Broadway street fair question

Kempster
#1Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 11:51am

I am thinking of collecting Broadway posters, the 14x22 ones.   I am not looking for rare ones or even hard to find ones.  How successful will I be finding them at the street fair?  Also what can I expect the price range to be?  Is there anything I should know before jumping in on collecting?  


Now for framing, this seems to be expensive, any advise on where to shop for frames?

neonlightsxo
#2Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:01pm

Do you mean the BC/EFA Flea Market?

Kempster
#3Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:02pm

Yes in September I believe

brdway411
#4Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:02pm

delete, kid got on and was being snaky, Sorry

Updated On: 7/6/15 at 12:02 PM

neonlightsxo
#5Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:03pm

You can get posters for $10-15, sometimes less at the end of the day at the flea market. Triton Gallery usually has frames onsale as well, I think for $30 or $40?

Kempster
#6Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:06pm

Is there a difference between posters and window cards?  I stated 14x22 size

brdway411
#7Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:13pm

sorry,Broadway street fair question my kid jumped in and was being snarky. 

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atuomala
#8Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:14pm

When people say 'posters' I think they refer to the thin sheets of paper that movie posters are typically printed onto. By saying 'window card' you're referring to the heavy card stock that Broadway shows use. Window card  (or I've heard some people call it a 'Show Card') is the more appropriate term. There is always one booth at the Flea Market that has a long, bare table and they sell all sorts of window cards for $10 each and, for added cost, they will frame them right there if that's what you want.


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Kempster
#9Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:23pm

I understand the distinction, I got poster from Playbill.com and my subsequent looking on ebay.  Is there anything else I need to know about them?  Is there one company that prints them, are there fakes or phonies out there?  I just want to go into this knowing what I need to know.


 

brdway411
#10Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:29pm

just watch buying "signed" ones. I have seen them where they are printed with the signatures, and are not actually signed. 

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thommg
#11Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:36pm

Triton Gallery always has a rack of cheaper window cards for sale at the BC/EFA Flea Market. Other tables will also be selling them and many will have autographs and go for a lot of money. Still, there are many to be bought throughout the street fair, but check the Triton rack first.

Kempster
#12Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:44pm

Thanks everyone for sharing.  You say Triton has a rack of cheaper window cards.  By cheaper are you talking price or quality? 


I guess what I am asking is is there a difference in quality?  If I wanted to by a Wicked window card and I found several will there be any difference between them

neonlightsxo
#13Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 12:50pm

I was talking about windowcards in my post.

Triton = cheaper in price.

If they're all windowcards, they should all be the same.

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OKBroadwayFan
#14Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 1:09pm

I went two years ago and I got window cards for less than $5.   Closed shows, current shows, touring shows, etc.

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pc1145N2
#15Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/6/15 at 5:55pm

I went a couple of years ago and got a windowcard (The History Boys) for $1.00! I'd been looking for one for quite a while.


The lesson is that if you go into the Flea Market open minded, you can get a great selection of windowcards. It's a great way to start a collection!


 

Kempster
#16Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/7/15 at 11:03am

Thanks everyone for your help and information.  Very surprised to hear that the frames will cost about $30 each, I was hoping to pay half that.


 


 

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Marianne2
#17Broadway street fair question
Posted: 7/7/15 at 11:45am

Sometimes you can get the frames for a cheaper price at random tables. I think I got one for $10 one year. They will be used and you will have to do the framing yourself. But, you won't have to pay $25-$30 for a frame then. But, there is no guarantee you will get the number of frames you want by doing that.


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