I have very recently been investigating this thing as well, Zeev! After last weekend's auctions, I was looking at the sales history of the Nude on the Moon poster I failed to secure, once again, and one of the past sales offered this very option. So, I clicked on it and tried to access an "offer" page but was told that Heritage had no email registered to my account which is incorrect as I receive my invoices promptly!
Anyway, I was thinking the opposite of you guys and wondered if some might have buyer's remorse and want to sell items that possibly didn't want in the first place. Being cheap, my thinking was that maybe they'd sell at a discount but at some point while I was ripping around the system (and I could be wrong here...I am not an expert to be quoted) I did find that offers are to be! I believe, 30% over the buying price to be considered. So, since I lost the poster last weekend and the one from before sold at the same price, basically, I was out of the picture and unable to cash in/out! I think it is definitely a useful feature if you buy and sell or buy dupes to trade and such. If something is going cheap, why not grab it and put it up for a quick re-sale? Of course, I'd love the other option too...all that regret and auction over-spending in the heat of the moment and me there to help relieve it a little bit and give you back a small amount of your purchase price...you can't buy that kind if dignity! M Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:33:05 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] A Curious Phenomenon To: [email protected] I’ve noticed a curious phenomenon in Heritage Auctions. On some items, as soon as the auction is barely over, there appears a link MAKE OFFER TO OWNER, and under it is added ” This item's Owner is proactively entertaining Offers”. Would anyone care to chip in and explain to me what this is all about? Who are those buyers that turn around and try to sell as soon as they became winners of the item? Are these investors? Dealers? And who is their target audience? Heritage “regulars” who just happen to miss this auction? Because anyone who participated in the auction, already bid as high as they would care to, or so it seems. I don’t get it. Can somebody illuminate? Thanks, Zeev This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 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.
