My final post on this is just to say that I hope Bruce reconsiders - as I've said before even when criticizing some of his tactics I like his auctions, just as I like HA's, Rich's, Peter's, etc.. Everyone has now let off some steam so maybe we can all agree to a metaphorical handshake and let peace reign for a while. I live in Northern Ireland so know all about metaphorical handshakes!
Tommy On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 9:33 PM, David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> wrote: > * Dealers attacking other dealers and auction houses. Customers and > consignors have long known how the "lines" have been drawn in our little > hobby, who dislikes who, who supports who, who won't speak or write to > whom, etc. > > * Why should these bitter MoPo testimonials from dealers carry GREATER > weight than testimonials from CUSTOMERS and CONSIGNORS who've used said > services? > > * I like most of you guys on MoPo, but I still think complaints against > Bruce's or Rich's aggressive marketing tactics - represent an infinitesimal > figure. Many dealers and consignors and customers (including myself) - who > I know PERSONALLY, are fine with eMoviePoster - but choose to remain silent. > > * In sum, my mantra has never changed when it comes to American > commerce: Customers do NOT CARE if car dealers CRAP on competing car > dealers. It isn't proper Emily Post behavior, but it's the American way. > However, customers WILL ALWAYS CARE if customers CRAP on competing car > dealers. -d. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:10:53 -0500 > From: brucehershen...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM > WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Rich, you win again. You successfully ran me off two other forums, and now > I will leave this one as well. > > It was nice being here. Those of you who want to correspond with me can, > either through email or Facebook. > > Thanks > > Bruce > > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art < > sa...@comic-art.com> wrote: > > thanks Franc > > I think anyone here that is intelligent can see where I' coming from.. I > will buy collections. > I have always offered to buy collections. > Probably my 2nd post to MoPo was buying collections (my first would have > been an intriduction) > I regularly advertise I buy collections on forums and in print advertising > also.. PAID print advertising. > > I've been advertising the same way for some time, but of course, what my > advertising never does is to insinuate that you should not sell to other > dealers or that you shouldn't consign to other dealers. > I think each person should choose for themselves what to do with their > collections of anything and the types of negative garbage I see from some > quarters I find personally objectionable and as an assault on honesty & > truth - Honesty & truth being two things for which I have a high regard. > > so to get back on point - anyone reading this who may have a collection > they are considering selling or consigning > I am happily buying collections. No collection is too small or too large > If any collection exceeds my capabilities - I have a backer who will spend > 100's of 1000's for the right collection > You have a $1,000,000 collection to sell? My backer can handle it and it > doesn't just have to be movie posters > > Comic Book Collections > Comic Art collections > Baseball Cards > Paintings and Illustration Art > Gigantic Stills archives > All Kinds of Cool-lectibles > > sorry.. we don't buy Beanie Babies.. but maybe that other auction will > take them on consignment! > > thanks > Rich > > ===================================== > MoviePosterBid.com poster auctions http://www.movieposterbid.com/ > > PulpWorld.com - Pulp Magazine History & Pulps For Sale > http://www.pulpworld.com/ > > HorrorWorld.com - the World of Horror http://www.horrorworld.com/ > > Comic-Art.com - the History of Comics - http://www.comic-art.com/ > > > At 11:40 AM 10/13/2014, Franc wrote: > > 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 > <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 > <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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