One thing to remember Jeff, is that you never see cancelled checks after auctions end, to prove the sale actually took place, and that it was at the reported price, or that no trade was involved, or that the "buyer" didn't take a year to pay (if they ever paid at all).
Many times over the past 40 years I have seen items "sold" for HUGE prices, and later learned that the buyer never paid. When the item goes back to auction, the new buyer THINKS they got a "great deal" because they ONLY paid a quarter of what the previous "buyer" paid, when it often was the case that NO ONE ever paid that price. Also, many auctions over the years have been caught red-handed posting sky-high "results" that never happened. Since they don't pay any commissions to anyone if it is their own poster, it is only their personal integrity that prevents them from reporting false results. The owner of the world's largest sports memorabilia auction was ARRESTED a few months ago by the FBI and charged with numerous offenses, including selling false autographs, doctoring cards, etc, and that auction house was shut down. Don't always believe what is "reported" and take everything you read with several HUGE grains of salt. Bruce On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Walton, Jeffrey <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is a > poster<http://cgi.ebay.com/X-THE-MAN-w-X-RAY-EYES-1963-GORGEOUS-HS-VF-XF-LOOK_W0QQitemZ330338121926QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ce9afb8c6&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A9%7C294%3A30>offered > on ebay > > > > Now I thought it was a rather large anomaly that one sold at heritage for > over 4 grand, then the next auction (may 9) they had one sell for over $1000 > > > > Yet here is the same poster (of which I have had two pass through my hands > and still have one) listed for a ton. > > > > Now I ask you this….is this another case in...”hey this poster sold for a > ****load at auction….so mine must be worth the same.” And now every time > this poster is offered for sale it will be at this new inflated price > because someone once forked over this ridiculous amount (IMO). > > > > I’ve been collecting for over 20 years…my forte is sci-fi…and I’ve seen > this poster many times in the past 20 years…so in my opinion it is really > shouldn’t demand the same price as some of the higher-end posters in this > genre. I don’t even think it should have brought a grand at the last > auction but again someone probably thought they were getting a bargain when > compared to the auction results before that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________ > > The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or > confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do > not disclose, > distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender > immediately. In addition, > please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to > archiving and review by > persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. > _____________ > 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. > > 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.
