>pardon me... But I think your white beard and hair is becoming,,,
Not sure if the stick and robe are hip but its a look I reckon,,,,''
>
good job Rich...
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sales Records
>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:35:35 -0800
>
>>people who are afraid of the truth aren't good for any business and
>>as a matter of fact, wanting to keep truth private is the standard
>>operating procedure of comic book dealers. The Comic Book Price
>Guide
>>for instance. The people who report the prices are all dealers.
>While
>>it is correct, seeing as collectors have considerably less
>>information than dealers (no matter what collectors may think of
>>their own knowledge), the problem is a conflict of interest. Most
>>people don't seem to understand that collecting has winners and
>>losers: items you bought that went up in value, and others that went
>
>>down. A vast majority of them - in particular in the comics hobby
>>which is strictly money-oriented at this point in time - believe if
>>they spend a dollar, they should be able to reap two dollars. It
>just isn't so.
>>
>>Collectibles, like all markets are based on supply & demand=price.
>>Comic dealers and comic collectors (who are equally guilty) believe
>>that all comics should increase in value year-over-year, and so most
>
>>PG advisors just use a method of a X% increase this year across the
>>board. It's false. Just like my stock portfolio, collectibles are
>>subject to price reductions. What value is there to keep a $200
>price
>>tag on something that now routinely prices out at $50-75. People see
>
>>it doesn't sell at $200, and it reinforces the concept of "why would
>
>>I want to buy it at all now. at any price?"
>>
>>letting that item languish in a box at $200 for 10 years (before you
>
>>finally liquidate it) is useless if you can rotate the cash.
>>
>>a healthy market is based on items selling, not sitting
>>
>>
>>At 01:13 PM 2/13/2013, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote:
>>>It goes without saying that the sales records that are published by
>
>>>Bruce and Heritage are entirely accurate.
>>>
>>>Well, I was very surprised to see that some of the sales records
>>>that ebay publish are not at all accurate. I recently sold some
>>>lobby cards to a customer in the US. I accepted his "Best Offer"
>>>through ebay on each of the cards and sent them off to him.
>>>
>>>However, I happened to check the listings and they are saying that
>>>each card actually sold for the original asking price which was
>>>quite a lot more than he actually paid. I thought this must have
>>>been a glitch but on the discussion boards someone said that
>sellers
>>>were complaining that the actual selling price was recorded when a
>>>Best Offer was made. The argument was apparently that buyers would
>>>expect similar discounts on all of the sellers items.
>>>
>>>A seller on the ebay discussion board said that, following the
>>>complaints, ebay decided to publish that the item sold for the
>>>original asking price rather than the actual price it sold for.
>>>
>>>In the case of the lobby cards I sold, the original asking price
>was
>>>44.99 but I actually sold each card for 30.00 each. The listing
>>>which is there for all to see states that the item SOLD for 44.99
>>>which is totally false.
>>>
>>>I would be interested to hear what you all think about this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA
>>>Websites:
>>><http://www.moviemem.com>www.moviemem.com
>>>www.OzeFilm.com
>>><http://www.OzeAuction.com>www.OzeAuction.com
>>>www.BodyCorporateNews.com
>>>Facebook:
>>><http://www.facebook.com/moviemem>www.facebook.com/moviemem
>>>Mailing Address:
>>>John Reid
>>>PO Box 92
>>>Elanora
>>>Qld 4221
>>>Australia
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