I looked at Mopo and Jr has links up to many people like Sue Hiem and movie talk
B list and more
so all thats needed are more ads and relevant material,, Pjs Planet MOPO.
its all there. I see some good stuff there.
best< Tom
"p.j." wrote:
> 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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