Hi Kerry -I believe the catagorys are merely to offer sections for easy
access of said materials and to offer
a matrix for the items or a template.. However NOT a iron clad only
section for the item...
Because many times a item like MOVie poster catalogs may be deemed a
supplemental item
to that catagory.. just as Movie poster frames woul be.. or any material
that could accent tha collection
in anyway.
Im sure there are many areas that may both some buyers on ebay , just
lke the reproductions offend some collectors that want only originals.
Again Il site the vast marketing world where as we know. deception and
bait and swtich techniques are rampant.
Personally I feel transparency and honest business practice is best..
However Ill offer you my company as example.. I sell movie related
Items... and I sell to pro Motion picture shops and also Theme parks ,
Univesitys,
and many differant shops that wish to use my items to make movies or
give as gists to film fans, or to decorate
Home theatres.. etc....
So when I have a Book on say Movie picture projection.. I might list as
a Collectable book and in the
Projector catagory.. as the audiance in that catagory may also be
interested in a eclective book like that.
Thats why peole do it.. and i might add when I list inseveral catagorys
its like a test.. It gets additional exposre for a Item
I make movie camera Props.... it can be a Prop , a home decor item as
many people decorate with Movie.. It can appeal to die hard Movie buffs,
filmmakers and also as a original sculpture its art and can appeal to people
that Like sculpts.... so Its really a cross indexed peice...
Think of a search engie or Phone book... many people advertise or draw
from differant genres in differant catagorys because of a Mutal
interest connection..
Makes perfect sense to me and cross promotions are beautiful and produce
great results...
As far as your wanting a catagory to be devoid of any things that are
not idental items, I personally enjoy when
a product mix is suggested... like if You Like Movie posters YOU will
love our Movie poster sleev collecttion..
it just makes the hobby more colorfull and not so bland..
Howevere that said, Perhaps you should make the suggestion to Ebay as Im
sure they take polls from Buyere and need input.. maybe im in the
minority and most want it to be limited to posters only..
I like when I see Bruces poster books on sale as he did a great job and
also Sue heim offers a great service to collectors.., as learn about
posters does.. its all a community that needs all the support and info
made mainstream so that others can learn and enjoy the Hobby..
Your concern about glut of materials is well taken as Im sure it gets
frustating to have to see it however
I can scroll pretty quick and the ads stick out pretty easy for me.
well thats my 2 cents hope you can find a way to enjoy the experiance
better.
Kindest regards, Tom
Kerry Laws wrote:
Tom,
while i appreciate your comparisons.. they miss the mark.
i see on this list all the time people complaining and whining about
ebay, with fee hikes, new rules or parameters, miscategorized items etc.
Very simply, if one looks in the Entertainment Memorabilia section,
there are sub categories for books, stills, pressbooks, advertising
materials, etc.
Unlike your baseball game analogy, on ebay there are SPECIFIC
categories. I have also seen others on this list complain about having
to wade thru repros in the original category or a bunch of posters
from the 1980s lumped in the section from the 1940s.
i was simply making another observation that, like those issues,
having old auction catalogs or books from bruce (or whoever), in the
Original Poster section is not correct, for the reasons that people
have mentioned-- when a poster is listed in a wrong decade, for
example... those are at least POSTERS... and there are legitimate
complaints when they are mis-categorized in this way.
And these books are NOT listed in the poster section as a secondary
category.. they are here ONLY-- ( Ent.
Memorabilia-->Posters-->Originals US-->Pre 1940s.
Lastly, your comparison with product placement in movies is also not
valid with this line of thought.
Kerry
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Tom Martin
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Kerry If you think about it.. its basic marketing..... why do they
sell hot dogs at a football game...?
why do they sell popcorn in a Movie theater? why sell
basketballs in a Food isle near cereal???
The fact is that many accouterments can be offered in a category
that is not specific however Overlaps or may offer a item to a
like minded group.
For instance a Poster frame for a One sheet in all years might
titillate and offer a impulse buy for a poster collector..
also a Table with a Movie theme may also appeal to the poster
buyer as they may have a Home theater or movie ROOM.
The catagorys are template to organize and cull specific Items
However to list a item in a secondary category
allows exposure to new groups and is like test marketing. There
rare many categories that related items may find a new market in.
Major retailers always experiment in deferent demographics of age,
race and culture when selling items so its very common in all
sale... especially Grocery stores and big block stores like walmarts,
study the flow of goods and you will see all kinds of items
clustered together that seem odd mixes..
when you go in Ice cream isle they will also have nuts , ic cream
scoops and other toppings near the section as they hope to
stimulate additional sales..
Its smart marketing and even the movies do Product placement
where many items you see in Movies like the cars, the food,
products where put in et script and paid for by the vendors for a
fee..
then the local McDonnell's sell premiums of the Movie as a
additional source of revenue.. licensed and creates more cash flow.
Hope that helps... the poster catalogs seem to me pertinent to
Movie posters and I would think many poster collects would love to
find them... and what better place to offer then in the Poster
category?
best, Tom
Kerry Laws wrote:
I wanted to ask, with all the issues with ebay and people
advertising in wrong categories, wong decade, new, old, repro
rather than original, etc. ..why does one seller always advertise
old poster catalogs (which are books and NOT posters) in the
Original Poster category? These ads are poster related but are
NOT posters. there is a section for this kind of material, i am sure:
http://cgi.ebay.com/FULL-SERIES-HERSHENSON-BOOK-COLLECTION-9-BOOKS_W0QQitemZ200432853189QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaabaa0c5
just my observation about having to wade thru items that are not
posters. (same goes for those that put 8x10 stills in the poster
section, when there is a specific "movie stills" section).
Kerry
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