This is an interesting thread as I am not a dealer but will occasionally sell something.
If I want something I can't see how an extra ten to twenty-five dollars would make a difference especially if I feel the price is fairly reasonable and the odds of me finding it again are high. Currently there's a poster I'm interested in but find the 800 price too high for my budget. If it were 500 or 600 I wouldn't think twice about it. I'm not sure if that makes sense or not. I thought of contacting the seller to ask about a discount but then thought better of it. There's no way he'd come down that far. Still I don't think there's any way he's going to get his price for it. Especially since I'm sure it's one he's had for years now. Sometimes I feel people ask prices with the idea that they don't care if it ever sells and if they get the price so much the better. Glenn T. ----- Original Message ----- From: Franc Martarella To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Annoying E-mail from a Potential EBAY Buyer Is this really the first time you got one of those? I find it hard to believe, since I get them all the time. The best one came from a customer (who lives in Kansas) who asked for a discount on a $35 card, which I reluctantly gave him and then he gave me some bogus excuse as to why he still couldn't pay me for it after 2 months, even though when I checked his Ebay purchases from other dealers, I noticed that he bought a slew of really expensive lobby cards priced over $300. I finally put him on my block bidder list and when he found out about this, he sent me the most vile e-mail in which every other word was an obscenity. That's the thanks you get! FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of channinglylethomson Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 2:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Annoying E-mail from a Potential EBAY Buyer As a seller on EBAY, I often get annoying e-mails from potential buyers. Today I received one of the MOST ANNOYING E-MAILS in a long time. I can see a person asking for a discount on an expensive items (e.g. a few hundred dollar discount on a $3,000. poster) but I'm really surprised when people expect you to discount something that is over forty years old and is priced around $25! I guess I should start asking the local AMC to sell me a movie ticket for $6. instead of $10.50. Let's see how that goes over. Here's the question from the buyer: "Would you consider putting this item on sale for 20% off so that the total after shipping would be $32.55? If you are willing to do that, then I will go ahead and purchase this item. Please let me know. Thanks." Channing Thomson (disgruntled) in San Francisco 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.
