Bravo and well said, Phil. I couldn't agree more.
Shelly
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:00 +1000> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:
> [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions> To: [email protected]> > Well, I
> registered on Bruce's site as a bidder. I don't know that I will > ever bid
> and I might send him the occasional correction on an item > description
> but....> > While Bruce and I may have our differences (I am far better
> looking for a > start) which may or not be that greater differences as some
> people might > think from what they read here or there (apart from me being
> considerably > taller) I think that anyone who gives the cyberfinger to
> Fleabay deserves > some kudos, and a bag of Jaffas.> > Onwards and upwards
> with the arts, and down with the Fleabay farts!> > All new business ventures
> deserve a bottle of champers cracked across the > bows, and so there you have
> it.> > Phil> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "allen day" <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008
> 12:36 PM> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions> > > > Howdy Bruce et al,> >>
> > An absolutely excellent way to start out on a new> > path.> >> > allenday>
> >> >> > --- Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote:> >> >> Glenn,> >>>
> >> You did indeed! There are 19 cool signed one-sheets> >> up for bid RIGHT
> NOW in> >> our new auctions on our site (they are especially> >> cool if you
> have always> >> wanted a recent one-sheet signed by several cast> >> members,
> and *DON'T* want> >> the fakes regularly offered on eBay).> >>> >> The
> posters are:> >> e001 BLADES OF GLORY autographed lobby movie display> >> '07
> signed by Will> >> Ferrell and Jon Heder> >> e002 GRINDHOUSE signed adv1sh
> '07 by Dawson, Rose> >> McGowan, Rodriguez,> >> Russell, Rodriguez,
> Tarantino!> >> e003 CASINO ROYALE autographed one-sheet '06 signed> >> by
> Daniel Craig, Eva> >> Green, Campbell, Mikkelsen> >> e004 NACHO LIBRE
> autographed special 13x20 '06> >> signed by Jack Black,> >> Jiminez, Hess, de
> la Reguera> >> e005 BLACK SNAKE MOAN autographed 1sh '07 Signed by> >> Samuel
> L. Jackson,> >> Brewer, Singleton, Allain> >> e006 WILD HOGS autographed DS
> advance 1sh '07 signed> >> by W. Macy, Becker,> >> Tomei, Travolta, Lawrence>
> >> e007 MAID IN MANHATTAN autographed 1sh '02 signed by> >> Tyler Posey,
> Hoskins,> >> Richardson, Wang, Tucci> >> e008 BLACK HAWK DOWN signed 1sh '01
> Scott, Hartnett,> >> Bana, Sizemore, Isaacs,> >> Bruckheimer, Fichtner> >>
> e009 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA autographed 1sh '07 Signed> >> by AnnaSophia Robb,>
> >> Josh Hutcherson, Paterson> >> e010 COLLATERAL autographed one-sheet movie
> poster> >> '04 signed by Jamie Foxx> >> and Jada Pinkett Smith> >> e011 HOST
> autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 by> >> Korean director Joon-ho> >>
> Bong!> >> e012 INTO THE BLUE autographed one-sheet '05 signed> >> by Jessica
> Alba, Scott> >> Caan, and Ashley Scott> >> e013 JUST LIKE HEAVEN autographed
> special poster '05> >> signed by Reese> >> Witherspoon, Mark Waters, Heder>
> >> e014 MARIE ANTOINETTE autographed one-sheet '06> >> signed by Kirsten
> Dunst,> >> Sofia Coppola, Judy Davis> >> e015 MATCH POINT autographed 1sh '05
> signed by> >> Scarlett Johansson, Matthew> >> Goode, Emily Mortimer> >> e016
> PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS autographed one-sheet> >> movie poster '06 signed by> >>
> Will Smith!> >> e017 RED EYE autographed special 11x17 '05 signed by> >>
> Rachel McAdams, Cillian> >> Murphy, and Wes Craven> >> e018 SHOOTER
> autographed advance 1sh '07 signed by> >> Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara,> >>
> Michael Pena, Fuqua> >> e019 STUART LITTLE 2 autographed one-sheet movie> >>
> poster '02 signed by Rob> >> Minkoff, Jonathan Lipnicki> >>> >> Best of all,
> this is a 100% charity auction (all> >> proceeds go to the charity,> >> with
> no commissions, and no U.S. shipping at all (I> >> charge non-U.S.> >>
> residents the difference between the U.S. cost and> >> actual cost to send
> to> >> them), and I give *EVERYONE* who buys one or more> >> posters all 25
> of my> >> in-print books as a free bonus, postage paid in the> >> U.S.! And
> of course,> >> just as always there are no insane "buyers> >> premiums". 100%
> of the money> >> raised goes towards paying some of Baby Gavin's> >> medical
> expenses (the below> >> explains this charity).> >>> >> What was the origin
> of the special auction? Gavin> >> Ryne Winslow was born on> >> February 23,
> 2006, with major medical problems. His> >> kidneys did not function> >>
> properly, and he needed a kidney transplant to> >> survive. Because he was
> not> >> covered by insurance, many of his fellow residents> >> of Wisconsin
> started> >> fundraising efforts to pay for his very expensive> >> medical
> needs. One of> >> these fine people was Gino Salomone, the> >> entertainment
> reporter for WISN-TV> >> ABC in Milwaukee, WI.> >>> >> Gino had the excellent
> idea of using his position to> >> obtain signed posters> >> for current
> movies from movie studios, and then> >> auctioning the posters, with> >> the
> proceeds going to the fund to pay for Gavin's> >> medical expenses. He> >>
> contacted various movie studios, and once he> >> explained the purpose of
> his> >> request, they were happy to provide him with posters> >> from many
> different> >> movies, and they had the stars (and sometimes the> >> director
> or producers)> >> personally sign the posters. *His efforts resulted> >> in
> 19 signed posters,> >> most of which are signed by more than one celebrity>
> >> connected with the movie> >> * (they were signed at press junkets held to
> promote> >> the movies, where the> >> various stars and/or directors or
> producers were> >> appearing in person.> >>> >> Once he had the posters
> assembled from the various> >> studios, Gino turned to> >> Bruce Hershenson,
> whom he had purchased posters from> >> as a collector, and> >> asked Bruce if
> he would auction the posters on eBay> >> as part of his regular> >> auctions,
> giving all the proceeds to maybe Gavin's> >> medical fund. Bruce was> >>
> happy to comply, but he soon discovered that eBay> >> had many restrictions
> on> >> charity auctions, as well as restrictions on selling> >> autographed
> material,> >> and he sadly soon came to the conclusion that there> >> was
> virtually no way to> >> run this auction on eBay.> >>> >> But a couple of
> months later, Bruce decided to take> >> his auctions off of> >> eBay, and he
> asked Gino if it would make sense to> >> make his first non-eBay> >> auctions
> be the 19 autographed posters that Gino had> >> obtained. Gino agreed,> >>
> and that is the genesis of this auction. In order to> >> raise as much money
> for> >> this worthy charity as possible, Bruce is not taking> >> any
> commission of any> >> kind, giving a free set of his 25 books to every> >>
> buyer in this auction, and> >> not charging *ANY* shipping to any U.S. buyer>
> >> (neither on the posters> >> themselves or on the set of books)!> >>> >>
> Note that, although there was a delay in starting> >> this auction, baby
> Gavin> >> has already received his life saving kidney> >> transplant on
> January 3, 2008> >> from the dedicated team at the University of> >>
> Wisconsin-Madison. But his> >> medical needs are far from over, and we hope>
> >> everyone participating in this> >> auction will bid generously on these 19
> posters, so> >> that his family will> >> receive some much-needed aid as a
> result.> >>> >> *For more information on baby Gavin and his family,> >> go
> to> >> http://www.savebabygavin.com/, which gives a history> >> of what has
> happened to> >> him to this point, and his family's present-day> >>
> situation. We at> >> eMoviePoster.com give our greatest thanks to Gino> >>
> Salomone for selflessly> >> obtaining these posters for this auction.> >>> >>
> *I certainly hope some other MoPo members besides> >> Glenn will place bids
> in> >> this auction! In addition to getting a cool poster> >> and 25 books
> postpaid (in> >> the U.S.) you get to see how my new time extended> >>
> auctions work, and you can> >> get ready for the "real thing" when I add
> around> >> 700-1,000 folded one-sheets> >> on my new site, just as these are
> closing, next> >> Tuesday, April 17th.*> >>> >> Have you not yet registered
> to bid there? Go to> >> http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Registration.taf> >>
> and get registered and> >> place a bid or two!> >>> >> Bruce> >> *> >> On
> Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Glenn Taranto> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>
> >>> >> > Did I just become the first person to bid on> >> Bruce's own
> internet> >> > auctions?> >> >> >> > There are 19 different autographed one
> sheets> >> being offered right now...> >>> > === message truncated ===> >> >>
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