The concept or idea that all buyers check those sites is absurd. If that were the case, no seller or dealer asking a kings ransom for an item that was sold for less at heritage or from bruce would not sell. And many naive buyers would be spared getting burned, had they done their homework.
Also, the fact that an item sold on either heritage or bruce's site, in the past for a winning X bid, does NOT mean that that same item may get that price today. That thinking is also illogical. Just as you wont pay what you consider outlandish prices for those half sheets, (and based on your theory that bruce and heritage set the price parameters) so will no one pay your 1125.00 BIN price for DORIAN GRAY. To quote your own line of thought and reasoning: anyone would feel stupid paying that amount for this one sheet. -KL On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Michael B <[email protected]> wrote: > regardless of what people say about ebay starting prices, everyone knows > that buyers check heritage, bruce and other sites before they bid. > > of course, rarer, special items will find a lone collector willing to pay > anything. i have been such a collector, from time to time. > > when i listed THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY on ebay today, i checked heritage's > and bruce's sites. i remember seeing bruce's auction for it, because i had > recently purchased the one sheet and had it framed. bruce reported at the > time that the condition was fair/good: it had water damage and other > damage, but i believe the buyer was happy with it. and it was surely worth > 505. > > there are 3 half sheet posters on ebay now (by different sellers) that keep > getting renewed every 30 days. they are about 175 each. i have them on my > Want List, but i won't pay those prices. i have each insert, and know the > value. bruce and heritage confirm these posters are valued 20-40/50. i > would feel stupid paying 175. > > michael > > > > > > > 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.
