Paul, I took a chance on an insert lot which fortunately had several pictures so I could judge the condition for myself. Luckily my lowball bid passed muster because I wasn't going to go out on a limb with so little info, although I did go 1 of 6 in bidding success so others were clearly less risk averse than I was. Was pleasantly surprised by the quality packing job as I was worried their...casualness... might extend to shipping. Posters turned out to be in good shape too. Pretty sure there were a couple of scores for bidders but I think others who took more of a chance might have been disappointed. I understand many of the titles that *were* actually given in the lot were actually re-issues or lesser scene cards, so if the buyer was hoping these would help out their "advanced" bids they were going to be bitterly disappointed. Those who attended in person (or knew someone who did) were at a decided advantage. I did like that picture of the pile o' posters! --Peter
--- On Fri, 8/22/08, Paul Gerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Paul Gerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MOPO] Quinns auctions To: [email protected] Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 2:44 AM Just out of curiosity, did anyone have any experiences good or bad with the Quinns bulk auctions that were on ebay and mentioned on MOPO back in May/June? I gave up on them at the time, as their listings were amateur and misleading to say the least. When they first listed, there were hardly any images, although I noticed they added some later, sometimes a day before the end of the auction, and often consisting of a photo of an unopened stack of posters!! I asked them to list titles on a few lots, but they just replied "Given the large size of the lot, listing them would not be a realistic option" - this was for lots of around 40 posters. When I questioned them on specific details about Belgian poster lots, they seemed to have a mixture of originals and reproductions together. From some of the other replies I received, it appeared they had no idea about movies, let alone posters, and presumably had not even consulted anyone - for example they didn't seem to recognise Sean Connery on a James Bond poster! Can only think they were doing a huge disservice to the consignor, but their results didn't look too bad in the end, perhaps following the live auction stage. So I was wondering whether anyone on MOPO took a risk and was pleasantly surprised, either as collector or dealer? Paul www.movieposterstudio.com 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.
