I had this poster on my emovieposter watch list, and I was amazed at how much that poster sold for. There was a couple of bidders that really wanted that poster. I guess you just have to have the right audience in attendance at your auction. John W
________________________________ From: Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:11:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference! Or, on the flip side.-- someone spent 486.00 for a 20 dollar poster... this buyer will be crying the blues, if he learns that, a month earlier, he could have gotten the same item, in the same condition, for 2 ten dollar bills. OUCH! it all depends on how one looks at the scenario. Jeff On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: 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 >>>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 >>>>>>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. > > 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. 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