exactly , i sell on ebay and whatever price the posters fetch that's ok for me , sometimes it's below and sometimes way above what i had more or less in mind . auctions are a game so one price doesn't mean that's what it's always to go for , i once got 8000 pounds in a christies sales for a poster that usually goes for 800 pounds , i don't think anyone was expecting after the 8000 pound auction to get the same price for it in his store , ebay or own auctionhouse , i also once got 300 pounds at christies for a in general 1500 euro poster ... filip
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:44:09 +0100 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sales Records To: [email protected] Frankly, auction results can only be a guideline, so what difference does it make, if a poster listed for $45 actually sold for $30? In the example of the MISFITS lobby card set, that was listed at $999: Since this set was sold by one the major players in this hobby, I guess we can safely assume that it sold with a REASONABLE discount, so what difference does it make if Dave only got $800 or maybe even $750 for it? I don't sell on eBay, and since my prices are fairly reasonable to begin with, I usually do not give huge discounts. On the other hand, I HAVE sold posters for a fraction of my list price at the shop, if I can get half price for something I had for 15 years, and sell it, that occasionally made sense for me. On the other hand, would I want a 50% discount on my asking price recorded on eBay? I don't think so. In any case, auction prices can only be a guideline: I looked up one US poster yesterday at both emovieposter and Heritage: One platform sold it for $33, the other fetched $300 twice There's one currently listed on eBay for $399, and yet another one sold with Christie's recently for close to $700, so what's the ACTUAL value of this poster? Helmut www.filmposter.net Am 13.02.2013 um 22:13 schrieb JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia: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: www.moviemem.com www.OzeFilm.com www.OzeAuction.com www.BodyCorporateNews.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/moviemem Mailing Address: John Reid PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 AustraliaVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com___________________________________________________________________How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: [email protected] the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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. 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.
