Hey Mopo:
I've been complaining about this crap for literally decades, yet nothing
ever changes. Whenever there's a major poster auction, this seems to be the
thought process behind it:
1. Let's not tell anyone about this auction. It's so unbelievably amazing
that poster collectors will actually come to seek us out in order to bid.
No need to publicize or bring in bidders (why should we spend a penny of our
oversized consignment fees on marketing, when eBay doesn't bother???).
We're making 6 figures on this auction, why waste two minutes writing an
email to large groups of potential bidders?
2. Where are the Women, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Forbidden Planet one
sheets going to be in this auction? Let's screw with everyone and put an
Invasion of the Saucermen 6sh up for bids - ha, just kidding, let's go with
the one sheet again...
3. Instead of getting rare posters that people actually want, let's just
fill the auction with silent posters, classics, horror/sci-fi & James
Bond... Oh hell, let's just go with nothing but Bond...
4. We gotta have a couple newer posters for all our bidders under 60, but
let's not go with anything unusual - just the Godfather, Taxi Driver, A
Clockwork Orange and Dirty Harry one sheets. Maybe if we're feeling nice,
we'll throw in a Pulp Fiction...
5. We're American, so let's screw all our foreign bidders! Let's not mail
the catalog until less than a week from the auction. That way, no one
outside of the States will be able to bid unless they know of the auction in
advance (see #1) and jump through additional hoops.
6. Let's make it as impossible to bid as possible. Let's make all our
bidders jump through even more hoops and have to pre-register or get 8
levels of approval to bid. We wouldn't want just anyone being allowed to
bid...
Of course, there are a couple exceptions, but those really prove the rule...
Cheers,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Zweifel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Christies London Results ADVERTISE
Bummer dude!
Actually, someone actually mentioned this last week -- more of an "oh by the
way" than a "check this out!".
Unfortunately there is no motivation for anyone to share this information
(except for the auction house and the consigners), as more bidders will only
result in higher prices!
Better luck next time.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael B" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:09:58 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Christies London Results ADVERTISE
nice to see the results. i wish i had known of the auction......... i
thought MOPOers were supposed to alert us of all the auctions.........
THE THIRD MAN insert sold for 690. seems a good price.......AND IT IS ON MY
"WANT LIST" ---- I would have have been had i known of the auction. Anyone
have the insert for me?
i saw a few great values. if you don't advertise, you don't sell !!!!!
michael
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