Brek, Not kosher bringing MPB into this. For one thing, I asked Rich about this when those good auctions on linen-backing packages were offered during the MPB special event and Rich confirmed that he had had work done by them in the past and was happy with it. That's as much vetting as anyone can do -- Rich obviously has no direct control over Frank Santos or how he runs his business. I'm sure Rich will check with Frank and express his concern when he hears about this, but if Frank isn't responding to his customer's messages, he not likely to respond to Rich either. But we do know that VintageCinemart has been around for quite a while and doing good business, so this seems to be an unusual situation. The best guess is that Frank is not responding to messages because he is either 1) seriously ill and unable to communicate right now or 2 swamped with work because he did auction off all those special offers and has decided not to talk to people -- which is something that has happened! with many other linen backers in the past when they got overloaded. Not that this is acceptable behavior -- it's not. And certainly Frank should have anticipated that he was going to get flooded with posters when he took all those orders.
I agree that if Frank is deliberately not communicating that is a very bad business practice and his attempt to generate new business by auctioning the special offers will backfire on him and he will end up losing customers for future business. Let's hope the situation gets resolved quickly. But to say you won't buy on MPB again because of this is just silly. If a seller who has been performing in the past, that's all that MPB can confirm (and more than eBay does). If the seller then suddenly stops performing, you can't blame that on MPB. Have you purchased before on MPB? Did you get what you paid for then? I'm willing to bet "yes" as the percentage of problem transactions on MPB is incredibly small -- and they are almost always resolved to everyone's satisfaction. That's the most you can ask for -- and more than you'll get from eBay -- and by the way, Frank has done a lot of business on eBay as well, using the same seller ID of "VintageCinemart". Does this mean you will no ! longer buy on eBay either? Frank has also sent lists of linen backed posters for sale to the MOPO list in the past as well. Does this mean you will no longer buy from anyone else who makes an offer on MOPO? -- JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brek Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 20:47 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Help please, VINTAGE CINEMART, have they vanished??? > Hi David, > > I have had only a couple of responses as well. I sent six valuable posters > for linen backing via winning MBP auction. I was told by Frank via email > about 3 weeks after an email that he had received them, but had yet to > review what needs to be done. Again the health issue was the limiting > factor. He said he had just got out of the hospital and was going to be back > in the workshop within a week. That was over a month ago and no more > response. I hope all is well, but the no response is very concerning. It > doesn't leave me with allot of confidence in MPB vrs. Ebay. I have had > thousands of buys and sells on eBay with no problem. I was banking on the > MPB reputation based on how much it had been hyped on MOPO. Now I am out the > money spent (over $200) as well as $1000's of dollars worth of posters that > I don't know if I will get back. At least with eBay I could find if the > seller was still viable or active and could have at least had a track record > before sending off my posters. I think MPB ought to step in and find out > what is going on and how we can get our posters done and back or get the > posters and money back. I no longer have confidence to bid on MBP unless > this is resolved. > > Thanks, > Brek > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard > Del Belso > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Help please, VINTAGE CINEMART, have they vanished??? > > David: > this is a MoPoer's nightmare. i wish i could help you but I don't have any > more info about these people than you do. all I know is that I have bought > things from them in the past, and have communicated with them by > e-mail...always with positive results. As a matter of fact, i was going to > do just what you did when i saw their offer on MoviePosterBid .com > i hope this incident ends well for you...and for them. > Richard > > <html><div><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Richard Del > Belso</FONT></div></html> > > > > > >From: David Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [MOPO] Help please, VINTAGE CINEMART, have they vanished??? > >Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:10:59 EDT > > > > > > > > > >To all mopo'rs > > > >The last thing I want to do is bring this public. I have been extremely > >patient as I have been told Frank Santos has been having health problems. > >I do > >not know him personally but I am not heartless and I can understand what > >he is > >going through. I have been trying to get this straightened out on my own > >now > >for over two weeks with no luck. > > > >I have not heard from them. I have sent numerous emails that have not been > >responded to. I use AOL, and they do too so I'm sure they are receiving my > >emails. It has been over a month and all I received was a brief email with > > >very > >little info.. And that was over a week ago. > > > >I have sent them three very valuable posters for linen backing. I won a > >linen backing auction from them on movie poster bid. > > > >I need one of them back desperately for a client. > > > >I have asked him repeatedly through email for a phone number, no response. > > > >Why would he refuse to give me a phone number? > > > >I finally tracked down a phone number. I have called it for 3 days now and > >it is a constant busy signal. > > > >In my book, non communication with clients is just plain inexcusable. > > > >I hate to assume the worst and I really hope he is ok and there is a > >logical > >explanation. > > > >If anybody has any way of contacting him please let me know. > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > >David Lieberman > >CineMasterpieces > >602 309 0500 > > > > > > > > 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. > > 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.
