I agree. You'll notice that the competition for expensive posters is beyond fierce. *EVERY *auction wants them badly, and *EVERY *dealer insists they have unlimited money to buy them with.
But *NO ONE* other than us wants anything to do with inexpensive items, unless they can buy them for a few pennies on the dollar, and often not even then. So we have no competition, and that works out well. *ALL *the major dealers (with the exception of a tiny handful) have consigned to us, and I bet it is just a matter of time before those last holdouts approach us, because they *HAVE *to be tired of watching that inventory just sit and sit and sit... One of these days we won't want that cheap stuff either, and then I guarantee you a ton of people will say, "Why didn't I send my cheap stuff to Bruce when I had the chance?". Look at it this way. There was a time (1999 to 2003) when selling on eBay was like printing money (especially for cheap junk) and some people sold a lot then, but many others didn't get around to it until it was too late. Now there is a second chance to get rid of that cheap junk, and this time you don't have to do any work at all. And when we don't take that cheap stuff (sub $20) what are your options? Dealers who pay a few pennies on the dollar or auction houses who can't keep track of what you send? Not much of a choice in my book. Bruce On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Geraldine Kudaka <[email protected]>wrote: > I did forget to mention you, Bruce... Sorry.. Mistake as you were the > inspiration for my disgruntled attitude... Your regular payments to our > Paypal account was what kept Heritage's lack of payments in the forefront > of my mind. > > Even though your company has done *phenomenally* well -- an inspiration > for any ebay seller that yes, there is life after ebay -- Heritage gets > more press because of their huge glossy catalog and high dollar items... > > But you've proven that reliability is more important than big glossies. > > Reminds me of a producer I knew who accidentally started investing in coin > operated laundromats. He loved it. Said all those quarters were the easiest > way to rake in the money, and he didn't have to deal with whining actors > and residuals. All it took was a part time handyman to keep those machines > running. > > Quarters add up faster than big checks that never clear. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > *To:* Geraldine Kudaka <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:45 AM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Bruce vs Heritage inventory & auciton services > > Thanks much! That is the huge advantage of having 26 people working here, > compared to just a handful (or just two) at many other places. And of > course it is not just your consignment, but all the ones we receive (which > can be very daunting, since we receive thousands of items per week, of all > sizes, from all countries, and from all years). This past Sunday we even > added *TOYS *to our Sunday lineup! > > Our job is to make it *EASY *for collectors to dispose of unwanted items, > and to help them get more than they could if they sold them to a dealer. If > they need to have notarized lists of what they sent (complete with videos > of them placing the items into packages and taking them to the Post > Office!) then we no longer serve that function, and our consignors will go > elsewhere. > > Bruce > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Geraldine Kudaka > <[email protected]>wrote: > > One point, which Sean inspired me to put into my email rebuttal -- is > actually a very important point which I didn't bring up earlier because it > wasn't relevant. > > The same day we shipped out this 2nd batch of 30-40 un-inventoried posters > to Heritage, we also shipped a batch of the same 30-40 batch size to Bruce. > > We packed them at the same time, and took them both to be shipped, > insured... of course. > > Bruce immediately responded by email, and we started getting sales reports > & payments to our Paypal account. > > In fact, it was Bruce's regular payments that caused us to start > questioning why we hadn't heard from Heritage. > > So here's to Bruce, for handling out 30-40 un-inventoried posters in a > responsible, professional way. > > > > 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 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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