I feel I am putting forth incredible advertising for eBay! After all, someone got a $486 poster for $20 last week, so that guy is super happy and LOVES eBay.
I can see their new ads: "Come to eBay where we will hide the items so thoroughly that you can find items for a fraction of their regular price"! Bruce On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < [email protected]> wrote: > The consignor obviously made a very good decision in sending that poster > to you. I have been selling quite a lot through eBay lately but you have to > be prepared to take the risk of getting low prices for decent posters in > their auctions. The fact that you and others have taken so many buyers away > from eBay is an indication of the impact of the negative policies that they > introduced. > Regards > John > > > Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register > > Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com > > All About Australian posters: > http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg > > My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ > > Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 14, 2009 4:33 AM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference! > > It's had another significant bump in the bid price: > > http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1499931 > > Must be that damed time-extended bidding causing the jump in price! > > Bruce > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Bruce Hershenson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Of course I sometimes get far more than eBay sellers (as in the case cited >> above), both because I reach more interested collectors, and because of the >> "trust" factor. I believe it is fair to say I get a substantially higher >> amount overall for 100 posters than an eBay seller would for the very same >> posters. >> >> Absolutely, any buyer with the time to search eBay regularly should do so, >> especially if they can handle the possible frustration of poorly packed or >> over-graded posters. >> >> Then again, I don't always sell for more. I sometimes have some real >> bargains! >> >> Bruce >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:32 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I thought the same thing. >>> >>> Bruce, you are actually making a good argument for buyers to do a search >>> on eBay before buying elsewhere. >>> >>> It certainly is a Catch 22. >>> >>> Regards >>> John >>> >>> >>> Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: >>> http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register >>> >>> Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com >>> >>> All About Australian posters: >>> http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg >>> >>> My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ >>> >>> Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 >>> >>> JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA >>> PO Box 92 >>> Palm Beach >>> Qld 4221 >>> Australia >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Richard Evans <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:17 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG >>> difference! >>> >>> Not sure how you can promote the advantages for sellers of emovieposter >>> over "ebayjima" without it highlighting the opposite for buyers. >>> Hmmm, appears to be an advertising Catch 22. >>> Rich >>> >>> On 13 Aug 2009, at 01:22, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350227396540 >>> (closed) >>> >>> vs >>> >>> >>> http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1499931 >>> (24 >>> hours to go) >>> >>> Sometimes *WHERE* you auction (and how many *interested* buyers you >>> reach) can mean as much as *WHAT* you are auctioning. >>> >>> eBay brags of its millions of bidders, and other auctions brag of their >>> hundreds of thousands of bidders, but what difference does that make when >>> the vast majority of those people will never ever buy a vintage poster? >>> >>> I will stack up *OUR* 31,000+ actual buyers (each of which is someone >>> who actually purchased vintage movie paper from us) against the *bidders >>> * from any other auction in the world! >>> >>> Bruce >>> 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. >>> >>> >> > 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.
