All,
I am happy and proud to say was the third seller to list on MPB on the
day it was activated online. Since then I have support MPB the best I
can, although I really don't consider myself a "seller", in the seller
sense of the word. I'm just a collector with a lot of stuff.
>From 1998 to 2004 one of the Hot Topics With A Bullet on MoPo was the
lack of alternative auction sites to eBay, usually started by Super
Sellers bitching about one thing or another (yawn); feedback, mostly.
Then members would climb on that band wagon for awhile with pitchforks
and burning torches, all storming the eBay castle.
Along comes JR. He's heard it all before, too. What does he do? He
takes on the dare and creates MPB! Man, I thought that was freaking
incredible and vowed then and there to support the site whenever I
could.
You'd think his endevour would be greeted with fanfare and confette.
Nope. I'm still reading the same old bitches, but now with a twist:
The alertnate site is there, in place, but MPB won't work; it isn't
the RIGHT alternate to eBay.
No one bids, no one lists, too expensive, too cheap. Huh? What the
heck do you want, anyway?
One of my favorite bitches and reasons to avoid MPB that I read was
after ten minutes of sitting idle, you have to sign back in. Uh huh...
awful.
There was one guy on MoviePosterTalk that said, and I quote, "...but i
really think it doesn't work. i did hear of the site before but i
really never took a look at it and i dont think many people do.".
He never really took a look at the site but he thinks it doesn't work. Great.
So, you want some more proof that MoviePosterBid works?
Here you are: From May 2004 to yesterday...
208 ALL I DESIRE INS 16.50
209 THE PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF (U-I 1951) INS 9.99
217 TORCHY BLANE IN CHINATOWN (WB 1939) 27x41 OS 25.49
222 PANAMA SAL (1957 Republic) Elena Verdugo 27x41 15.49
226 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1996 DISNEY) ADV DS OS 9.99
227 6000 ENEMIES (1939) MGM CRIME 14x36 INSERT 19.99
228 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1996 DISNEY) STYLE B 9.99
230 A GOOFY MOVIE (1995 DISNEY) REGULAR DS One Sheet 1.99
231 JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (1996 DISNEY) REGULAR DS 8.51
232 THE 13TH MAN...1937 Monogram...11x14 Title Card 7.99
234 A DANGEROUS GAME 1941 Universal Richard Arlen 11x14 LC 5.50
235 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (R-62 MGM) MARX BROS. 11x14 LC 9.99
236 ADVENTURES OF KITTY O'DAY 1944 Monogram 11x14 4.99
237 BAYOU...1957 UA...Sexy Lita Milan...11x14 Lobby Card 5.49
238 BACKLASH (1956 U-I) Richard Widmark Donna Reed 11x14 TC 9.99
240 THE BIG CAPER (1957 UA) Rory Calhoun Crime 11x14 9.99
241 Richard Dix in BLIND ALIBI (1938 RKO) 11x14 6.99
242 BLONDE ICE (1948) Film Noir with Leslie Brooks 11x14 9.99
243 THE BRIBE (1949 MGM) Film Noir 11x14 Lobby Card 5.50
244 THE CLAY PIGEON (1949 RKO) Classic Film Noir 11x14 8.49
246 CORRUPTION 1937 Preston Foster Crime 11x14 Lobby Card 1.99
247 Lionel Atwill...CRIME, INC...1945 PRC Film Noir/Crime 13.06
248 THE CRIMSON KEY (1947 Fox) Film Noir 11x14 Lobby Card 1.99
250 ROSES ARE RED 1948 Film Noir 14x36 Insert 9.99
251 MONEY, WOMEN AND GUNS 1958 U-I 14x36 Western Insert 9.99
252 GUN FOR A COWARD 1956 U-I Western 14x36 Insert - 13.00
253 NOBODY'S BABY 1936 MGM Hal Roach...Patsy Kelly 14x36 29.99
254 OPERATION DAMES...1959 AIP World War II 14x36 Insert 9.99
256 SWEETHEARTS...Jeanette MacDonald 1962RR 22x28 Rolled HS 28.27
257 THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST...MacDonald 1962RR 22x28 HS 24.99
266 PASSPORT TO SUEZ (Columbia 1943) 27x41 LB OS 77.26
629 JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (1996 DISNEY) REGULAR DS 4.99
631 TRAPPED IN THE SKY 1939 JACK HOLT PRESSBOOK 9.99
632 APPOINTMENT WITH A SHADOW U-I 1958 FILM NOIR 14x36 9.99
633 THE LINEUP 1958 Columbia Eli Wallach 27x41 One Sheet 9.99
635 GUNS OF THE BLACK WITCH 1962 AIP Pressbook 6.99
636 HOODLUM EMPIRE 1952 Republic Film Noir/Crime 14x36 9.99
637 CARGO TO CAPETOWN 1950 Columbia Film Noir/Crime 14x36 9.99
638 TIP ON A DEAD JOCKEY 1957 MGM Film Noir/Crime 14x36 12.5
639 THE LADY AND THE MOB Ida Lupino 1939 Crime 14x36 Insert 9.99
641 THE LIMPING MAN 1953 Lippert Film Noir 22x28 Half Sheet 9.99
644 PICNIC 1956 Columbia Holden/Novak 27x41 One Sheet 20.49
645 FROM DUSK TILL DAWN -- 1996 Org 27x40 OS 9.99
651 THE COLOR PURPLE - Steven Spielberg Org One Sheet 7.99
660 GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH - 1991 Toho -- German 10.49
662 REPTILICUS 13x28 Locandina 19.00
663 MOTHRA 2 -- 1997 JAPANESE 22X28 ONE SHEET Art Style 9.99
668 MOTHRA 3 -- 1998 JAPANESE 22X28 ONE SHEET Art Style 9.99
670 PULGASARI 1985 JAPANESE 22X28 ONE SHEET Image Style 9.99
676 WHERE DID YOU GET THAT GIRL? 1940 Universal Lobby Card 1.99
677 FLAMING FURY 1949 Republic Arson Action 11x14 9.99
807 UNDERGROUND SPY (1950 Rep) 11X14 Title Card - 14.99
813 SHANTYTOWN 1940 REPUBLIC 11x14 Lobby Card 1.99
814 SECRET AGENT OF JAPAN (1942 Fox) Preston Foster 11x14 1.99
818 WOMAN IN THE DARK 1951 Republic 11x14 Crime/Film 9.99
819 THE SNIPER 1952 Columbia Film Noir/Crime Lobby Card 6.99
820 SUDDEN DANGER 1956 Film Noir/Crime Lobby Card - 6.99
821 PANAMA SAL (1957 Republic) Elena Verdugo 11x14 1.99
822 THUMBS UP 1943 Republic WW2 Musical 11x14 Title Card 4.99
823 SWING OUT SISTER 1945 Universal Comedy/Musical 11x14 4.99
824 Great Dorothy Lamour RAINBOW ISLAND 1944 Paramount 9.99
826 PAN-AMERICANA (1944 RKO) South of the Border Musical 1.99
827 THE PHENIX CITY STORY 1955 Allied Artists 11x14 1.99
830 LADY OF VENGEANCE 1957 Dennis O'Keefe 11x14 Film-9.99
833 Universal 1944 Musical Lobby Card NIGHT CLUB GIRL 1.99
843 HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT 1959 11x14 Lobby Card 1.99
847 THE BIG TIP OFF Film Noir/Crime Richard Conte 11x14 6.99
849 BLONDE ICE 1948 Film Noir 11x14 Lobby Card 19.99
850 SWINGIN' ON A RAINBOW 1945 Republic 11x14 Lobby Card 6.99
851 SWING FEVER 1944 MGM 11x14 Lobby Card - Kay Kyser 6.99
852 RAW WIND IN EDEN 1958 Universal-International 1.99
853 RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS 1956 AIP 11x14 Lobby Card -1.99
856 HOT CAR GIRL 1958 Allied Artists 11x14 Lobby Card 9.99
857 THE NIGHT RUNNER 1957 Universal-International 11x14 19.99
2616 ALLOTMENT WIVES (1945) 27x41 MONOGRAM ONE SHEET(S) 9.99
2618 BEHIND CITY LIGHTS (1945) REPUBLIC 14X22 WINDOW CARD 9.99
2619 CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANCE (1951) Columbia 22x28 HALF SHEET 9.99
2620 EXPOSED (1947) REPUBLIC FILM NOIR 27x41 ONE SHEET 29.99
2623 INVISIBLE ENEMY (1938) REPUBLIC CRIME 14x36 INSERT 19.99
2628 DANNY KAYE/DIANA DORS...ON THE DOUBLE...27x41 OS 9.99
2630 THE PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF (U-I 1951) 22x28 HS 34.99
2631 THE PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF (U-I 1951) 27X41 OS 74.99
2633 RED SUNDOWN (1956) UNIVERSAL 14x36 WESTERN INSERT 9.99
2634 THE SCARF (1951) MAJOR FILM NOIR 27x41 ONE SHEET 24.99
3152 ACE HIGH (1969) ELI WALLACH/TERENCE HILL 27x41 WESTERN 6.99
3153 A BRIDGE TOO FAR -- OS 0.99
3155 THE CRIME DOCTOR'S DIARY (1949) WARNER BAXTER 27x41 OS 15.5
3157 GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1969) 27x41 9.99
3158 HELL BOATS (1970) WW2 27x41 ONE SHEET - GREAT ACTION 6.99
3160 THE HIDDEN HAND (1942) MYSTERY/HORROR W.B. 27x41 19.99
3164 THE LAST RIDE (1944) W.B. MYSTERY/FILM NOIR 27x41 4.99
3165 LORD JIM (1965) PETER O'TOOLE CLASSIC -- 27x41 ONE SHEET 9.00
3166 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE! (1972) LEE VAN CLEEF 27x41 9.99
3167 THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF (1951) CRIME/NOIR 27x41 9.99
3169 MEN ON HER MIND (1944) MARY BETH HUGHES PRC 14x36 19.99
3181 THE NOTORIOUS MR. MONKS (1958) REPUBLIC CRIME 24.99
3193 PLEASE MURDER ME! (1956) FILM NOIR/CRIME 27x41 OS 9.99
3198 TANK COMMANDOS (1957) AIP WW2 ACTION - 27x41 OS 19.99
3382 ANGEL ON THE AMAZON (1948) GREAT ADVENTURE PIN-UP 24.99
3387 BATMAN FOREVER (1995) VAL KILMER - ORIGINAL SIX POSTER 41.00
3393 BATMAN RETURNS (1992) TIM BURTON KEATON 27x41 DS 9.99
3395 CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (1957) BILL ELLIOTT CRIME/FILM NOIR 9.99
3404 THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET (1949) WARNER BROS. 20.5
3407 FILM NOIR/CRIME... PICKUP ALLEY - VICTOR MATURE 1.99
3409 FILM NOIR/CRIME...ROAD TO THE BIG HOUSE 1.99
3410 FILM NOIR / CRIME / MYSTERY...THE MADONNA'S SECRET 6.5
3416 CRIME/FILM NOIR...THE FLAME (1947) REPUBLIC LOBBY CARD 1.99
3417 CRIME/FILM NOIR...THE BIG TIP OFF (1955) RICHARD CONTE 1.99
3968 GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH 1991 TOHO COOL GERMAN 9.99
3969 GODZILLA 1985...VERY COOL GERMAN ONE SHEET. 19.99
3970 ROCK HUDSON - THE GOLDEN BLADE (1953) 22x28 HS 9.99
3973 KISS OF THE VAMPIRE...1963 ...27x41 LINEN ONE SHEET 250.50
3975 MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE 1941 Republic 19.99
3977 TOP OF THE TOWN 1937 Universal Musical 29.99
4199 CRIME/FILM NOIR...THE CLAY PIGEON (1949)... 9.99
4200 CRIME/FILM NOIR...FURY BELOW (1939)...11x14 1.99
4202 FILM NOIR/CRIME...HOMICIDE FOR THREE (1948)...11x14 1.99
4208 GRAND JURY SECRETS ('39) 9.99
4216 JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE...GALLANT SONS 9.99
4218 ANGELS OVER BROADWAY 1940 HAYWORTH 11x14 LC GREAT! 9.99
4405 THE MARX BROS....THE BIG STORE (MGM 1962RR)...27x41 OS 29.99
4408 MOHAWK (1955 Fox) SCOTT BRADY and RITA GAM 27x41 OS 19.99
4413 SORORITY GIRL (1957 AIP) 27x41 LINENBACKED OS 234.99
4570 RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS (1956 AIP) 22x28 HALF SHEET...29.99
4730 THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1958 HAMMER 22X28 HS 31.50
4731 FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL 14x36 9.99
4732 HALLOWEEN IN SEPT...BURN WITCH, BURN...1962 AIP HS 21.50
4733 DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE...BANDAIDS...27X41 19.99
4734 DEEP WATERS...1948 Fox...14x36 Insert 17.25
4735 FOUR GUNS TO THE BORDER 1954 Rory Calhoun 27x41 OS 9.99
4736 SHELLEY WINTERS POSTER LOT! ONE BID! 99.99
4824 TEENAGE DOLL (1957) 27x41 LB OS...99.99
4873 BORDER RIVER 1954 Joel McCrea 27x41 19.99
4875 FOOTSTEPS IN THE NIGHT 1957 AA 27x41 ONE SHEET 19.99
4876 MIDNIGHT MANHUNT 1949 PARAMOUNT 14X36 INSERT 51.50
4877 MURDER WITHOUT TEARS 1953 COLUMBIA 22X28 29.99
4878 NO MAN'S WOMAN 1956 REPUBLIC 22x28 CRIME/NOIR HS 29.99
4879 STRANGE FASCINATION 1952 Columbia CLEO MOORE 14x36 39.99
4880 SUDDEN DANGER 1956 AA BILL ELLIOTT CRIME/NOIR 14x36 24.99
4881 THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN 1946 Columbia 27x41 OS 49.99
4884 SALOME WHERE SHE DANCED 1945 Universal 27X41 OS 49.99
5138 THE RESTLESS YEARS 1958 UNIVERSAL TEEN 27x41 OS 9.99
5139 SON OF ALI BABA (1952) 11x14 Title Card 9.99
5141 THE FIREFLY (1937)... 1962RR 22x28 HALF SHEET 9.99
5142 SWEETHEARTS (1938)... 1962RR 22x28 HALF SHEET 21.50
5145 COOL WORLD (1992) Ralph Bakshi TWO 27x41 DS One Sheets 14.25
5917 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: FRANKENSTEIN - SMALL 6.99
5918 CLASSIC UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: DRACULA - SMALL 6.99
5919 CLASSIC UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: THE MUMMY - SMALL 6.99
5920 UNIVERSAL TOYS: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - SMALL 6.99
5921 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: THE WOLF MAN - SMALL 6.99
5927 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: THE CREATURE - LRG 14.99
5931 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: THE PHANTOM MED 9.99
5988 SAW 2004 Original Release REGULAR DS DANNY GLOVER 8.99
6018 TAKE ME TO TOWN 1953 UNIVERSAL 27X41 14.99
6021 THE RELIC 1996 PARAMOUNT MONSTER FLICK 27x41 ORG 8.99
6022 RESIDENT EVIL 2001 ZOMBIE FLICK 27x40 ORG DS ONE SHEET 8.99
6023 MIMIC 1997 DEL TORO MODERN HORROR CLASSIC 27x40 8.99
6025 ESCAPE FROM L.A. 1996 KURT RUSSELL ORG REL DS 27X40 8.99
6026 GODZILLA 1985 - VERY COOL 20x29 JAPANESE CALENDAR 21.25
6123 THE 5TH MUSKETEER (1979) 22x28 Half Sheet - Rolled 0.99
6125 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1979) 22x28 Half Sheet - Rolled - 4.99
6126 COMES A HORSEMAN (1979) 22x28 Half Sheet - Rolled - 2.99
6128 EMBRYO (1976) 22x28 Half Sheet - Rolled - Rock Hudson 2.99
6130 HURRICANE (1979) 22x28 Half Sheet - Rolled - 0.99
6266 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: THE CREATURE - SMALL 6.99
6267 UNIVERSAL MONSTER TOYS: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN - SMALL 6.99
6278 HIGHWAY PATROL 1937 Columbia Police 11x14 Lobby Card #2 9.99
6279 TORPEDO BAY 1964 WW2 James Mason 14X36 Insert 13.50
6280 SHACK OUT ON 101...LEE MARVIN TERRY MOORE 14x36 INSERT 9.99
6281 GANG WAR 1958 CRIME NOIR 14X36 ROLLED INS - C. BRONSON 9.99
6475 BIG TOWN SCANDAL...1947 COLUMBIA...41x81 THREE SHEET 24.99
6493 I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE...11x14 PC #3 $48.99
6494 TAKE THE HIGH GROUND (1953 MGM) Richard Widmark 19.99
6496 RETREAT HELL! 1952 Warner Bros. Action 41x81 3-Sheet 9.99
6497 MURDERERS' ROW 1966 Dean Martin as Matt Helm 14x36 16.49
6505 THE NEPTUNE FACTOR...1973 Underwater Adventure 14x36 10.01
6508 SECRET FILE: HOLLYWOOD 27x41 ONE SHEET...6.99
6680 NEO FILM-NOIR...THE BIG SLEEP Robert Mitchum 27x41 23.00
6683 CUBA 1979 UA... 9.99
6685 FUNERAL IN BERLIN 1969 Crime Thriller 14x36 Rolled 9.99
6693 FILM NOIR CRIME ACTION...HONG KONG CONFIDENTIAL HS 9.99
6694 CRIME ACTION...HUSTLE...1975 Burt Reynolds 22x28 9.99
6879 CLASSIC FILM-NOIR/CRIME...BEDEVILLED...Anne Baxter OS 22.00
6880 THE BLUE GARDENIA...Baxter/Burr OS and Four LCs 49.99
6881 CHINATOWN...Jack Nicholson...27x41 ORIGINAL 95.50
6882 BIG TOWN SCANDAL 1947 TWO 22x28 SIX 11x14 Lobby Cards 20.50
6893 I COVER BIG TOWN 1947 SIX 11x14 Lobby Cards 10.5
6894 Lobby Card Lot...83 11X14 LC...1930s to 1950s...103.50
6895 20 27X41 One Sheet Lot...1950s to 1970s...Folded - 0.99
6930 INSERT Lot...26 14x36 INSERTS...1950s to 1980s... 21.5
6931 HALF SHEET Lot 11 22X28 HALF SHEETS... 19.00
6935 BODY HEAT 1981 NOIR WILLIAM HURT KATHLEEN TURNER 27x41 6.99
6936 THE COLOR OF MONEY 1986 CRUISE/NEWMAN 27x41 OS 6.99
6942 THE SHRIKE 1955 U-I CLASSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA OS 6.99
Don't forget each auction had a winner. Winners from MoPo, MPT, and
Style-B, with LAMP members; from the US, UK, OZ, etc. There's been
TONS of support.
Thank you ALL who bid on my auctions over the past -9-10 months. It's
you people who support the site and would not be where it is today
without you.
How much more proof does one need that the site works? There are fine
sellers on there now. GREAT sellers with amazing things on auction.
Items you won't see on eBay. A Boris Karloff autograph? Are you
kidding, or what?
Success to Fred, and Rich, and Phil, and John, and everyone else who
has taken a chance and supported, and continue to supprt, the only
TRUE alternative auction house to eBay: The House that JR Built.
THANKS JR FOR MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM!!
If anyone wants to add up my total please email me with the results.
pj
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:43:52 -0500, Tom Martin
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> now thats a Endorcement SAVE THAT ONE... and somebody pick JR off the
> floor..
>
> What Fred Just did was what I look for In a Dealer seller.. he shared
> Insite. Personal experiance
> so that others could also benifit. thats Great. and I will do my best to
> get some stuff listed on Mopobid and do my part to help. Also Ive seen
> that JR has been generous in helping others
> in the business with fundraisers etc... And fred is right the model is
> there and J.R. seems like
> he trys to run a clean show. So perhaps if we all just experimented and
> see how it gos and maybe
> get the word out for JR . Maybe some promo ideas or maybe JR you could
> get some ads in the flyers for the Courts show and the cinevent, so that
> new Buyers could be aware.. Sue and eds learn about Posters , etc...
>
> But this endorcement and Fine letter From Fred is worth as much as a ad
> in Times square as
>
> what seems to be the most important elelment to Buyers and sellers Is to
> be treated honestly
>
> and fairly in a hassle free enviroment. I have watched the site and JR,
> and i am amazed that he has stayed in the game as im sure its been a
> challenge.. But many things Good take time.
> JVC sold the vcr rights to japan for like 10,000 the 1st Star Wars Toy
> lisence to Kenner Toys was like 10,000 so people dont always get it at
> 1st.. the Beatles were turned down by decca records..
> it gos on and on... when edison was asked: How does it feel to have
> 10,000 failed experiments
> he replied: " I havent failed I have found 10,000 ways not to make a
> Lightbulb."!
>
> I use that one as after making 1/2 Mill of clappers Ive found all the
> ways not to make them also..:)
>
> my only problem is that by the time I figure this life and correct my
> flaws out it will be time to croak.. or will I.....? Know what I mean
> Vern>>:)
>
> If you do something long enough you cant help but get improved..maybe..
>
> best to all..
>
> Tom
>
> Fred Sliman wrote:
>
> > Good evening, MOPO friends,
> >
> > Sorry for the belated weigh-in on this few-days old
> > topic. I have to say that the original author here
> > has been among the only persons to openly give a
> > critique and opinion about the MoPoBid site. I got
> > frustrated about soliciting information and feedback
> > good or bad about the site on the forums, though some
> > good feedback was given on occasion. Usually though,
> > when I'd ask for opinions, there were usually a couple
> > of polite endorsements and well wishes, and then a lot
> > of silence. Sometimes in other threads, I'll see
> > criticisms about why the author doesn't use or
> > frequent the site. The lack of auto snipe
> > capabilities, the necessity to log in frequently, and
> > a couple of others come to mind.
> >
> > I was literally the first person to list on MPB. I was
> > actually surprised, because I thought there would be a
> > "line at the door" since the hobby has long expressed
> > the desire for a specialized site, focused on posters
> > and other original memorabilia, with real live people
> > running it who were in tune with both buyer and seller
> > needs and would be there to help. With JR, the
> > inventor/proprietor of MPB, we have that, and he has
> > consistently gone above and beyond to make this
> > endeavor run like the vision that I thought we all
> > had.
> >
> > Well he built it and they didn't come. Or they did,
> > but not like in the droves that we'd have thought they
> > would. I know of sellers that have had some damn good
> > runs on there (one seller of mostly quads comes to
> > mind that had a superb percentage rate of sales that
> > would make any seller proud), but many I haven't seen
> > back. I know of others who seem to price themselves
> > out of the realistic market, but that's not an MPB
> > exclusive; that can be found on the big E every day.
> > But let me speak for myself and my experiences.
> >
> > I have tried to maintain a mix of very low openers
> > (.99 to $3), mid range (10 to 40) and higher (say 50
> > and up.) I have had success in all these areas. I know
> > that serious, bigtime collectors often have little use
> > for newer/current titles, but there are those out
> > there who have made out nicely on my low priced runs,
> > and I've had some good regular customers on my mid
> > range items.
> >
> > Last September I held an MPB exclusive sale that I
> > advertised fairly strongly (though I never like to
> > take the risk of overexposure, which can backfire and
> > incur the wrath of list and forum members). I
> > previewed it, listed the lots on my website with image
> > and descriptions a few weeks in advance and held the
> > sale over a weekend in thirds. The results were
> > excellent, (better than I've done on ebay in ages) and
> > a very nice bottom line. Two of the items I sold were
> > a Some Like It Hot and Rear Window, both into 4
> > figures. Many other items went from 20 to 1 or 2
> > hundred.
> >
> > Afterward, I tried reporting (again, trying to walk
> > the fine line to avoid boasting overkill) to let
> > others know that there was definitely action on
> > MoPoBid, hoping it would spur others to jump on board.
> > By and large, it didn't happen then and hasn't
> > sufficiently to date. That frustrates and saddens me.
> > Here is a great site, run by a good man who's there
> > 24/7 to help in a real, live fashion. There are, or
> > have been, posters for every budget, taste and market.
> > So I don't have a good answer to tell you about why it
> > hasn't taken off into the stratosphere like it
> > logically should have. Jon makes the excellent point
> > about habits, and ebay certainly is one to me and
> > probably most of the rest of us on here. But it
> > certainly isn't the only game in town.
> >
> > I have sold on MoPoBid to MOPO'ers, MPT'ers, Style
> > B'ers and a lot of new buyers looking for some good
> > inexpensive titles. I have sold Alfred Hitchcock and
> > Vin Diesel; Katharine Hepburn and Hilary Duff; vintage
> > horror and I Know What You Did Last Summer. I continue
> > to support and list on it and hope that it finds the
> > success it so deserves during the coming year.
> >
> > The listing prices and final fees are VERY favorable,
> > and the answers to all your questions and concerns are
> > there from a live person when you need them. The
> > features continue to be enhanced, and new members
> > continue to join and browse. I cannot think of a
> > downside. So again, I urge sellers to give it a shot,
> > if only a percentage of what they'd list on ebay in
> > any given period of time. And I certainly urge buyers
> > to make it a regular stop as you might find a few
> > great bargains to meet your collecting interests.
> > MoPoBid is too good an endeavor (not to mention the
> > answer to what a lot of our hobby professed that they
> > wanted all the years before it) to let flounder and
> > fade. I hope the lights never darken and the curtains
> > close, but I'm there for the long haul.
> >
> > And, in closing, thanks again to JR, for his insight,
> > vision and hard work in bringing this to our hobby.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Fred
> >
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