Ask Rich what percentage of his sales have been consignments. I would bet it is a tiny amount. I am amazed he makes a profit owning 99% of what he auctions as it is. If he did what he does for the 25% he says he charges consignors, I would think he would lose his shirt.
His business model may make sense for someone with a warehouse full of cheap posters they want to offload. But on the other hand, he could rent a truck, drive it to me, and maybe get less money, but get everything sold in one tenth the time, do no work, and not pay rent or overhead for a warehouse or employee. And of course he could keep everything "good" or in his collection. I can't believe the thought hasn't crossed his mind. Bruce On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Jay Nemeth-Johannes < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 6/6/12 8:02 PM, "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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... > > > Well, that doesn’t seem fair to Rich. He tends to work at a lower price > point that yours. > > Jay Nemeth-Johannes > 8901 N Rexleigh Dr > Bayside, WI 53217 > (970) 290-9797 (Cell) > -- > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 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 <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> 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.
