I agree. Rich e-mail advertising the advantages of moverposterbid.com was clearly not out of bounds, given the constant onslaught of negative and demeaning promotions coming from another vendor. I believe I even called that vendor out for his shameless marketing, which I found personally offensive. It was also clear from Rich’s e-mail what he meant, i.e. that he would evaluate whatever it is you wish to consign and then propose a fair price, a price without the gigantic commission charged by the purveyors of other auction websites.
Franc Martarella From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 11:15 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH C’mon Tommy. How dare Rich make an aggressive pitch on mopo! It’s practically heresy. And it’s virtually unheard of for any dealer to swipe at another or make any implicitly negative references to competitors. I am calling for a ban on movieposterbid.com from mopo. It presents a clear and present danger to the high standard of mopo advertisements that arrive abundantly in my mailbox every day. I would hate to see the advertising bar lowered with this type of savage rhetoric. Who’s in! FYI-there is no perfect formula for buying as AD points out. Each buy is unique and there are many variables. Surely everyone knows this. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 12:41 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH Mudslinging? To slightly misquote a famous book how about the mud in your own eye? As for commenting in public on a public email I didn't see anything from you on Bruce's somewhat offensive 'box of chocolates' ad. If Rich is making a statement which appears to cast doubt on the claims of someone else then I am sure that other person is more than capable of fighting their own battle. It does seem to me that there is a personal animosity between you and Rich which is being aired here. I don't really see what your problem is or why Rich should have to defend himself or provide you with an example when you only seem to be making mischief. As I said previously, anyone offering material to Rich can judge for themselves whether or not it is a fair offer. S o why am I getting involved? Just that I have been annoyed by what I consider an unnecessary bit of sniping which should have no place n MOPO. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:04 PM, filip de volder <runbuffy...@hotmail.com> wrote: Tommy , i have no axe . as for emovieposter , put on your glasses and just read the first sentence again , Bruce is the only one often stating that dealers can buy your stuff in their auctions & resell it for 2-3-4-5 times what your posters go for at auction why can't i ask a public question regarding a public email i received ? since rich compares himself to emovieposter saying he can do so much better giving fair prices instead of dirt prices (which is just mudslinging) i ask him to give a concrete example , am i asking too much ? _____ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:04:18 +0100 Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH From: tommymb...@gmail.com To: runbuffy...@hotmail.com CC: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu I have no axe to grind here but I do wonder what your problem is, Filip. I cannot see where Rich compares himself to emovieposter, nor am I quite sure why you feel the need to question this in such a public manner. It is for whoever wishes to take advantage of Rich's offer to decide whether or not the price offered is fair. If you are so interested why didn't you just offer to sell him a poster and see what happened? Tommy On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:53 PM, filip de volder <runbuffy...@hotmail.com> wrote: that's strange Rich ... you offer to buy posters now instead of taking in consignment and you propose "fair prices" instead of peanuts so when i ask you to explain what you have in mind as for competitive deals compared to emovieposter you say i have a problem with you ? will you reply that to everyone who wants to know how your deal works in order to determine whether it's interesting to propose posters to you ? since you are comparing yourself in your email to emovieposter i'm just asking you to give a simple exemple ... if there's no rhetoric in your email then why ask me what my problem is instead of simply answering my question ? filip _____ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:05:59 -0700 To: runbuffy...@hotmail.com From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH what's your problem lately filip? did I do something to insult you or something?? At 09:56 PM 10/12/2014, you wrote: Hi Rich , that sounds pretty interesting , so what you say basically is that you'll buy straight at prices that are competitive with what one gets when consigning with emovieposter right ? since they have an auction history on their site showing all previously made prices on auctions how would you calculate what you'll pay for a poster ? say for example a poster sold for 60$-55$-40$-15$-9$-82-110-25$ over the last 4 years at emovieposter , where (but not always) price differences may reflect condition variations , what would you pay for this poster in order to obtain mutual happiness? thanks , filip _____ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:03:41 -0700 From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Did you ever notice how some auctions sell most your collection and advertise that dealers can buy your stuff in their auctions & resell it for 2-3-4-5 times what your posters go for at auction? Do you want to get fair prices for your collection, or do you want to sell it for dirt prices so that dealers and other collectors can buy them for a tiny percentage of their value and make more money on your stuff than you can? At MoviePosterBid.com We Will Buy Your Collection For Cash! That's right we will buy your collection for cash No waiting for auctions to take place No waiting for some auction to sell your stuff for peanuts and send you the shells. Some auctions are only interested in how much they can make and how little they can pay you Imagine this, you buy a poster for $100 in 2008. Now you need to raise some cash because you're closing on a house or buying a car or you want to bring your children on a vacation so you send your collection off to be sold. That same poster you paid $100 is auctioned for $7 and then to add insult to injury, the auction takes a whopping 75% of the sale price and you get $1.75.. that's right, one dollar and seventy five cents! Seriously, is that the expectation when you send your collection off to some big seller who plies you with promises of the Moon only to find that a trip to the trash can was more worthwhile? Don't believe the rhetoric! They may tell you how "bad" all other sellers are, but when these auctions sell your posters, the only interest they have is how much money they make and what you make isn't even a consideration in the equation. MoviePosterBid.com is owned & run by a longtime collector Richard Halegua who started selling collectibles in 1966 and I am still actively collecting, so I know how collectors feel when they want to buy, sell, trade.. or auction their collectibles. I don't want to see my collection unceremoniously auctioned for dirt-poor prices and I doubt you feel any differently When I examine your collection I'm not licking my lips wondering "how many consignment fees can I get from this stuff" ..... I'm thinking "what price can I buy this collection for that both myself AND yourself can feel good and happy with the transaction". Don't fall for rosy stories of incredible success only to find huge failure at the end of the road At MoviePosterBid.com when you offer us your collection, we're looking for mutual happiness. 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