Really? Li'l ol' me? That would make a good selling point for my ads! Thanks.
Bruce On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Sean Linkenback <[email protected]>wrote: > Really? 400,000 "auctions"? > Or 235,000+ repros, plus another 150,000+ "fishing expeditions" where the > prices are usually Mrs. Miniver high above FMV buy-it-nows, with "only" > around 10,000 actual auctions posted - and again a great majority of those > are at starting prices which could be considered FMV or higher. > > I would suggest that you run as many auctions on a weekly basis as there > are actual auctions on eBay combined. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > *To:* Sean Linkenback <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:01 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... > > Absolutely! There are over 400,000 eBay auctions for posters alone, and > another half million or more of all other types of movie memorabilia. > > If all of those would just "go away" there would be *WAY *more buyers for > auctions like mine and Rich's, and lots more buyers for dealers like you and > Kirby, but of course that is unlikely to happen, until the eBay implosion is > complete, and that might be a year or too off. > > I don't know about new buyers coming in, but I do know that the current > over-supply will surely get absorbed (except on the bottom end stuff, which > will NEVER get absorbed) and then the prices will steadily rise and that is > when people will look back at today's prices as a golden buying opportunity. > > Bruce > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Sean Linkenback > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Bruce, >> would you say the number of weekly auctions at this point in time has >> something to do with there being more items for sale than buyers? >> And do you see a few thousand more collectors coming into the hobby the >> next few years and that is why it is a golden buying opportunity? Or can >> you explain a little further? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:26:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >> >> I think this has more to do with the size of the hobby than anything else. >> If there were more than a few thousand active collectors, there would surely >> be buyers for posters like these. >> >> Right now, there is an imbalance in the hobby, with more items for sale >> than there are buyers. This creates lots of buying opportunities, except >> among those dealers who choose to "wait things out" and not lower their >> prices (which is absolutely their right to do!). I am 100% certain that a >> few years from now collectors will look back at this time as a golden buying >> opportunity (even if some prices fall even further). >> >> Bruce >> >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Michael Spampinato < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, honestly there is certainly a difference between "buying" a >>> poster for 99.99 and having a starting bid of 99.99. >>> >>> ----- >>> May the holes in your collection be filled and the ideas in your head be >>> shared. >>> >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 8/12/10, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 11:53 AM >>> >>> >>> I was curious because I have two linen backed one sheets I'm selling on >>> eBay right now. Both are listed at 99.99. With a couple more to follow next >>> week. >>> >>> I can't believe they wouldn't sell at this price no matter what the >>> graphics. >>> >>> I decided I wasn't going to bombard MOPO with another >>> ho-hum listing only to annoy people. >>> >>> If anyone is interested. I am also offering free shipping on one of the >>> posters. If you took more than one the shipping would still be free! >>> >>> Here is the link to my auctions... >>> >>> >>> http://shop.ebay.com/gomex/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340 >>> >>> Best - >>> >>> Glenn >>> 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.
