I can't remember where I read it, but a few months back there was an
article about ephemera being the up and coming investment over real
estate and stocks (for this economy). If you follow the other two,
you see their decline. It seems to me, simply as an observer, that
the article may have some merit. What do you sellers think? (I mean,
let's not consider ebay, because you can't tell due to their 'other
circumstance', like being hated)
Also, I only know about posters. I wonder if autographs and books are
going up? Have any of you heard of this?
Andrea
On Jul 16, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Helmut Hamm wrote:
Bruce,
maybe you're right, and it is eBay that's dead. Then again, anybody
bids in the last seconds these days, so I still have some hope left!
However, this brings me to another topic I have been thinking about
for some time:
At the time being, there are constantly TONS of material on offer:
eBay, three major Heritage auctions a year, 1500+ lots from Bruce
every week, and so on.
So far, we see new 'world records' quite frequently, and the next
'bigger than ever' auction event always seems to be just around the
corner.
What I wonder is: How long can the market eat up this constant flow
of material?
Is the decay of the poster market on eBay just the self-deserved
downfall of a corrupted system, or will it be exemplary for the hobby?
Remember, a few years ago eBay spiralled poster prices into new
dimensions, very much like some live auctions do today.
I wonder: Is the hobby actually prospering or are we aslready in a
bubble that's going to burst sooner or later, like the New Economy
did?
Let's hear some opinions on this.
Helmut
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Helmut Hamm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote; frankly, I wonder if horror and scifi is dead? So far, most
of these posters are basically a GIVEAWAY!
Maybe you are misidentifying the corpse. I think it is eBay that is
"dead", not horror and sci-fi!
Bruce
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