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This is another ebay bashi ng session which is nothing but nonsense
carping without proper perspective. Why can't you get it through your
heads that ebay was a brilliant conception that changed the way we obtain movie
posters. It has allowed collectors like myself to amass an amazing
collection, something totally unattainable in the past with only MCW, shows and
auctions. It has shown us what posters are truly rare and which ones are
out there in large quantities. It has given us a true picture of what
posters are worth and not what people say they are worth.
For dealers, it has also been fabulous. If it really is so
bad why are all the major dealers on ebay? Why are all the auction houses
using "live" ebay in lieu of their little live auction in a small place?
Bruce, Heritage, Morrie, etc. never had it as good. They are selling more
than ever. Bruce just stated on the back cover of MCW that his consignments are
tremendous.
There are more collectors than ever before and it is because of
people searching for items on ebay and finding movie posters and getting
hooked.
I can go on and on but the point is basically that ebay has been
very good for the hobby and will continue to get more people into the
hobby. A specialized site will never displace ebay because it does not
develop new collectors. Ebay is a business and a company which must
satisfy stockholders. They are always striving to improve the business
model and you should also strive to improve your way of doing business.
Isn't this why you signed on to ebay to begin with? If ebay does not want
you to inflate shipping charges by including insurance, then make
insurance an extra mandatory charge. If the store prices are too high then
hold auctions. Stop blaming ebay for your inability to sell $5 posters for
$50 like you used to do in the old days. While I do not care for some of
ebay's policies I search each day for posters and am very happy ebay came on the
scene.
Claude Litton
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