Sue is totally correct.. His 25,000 customers will follow him anywhere, just as they followed him from Christies.
Keep in mind that when Bruce, myself & many others started selling on eBay.... we had to let our customers know about it so they could go there and bid on our stuff.. We didn't magically have customers appear in droves just because we listed stuff.. and that's why he gets higher prices, because just like Sue said....
"They are either members of his email club, people that exclusively bid on his auctions, or people that already have a buying history with him"
where ever he goes, they will follow.. Bruce's only concern is that he doesn't know if MoPoBID can handle 1000 people all at once bidding on stuff .. and that is a big question that without a doubt, JR is trying to get solved right at this moment because he also knows what is at stake here..
Rich========================
At 02:18 PM 4/8/05, Susan Heim wrote:
Hello all, The one thing that I think so many of the post's are overlooking is the fact that, while ebay is a strong force, a large continent of Bruce's bidders are people that already know him and bid weekly. They are either members of his email club, people that exclusively bid on his auctions, or people that already have a buying history with him. I know as I have many of them as framing customers of mine. I can't even count the number of times that a customer has said to me that they bid on Bruce's auctions exclusively. It's easy for them, they trust him, and they figure that most items they are looking for will show up in one of his auctions sooner or later. Of course there are people who just happen to be on ebay that stumble onto a Bruce auction for the first time and bid. But once they are in the emovieposter.com system they would probably follow Bruce's auction anywhere. I think Bruce will do just fine whereever he chooses, but I do appreciate the business he has put on movieposterbid. I just bought a poster.
Sue Heim <http://www.hollywoodposterframes.com>www.hollywoodposterframes.com (800) 463-2994 ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Michael Greenwood To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] bruce - ebay - bruce - ebay -
I agree.
I still think his best shot is to get back into ebay. No offense to MopoBid and I like that site but if Bruce plans to continue selling a large number of pieces, I think consignors will stop using him if he's away from the large draw that ebay holds. If he goes totally private, he's back to once every now and then 'big' auctions or else he'll have to cut staff, I would think. Most people who are giving him their things to sell want them exposed to the largest number of buyers and that's ebay and Bruce cannot draw those numbers weekly or even monthly on his own, I doubt. Even with the 'better titles' he's planning. There are other great people/organizations to consign to on ebay and some of them are going to be getting some new clients if Bruce stays away, I feel.
All the best, Michael
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