As a buyer - primarily - as I only sell when I have duplicates, etc. - I found the comment interesting about repeat buyers. There is an Ebay seller that I patronized regularly. He sells vintage classical music ads, magazines and things like that. I told this story before here, but the guy always sent discount coupons with orders which I never used. Well, when I tried to use one, he became abusive and sent really nasty emails that were shocking.
Using good advice that I got here on MoPo, I emailed that because of his downright rudeness he was losing a valuable customer and that I would never buy from him again. And I have not. Conversely, I am very loyal to great sellers. Nathalie On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 10:39 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear Mr Hershenson > > I wholeheartedly agree with your remarks, > and also might add that I remember the publicayion " AB BOOKMAN > "before there was a internet > > And sir you are right on the books de-value also. Everyone I know > that has a brick and morter store has gone internet. And anyone that > fins a stack of books has put them on the internet on ebay and the > like.Thereby flooding the retail market with excess product > > May you have a very well deserved Labor day Holiday > Mr.Hershenson,family, and Mopoers > > > Kindest Regards, > > Tom > > >> >> >>---- Original Message ---- >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Dealers, how are poster sales these days? >>Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:02:36 -0500 >> >>>I do agree that the key to continued robust sales is adapting to >>changing >>>times. Some dealers seem to be waiting for 1995 (or 2000 or 2005) >>prices to >>>return again and price their inventory accordingly and their sales >>are >>>anemic, and they may be waiting for decades more to start getting >>those >>>prices. >>> >>>I see it as a simple case of supply and demand. The Internet greatly >>>increased the demand for many items, and but in many cases it has >>also >>>increased the supply to greater than the increased demand, and that >>often >>>net exerts downward pressure on prices. >>> >>>Here is a simple example. Growing up I read a series of children's >>sports >>>books with a hero named Chip Hilton. I remembered them fondly, and >>in my 30s >>>I tried to find them, and old book dealers wanted $30 each for them. >>There >>>were around 12 books in the series, so that was too rich for my >>blood. >>> >>>Flash forward to 1998 and eBay, and I see them listed for $30 each, >>and they >>>are selling well, along with all the other nostalgic crap that was >>being >>>discovered daily by millions of new eBay users (I also saw crap >>movie >>>posters and lobby cards selling for $30 to $50 each!). But the price >>for the >>>Chip Hilton books was still too rich for my blood. >>> >>>But within a couple of years lots of book dealers with hundreds of >>thousands >>>of books listed everything online, and, since these books had sold >>hundreds >>>of thousands of copies each, it turned out there were still >>thousands of >>>each out there, and the price started dropping like a rock, once >>everyone >>>who had a yen to re-read these books had bought them and done so. >>Around >>>2005 I bought them all for around $2 each. >>> >>>I think that is the situation with commonly available posters and >>lobby >>>cards. The supply outweighs the demand, and it is likely to remain >>that way >>>for many years. >>> >>>Meanwhile, truly cool (and especially rare) posters continue to go >>into >>>collections that are "black holes" and the numbers of truly great >>posters on >>>the market keeps diminishing. >>> >>>Bruce >>> >>>On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Mostly down compared to a year ago, 3 years ago AND 5 years ago. >>When >>>> you're a small dealer, the one thing that can save you is a >>nucleus (even if >>>> it's relatively small) of returning buyers who purchase more than >>one >>>> item...ideally 6 to 10 or so every time a series of auctions ends. >> Take >>>> away that nucleus of faithful buyers and it's a bit scary out >>there... >>>> >>>> In a message dated 9/3/2010 5:30:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>>> [email protected] writes: >>>> >>>> Michael said that MoPo was solely comprised of poster dealers, so >>I thought >>>> I'd ask dealers the following: >>>> >>>> How are your sales vs, one year ago? >>>> How about 3 years ago or 5 years ago? >>>> If they have changed, why do you think that is? >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bruce Hershenson and the other 28 members of the eMoviePoster.com >>team >>>> P.O. Box 874 >>>> West Plains, MO 65775 >>>> Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 >>when we take >>>> lunch) >>>> our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> >>>> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Bruce Hershenson and the other 28 members of the eMoviePoster.com >>team >>>P.O. 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