No I am not being paid (nor have I ever been paid) anything by anyone, and this would include the times when I wrote articles for MCW. (except of course what I make from listing my items in my own no-reserve auctions, speaking of which, I just listed 110 vintage stills earlier this evening and you can check them all out at http://shop.ebay.com/platinumposters/m.html)
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] pretty sure i'm going to post this Sean You state you are "not getting paid well". Are you getting paid anything because it reads like you are getting paid a small amount. Claude In a message dated 9/20/2009 8:11:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: especially since Bruce is pretty much now trying to smeer me directly and calling me crazy __ I am not sure if by "him" you are referring to me, whom you have before called "an impartial reporter", and someone who also 1) blasted Heritage on the Rita Rooney point you previously mentioned 2) blasted Ritchie's Auctions in Canada when they were posting photos of items in a major auction that weren't the actual items being offered 3) wrote a favorable comparison for you when you and Heritage were running major auctions the same week 4) spent time and money in making comparisons of originals to fakes for the benefit of the entire hobby 5) was the first person to speak against Tom Loce when the recent round of testimonials for him came around 6) was the FIRST person to name the dealers who have been distributing the Universal fakes in this most recent scandal Pretty sure I've demonstrated time and time again that I am not showing partiality to any one seller or auction house, I'm certainly not "getting paid well for all my hard work" by anyone, and will continue working hard to point out inconsistencies in the future. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Big auction houses normal or not normal? Sounds good to me. I'll completely ignore him from now on, so he can only carry on by himself. Maybe if I ever drink the Kool-aid too I'll see things different, but until that day ever comes, I will not pursue this further. Bruce On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Franc <[email protected]> wrote: Why don't you two get a room? All this constant bickering back and forth knocking each other down is getting really old. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 5:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Big auction houses normal or not normal? Since you specialize in excusing away all they do, how about explaining away why they completely ignored the many complaints posted and sent to them about LA Prop consigning fakes to them UNTIL a respected collector called a Dallas TV station, and suddenly THEN they cared and did something? Or how about the time Rita Rooney caught them 100% selling an item to her with a doctored photo, and they completely blew her off for a long time UNTIL she posted the entire story on MoPo (complete with undoctored and doctored photos, and suddenly THEN they cared and did something? I sure hope you are getting paid well for your hard work. Bruce On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Sean Linkenback <[email protected]> wrote: I agree that the appearance of Deep Pockets tends to attract more attention, both good and bad, so the fact that Heritage is nearly 250X the size of Bruce's little operation (this year alone) means they have a much bigger target on their back. While Grey certainly can't be expected to police the entirety of Heritage and it's departments, I believe it speaks volumes that in the seven years they have been dealing posters they have already nearly equaled Bruce's twenty years worth of sales but I have never heard of a single lawsuit or threat of one, nor have I heard of them not paying a consignor nor any other complaints (perhaps aside from their "outrageous" buyer's premium, or the occasional misdescription just like Bruce, Cinemasterpieces or any other volume seller is apt to do). Despite Bruce's constant attacks on Heritage, when Bruce wanted to see an example of one of the fake Universal Horror posters, Grey immediately stepped up and not only provided him with multiple examples, he even declined Bruce's $100 "bounty" for them. It is also interesting that in the article Bruce posted, Heritage is taking the proactive approach of refunding customers and going after the bad guys themselves, NOT telling their customers that they don't have any liability for the fakes. So I guess we can definitely wipe Heritage off the list of auction houses that Bruce has been hinting do this practice. Now if only he would finally tell us who that auction house (or houses) is, so that we can avoid them in the future. I guess fear tactics work better when there are multiple nameless targets or "everyone else but me" rather than naming any specifics. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Big auction houses normal or not normal? I only do $3 million a year which is a pittance compared to the $700 million Heritage does (but is that with or without N.P. Gresham's purchases?), but in 20 years I have never had a lawsuit or court case, either against me or initiated by me. I wonder if that means I am doing something wrong? Maybe if I want to become one of the "big boys" I need to change the way I do business? Bruce On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Simon Oram <[email protected]> wrote: I was just wondering is it normal for big auction houses to have multiple lawsuits or court cases going on at the same time - is it also part of the normal days work at the big houses to be accusing and have accusers? Simon 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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