Dave
all repros sold are not nefarious sales.
Bootlegs are nefarious sales and only represent a
small portion of all "noted repros"
a person who is buying a $20 Frankenstein poster
isn't buying a collectible, they're buying a wall decoration
there is nothing wrong with this sale
repros sold as originals or sales of bootlegs
should be exposed when possible, but I don't
believe anywhere near 20,000 bootlegs are sold
via ebay annually. though maybe 1/10 that number
are and that is still way-too-many
At 09:27 PM 11/13/2014, David wrote:
So you are both saying (if) there is a couple of
million posters changing hands each year and if
only 20,000 are fakes and repros it's ok? (one tenth of 10%)
Would it not be better to warn people there are
fakes out there and keep an eye out, or do we
just do an eBay and ignore it and let people get
burnt? Besides, my comment was a general one
applying to all collecting hobbies, by chance it
proved to be very current when eBay admitted
they would rather bank the dollar than worry
about the small people who get stung.
Anyway, does it matter if I use a bit of hype to
promote my business as well? Am I the first?
Jeff Potokar wrote on 14/11/2014 4:14 PM:
Well said, Kirby, well said.
And repros FLOODING the market??Â
Not quite.....Â
It's more like untrue marketing hype, methinks.
On Nov 13, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Kirby McDaniel imap mail wrote:
Are reproductions and counterfeits �flooding� the market?  Really?
I don�t think so.  Sure, there have been some fakes and some chicanery.
But the vast majority of movie posters out there are authentic.
I wish bidll good luck, certainly. Â
But the idea that most collectors are going to
encounter fakes wholesale is just not true.
Think about the millions of movie posters that exist. Â And then think about
what percentage of these you believe to be
fake.  In my experience it isn�t even one tenth of one percent if that!
Kirby McDaniel
<http://www.movieart.com>www.movieart.com
On Nov 13, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Jeff Potokar
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Dave,
How did these various newspapers and media
outlets get wind of bidll in the first place, in order to do these stories?
Did you (or an associate) contact them is some capacity to let them know?
Jeff
On Nov 13, 2014, at 7:57 PM, David Rew wrote:
This today:
<http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ebay-admits-it-banned-a-whistleblower-2014-11#ixzz3InwbUQu0>http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ebay-admits-it-banned-a-whistleblower-2014-11#ixzz3InwbUQu0
This also today
<http://www.onyamagazine.com/arts-culture/film/glenhaven-movie-poster-collector-finds-a-way-to-share-his-hobby-with-the-world/>http://www.onyamagazine.com/arts-culture/film/glenhaven-movie-poster-collector-finds-a-way-to-share-his-hobby-with-the-world/
With reproductions and counterfeits flooding
the market and major retailers also using
the sites as another outlet for their
products, Mr Rew said finding original
collectible bargains was becoming more difficult.
�It�s become less about finding that
special piece for your collection and more
about shopping for everything else. As a
collector I don�t want to wade through all
the everyday retail items, the
reproductions, the reprints and the
knock-offs just to find that special piece I need for to my collection.�
Bidll will cater solely for passionate
collectors with reprints, reproductions, fakes and counterfeits banned.
--Â
regards,
David Rew
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