTREMELY rare, and it may be years before you see them offered again! |
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U.S. Shipping Details
U.S. buyers need to enclose the actual cost of shipping, which includes full insurance!
NOTE: You will be quoted the actual cost of shipping when you request it.
IMPORTANT! Scripts can be sent by Media Mail, which is far less expensive than other U.S. shipping methods. But packages sent by Media Mail are
not handled as carefully as those sent by other methods. So we will gladly send inexpensive scripts by Media Mail, but we will not send expensive
ones that way, unless the buyer specifically accepts responsibility in case the scripts are lost or damaged.
Do you need "signature required"? You CAN usually combine shipment!
Note that we not only allow you to combine as many items as you want from a single set of Tuesday, Thursday, and/or Sunday auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge for all of the items (even if you get 100 or more, but solely from a single set!), but we also allow you to wait until the next three weeks of auctions end (a total of up to nine sets of auctions) so that you can combine your current purchases with those of our following auctions (if possible; see Learn More About Combining), and that means there is a chance you could combine items from up to nine of our sets of auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge (assuming those items fit into the same type of package, but of course, there is a limit to how many items can fit in a single package or tube, and if you end up with several packages, you will need to pay that many shipping charges; Learn More About Combining). Since around half of our auctions have items that ship in tubes and the other half have items that ship in flat packages, and since few of those items can be combined, most of our regular buyers end up with at least two packages after three weeks. We KNOW there are other sellers who charge a little less on shipping than we do (and of course, there are others who charge far more!), but none of the ones with lower rates offer the same generous flat rate shipping we do, and we know that our packaging is the best there is, and our orders virtually never arrive damaged (and on the very rare times that they do, all our U.S. packages are fully insured, and FULL INSURANCE IS INCLUDED IN THE U.S. SHIPPING CHARGE). DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF U.S. SHIPPING (plus $3 for heavy duty packing materials; unless otherwise specified)! |
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Non-U.S. Shipping Details
Non-U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order (you can choose whatever method you prefer, but know that the U.S. Post Office has eliminated Surface Mail, so we can only send via Express or Airmail), plus $3, for both the best packaging materials you have ever seen and a separate printed invoice mailed to you. All non-U.S. buyers must tell us if they want the package sent insured or uninsured at the time they pay for their order.
Have you heard about our Pay and Hold
Program? Learn more about how to save money on shipping by shipping to friends/family in the U.S., insurance, and customs fees.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please bear these
approximate shipping cost in mind BEFORE you place a bid (if
you live outside the U.S.). The vast majority of our customers want a very
securely packed tube, and will pay the extra shipping cost involved (and of
course, it goes to the Post Office or UPS, and not us!). Please do not ask
us to pack less securely, as that would likely result in a damaged order. |
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Add More to Your Order In addition to our current auctions, we offer many other non-auction items. Please note that the items in this set of auctions will be sent in flat packages, so you can add any Fixed Price item(s) that can also be sent in flat packages for little or no additional shipping costs (NOTE: if we can add it to your package without raising the cost of shipping, then we will do so with no added shipping charge, but if it raises the cost OR if it requires additional packages, then you will need to pay the difference). We have noted below whether items ship rolled, flat, or both.
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