[MOPO] Lions and tigers and bears...

[J R]

Now... now... fellas, let's play nice. Let's have no casting of aspersions. No one shills, that's paranoia on the part of losing bidders. No one ever overpays for anything -- you can always just not bid, right? It's been proven by government laboratories that the fact is that everyone has better packaging, pictures and descriptions than everyone else. Heritage buffs are out in force lauding the catalog and asking leading questions about the upcoming event... Bruce backers will be doing the same shortly as his next event approaches... And the idea that someone (men in yellow coats, perhaps?) might shill bid on multiple items using a portfolio of identities developed over the years without the knowledge of any given Auctioneer or Auction House, why that's just science fiction. They would know if someone tried that. Just how I don't know personally, but I'm sure they must have some way and so can reassure us with absolute certainly that it can't happen here. Private auctions are for our own protection -- privacy is a good thing (it says so in the U.S. constitution). The suggestion that private auctions might somehow be used to hide something is just sour grapes on the part of those who can't afford to pop for another couple hundred bucks on that last bid. Copying someone's format is the sincerest form of flattery, after all. As for the best strategy to employ when bidding on a crazy format of "now you see it on eBay... whoops,  now you don't... but hey, look, it's actually closing over here somewhere tomorrow..." ? Oh come now, you really want to know my thoughts on bidding on an setup like that? Look, it just so happens that everyone almost always overpays at these Major Events for almost everything because... well... because that's just the way it is. Big-time auctioneers and auction houses are the long-suffering, beneficent GODS of the MOVIE POSTER UNIVERSE and the rest of us should just shut up and open our wallets and kiss our bank accounts goodbye. Bidders are such ingrates and cry babies.   -- JR... in full Poster Curmudgeon mode and not feeling apologetic about it at all, folks...   "He's had his three posts for the day, get him outta here!"  "Forget about it, Jake... It's MOPOtown..."   Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.