obviously I didn't have anything you wanted this
year as you know I would have happily given you a break
as a matter of fact, I discounted every item I sold
At 04:11 PM 5/30/2009, Scott Burns wrote:
I've been attending Cinevent for many years and
have bought a lot of movie paper during that
time. But I had the strangest experience this
year. (and no I don't mean sticky carpet or smelly hallwaysÂ…sorry Franc!)
None of the dealers I bought from were willing
to haggle. Not one penny. No matter how many pieces I was buying.
I was buying a small number of lobby cards,
nothing overly spectacular but all in reasonably
good condition, totally $42 as marked. I asked
the guy if he'd take $40 thinking it would be no
problem (and I had no singles in my wallet
anyway.) He said no. His prices were already low
enough he said. Hand over the 42 bucks.
Same thing at another table. "Sorry, but what I
have marked is what I want," said the dealer as
he assured me he could easily sell the item at
that price to someone else. Even the DVD sellers
normally give you a break if you buy several.
None I dealt with would do that this year.
I thought threatening to walk away would help. It didn't.
Bad economy? Dealers needing every single dollar
just to make it? Did I wear the wrong shirt?
Don't you know I run MoPo and I can say bad things about you? :)
All I know is that it was a first for me at
Cinevent. Haggling has always been part of the
fun! It must be gone for the duration of the recession.
Scott
MoPo List Owner (a title that means absolutely nothing to Cinevent dealersÂ…)
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