OK, so it would appear that my impassioned plea for a later start has not elicited the response I had hoped for, as the voting still appears to be 2 to 1. As the finishing times of auctions is something I have raised on many occasions, both on forums and directly with the auction sites, I was pleased at first to see Bruce airing the issue. I have to ask myself, however, why Bruce decided on this apparently democratic method of deciding what is, surely, a business decision? I am someone who regularly buys from emp and who has always appreciated their customer service, but I am now wondering if this was ever a real proposition. I know Bruce will probably bristle at the suggestion that he wasn't entirely serious, but surely the question of auction finishing times is a matter for him alone to decide, based on best practice, either for commercial or service reasons. The fact that he has drawn attention to the issue surely suggests that he regards it as only fair that all should have equal bidding opportunity. I cannot blame the majority of those in USA not wanting extra bidders, as who wants to pay more if they can avoid it? Also the question on the website simply poses a blunt question, with no explanation as to why the time should be changed. It is unlikely that all the visitors to the site have subscribed to MOPO or MPF. Bruce's Sunday auctions finish at what is, for Europe, a reasonable time, and he must be able to ascertain whether or not that leads to increased bids from there. Why not just try finishing an hour earlier and see what happens?
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com>wrote: > *Did you know that we are strongly considering have our Tuesday and > Thursday auctions end one hour earlier?* > Why? Because they currently end at 7 PM CST, which is extremely late > for our European customers, and ending one hour earlier would mean they > don't have to stay up into the "middle of the night" to bid as they close! > But it would mean that the auctions end starting at 4 PM PST instead of 5 > PM PST, and 7 PM EST instead of 8 PM EST, which might be better or worse > for our East Coast and West Coast bidders. > > *So we are making our "Face/Off" over the weekend a choice for our bidders > as to whether they prefer to leave the ending times exactly where they are, > or to have them change to one hour earlier. Go to our homepage, > http://www.emovieposter.com <http://www.emovieposter.com>, and vote in the > Face/Off before Monday at 12 PM CST, and let us know YOUR preference!* > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 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> > > * Complete Buyer Protection > <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg> > - *No time limit on our guarantees & *NO* buyer beware > * Hershenson Help Hotline > <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg> > - *Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems > Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth* Customer Reviews > *of our company * - Page 1 > <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg>, > Page 2 > <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg>, > Page 3 > <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg>*, > which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company > and our auctions so very different from all others! > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
