Thats great news Bruce. And your position is very understandable. I for one, face similar thoughts and decisions concerning not only my collection, but also our family business. Thanks for keeping us updated. I believe the hobby is better off with you in it. Jim Gresham
On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *At the end of April 2024, I (Bruce Hershenson, owner of eMoviePoster.com) > announced that "I will continue running this business (just as I have for > the past 35 years) through the end of 2025, at the very least!".I did this > to both reassure our bidders and consignors that we would not be "going > anywhere" for AT LEAST twenty months, but also to let long time collectors > know that, if they were planning on consigning the portions of their > collection that qualify to us, they should start giving it some serious > thought!Now that the end of 2025 is "only" nine months away, I want to > update the above, and tell you all what I am tentative planning for 2026 > and beyond, so that all of you reading this can better incorporate our > plans into your plans (again, especially those of you who are reaching an > age where you are considering possibly liquidating some or all of your > collection).Here is where I am at currently (but with the world so > ever-changing, especially in regards to shipping companies, I can only say > what I am currently thinking and not make iron-clad promises):1) I much > prefer the current "leaner" eMoviePoster.com, where we hold auctions every > four weeks, where we (for a long time) held every week auctions. I also > much prefer the new minimum values, where ALL consignments must be solidly > $50 minimum ($75 for lesser condition, and $100 for linenbacked).Both these > changes have given me "a life" where I can do other things besides working > on my business, and I can take lots more trips!2) I also DON'T want to sell > the business or shut it down. I feel I am too big a part of what makes us > special, and if I leave, it would not remotely be the same. And I don't > want to shut it down, because of the 70,000+ bidders, the just-under 4,000 > consignors, and most of all, the 19 employees!As long as it can not > completely dominate my life, I am fine with continuing, for the foreseeable > future, which strikes me as a giant win for just about EVERYONE (except our > "competitors" who sorely want us to disappear, because we keep making them > look bad!).3) Sadly, because shipping costs have gone up so much, as have > many other costs, the economics of selling $20 and $30 single items just > aren't there any more for us, which is why we have raised our minimums to > where they are now.If this continues in the same direction, I will likely > raise our minimums to solidly $75 minimum for "very good" or better > condition ($100 for lesser condition, and $150 for linenbacked).4) This > raise would likely occur at the end of 2025, but I can't rule out for sure > that it may come sooner. So PLEASE those of you with consignments that DO > qualify NOW, but would NOT qualify at the higher minimums, REALLY TRY TO > SEND THOSE TO US NOW, so you don't miss out.And if you have been > considering consigning your entire collection, you have a much greater > chance doing so NOW than next year, when we will likely be much more > selective in what we accept.5) Notice that we only raise our minimums, > while other auctions keep raising their fees and their buyers premiums. I > don't know how they sleep at night with what they charge (and that explains > why they spend fortunes trying to get new consignors (and note that 99% of > their ads are spent on getting consignors, and they hardly advertise for > buyers at all).6) The one thing we can't count on is some "X factor", like > shipping costs becoming prohibitively high, or other factors completely out > of our control. But unless something completely unexpected happens, all of > you can count on there being an eMoviePoster.com in your life, for 2026 and > beyond!* > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_5615591105855818928_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > -- James Gresham // CEO Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com/> 18501 Henry Ct. Ray, MI 48096 Phone/Fax: 888-576-7669 (SNOW) What Music They Make 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.
