Fred
This is an excellent question and I don't want to give a quick answer. I promise to write about it sometime soon.
But remember, I can't just arbitrarily list OTHER people's posters on MoviePosterBid. I was consigned them to auction on eBay, not wherever I want. I ran into the same problem when I made the difficult decision to leave Christie's and go "on my own" with the wonderful Howard Lowery. I had to personally call every consignor and make 100% sure that this move was OK with them (I was really moved when my two main consignors at the time both said "I want to sell with you wherever you sell, and will accept any decision you make").
Bruce
At 04:33 PM 8/11/2004, Fred Sliman wrote:
MOPO Friends,
I posted this in the wee hours this a.m. on Movie Poster Talk to little or no response except from a couple of friends. Maybe at a more respectable hour and on MOPO we can generate some discussion about this.
A response to the earlier thread about eBay headaches with a few comments and questions. I think many in our hobby share a bit of a love/hate affair where eBay is concerned. I love the bargains, the hunt (yes, even wading through mugs and magnets for that occasional great buy-it-now at 2 am.) The sales aren't what they used to be in the late 90s, but hey, what is? The constant overautomation and lack of personal service are the biggest thorns I think. I personally think the good has outweighed the bad, but I'm a collector at heart. For those complaining, though, what will it take to guide others to an alternate venue?
Question for Bruce: I know that you've offered some fixed price auctions on Movie Poster Bid, but the lack of tracking results makes it hard to see sales history. Were the results so underwhelming that you don't see it taking off? They were light for me at first too, but things are slowly but surely getting better by the week. With Ed and Sue at LAMP now on board with JR at Movie Poster Bid, the LAMP site and all of its traffic is bringing more people in than ever. But where is that big wave of sellers?
I BIN a lot of new material on ebay from constant sources of current/upcoming releases and one of my very favorite people to deal with in the world is Dale Dilts. Dale, if you're reading this, thanks for another great 8 or 10 in the mail this week. If you and a couple of other sellers of new releases would drop a few on MPB, you might be surprised at the results. The price is right for listing and ending fees, and the market is wide open for currents. I can assure you I'll be bidding and BINing with you if you list on there.
It takes buyers and sellers to make a site, and I honestly don't see the downside of giving it a try. I'm not the president of the I Hate eBay club; I still buy and sell a good bit on there. But so many in this hobby have always cried out for a dedicated original poster venue, and now that it's here, I fear it's being underutilized. I'd be very interested to hear feedback on this alternative, where it's headed, why it hasn't taken off like wildfire yet, etc. I can assure you this: MPB is run by real people who condone no tomfoolery where automated feedback indifference, mislisting, deceit and so many other headaches of our hobby and the big E are concerned. So let's discuss.....
Take care, Fred
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