We are pleased to announce two new sponsors of our website:

Terry and Mark Mundon
Helmut Hamm - filmposter.net

Terry and Mark offer vintage movie posters via their Ebay auctions ID: thinkthin. If you don’t want the hassle of taking pictures, describing, listing, tracking, emailing, etc. just to sell your items on ebay™…….. let Terry and Mark sell your collection on CONSIGNMENT. For more info on Terry and Mark, click HERE.

Helmut Hamm's website filmposter.net offers a wide variety of vintage movie posters from around the world, as well as a selection of posters covering some of the better titles of the last 20 years.All of the material offered was originally produced as advertisement for movie theatres. For more info in filmposter.net, click HERE.

Please patronize these fine sponsors -- it is through their support that we can offer this site FREE TO YOU!!

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THEY LIKE IT ... THEY REALLY REALLY LIKE IT!!!!

Our new book, Learn About Movie Posters, has been receiving great reviews.If you would like to get your autographed copy, and see what all the fuss is about, just click on the book

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ONLINE FRAUD REPORTS

The following report was posted on the website sponsored by the Internet Fraud Complaint Center. All internet consumers should pay REAL CLOSE attention to these reports.

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The IFCC referred 48,252 fraud complaints to federal, state and/or local law enforcement authorities last year, according to the Internet Fraud Report released on Wednesday. The IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) said this is triple the number of referrals (16,775) in 2001.

The report also states that the total dollar loss from all referred fraud cases was $54 million, up from $17 million in 2001.

Internet auction fraud was the most reported offense, comprising 46% of referred complaints. Non-delivery of merchandise and non-payment accounted for 31% of complaints, and credit/debit card fraud made up nearly 12% of complaints.

Among victims who reported a dollar loss, the highest median dollar losses were found among Nigerian letter fraud ($3,864), identity theft ($2,000), and check fraud ($1,100) complainants.

The 2002 annual report offers a recap of Internet crime hot spots by state, statistical information, and victim demographic data gleaned through complaints IFCC has received and referred through its online Web portal from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. In 2002, complaints filed with IFCC totaled 75,063.

"The IFCC helps victims by putting fraud information
into the hands of law enforcement and then fosters inter-agency cooperation so these complaints are responded to quickly," said Assistant Director Jana Monroe of the FBI's Cyber Division.

California, New York, Florida, Texas, and Illinois were the top five states for victims of Internet crime. In cases where the perpetrator has been identified, nearly four in five were male and over half resided in the states of California, New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

Only one in four complainants contacted a law enforcement agency about their victimization prior to filing a complaint with IFCC. Operational since May 2000, IFCC is co-managed by NW3C and the FBI. IFCC is an online resource to file Internet fraud complaints that will be referred to law enforcement authorities that have the ability to initiate a case on the consumer's behalf.

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There have been a growing number of complaints regarding online auctions. Check out our "Online Auction" Reports to keep up on the latest reports. If you locate a report you think would be of interest to other collectors, please email us.

You've heard about it -- now here's your chance to get a sneak peak at the new L.A.M.P. Movie Poster Data Base (MPDB).

The MPDB offers one location for movie poster collectors and dealers to (1) learn about movie poster collecting; (2) conduct research on specific movie posters; and (3) buy or sell movie posters in a "safe" marketplace. (Read the articles on online auction fraud below).

If you want to read about the MPDB and/or take an interactive tour, click HERE.

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CHECK OUT OUR INVENTORY SALE AT SUSIE'S CORNER

Be sure to check out our inventory liquidation sale in Susie's Corner. We will be adding new items weekly. Many of you may have noticed that some of the package deals go quick -- so be sure to act when you see something you like. Also, please note that these items include both movie and non-movie related collectibles. If you want to see our current list, click on the button.

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2003 POSTER PRICE ALMANAC ON SALE NOW

The 2003 Poster Price Almanac is now ON SALE. .This 17th Annual review features over 70,000 movie poster prices sold in 2002 at auction (online or live) or offered for sale by over 250 reputable dealers and auction houses worldwide. If you haven't gotten your copy, BUY IT HERE.

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JOHN KISCH PASSES THE "ALMANAC" TORCH

After years of publishing the Poster Price Almanac, a "must" publication for all movie poster collectors and dealers, John Kisch has relinquished the "reins" of the publication of the Almanac as well as the website posterprice.com, according to a brochure included within the 2003 Almanac. According to John, he made this decision so that he could dedicate his time to his many other interests. And anyone who knows John, as we have for many years, knows that he always has his fingers in a lot of directions.

John's contributions to the growth of movie poster collecting through the years cannot be measured. He is a true cornerstone of this industry, and we hope that he will continue to play an active role in our hobby. We wish him the best of luck in all of his pursuits.

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YEAR-END WEBSITE VISITOR REPORT

We recently received a year-end visitor report from our server Ready Hosting. The report, which started in April of 2002, shows our steady climb from 4,000 visitors a week in April of last year to approximately 20,000 visitors a week in April of this year. Although we did experience a drop which coincided with the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, we are already back on track. We expect this figure to climb even higher as the data base comes online.

We want to thank all of our visitors and ask that they support the sponsors who make this site possible.

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BRUCE HERSHENSON HIGHLIGHTED ON EBAY'S SELLER NEWSFLASH

Ebay recently featured an article on Bruce Hershenson in their Seller Newsflash, In the Field. In the article, Bruce addresses the growth in the movie poster collecting industry. To check out the article, click HERE.

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UNTIL NEXT TIME ....