No, David, it absolutely does not matter that you use a bit of hype to promote your business. Just a bit, though. Don’t flood the market with it, to use that journalist’s phrase. Sometimes I will state in my listings “MovieArt will sell NO reproductions.” It’s a convenient hook to hang one’s legitimacy on.
But think about it. I have now over 3700 posters on the site. Of these 3700 posters, what percentage of them have ever actually been reprinted? I don’t know that number, but I can guarantee that it is a low number. I stand by what I said. Of the film posters which exist in this world in total, far more are authentic than are fakes. I don’t know what the numbers and percentages are and neither does anybody else. Yes, repros do exist. FAKES ARE REAL !!!! :) Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.com On Nov 14, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Richard C Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice work with the PR, but you've made a massive error regarding the future > of movie poster collecting. > > I can't be the only one paying heed to the wisdom of Tom Martin by divesting > myself of valuable originals in favour of repros. > > If your site was exclusively shitty repros with no danger of mistakenly > buying an original you'd have had my custom. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 14 Nov 2014, at 05:14, David Rew <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Marketing. >> >> After 30 years in it ones learns how to do it. That said, it doesn't always >> work. Sometimes success is just luck but it's all about getting the message >> out there, some is free, some costs money. And rarely does one get a free >> write-up in a newspaper (when promoting a business) so you better have an >> angle, of course it's certainly lucky that eBay made that statement today, I >> didn't ask them to time their admission with some of my media that is coming >> out. Will it pay dividends? Who knows, it won't hurt, and I am now riding >> that horse a little harder at the moment. >> >> Strike. Iron. Hot >> >> Also, I've never been afraid of spending money on advertising, it's not a >> bad word it's good business. >> >> regards, >> David Rew >> bidll.com >> for serious collectors >> >> Jeff Potokar wrote on 14/11/2014 3:45 PM: >>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> This also today >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> regards, >>>> David Rew >>>> bidll.com >>>> for serious collectors >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > 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.
