I know personally for me I can’t trust ebay as much due to all of the fakes. The only way I know I’m getting something legit is from the auction houses as I know they vet the items and have a money back guarantee for originality, unlike eBay who return policy can be very difficult.
Paul > On Mar 1, 2021, at 8:52 AM, Tommy Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think all the reasons suggested are valid - be interesting to see what > happens when some sort of social normality returns. > >> On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 16:08, Jeffrey Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> For other new collectors and existing, buying at an auction house may give >> more security in knowing the posters are less likely to be fakes. Many >> posters on Ebay are becoming less likely to be originals. >> >> Get Outlook for Android >> >> From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Helmut Hamm >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 9:03:18 AM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction prices >> >> Tommy, >> >> I think there is one simple reason: With shops, bars, and restaurants closed >> in wide parts of the world and no holiday trips in sight either, many people >> have a lot of extra cash to spend. Many of them are working from their home >> office right now, and no commuting means more extra time to spend. And with >> the kids going on your nerve all day long, online shopping might deliver a >> much needed self-gratification. Well, that was three simple reasons... >> >> Plus, many new collectors may have the false impression that buying at >> auction sort of guarantees a 'fair market price'. In cases like a rare and >> desirable Tarantino poster, this might even be true. If you are bidding >> against another newbie, it's not. Last not least, people are lazy. Ooops, >> that five simple reasons now. >> >> Helmut >> >> >>> Am 01.03.2021 um 12:50 schrieb Tommy Barr <[email protected]>: >>> >>> After our musings on the prices fetched at the Ewbank's auction I notice >>> that HA has also seen some strange price hikes at the weekend. For example, >>> Battle of Britain o/s folded 7.5 @$300; The Lion King o/s rolled 8.5 @$324: >>> Titanic 2xo/s rolled 8.5 @$324. Given that those can be bought online for >>> a lot less, as has been the case with quite a number sold at auction >>> recently, it leaves me perplexed as to what is going here. I don't think >>> there is any one simple reason but at the moment movie poster values are >>> proving weirdly unpredictable. >>> >>> Tommy >>> >>> 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.
