Very interesting.... I used that site and did get sent to an auction site... 1st batch of posters I set to the leading auction house worked out fine, but 2nd batch -- well, at least two posters went missing -- including a Lenon/Yoko film and the 2nd a van Hamersveld Get Carter.
________________________________ From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Grading It's worse than that in movie posters. There is a site called http://www.posterappraisal.com/ where you are told that "Nothing is bought or sold on this site" and that "I do not make offers for the material you inquire about nor do I get involved in its eventual disposition", when actually the owner of that site is a paid employee of a leading auction house and gets a finder's fee for any items that go to that auction (not disclosed on the site). So people THINK they are getting an honest impartial opinion, when all they are getting is led to that website! "Legitimate networking"? Many people quickly see through this ruse, and I have refused some excellent consignments from people who started at the above site and were shocked and outraged when they learned the truth. But I am sure there have been others who were bamboozled by this deception, and that is sad. Bruce On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Geraldine Kudaka <[email protected]> wrote: > >Its a bit unrealistic to expect a company who makes their money from grading >not to take the opportunity to make more money every which way they can. > > >Also that people working for that grading company realizing they could >supplement their income by going into business for themselves. > > > >While AFA/CGA may not have direct links to selling collectibles they grade, >they do employ people who have their own collectible business, and AFA fields >calls so that their colleague. Say someone inherits a collection and is >looking for a way to liquidate it. Grading companies like AFA do field these >calls to colleagues with their own business. I speak from experience because >this is what happened to me. Its not a story I heard. This happened to me when >I called AFA. > > >I suppose this is called "networking" and for dealers who are left out of the >loop, ethically challenged behavior. But if your hand is getting buttered, >then you'd call this legitimate networking. > > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:23 PM >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Grading > > >At 01:43 AM 10/12/2011, Adrian Cowdry wrote: > >Personally, if we have to go the way of grading then fine....but the cost of grading a Rodan or a Frankenstein 1931 should remain the same not a percentage of the value of the card...which seems to be the case with Comics. >I agree > >I think getting a % of an Action #1 makes them want to grade a book higher than it should be graded. >whether they realize it or not >------------- > >From: Sean Linkenback <[email protected]> ><snip> > > >Of course it is essential that the grading company stay away from the business >of actually selling posters themselves to avoid the appearance of any conflict >of interest. > >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. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 25 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 our auctions 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.
