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High-Value 1980s Movie Posters
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You get the piece shownYou’re buying the exact poster in the photos. If a title has another original copy, Eric confirms it with you first.
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4 matching archive pieces
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Actual itemEach listing uses the photographed poster.
1989 - Poster
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — archive poster preview
Price$6,155good
Exact size needs verification. Request measurements
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Actual itemEach listing uses the photographed poster.
1985 - Cloth poster
Back to the Future — original cloth theatrical one-sheet
Price$3,555good
Exact size needs verification. Request measurements
Preview
Actual itemEach listing uses the photographed poster.
1988 - One-sheet
Not of This Earth - Traci Lords video-release one-sheet
Price$775fine
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Actual itemEach listing uses the photographed poster.
1987 - One-sheet
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - Vestron video-release one-sheet
Price$695fine
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How to use this page
Use this page to compare real archive pieces before you ask a question, save a listing, or make a purchase.
What matches here
This page currently surfaces pieces such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future, Not of This Earth, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn.
Open any listing to review the actual-item photos, condition notes, price, provenance, and buy options.
Value range
Current matching asks range from $695 to $6,155. This is the archive’s top shelf: franchise artwork, owner-confirmed originals, and the formats collectors chase hardest. At this level, condition detail and provenance do as much pricing work as the title itself.
Every number remains a selling ask, not a formal appraisal, and final checkout waits for owner confirmation.
Signals to compare
- Title demand and franchise recognition.
- Studio labels including Independent / other label, MCA Home Video, MGM/UA Home Video, Vestron Video.
- Formats including Cloth poster, One-sheet, Poster.
- Visible folds, edge wear, glare, and handling marks.
Best buyer action
Open the exact poster page, read the condition and price basis, then prepare acheckout when the item fits your collection. Every listing carries its condition notes and price basis on the same page, and if you want measured dimensions or a fresh photo first, ask through the buy page — Eric confirms the piece in hand before anything ships.
If you want several posters, include every target page in one buy so the owner can review the group together.
Investment caution
Poster investment depends on demand, rarity, format, condition, provenance, and comparable sales.
The archive keeps those details near the checkout path so buyers can make a cleaner decision.
Why provenance matters
The Discount Video poster archive story gives each item a traceable family-store context.
That story does not replace paper inspection, but it is stronger than anonymous stock-art listings.
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