Steve, honest no reserve auctions are *NOT *for everyone. I get a lot of people who want to get the good prices we receive, but don't want to take a risk on some items selling low, and they can't have both. They can create a website or eBay store with items at high fixed prices, and then sell an item a week, and if that works great. After all this time, and after 700.000+ sales. I get a good sense of who will make a good consignor and who won't, and when you run so many auctions you don't have time to spend on people looking for something we don't offer.
But I will take your advice and take a break from MoPo, except to remind those people who care about our auctions about what we have closing that day, or to let people know about special events, like that we are adding 999 signed items tonight, which includes a ton of great items from celebrities from every decade, plus some great non-movie celebrities.. Bruce On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Steve Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce,**** > > Take a deep breath, drink a cold one, go watch Trading Places with your > kids. I’m sure you are not the only auction house that Tom may have been > referring to and a little humor on this site is overdue. To tell him to > “take a hike” is beneath a highly successful and honest businessman like > yourself. **** > > ** ** > > steve**** > > ** ** > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bruce > Hershenson > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:03 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Truly outrageous deals!**** > > ** ** > > Of course, you are making a hilarious joke, and that's great. But since > our auctions are not for you, why not contact one of the other auctions, or > sell them yourself? > > Problem solved.**** > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Johnson Tom <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > I keep hearing from consignment houses that they can get the best prices > for my posters. But the same outfits bombard me with notices about the > outrageously low prices on the items they are selling, and the "steals" > that are to be had. So which is it? By my simple math one of those claims > is bullshit. I'm preparing to sell some of my collection, but don't want it > to be "stolen," or sold at outrageously low prices. But as a collector of > course I want those "crazy" deals. I think my foolproof solution is going > to be that I will buy only from the outrageously low prices guys, and sell > only through the "outrageously high," "truly ridiculously expensive." > > But I do not encourage you all to do the same, because if everyone > followed my foolproof method, then nobody would consign to the outrageously > low fellows, and nobody would buy from the outrageously high fellows. The > consignment biz would grind to a halt, plunging our already fragile economy > back into another dark age. But if that happens, I have a plan to get me > through the downturn: > > My attic needs insulation, so until this dilemma gets sorted out by > sharper minds than mine, maybe I'll stuff the posters I would otherwise > sell into the gaps in the joists, and let them age. I've heard that posters > treated like this are sometimes incredibly valuable. Most > formerly-used-as-attic-insulation posters I've read about went for > thousands of dollars each. Those of us with attics will all be rich, if we > are patient. If you do not have an attic, you should buy one before housing > prices rebound--they are thick on the ground around here. > > Discussion question: Do one-sheets make better insulation than half > sheets? The lighter paper makes the former easier to crumple--I know this > from much practice in shipping things I sell on Ebay--but maybe the heavier > half-sheet paper is a superior insulator? "R-Value" is the term used for > rating insulative quality, so maybe R-rated posters are better, or > Rereleases? I'll leave this to you experts, if you have some spare time in > your rigorous backbiting schedules. > > -Tom**** > > 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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