My Two penneth
Bruce I can understand your feelings about fixed end as opposed to extended
end auctions, however fixed end I think is the fairest way.
If you are at a live auction the hammer drops no more bidding on that item,
same should happen on an internet auction, if you have the
Thank-you, Scott Think of what you've done for history just
by having opened this site! I'm sure your efforts have been the start
of the yellow brick road for many a restoration. It's a very cool
thing that you've done.
THanks again,
Andrea Kanter
On Feb 24, 2008, at 2:29 PM,
If you had this system in place at Christmas, I'd have had time to
jump on a poster that was hotter than I thought. There'd have been
time. (I didn't let that happen in the following auction.) I'm still
burning about it, too...
Andrea
On Feb 25, 2008, at 1:58 AM, Joseph Bonelli wrote:
In a message dated 2/24/2008 9:18:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, P Rib King
writes:
Bruce,
My main problem with extended bidding is the time and energy required to
follow up on the bidding. How can one hope to bid on 10 or 20 lobbies that go
into extra innings. At a regular auction it is
I like fixed-end, except if I'm the loser. If I'm winning, end the
auction! The only thing to do is give it a try and see if you like it.
Andrea
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My Two penneth
Bruce I can understand your feelings about fixed end as opposed to
I personally thought the entire Academy Awards show was DEAD!
If it wasn't for those snippets of past Oscar ceremonies, I would have fallen
asleep.
It definately lacked the pizzazz of past years.
My 2 cents.
Kevin/Movielegends
Doug Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do 90% of my dvd buying from DeepDiscount.com (used to be
DeepDiscountDVD.Com). Great selection and a long running list of items
projected to be released.
Rick
www.ilovefilms.com
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Last night someone bought something in our ebay storesomeone with zero
feedbackand they paid for it immediately with paypal.
so we get an email from paypal:
NOTICE OF PAYMENT REVIEW: DO NOT SHIP.
Dear David Lieberman,
To help protect you, PayPal is conducting a Payment
When the most exciting moment is seeing a few celebrities almost slip and
fall when approaching the microphone because apparently Marion Cotillard when
accepting her Oscar was so excited that she reverted back to her Edith Piaf
brilliant performance and pissed on the stage and no one would
Does anyone know what's happened to the Edelman's Restoration Studio? I have
been using them regularly for various restoration and linen-mounting services,
to my great satisfaction...but lately i can't reach them. No one answers the
phone, and my e-mails have also gone unanswered. Has
The top acting awards were all foreign:
Actor -- Daniel Day Lewis
Actress -- Marion Cottilard
Supporting Actor -- Javiar Bardem
Supporting Actress -- Tilda Swinton
This occurred in 1965 as well when the Awards went to:
Actor -- Rex Harrison
Actress -- Julie Christie
Supporting Actor -- Peter
LOTS of people -- including me -- hate sniping. It's fine to say that people
should just learn to live with it but that's hardly a good
answer. People with
cancer or arthritis should just learn to live with pain. The fact is
that it was
just easier for the people at eBay to force timed
I'm certain you're honest and believe what you say, but auctions that
continue until people stop bidding are unfair? Really? All the millions of
auctions have occurred over time in places that aren't eBay have been
unfair, because people could bid until they were through? It's only those
apparently Marion Cotillard when accepting her Oscar was so excited that she
reverted back to her Edith Piaf brilliant performance and pissed on the stage
Is this a joke? Or do you in fact have knowledge that this really happened?
Zeev
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So I was wrong. I thought for sure that there would be no impact to a EBAY
boycott.
I guess FEEBAY manage to piss off one too many sellers.
Ira
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/24/ebays-seller-rebellion/
eBay sellers decided to boycott eBay listings in order to protest the recent
changes
Ira,
Thanks for the posting about boycott. I actually did not load up one item
during the targeted week and it was a highly conflicting decision to do so.
Instead I concentrated on pursuing and following up on a couple of
complicated and very difficult direct sales to clients of
Too bad we don't have hosts like Bob Hope and Johnny Carson
anymore. They'd never do a political joke on the Oscars...
Craig.
At 12:36 PM 2/25/2008, Franc wrote:
Jon Stewart is strickly a smart-ass, college humor stand-up
comic and not a very funny one at that. He wasn't even capable of
Another article in The Street which has more of a wait and see attitude.
The large drop is mainly as compared to the week before which of course was a
reduced-fee listing day week.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/techstockupdate/10404633.html?cm_ven=YAHOOamp;cm_cat=FREEamp;cm_ite=NA
Jeez, as for 'fair' or 'unfair' an argument could be made for
both. First, define Fair. Bruce will have unfixed endings because
he feels it is fair, given his needs and it will benefit his bottom
line. Who can blame him? This is a business and that is certainly
fair. In fact, it's
Yes, defining your definition of Fair is at the root of the issue
and what seems fair to one, may not seem fair to teh other
the deadline clock as used by eBay is immanently fair between
bidders, but it is not neccessarily fair to sellers consignors who
clearly want to get as much as they
Sorry if I offended anyone other then Marion Cotillard herself, but the
floor was most assuredly slippery near the podium, but I have no idea how or
when
it happened. I was only trying to adorn a boring awards show with a bit of
scandalous humor, referring to the belief that Edith Piaf
An excellent analysis, Patrick. I knew if I waited a little longer,
someone else would mirror my thoughts on the matter.
Curtis
Jeez, as for 'fair' or 'unfair' an argument could be made for
both. First, define Fair. Bruce will have unfixed endings because
he feels it is fair, given his
im sure this is NOT true, so for this mopoer, to suggest such a thing
is in extremely poor taste, even if joking. thank god he wasnt a
writer for the awards show..
jeff
On Feb 25, 2008, at 12:01 PM, lobby card invasion wrote:
apparently Marion Cotillard when accepting her Oscar was so
I will be a little disappointed if bidders lose the ability to snipe,
irrespective of whether the extended ending auctions are a good thing or not.
Sniping allows the bidder to hide their bidding intentions until the last
seconds and that is very worthwhile.
I dont have the time to sit around
Hi Folks,
Some time back there was someone on the list selling t-shirts with classic
poster images on them. Is that person still on the list and if that person is
reading this, can you tell me if you still sell these and what images are
available?
Oh, and I am still looking for lobby cards
I didn't bring up the concept of fair. The original poster talked about how
only timed auctions were fair. If you've got a beef with the general
concept of applying fair to this discussion, take it up with them.
I assume -- and since Bruce said the only major change from eBay is how
the
did everyone notice during the in memorium part of the awards, that
brad renfro was left out of those that passed away last year? whether
he died from an overdose or not (as did ledger, let's not forget) is
no excuse to leave him out. he was part of the hollywood community
long before
i agree with you, 100%, on this as well, craig.
jeff
On Feb 25, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Craig Miller wrote:
Sniping, on the other hand -- no matter how many people use it and
like the
fact that it allows them to win -- seems inherently unfair, because
its whole
design and intent is to sneak in
I TOTALLY noticed this and mentioned it to those I was watching the
show with. Silly, don't think it was intentional, just sad and
unnecessary.
The entire show seemed rushed and lifeless.
Understand that it takes the Writers a lot longer to get concepts
developed and on stage or onscreen
I have bid in both formats and they both have their own benefits and faults. I
would just like to say that no matter which way Bruce goes with the format, I
am just glad to see him pull up stakes and get off ebay. It makes no
difference to ebay if I were to stop posting my few items but it is
Franc Martarella wrote, I though Daniel Day Lewis and Marion Cotillard gave
two of the worst over-the-top, scenery-chewing, histrionic performances I
had seen all year in two very badly written films
But OTHER THAN the terribly acting and writing, what did you think of those
movies?
Bruce
Bruce
Your idea of going to open ended auctions twice weekly is totally wrong and
while people think they want this, they are absolutely off the beaten path.
They have no idea how time consuming this is going to be. They are also
mistaken in their thinking that if they only had bid a
I look at sniping like I look at a last second shot in a basketball
game. It doesn't always work, but
given the rules, if it goes through and wins the game, fine, THOSE
ARE THE RULES. And using your
logic, why is sniping on Ebay inherently unfair when you, like
anyone else, can post your
There was a huge drop between last week and this week due to the
reduced-fee listing week but I don't think that's the 13% drop they are
referring to when they report Ebay's sales are down this week because of
the strike. I think the 13% is based on their average listings.
-Original
Craig
You seem to resent the fact that other people bid higher than you. What is
the difference how close to the ending time I sneak in a bid and beat you.
Why didn't you bid much higher to begin with? I have no clue as to how my last
second sneak bid will fare when the auction ends. I
The most glaring obituary omission for us was Charles Lane102 years old,
with a career spanning from the dawn of talkies and appearances in
innumerable classic films. Did anyone else think there was a large tilt
towards industry executives that were hardly household names, instead of
I hated both films. I thought La Vie En Rose was one of the most inept
star-is-born films I'd ever seen. Here's an example of how inept that
is: just as Piaf is making her big breakthrough, she opens her mouth to
sing and the director actually cuts away from the vocal track and
provides an
I could be wrong but I thought I saw Charles Lane in the passings
remembered.
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Elemental Art wrote:
The most glaring obituary omission for us was Charles Lane102
years old, with a career spanning from the dawn of talkies and
appearances in innumerable
Jeff, you are absolutely correct!! I certainly hope it was NOT an intentional
omission.
Brad Renfro was a tragic but talented young man. At least he was paid
eloquent tribute shortly after his sad passing by no less a theatrical light
than Sir Ian McKellan who described him as a
good post Doug - Carson was my fave
Doug Taylor wrote:
I'm not a fan of the Oscar broadcast. I like knowing who won, in
real-time, but don't like having to watch.
I used to receive tickets to the Oscars, and attended from the early
80's to the early 90's, but even then I didn't watch.
I don't want to get into a great debate on this -- and won't -- so
let me leave
this with a couple quick comments. Because there's a loophole that lets
you get away with something, that doesn't mean it's in the spirit of
the law.
Because you can doesn't mean you should. Sniping is allowable
i noticed the large number of execs, directors, etc but i simply
attributed that to the fact that maybe, in general, we had less of
the acting community pass away.
jeff
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Elemental Art wrote:
The most glaring obituary omission for us was Charles Lane102
Claude:
I don't resent anyone outbidding me. (Well, I suppose I do, but no more
than anyone else who loses an item at auction.) I do resent people who
use external software, designed to get around loopholes in the system,
and then crow about it, as if they've done a fine and noble thing.
Your piss poor joke, as you yourself called it, was totally out of place,
irresponsible, and I doubt you'd make such a comment when not hiding behind the
anonimity of a computer and keyboard.
Your attempt to bury this unfortunate comment in a quasi critique of the movie
did not work in my
Claude, by my calculations of the amount of time you spent on this, and the
amount you charge per hour, I calculate you spent at least $1,000 of your
time speculating on my little auctions, and I am honored!
I think you (and everyone else who have never bid in such auctions) are
going to be VERY
Well. I thought it was a better show than that and that Stewart did a good
job shepherding it with little or no preparation time.
At least he is intelligent and spared us any of the morning-show inanity that
Ellen deGeneres brought to the proceedings last year. Absolutely the worst
host
I DON'T LIKE SNIPING!!!
Zeev
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I will be a little disappointed if
Now that you mention Charles Lane and the previously cited Brad Renfro I wonder
who else they missed.
I agree about the executives. That caught my eye. I wondered about that as well.
Glenn T.
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Well, as a sometimes-lucky sniper, I must respectfully disagree with you, guys!
Without a quick trigger finger my financially-poor self would be bereft of
some items that have really pleased me--- and weren't necessarily cheap!!
Joe B in NOLA
Jeff Potokar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i
carson was great, billy crystal had his years, even ellen degeneres
was a good MC and her comedic delivery made jokes funny... jon
stewart was absolutely the wrong choice.
jeff
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Tom Martin wrote:
good post Doug - Carson was my fave
Doug Taylor wrote:
I’m not a
Spirit of the law? You seem to be applying a moral quotient to
vilify sniping in order to excuse
the fact that you've lost auctions to a higher bidder because YOU
didn't bid high enough. Sniping is a
tool people use, you know they use it. I don't always snipe. I
don't always lose to
Actually, eBay's listings did not drop any noticeable amount. They rose
because of the 20 cent listing day, and when that ended they dropped to the
same level as before it, so the boycott had no effect on listings. But it
DID raise public awareness of just how crappy a company eBay is, so it DID
Hi, Everyone,
I have about 20 auctions closing VERY SOON---all at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
$50 + $75 posters at $19.99 or less!! Plus, if you have an extra minute,
please check out the ULTRA RARE 1929 Very Early UNIVERSAL HORROR TITLE CARD
(preceding Frankenstein + Dracula by 2 to 3
Still too swamped to get into all of the debates -- but most of the posts I've
read thus far have pretty covered everything.
But I can wait no longer for someone to step forward to bring up what was, in
my view, a more egregious omission. While people go on about Renfro or others
left out
hey glenn, and list,
here are some others i didnt see listed last night:
1. yvonne de carlo-- died jan 8, 2007
2. joey bishop
3. sidney sheldon
4. ingmar bergman
5. alice ghostly
6. robert goulet
7. kerwin matthews
just to name a few...
jeff
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Glenn Taranto wrote:
I think that these messages were in error. The screen, I am quite
sure, read, that these were people who had passed away between Feb. 1,
2007 and Jan. 31, 2008.
I am pretty sure that both Renfro and Scheider died in the present
month, hence their omission.
Walter Reuben
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David, I think they said on the telecast that they were doing Feb. 1
2006 through Jan 31, 2006. So I guess they'll do Roy Scheider's memoriam
segment next year. I can't believe they'd snub him. FRANC
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You guys are correct about the date span. However, having watched every Oscar
telecast since 1964, there have been numerous occasions whereby alterations
have been made at the last minute to make room for titanic news events or to
acknowledge a recent passing. Last night was the first time I
Prior to the montage, the initial image included the dates the Academy used
as the basis for who to memorialize. Basically, they cut off the preceding
year with the end of January. No doubt Roy Scheider will be remembered
during next year's ceremony.
Gordon
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Indeed, the Academy's criteria limited the list to those who passed away by Jan
31 2008, hence the omission of the obviously worthy Roy Scheider. Ingmar
Bergman WAS mentioned, but I will throw in another name from the pastwho
died with mere months to go before his 100th birthday...Bruce
I couldn't agree more. I loved Johnny Depp's performance in SWEENEY TODD. I
thought he made the singing so much a part of the character and the subtleties
in his performance were wonderful.
I also loved Laura Linney's performance.
Toochis
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I was so taken with her performance as Edith Piaf, I remember saying
at the time just give her the Oscar now! The film that really
stayed with me the most was ATONEMENT which seemed to come into the
contest with too much praise early and had something of a backlash
later on. Having read
Ha!
Again, equating sniping first with running a stop sign, claiming that
it's not wholesome
and now you're enlightening us all by bringing up that (you) don't
have to have gotten
killed to think murder is wrong. I suppose anyone who disagrees
with you regarding sniping
runs stop signs
I'm with you on both points.
Richard Del Belso
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:22:18 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MOPO] Marion Cottilard
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
I was so taken with her performance as Edith Piaf, I remember saying
at the time just give her the Oscar now!
Hear, hear! yea for posters!
Richard Del Belso
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:04:38 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscar's most egregious omission...
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Well, I thought the
biggest mistake in the telecast was not spending MORE time
Well, I thought the biggest mistake in the telecast was not spending MORE
time showing all the Best Picture one sheets. A single montage simply is
not enough.but that's just me. (smile)
DBT
http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor Profile
From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
To be more specific, I think they didn't pause enough on Grand Hotel
poster.but that's just me.
BA
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Hello dearest Mopo ensemblage...
well I am definately on some differant Planet,,, as I broke all Mopo
Rules...
the only thing I did right was salute Scott on 13 yearsOf Mopo...
Its been Funny Michael J Fox says
he came Down with Parkinsons on the 13th... and Today I found out that
They should have mentioned that THE LOST WEEKEND one-sheet is rare
and hard to find! Channing
On Feb 25, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Brek Anderson wrote:
To be more specific, I think they didn’t pause enough on Grand
Hotel poster…but that’s just me.
BA
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yeah...and what about CIMARRON? or CAVALCADE?
Richard Del Belso
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:43:22 -0800
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Subject: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Oscar's most egregious omission...
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
They should have mentioned that THE LOST WEEKEND one-sheet is
I'm just shocked they never mentioned that all these (well, almost all)
could be yours by visiting
http://www.burton-taylor.com/test/Posters/TBCindex.htm
http://www.burton-taylor.com/test/Posters/TBCindex.htm;
Poor planning on the part of the Academy.
DBT
This is the style showing Leo, Wahlberg and Jack standing.
Please email condition and price.
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