Luke Skywalker? On Jun 4, 2012, at 7:11 PM, Geraldine Kudaka wrote:
> But who killed John Kennedy? > > From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Rudy Franchi, Heritage, no Inventory > > Geraldine > > the United States did land man on the Moon in 1969 > > anything else is a silly conspiracy theory > > Rich > > > At 04:16 PM 6/4/2012, Geraldine Kudaka wrote: >> Ahh... but here's the kicker I didn't add before.... >> >> Heritge claims they have sent back all our posters. >> >> On our consignment sheet from Feb 2010, there's unsold poster which wasn't >> returned this past month. >> >> Black and white, on Heritage paper, it states it wasn't sold. >> >> Now have you ever had Heritage claim they returned everything, yet you have >> PROOF not everything was returned. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: "Walton, Jeffrey" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 3:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Rudy Franchi, Heritage, no Inventory >> >> I concur wholeheartedly….you just can’t ship a bunch of posters and claim >> fooul when no inventory on your part was done no matter if you trust that >> identity or not. When shipping a bunch of poster I always make an inventory >> and send along a copy of the inventory as well. So when Grey or Bruce >> compares the list and there is a discrepancy there is at least a record. >> What would have happened if the parcel was lost in the mail, then try to >> stake a claim with the insurance? >> >> The X-files said it best –  ˜Trust no one.â€� >> >> >> >> From: MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard >> Halegua Posters + Comic Art >> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 3:31 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Rudy Franchi, Heritage, no Inventory >> >> Geraldine >> >> reading your posts as a outsider makes me wonder about some of the things >> you mention in your emails. >> Are you trying to get a resolution, or are you just trying to disparage Rudy >> Franchi and Heritage? >> Also, do you or do you not think that your own actions are a partial >> contributor to your angst?? >> >> Don't get me wrong.. I'm not attempting to disparage or attack you. I >> understand you have a dispute, it was not to date settled in your favor and >> that makes you angry. >> >> But some thing that you wrote puzzles me. Your own lack of an inventory >> specifically. >> >> 2 weeks ago, I consigned a large collection of my own to Profiles in History >> for their July auction. I have a book collection or hardcover Photoplay >> editions in dust jackets dating from 1913 to the 1940s with additional items >> up to the 1990s. >> >> I have known Joe Maddalena for a reasonably long time and we have done deals >> on both a personal level and via his auction house. However, regardless of >> my relationship with Joe, when I consigned this collection to them of 800 >> books and related items, there is no way I would have let these items leave >> my possession without an inventory. >> >> For 2 weeks prior to them leaving my warehouse, I photographed each and >> every item in this collection. Yes it was done in part so I could have file >> images of these items for my image archive, but it was also done so that in >> case of any disputes, I could prove to Profiles what I gave them. This is >> not for the protection of myself and for the protection of Profiles. How >> could I dispute any issues without having such an inventory in my hands?? >> >> Did I do this time consuming job for my own pleasure?? >> No Ma'am >> I had plenty of other work to do, and such a task only added to my weekly >> work schedule right at a time when I was actually busier than I had been in >> months, and anyone who knows me knows that my work schedule is always >> completely full and that I haven't been having lots of playtime in my >> wonderful city of Las Vegas. It actually left me with just one day to get >> ready for Cinevent, and that one day wasn't nearly enough. >> >> Joe may be my good friend and I trust him 100%, but I do not leave it up to >> other people to protect my own interests, as much as I would like to when I >> don't have any time. If I leave it up to someone else to protect my >> interests, I really don't feel I can blame the other party no matter how >> many assurances I have that I can. Furthermore, if such a situation were to >> land me in a lawsuit attempting to claim some sort of duress, what portion >> of such duress is my own fault for not protecting myself?? >> >> I do remember the days when a handshake deal was a bond, but I have also >> felt the betrayal of a handshake deal not being honored, making me wish I >> had done what was necessary to protect myself before any issues arose. Not >> completing such an action is no one's fault but my own. >> >> So the question becomes, "IF" your claims are true, what responsibility do >> you think you have in not having done what was necessary to protect >> yourself? Do you think this was a failure on your behalf, or do you think >> that you have any responsibility at all? >> >> If you were to sue Heritage, what proof would you use to prove your case? >> Admittedly, you made no inventory, Charlie is 82 and you are also at an age >> where things become less clear to the mind - through no fault of your own.. >> It just happens as people get older. It will happen to me as well probably. >> >> I have thought at times that something is missing and believed I had given >> it to someone, only to later find said item in my inventory, generally >> somewhere that it doesn't belong, at which point I was forced to apologize >> to that person who I thought screwed me. >> >> You did not do what was necessary to protect yourself, how can that be the >> fault of Heritage? >> >> Rich >> >> >> At 06:15 AM 6/4/2012, Geraldine Kudaka wrote: >> >> Rudy, this list is not just for dealers. >> >> There are a lot of people who lurk here who are interested in movie posters. >> They are not professional dealers in the business. Some may be non-poster >> business people interested in selling off collections acquired from either a >> lifetime of working in the industry, or inherited them from dad, who passed >> on. >> >> This is also a public list which non-subscribers go to for archived >> information on how to sell their posters.. >> >> As a noted movie poster expert, these uninformed sellers need to know that >> you will encourage them to send their collections "post vite" to Heritage. >> >> You will not tell them that they need to protect themselves by doing a >> photographic inventory and log of their posters before sending to Heritage. >> >> You will not warn them that Heritage's inventory process is suspect and >> their software probably some home-user Access-like database program. (Here, >> I'm referring to security differences between programs like Quicken and true >> business accounting software which do not allow you to change entries >> without leaving a trail.) >> >> You will not tell them that heritage will not return posters they do not >> sell. >> >> You will simply funnel them to Heritage -- for your commission. >> >> For this reason - among others - an esteemed seller on this list posted a >> wish that you were dead... >> >> Need I remind you I defended you? This was before I sat down and went though >> our Heritage file and discovered what was really going on. This was before I >> went online and found that Heritage has been accused by others for stealing >> items submitted for consignment. >> >> Last -- if you think you have spent "a huge amount of time" on this issue, >> get real. Suggesting we comply with Heritage's offer of selling without >> commission fees is certainly not an email that takes a lot of time to write. >> After Grey threatened us with legal action, we have spent far more money on >> attorney's fees than you have... That's a hard financial cost on top of the >> value of posters sent to Heritage. >> >> While I appreciate your suggestion we go bankrupt "sueing everybody >> involved", I will decline your advice. >> >> In the start, I said this list is not just for dealers. My emails are for >> the lurking public, now and in the future. >> >> >> >> From: rudy franchi <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 10:41 AM >> Subject: [MOPO] Reply To Geraldine >> >> It seems that I can't post to MOPO without Geraldine popping out like >> a cuckoo bird on a spring. This has gone beyond rational discussion. >> I've spent a huge amount of time on this problem and Grey has >> spent the equivalent of days in hour after hour of trying to reach a >> satisfactory conclusion. Perhaps Geraldine should just sue everyone >> involved. After she loses, she can appeal it all the way to the >> Supreme Court where it will go down in judicial history as "When I've Got A >> Hammer vs. Everything's A Nail." Meanwhile, I will continue to >> occasionally post here and just put up with the tirades. On some of >> the stock market discussion boards I visit, one can put a particularly >> annoying person on "ignore" so that their posts won't show up in your >> message box. 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