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Authentic original ones will typically sell for many hundreds of dollars and sometimes well over $1000.00. They normally sell these fakes for about $100.00. Anyone who tries to convince you that these are authentic original one sheets is just flat out lying to you. The author is Steve Sansweet who is THE Star Wars collectibles expert and is employed by Lucasfilm.

These fakes were first documented in The Tomarts’ Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles….back in 1997!!! They are also documented in the new 2005 Star Wars Poster Book. They have been around since the late 80’s and they are of excellent quality. These are UNAUTHORIZED RESTRIKES!! (see below). None of these fakes has EVER come from a theater and none were EVER printed for theater use. This is a blatant lie, but to an uninformed new collector it sounds like a reasonable excuse.

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If you ask the few unscrupulous dealers who have an endless supply of these (they have been selling them non stop on Ebay since the late 90’s) they will try to convince you that they are just a “printing variation” that is common with all movie posters. Sometimes after they fold them they put pin holes in them and even go as far as getting them linen backed! The style A bootleg will have a small hair on Luke’s belt, the style B bootleg will be missing the GAU logo, and the Style C bootleg will have a small hair on Leia’s back. It makes them appear more authentic if they are folded. These are the most counterfeited movie posters in history! To make them appear “theater used”, the bad guys have started to fold them because they were having trouble selling them rolled.

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Look out for “lightly folded” Star Wars style A, B, and C full size 27″x41″ one sheets. The reason they appear so real is because they were printed from the same plates as the originals, only it was done over 10 years later in the late 1980’s! There are very subtle differences, you have to know what to look for or you can easily be fooled. These bootlegs are of exceptional quality, and to the untrained eye can easily appear authentic. There ARE bootlegs of Star Wars posters! Don’t let any dishonest seller try and tell you otherwise. On page 289 of this book, it goes into detail describing exactly what is said below. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE NEW STAR WARS POSTER BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2005 BY LUCASFILM. It is full of ridiculous lies and misinformation. The scam website was built by 2 shady dealers from Rochester (Tom and Ed) with the help of another dishonest dealer in Oklahoma (Rick). with a pathetic looking fake beard and wig. He is actually a dishonest dealer from Rochester N.Y. The “Professor” claims to be a former NSS employee with inside knowledge about movie posters. These bozos have even gone as far as setting up a SCAM website with a phony “Professor Powers” to help sell their fakes.

If you ask any reputable poster dealer or poster expert that has had the opportunity to closely examine them, they will tell you these are not original movie posters. There are no “poster police” and the major studios really do not care. There is no way for anyone to prove they are fake, so they will be able to continue selling them. These con artists also sell a lot of authentic material, but a good portion of their sales are of bootleg/fake posters. Their ebay feedback is great because buyers do not know they have been ripped off (until it is too late). They have an endless supply of these reproductions. Some of the ones you see are from sellers who honestly don’t know they are not original, BUT THERE ARE A FEW BAD GUYS who know exactly what they have! They have been selling them to newbies (new, non experienced collectors) for years on ebay and at collector shows. Some of these bootlegs have been around SINCE THE LATE 1980’S….FOR OVER 20 YEARS! They are very good quality fakes and often fool some experienced dealers and collectors. They are from very popular movies (the “good titles”, the ones everyone wants). They are NOT ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS and have little if any value. These are illegally printed non licensed reproductions made with the intent to deceive novice buyers.

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People are sick and tired of getting ripped off by shady dealers!Įvery major professional movie poster dealer and knowledgeable long time collector knows that there are FAKE movie posters all over Ebay. There is a good reason why this is the NUMBER ONE RANKED GUIDE in the Movie Memorabilia category on eBay.