I certainly apologize for "outing" the seller in this situation. All I did to find this listing, was use the "search for closed auctions" on eBay. I assumed that this was obvious and anyone reading this thread had already done so.
My intent was to suggest that this card is both very rare and the defect was perhaps not as significant. You could, perhaps, return it and wait 10 years for another. As for this dealer -- I have purchased many items from her over the years, and have nothing but praise. Perhaps it is better this way anyway, and we can stop talking in the abstract (so and so should do this to resolve this), and we can be concrete (she is great, I am sure she will fix this). I hope that no one on this list thinks that they have any "anonimity" on the internet. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "lovenoir2" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 11:18:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] an eBay lobby card purchase - your opinion? Didn't the originator of the first post indicate that if anyone wanted the listing or ID of the lobby card seller to email him privately? Why then would this individual, Evan, take it upon himself to post the ebay item (and divulge the seller)? Maybe it's just me, but it is these kind of moves on mopo and other boards that almost appear to want to incite online bickering or verbal attacks. Should the seller have been in touch with Alan? Yes. Should there be some "adjustment" to the purchase? If Alan wants to send it back, and the seller agrees, of course, no harm, no foul. Should the verbage on the card have been specified? Yes. But all that being said, IMO, Evan had no right to take the initiative and, in a sense, OUT the seller. Now that we all know who the seller is, she has 100% feedback, and posts to mopo, as well. Maybe she had an emergency? Or worse? The auction was completed a little over a week ago. It isnt as tho weeks have rolled by with no resolve. I am always curious, too, on these kinds of posts, asking for "thoughts and opinions" on transactions that have not gone perfectly. These often appear to be an opportunity to publicly bash others. Unless the matter is NEVER resolved, why even ask the forum, when the auction itself only just ended on May 22. Just my 2¢. -KL On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Evan Zweifel <[email protected]> wrote: > I hate when this happens. > > You wait forever for a card of this vintage to appear and there is always a > condition problem! > > Its pretty amazing, given the size of the picture on the listing that the > text does not appear. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/LISTEN-DARLING-JUDY-GARLAND-1938-LC-/350462705891?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51993480e3 > > Perhaps its not so noticible to the untrained eye. > > However, I agree that given the text it should have been called out. > > On the other, it seems like awesome 1930's graffiti (wouldn't that enhance > the value?). > > Personally, I would be reluctant to send it back. Bruce has listed 2 lobbies > from this title in the last 10 years, and Heritage has listed 0!!! > > Evan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lobbies Forme" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 8:09:43 AM > Subject: [MOPO] an eBay lobby card purchase - your opinion? > > > > hello all: > A couple weeks back, I purchased a lobby card on eBay. The description of the > card said, "CONDITION: The card is not numbered. There is pencil on Walter’s > face and faint writing behind his head. There is one worm hole in the center > of the upper border and light soiling on the surface. Condition is Good-Very > Good." > > I usually do not bid on cards that have writing. However, her description > said, "faint writing behind his head" and I looked at the enlarged photo and, > quite frankly, didn't see any writing and thought it must be as described > ('faint'). The link below shows the enlarged photograph which was in her > description on eBay. > http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd368/fredlahr/listendarling.jpg > > When I returned last Sunday from another wonderful weekend at Cinevent, the > card had arrived in the mail. I was totally shocked when opened the package > and saw the card. The writing behind Walter Pidgeon's face, was not faint by > any means and the writing said "f*ck you", written in pencil or pen. Link > below shows extreme close-up of this portion of the card she sent me. > http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd368/fredlahr/LD-FU.jpg > > I know that if I or just about any other dealer on this list was posting this > lobby card online, the description would not say 'faint writing behind his > head'. It would definitely be more descriptive and say exactly what was > written there and certainly the listing would not indicate that it was > 'faint' or hard to see. > > I wrote to the seller immediately via the eBay contact option last Sunday. As > of ten minutes ago Saturday 10AM EST, she has not responded to me. > > While I don't like to give negative feedback ratings, I am leaning heavily > toward it in this case because she posted a photo in an enlarged view which > did not accurately show the writing which was easily visible and (2) she > totally ignored my email after I received the card. > > Due to privacy issues, I do not wish to publicy post a link to the eBay > listing or publish the seller's eBay ID. If anyone would like to see the > actual listing, please write me privately. > > I would, however, very much like to her your opinion and thoughts about this > transaction. > > Thanks! > > Best, > Alan Herskowitz 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. 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