I think Dave you left out the obvious. Profit margins on Ebay given their enhanced fees and commissions are discouraging dealers from listing. When I first starting listing on Ebay in 1999, I was given a $500 credit to apply against Ebay listing fees which were minute compared to today. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Rosen Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] response to Jeffrey Walton and Jim Dietz post....ebay is not dead It really depends what you are looking for. Yes, if you collect high-end, rare, and/or hard-to-find titles you will not find many bargains. On the other hand, for some collectors it's a buyer's market. This would primarily be people either just entering the hobby or looking for lower-end and mid-market pieces. There's lots of stuff out there that has fallen in price and can be had for very little. On the OTHER hand (we're up to three hands now), it's a vicious circle. If sellers are not getting decent or even fair prices, then they will list less and then there's less to choose from on eBay. Witness the 1940s US posters category: often there are fewer than 50 items listed up for auction. Finally, if you're not finding the stuff on eBay, go directly to your nearest (figure of speech) dealer. Check out what's on their sites, make offers. You'd be surprised with the deals you might end up with. Or maybe you wouldn't. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Walton, Jeffrey <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] response to Jeffrey Walton and Jim Dietz post....ebay is not dead See that's the difference..you started at 99 cents.and let the auctions take care of themselves..most auctions for movie posters are no longer this way b/c dealers do not want to lose their so-called investments and understandably so to me ebay is dead..I used to buy about 10 good posters a year on the site.now I really can't tell you the last time I bought a poster from this site...it's not that I have everything I want either.just not finding the bargains anymore _____ From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Lieberman Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] response to Jeffrey Walton and Jim Dietz post....ebay is not dead I respectfully disagree. 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