I agree. Keep 'em coming.
ad On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM James Gresham <[email protected]> wrote: > 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_-2464957992983822041_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. 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