I thought it was bizarre, too, Greg. He went so far as to call me names. What a way to lose a perfectly reliable customer.
Nathalie On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: > Excuse me for being horribly dense but....why enclose discount coupons if > you're going to have a hissy fit when someone actually uses one? That is > truly bizarre behavior. > Does his company jingle go: > "Come on girl, and use that coupon! > So upon you I can poop on!" > I am not referring to a high quality gourmet mustard here. > Greg Douglass > Steven Yafet wrote: >> >> 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. 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