Re: [MOPO] Bruce's auction - (typos corrected; it's 341am Pacific Time out here).

[Moviemem Original Movie Posters]

Bruce
My guess is that it would be very hard to find the right person. You have done 
an incredible job in building the business over the years. Raising the minimum 
value might help but estimating the value is subjective as reflected in some of 
the price fluctuations that have been achieved. There are often surprises with 
some posters making way more than anyone would have thought.

You have been selling a lot of bulk lots in recent times but it must surely be 
a lot of work and time to photograph and list a load of one sheets or lobby 
cards. Whereas, photographing and listing a $20.00 poster would be minimal in 
terms of time spent. Just wondering whether it might be worth reducing the bulk 
lots rather than raising the minimum value.

Anyway, I hope you continue running the business for many years to come in 
whatever form you choose.

Regards

John

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From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]
Sent: 31 December, 2021 11:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's auction - (typos corrected; it's 341am Pacific Time 
out here).

John

Good question! If the right person came along, I would take them in as a 
partner tomorrow. I know that after a transition period of a few years, the 
business would be fine with that "right person" taking over for me.

But IS there that right person? That is hard to say. I long thought Phil Wages 
was headed in that direction, but he had his own dream (running a brewery) and 
now he has fulfilled that dream!

As I have said before, my kids are not interested; Maybe someday, but who knows?

These days, my thinking has moved in another direction. Why not slow down, 
rather than stop?

My only gripe about the business is that it takes up too much of my time AND I 
spend far too much of that time auctioning low value items that are readily 
available elsewhere, or are rare items no one is looking for.

I see myself as being able to "kill both birds with one stone" by continuing to 
up the quality of what I auction. Currently I insist on $20+ items for single 
auctions. What if I slowly raise that to $30., then $40 and then $50?

Yes, I will surely auction fewer items, but that would free a lot of my time. 
Maybe I would have two auctions every four weeks instead of three. Or maybe I 
would go back to limiting each auction to 999 items.

Even if I ultimately ran ONE auction every four weeks. surely that would be 
better than NO eMoviePoster.com!

Thoughts (from John. or anyone else, other than the haters)?

Bruce

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[MOPO] international postal money order

[Michael Greenwood]

Hello All

I was just wondering how these work on the other end, specifically the US. I 
haven't sent one in forever but sent a lot of them back in my early collecting 
days before Paypal made them virtually pointless and they seemed to work like a 
charm with no complaints received. Anyway, I am considering sending a couple in 
the near future and I was curious how they work as one person I asked about it 
said they were fine as long as they could cash them at a Bank of America, just 
like a regular US check. Is that how it works once the money order is over the 
border and in the U.S.A.? Is it virtually painless and fee free down there?

Thanks and all the best to all in 2022!

Michael
Canada

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