Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

[JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia]

"Take a look at all of his auctions and you will note the deliberate omission of a small picture of each poster in the main listings.  This "bait" advertising forces you to click on the listing and lo and behold, it is not a US poster."   In most cases the omission of a thumbnail purely and simply means that the seller prefers not to pay eBay the addtional fees. Like many things on ebay, thumbnails do not come free. They cost around 35cents each per item to add and will often result in a doubling of fees for each item. I listed over 700 items recently and made the decision to run the auctions without thumbnails. This saved me around 250 bucks which I would prefer to have in my pocket. Nothing deceptive but simply a business decision. The idea that the omission of thumbnails is a deliberate ploy to lure people to auctions is a new one on me but perhaps some buyers are not aware that eBay charge for the thumbnails. eBay will tell you that thumbnails will generate x percent more sales and that may well be true but the cost involved is not insignificant when you are a high volume seller. Bottom line is that we all have to consider how much we spend on fees. ______________________________________________________________   Please visit my NEW Website for a huge range of Movie Posters, Lobby cards, Autographs and movie memorabilia:   Website: www.moviemem.com   Newsletter: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/newsletter.php   Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15   JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia     ----- Original Message ----- From: Claude Litton To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A... I am a great believer in the use of the English language as it can be very persuasive in getting one's point across while at the same time, improper use can cause the reverse effect.  Adjectives such as "jerk" inflame without really making the necessary point.  I believe that had such words as misleading or deceiving been used in lieu of jerk a better point may have been made and I am certain this is the connotation which JR meant in his email.  There are others who also do this but they don't flood mopo with their misleading wares.   When a person advertises posters in bold letters as a ruse to get you to look at his posters he is a deceiver.  Take a look at all of his auctions and you will note the deliberate omission of a small picture of each poster in the main listings.  This "bait" advertising forces you to click on the listing and lo and behold, it is not a US poster.  Note listings stating "rare style" and they are most always foreign posters.   I fully agree with JR's frustrations with these types of sellers and have developed my own searching methods which include (most of the time) not to look at sellers who bait you with language such as his and deliberately omit pictures.  It makes searching easier, faster and less frustrating.   CJL 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. 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.