This does not make sense.
The only thing that matters is the FINAL PRICE you pay for an item, and
whether you are satisfied with it at that price. Are you saying you
would
not bid $300 for a COOL HAND LUKE one sheet if there were a 20%
buyer's premium
on it? Or $2000 for a FANTASIA one sheet?
The auction houses have done a great service to this hobby, and they
must make a living. I dare say 90% of the people on this list own
posters who prices have been raised 200% to 300% by this history
of this hobby since Bruce Hershenson consulted for the first auction
at Christies in 1990.
Kirby McDaniel
www.movieart.net
On Nov 3, 2007, at 6:19 PM, clinton crews wrote:
How do you feel about the Buyer's premium put on auctions.
Ranging from 15-23 % For me that is a deal breaker if any one of us
added to the auctions we have Oh by the way you are bidding 2000
but you need
to add 20 percent to your total. We would be kicked off ebay.
I feel that with the ability to use a source like ebay auction houses.
Have a lot more exposure then the did in years past.
But they still add these high Buyer's premiums.
Bruce at emovieposter most likely sells more posters then any group
on the planet but he does not ding the buyers 15-20 percent when
they win.
I think if a auction house uses ebay or any other online service
the Buyer's premium should be less maybe 3-10 % and less when the
price
goes above so many thousands lets say 5,000 they bring it down 4
percent.
It just seems to me that you can only milk buyers for so much that
is why
the value of any poster can swing in price.
Also I wonder do the auction houses charge the seller as well if so
wow.
They must make more then O.P.E.C.
I understand there is some overhead but there must be a limit on
that overhead.
I am not trying to single out any group just the concept as a whole.
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