You're on to something. Back in the mid-18th Century, around 250 years ago, a man named Christie got a bunch of people together in a room and passed out bidding paddles, and held up items for them to bid on.
Flash forward 250 years, and *SOME *auctions still think that is the way to go! 20 years ago, there was *ONE *major auction a year, and people saved up all year for it. NOW there are thousands of items being auctioned every few days, so people rarely have a chance to save up for *ANY *event. People go where they are treated well, and they don't return to places they were treated badly. I have bought from Dave Rosen several times, and I have always been happy with what I received, so I eagerly look at his items every time he sends an update e-mail. There are other MoPo dealers who treated me badly (or cheated me) in the past, and now I never look at5 their offerings. It is as simple as that. Bruce On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Dave Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > You're right, Peter, part of it is getting the word out. No offense to > some on this forum, but many poster dealers are of a certain generation who > are set in their ways and have a certain way of doing business that almost > guarantees diminishing returns. Much as I respect them, many learned the > business in the 1970s and many have been selling the same way to (in many > cases) the same people for decades. > > That's fine, but, well, the hard truth is people get older, get sick and > die. So if that's the way you run your business, sadly, your client base is > definitely shrinking. > > Meanwhile, there is a small but, I maintain, a significant and potentially > robust new market that many dealers are not even aware of because they do > not run in those circles. > > Many of the people I deal with are young artists, musicians, designers, > decorators and even tattoo artists. All these clients have a fascination > with graphic design and pop culture that goes back to the 1930s. As they > mature and their tastes develop they will become more sophisticated > collectors (though many already have very sophisticated tastes). > > This is an exciting prospect for a dealer like myself who has confidence > that there is a future to the hobby, thanks to these savvy clients. But, > hey, I'm just one of the new guys so maybe that's why I think that way. I > don't have the "good old days" to moan about. > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* P Molitor <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:24 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Expanding hobby? > > > This is it exactly. I think it's just a matter of "getting the word out." > If younger collectors or collectors-to-be are exposed to the older material, > it's beauty, history, and funky coolness just might swing them around. > Particularly now, when for the price of a modern craptasterpiece they could > have a really nice '30s, '40s, or '50s poster. > > It's just making them aware that this stuff is out there and available to > some degree. > > --Peter > > > --- On *Wed, 7/21/10, Dave Rosen <[email protected]>* wrote: > But there are a lot of people who will continue to discover this wonderful > hobby as they come to realize these gorgeous scraps of paper that we already > love are available to them, too. > > > Dave > > > > > 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.
