[MOPO] mopo- scams a plenty ;amen??

[Tom Martin]

hello Folks..

since my release from Hospital and short stay in skilled nusing home 
after march 4///

Ive been watching thenews and crazy politics andworld events.


From my poll I've seen everybody is scared.
 When I have asked people in all sectors of life how they feel the world 
is going well agreed I've never seen anything crazy in politics or the 
weather or mankind in Madison in business now the recent event has been 
the artificial intelligence yeah today today Paul McCartney announced 
that they were going to do a new Beatles song utilizing John Lennon's 
early recordings that were never finished any used artificial 
intelligence to network it into the recording
Ironically Yoko Ono on my Facebook and asked me to direct message her 
but I'm not even sure it was really her or a robot that you asked me is 
the scams on the Internet and become so complex that even when people 
call you on the phone you don't know if you're really speaking to a real 
human or a phony commercial sales person that's trying to sell you
 or scam you if you call any of the computer people are service people 
they are so frustrated because they're being attacked by cyber from many 
different areas it's almost hysterically funny because the scammers are 
attacking the scammers
 if you don't believe who is the supreme being I pretty much think 
humanity is it the brink of the end which if you read the Bible Christ 
told us that this would all happen however most people do not really 
take it literally is they think it's a comic book because they use their 
learned logic to try to solve these things I am either right on the 
money or a babbling fool which is point of the game I don't mind being a 
babbling fool because it's a sort of protection against reality is 
reality isn't very pretty right now is it that's why I feel God allowed 
me to see what's going on because my 46 years sign pop-culture I realize 
that we were educated to racism and hate and anger through the medium of 
movies and books and music is almost all art was created by what we 
would call outrageous people usually of the mental state of questionable 
mental abilities most of the people I've met in my life in the arts and 
movies and music were considered outsiders inside outside the box that's 
exactly why they were popular if you look at people like Marilyn Monroe 
and James Dean and Humphrey Bogart they did not fit into society but 
that's why they were so popular because they had unique charm or dialect 
or mannerisms that made them special and unique I don't think there's 
any formula for what makes a person popular when you consider art in 
general look at who is the popular artists word Salvador Dali Pablo 
Picasso Andy Warhol even Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were 
considered add people I was watching PBS when they announce that 
Leonardo da Vinci who is the son of unwed mother I was on unbelievably 
awestruck because I am the son of unwed mother and a low self-esteem 
from a very early age and why are you going to show business was I 
wanted to be appreciated for something recently while I was in a Kroger 
store shopping a man approached me he was impressed that I was getting 
all my items in a wheelchair and use one arm to roll myself around and 
he announced that he was the son of Johnny Ginger Johnny was in the 
movie the outlaws is coming with Adam west as they hired children's show 
hosts to be in the movie as different characters and in the 70s I 
represented Johnny when I was a booking agent and so I knew his story he 
was the friends with Sammy Davis Junior and various other movie people 
and yet here I run across his son in a Kroger's who announced to me that 
he was autistic and he could remember numbers and names and all kinds of 
things and I said wow I do that to perhaps I am autistic or Asperger's 
syndrome when I googled what people have autism and Asperger's in the 
list was like who's who of all the people I like inventors scientist 
artists musicians and actors name they were all there and I thought wow 
even Elon musk is considered Asperger's
I've sterilized for years the people with ADD HD and what's considered 
mental illness are actually just very sensitive like to VU meters on a 
recorder they pick up little details that the general public misses 
that's why they're able to interpret into art forms I found out that 
Steven Spielberg one of my favorite directors was diagnosed as being 
dyslexic
I'm sure you all know many people if you're in the business that are 
also considered out of the box just like look who's running in the world 
right now Bill Gates who is my age Jeff Bezos from Amazon Richard 
Branson who also had learning disabilities the list goes on for infinity 
tomorrow did I look research tomorrow I found that most of the people in 
history were considered crazy and the ones that were not our seldom 
recorded in history as being of any importance
The philosophers all seem to agree the more that they knew 

[MOPO] John Green

[Ed Poole]

Does anyone know the status on John Green - Movie Poster Page?

I've been trying to get him for 2 months. No email responses. Now his phone is 
disconnected and his website just went offline.

You can email me direct

Thank you..

ed Poole
film accessory researcher
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MoviePosterDataBase.com
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MoviePosterArchives.org
HollywoodOnTheBayou.com
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Goldfinger (United Artists, 1964). Fine/Very Fine. Lobby Card (11" X 14").
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Dead 

Re: [MOPO] Auction winnings

[Alan Heimann]

Bruce That’s an excellent point ..I didn’t consider that they may be
processing stuff from their other auctions all funneling to the same
shipping dept

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 8:47 AM Bruce Hershenson 
wrote:

> Alan
>
> I DID wonder if LOTS of people would pay the $15, because that would
> completely negate the value, but it turns out that in our case it WAS
> enough to give people pause, and decide, "Maybe I can wait a while", and of
> course there is also the chance that yours will be near the top by sheer
> "luck of the draw" anyway.
>
> Only around five or ten people each time have been paying the $15, which
> has worked out great, because those DO go out right away, and then of
> course we do our best on the rest.
>
> And on the PropStore auction, I did not mean that the auction you bought
> from included props, but I (maybe wrongly) assumed they ALSO had other
> auctions running around the same time, and that would be packing them all
> at once.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
> <#m_3521879659530335570_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 7:39 AM Alan Heimann 
> wrote:
>
>> Oh brother where art thou?…so nice to hear from you Freeman ..please
>> chime in ever so often..some thoughts ..propstore , for me, is a new
>> venue..will get accustomed to their shipping schedules and hopefully they
>> will be able to add more staff for this purpose… I don’t have the auction
>> catalog in front of me, but this was  a poster auction. I don’t remember
>> many props being auctioned so I’m not sure how much special preparation is
>> involved with the shipping… We’re talking Posters, not Casablanca pianos…
>> Using Bruce as an example it was very clear when he switched his auction
>> schedule to selling thousands of posters that close over a three day period
>> the shipping times increased substantially, but we all got used to it. I
>> think the idea of adding a fee for those who wish to move their shipments
>> to the top of the list is an excellent idea… $15 is not a lot and I suppose
>> theoretically, though Bruce knows it wouldn’t happen, that all the buyers
>> would say sure I’ll pay $15 to have my stuff delivered first obviously
>> Then that wouldn’t work.. but let’s say you up that to $25 I think that
>> might give the avg buyer  pause before taking advantage of it ..maybe that
>> would be a good scenario prop store .. anyway, folks don’t be Man of
>> constant sorrow… Enjoy the summer… Best, Alan
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 1:05 AM David Kusumoto <
>> davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> *Bruce* is the gold standard about being transparent about every aspect
>>> in the buyer and seller equation - no guessing.  He also has a skill that
>>> he doesn't get enough credit for - which is calming nervous consignors
>>> about how their submissions will be handled and the potential risks
>>> involved if they have a set number they're stuck on.  Maybe now's NOT the
>>> right time, maybe it is, etc., no pressure.  His no reserve policy probably
>>> scares some people which is why the other houses will get the pieces only
>>> the rich can afford - but they don't get all of 'em.  His major sales still
>>> feature great items that WILL sell - hence they generate tons of traffic.
>>> He routinely sends advisories to winners about each step, e.g., to not
>>> expect their items right away (unless they're willing to pay extra).
>>> Every item is packed so solidly that his tubes and materials double as
>>> baseball bats / brown paper cut knives for people to carry while strolling
>>> through dodgy areas in any random city.
>>>
>>> Most of all - he is a master at MANAGING EXPECTATIONS, e.g., getting
>>> ahead of hiccups before people have a chance to query them in public.  This
>>> is why I RARELY see people on MoPo or on FB asking, "Hey, has anyone gotten
>>> their winnings yet from Bruce's auction three weeks ago?"  *Grey* is
>>> next on my awesome tree and he had a stellar debut at Propstore - so happy
>>> for him.  The touch he refined at Heritage is now in LA and that's great.
>>> And as far as contemporary release posters - *Dale* Dilts is my guy,
>>> e.g. first rate condition, super dealer for those of us who still buy
>>> posters as gifts - or as outright bribes for vulnerable elected officials
>>> with kids who are into fads.  These are just opinions and if I wrote any
>>> more I could list about 10 other names of people I consider solid.
>>> (Looking at you *Sue * Heim and *Walter *Reuben and *Helmut*.)
>>>
>>> That's all for now and BTW, *Freeman* Fisher - have really missed your
>>> contributions, hilarious as ever.  You and *Greg* Douglass and *Kirby*
>>> should take your act on the road. I never tire of retelling your story
>>> attending an advance MGM screening of 

Re: [MOPO] Auction winnings

[Tom Martin]

Great endorsement for Bruce David!!  What we learn about dealers and 
businesses overtime IT'S VERY SIMPLE TREAT EVERYBODY LIKE FAMILY AND I 
ALWAYS WOULD TELL MY CUSTOMERS IT'S NOT WHAT I HAVE TO DO BUT WHAT I 
WANT TO DO TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER HAPPY IT'S ABOUT SERVING OTHERS
Mistakes can be made honestly but we learn TO MAKE IT RIGHT EVEN IF IT 
MEANS REFUNDING OR REPLACING THE ITEM

PROPER PACKAGING IS OF UPMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE COLLECTIBLE INDUSTRY
AS a public service and for free when people call me with various 
collectibles I try to get them on the right track as far as who can help 
them if it's a specialty item like for instance baseball cards I know 
nothing about sports but I know AND FOR FREE WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME WITH 
VARIOUS COLLECTIBLES I TRY TO GET THEM ON THE RIGHT TRACK AS FAR AS WHO 
CAN HELP THEM IF IT'S A SPECIALTY ITEM LIKE FOR INSTANCE BASEBALL CARDS 
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SPORTS BUT I KNOW THAT BECKETT.COM IS THE GO TO 
PLACE that is the go to place TO GET VALUES

 AND THAT TY.COM DOES BEANIE BABIES

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY SOME DEALERS PULL THE WOOL OVER THE SELLERS 
EYES BY TELLING THEM THAT THEIR ITEMS ARE NOT WORTH ANY MONEY AND THEY 
DISCOURAGE THEM OF THEIR LIFELONG TREASURES THEY'VE SAVED
THEY DO THIS IS A TACTIC TO EITHER BUY THE ITEMS CHEAP OR CONFUSE THE 
SELLER WHEN I TALK DEALERS TELL THEM THE TRUTH AND JUST SAY IF YOU DON'T 
SELL IT I'LL MAKE YOU AN OFFER OF SUCH AND SUCH THAT WAY THE SELLER HAS 
A CHOICE OF GOING TO OTHER DEALERS AND THEY'RE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND 
RESPECT
SOMETIMES ALL WE CAN DO IS TAKE A WILD GUESS OF A BALLPARK VALUE IN THE 
OLD DAYS WE HAD THE POSTER PRICE ALMANAC THAT KIND OF CHARTED ALL THE 
SALES OF ALL THE AUCTIONS BUT ALL THOSE STATISTICS WENT OUT THE WINDOW 
WHEN AUCTION PRICES GARNERED NEW VALUES THAT WERE UNHEARD OF ONLY A FEW 
YEARS PRIOR BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT ANYTHING THESE DAYS 
BECAUSE THE SHIPPING SERVICES HAVE ALSO RAISE THE RATES DUE UNHEARD OF 
PRICES FROM A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED IN THE BUSINESS THEY WERE 
SHIPPING ITEMS OVERSEAS BY SHIPS WHO IS CALLED SURFACE MAIL AND WE CAN 
SELL BOOKS AND HEAVY ITEMS PRETTY REASONABLE BUT TIME NOW ALL THE 
SHIPPING IS DONE BY AIR NO IS NO OPTION for surface MAIL by boat
ITEMS SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR EUROPE HAS BECOME VERY EXPENSIVE 
TO SHIP I WAS USING A FIRM OUT OF GERMANY TO SHIFT SOME OF MY ITEMS THE 
LAST GUY SHIPPED ANY KIND OF QUANTITY

Hope that helps God bless everybody
TOM
HOLLYWOOD DREAM FACTORY®
SINCE 1977
PS -LAST WEEK I GOT A CALL FROM THE WOMAN IN THE PHILIPPINES ASKING ME 
TO DO A INTERVIEW WITH A BOOK AUTHOR ABOUT MY COMPANY IN HOLLYWOOD 
MEMORABILIA AND THEY SENT ME A LINK WHICH I DID NOT CLICK ON BECAUSE I 
THINK IT HAD A VIRUS OR SOMETHING WHO KNOWS THESE DAYS BUT THEY EMAILED 
ME BACK AND SAID THEY CANCELED THE INTERVIEW WHICH I WAS ELATED BECAUSE 
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS LEGITIMATE you're so go dUN
and Bradstreet used to call me TRYING TO DO SURVEYS ON HOW BUSINESS WAS 
OPERATED WHAT KIND OF SALES WE HAD AND ALL THAT AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THE 
TRUTH THAT IT WAS SIMPLE I WAS JUST HONEST WITH PEOPLE AND TREATED 
PEOPLE RIGHT HE SEEMED BAFFLED HOW MANY OF MY PREVIOUS SALES WERE MADE 
BY REFERRALS by people in the industry recommended me to OTHERS I DIDN'T 
HAVE ANY SPECIAL TALENTS OR WASN'T WELL FINANCED AT ALL IT WAS JUST 
SIMPLE FRIENDSHIPS WITH PEOPLE I WAS JUST THINKING HOW ADAM WEST GAVE ME 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL HIS BOOK NOT BECAUSE I WAS SO GREAT AT SELLING 
BUT HE LIKED MY IDEAS AND HE GAVE ME A CHANCE AND HE TOLD ME Tom what 
you have to remember is nobody really knows anything we're all guessing 
the best we can and if I had some up every profession
Mysteries proven in medical in law, and especially in the entertainment 
business that's why there is no such formula for about anything 
including products except one thing Mel BlanC told me when I ask Him IN 
1976 NOVEMBER AT THE HAMBURGER HAMLET IN BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA CAN I 
BE HONEST AND STAY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HE SAID YES YOU CAN 
JUST REMEMBER THERE ARE SOME GOOD DAYS AND SOME NOT SO GOOD DAYS DO YOU 
PASSED TO NETWORK WITH THE GOOD GUYS HOW IS THE BEST ADVICE AND WISDOM I 
EVER RECEIVED IN MY ENTERTAINMENT CAREER And it still stands true today


DECEPTION AND DISHONESTY ALWAYS CATCHES UP WITH EVERYONE YOU CAN FOOL 
SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME BUT NOT ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME

BEST TO ALL
GOD BLESS
TOM

On 2023-06-14 01:05, David Kusumoto wrote:

BRUCE is the gold standard about being transparent about every aspect
in the buyer and seller equation - no guessing. He also has a skill
that he doesn't get enough credit for - which is calming nervous
consignors about how their submissions will be handled and the
potential risks involved if they have a set number they're stuck on.
Maybe now's NOT the right time, maybe it is, etc., no pressure. His no
reserve policy probably scares some people which is why the other
houses will get the pieces only the rich can 

Re: [MOPO] Auction winnings

[Bruce Hershenson]

Alan

I DID wonder if LOTS of people would pay the $15, because that would
completely negate the value, but it turns out that in our case it WAS
enough to give people pause, and decide, "Maybe I can wait a while", and of
course there is also the chance that yours will be near the top by sheer
"luck of the draw" anyway.

Only around five or ten people each time have been paying the $15, which
has worked out great, because those DO go out right away, and then of
course we do our best on the rest.

And on the PropStore auction, I did not mean that the auction you bought
from included props, but I (maybe wrongly) assumed they ALSO had other
auctions running around the same time, and that would be packing them all
at once.

Bruce


Virus-free.www.avg.com

<#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 7:39 AM Alan Heimann  wrote:

> Oh brother where art thou?…so nice to hear from you Freeman ..please chime
> in ever so often..some thoughts ..propstore , for me, is a new venue..will
> get accustomed to their shipping schedules and hopefully they will be able
> to add more staff for this purpose… I don’t have the auction catalog in
> front of me, but this was  a poster auction. I don’t remember many props
> being auctioned so I’m not sure how much special preparation is involved
> with the shipping… We’re talking Posters, not Casablanca pianos… Using
> Bruce as an example it was very clear when he switched his auction schedule
> to selling thousands of posters that close over a three day period the
> shipping times increased substantially, but we all got used to it. I think
> the idea of adding a fee for those who wish to move their shipments to the
> top of the list is an excellent idea… $15 is not a lot and I suppose
> theoretically, though Bruce knows it wouldn’t happen, that all the buyers
> would say sure I’ll pay $15 to have my stuff delivered first obviously
> Then that wouldn’t work.. but let’s say you up that to $25 I think that
> might give the avg buyer  pause before taking advantage of it ..maybe that
> would be a good scenario prop store .. anyway, folks don’t be Man of
> constant sorrow… Enjoy the summer… Best, Alan
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 1:05 AM David Kusumoto 
> wrote:
>
>> *Bruce* is the gold standard about being transparent about every aspect
>> in the buyer and seller equation - no guessing.  He also has a skill that
>> he doesn't get enough credit for - which is calming nervous consignors
>> about how their submissions will be handled and the potential risks
>> involved if they have a set number they're stuck on.  Maybe now's NOT the
>> right time, maybe it is, etc., no pressure.  His no reserve policy probably
>> scares some people which is why the other houses will get the pieces only
>> the rich can afford - but they don't get all of 'em.  His major sales still
>> feature great items that WILL sell - hence they generate tons of traffic.
>> He routinely sends advisories to winners about each step, e.g., to not
>> expect their items right away (unless they're willing to pay extra).
>> Every item is packed so solidly that his tubes and materials double as
>> baseball bats / brown paper cut knives for people to carry while strolling
>> through dodgy areas in any random city.
>>
>> Most of all - he is a master at MANAGING EXPECTATIONS, e.g., getting
>> ahead of hiccups before people have a chance to query them in public.  This
>> is why I RARELY see people on MoPo or on FB asking, "Hey, has anyone gotten
>> their winnings yet from Bruce's auction three weeks ago?"  *Grey* is
>> next on my awesome tree and he had a stellar debut at Propstore - so happy
>> for him.  The touch he refined at Heritage is now in LA and that's great.
>> And as far as contemporary release posters - *Dale* Dilts is my guy,
>> e.g. first rate condition, super dealer for those of us who still buy
>> posters as gifts - or as outright bribes for vulnerable elected officials
>> with kids who are into fads.  These are just opinions and if I wrote any
>> more I could list about 10 other names of people I consider solid.
>> (Looking at you *Sue * Heim and *Walter *Reuben and *Helmut*.)
>>
>> That's all for now and BTW, *Freeman* Fisher - have really missed your
>> contributions, hilarious as ever.  You and *Greg* Douglass and *Kirby*
>> should take your act on the road. I never tire of retelling your story
>> attending an advance MGM screening of "2001" back in 1968. - d.
>>
>> --
>> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Freeman
>> Fisher <0016869468b6-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 13, 2023 7:18 PM
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>> *Subject:* Re: Auction winnings
>>
>>
>> MOPOers
>> Okay I need to weigh in on this mild kerfluffel regarding Prop 

Re: [MOPO] Auction winnings

[Alan Heimann]

Oh brother where art thou?…so nice to hear from you Freeman ..please chime
in ever so often..some thoughts ..propstore , for me, is a new venue..will
get accustomed to their shipping schedules and hopefully they will be able
to add more staff for this purpose… I don’t have the auction catalog in
front of me, but this was  a poster auction. I don’t remember many props
being auctioned so I’m not sure how much special preparation is involved
with the shipping… We’re talking Posters, not Casablanca pianos… Using
Bruce as an example it was very clear when he switched his auction schedule
to selling thousands of posters that close over a three day period the
shipping times increased substantially, but we all got used to it. I think
the idea of adding a fee for those who wish to move their shipments to the
top of the list is an excellent idea… $15 is not a lot and I suppose
theoretically, though Bruce knows it wouldn’t happen, that all the buyers
would say sure I’ll pay $15 to have my stuff delivered first obviously
Then that wouldn’t work.. but let’s say you up that to $25 I think that
might give the avg buyer  pause before taking advantage of it ..maybe that
would be a good scenario prop store .. anyway, folks don’t be Man of
constant sorrow… Enjoy the summer… Best, Alan

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 1:05 AM David Kusumoto 
wrote:

> *Bruce* is the gold standard about being transparent about every aspect
> in the buyer and seller equation - no guessing.  He also has a skill that
> he doesn't get enough credit for - which is calming nervous consignors
> about how their submissions will be handled and the potential risks
> involved if they have a set number they're stuck on.  Maybe now's NOT the
> right time, maybe it is, etc., no pressure.  His no reserve policy probably
> scares some people which is why the other houses will get the pieces only
> the rich can afford - but they don't get all of 'em.  His major sales still
> feature great items that WILL sell - hence they generate tons of traffic.
> He routinely sends advisories to winners about each step, e.g., to not
> expect their items right away (unless they're willing to pay extra).
> Every item is packed so solidly that his tubes and materials double as
> baseball bats / brown paper cut knives for people to carry while strolling
> through dodgy areas in any random city.
>
> Most of all - he is a master at MANAGING EXPECTATIONS, e.g., getting ahead
> of hiccups before people have a chance to query them in public.  This is
> why I RARELY see people on MoPo or on FB asking, "Hey, has anyone gotten
> their winnings yet from Bruce's auction three weeks ago?"  *Grey* is next
> on my awesome tree and he had a stellar debut at Propstore - so happy for
> him.  The touch he refined at Heritage is now in LA and that's great.  And
> as far as contemporary release posters - *Dale* Dilts is my guy, e.g.
> first rate condition, super dealer for those of us who still buy posters as
> gifts - or as outright bribes for vulnerable elected officials with kids
> who are into fads.  These are just opinions and if I wrote any more I could
> list about 10 other names of people I consider solid.  (Looking at you *Sue
> * Heim and *Walter *Reuben and *Helmut*.)
>
> That's all for now and BTW, *Freeman* Fisher - have really missed your
> contributions, hilarious as ever.  You and *Greg* Douglass and *Kirby*
> should take your act on the road. I never tire of retelling your story
> attending an advance MGM screening of "2001" back in 1968. - d.
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Freeman
> Fisher <0016869468b6-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 13, 2023 7:18 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: Auction winnings
>
>
> MOPOers
> Okay I need to weigh in on this mild kerfluffel regarding Prop Store,
> shipping charges etc.
> All of you know I work at Goldberg Coins and Collectible as the Director
> of the division.  It’s my baby and that includes collections and shipping.
> The challenges are huge and besides myself there are three others.
> First bringing the auction to market, it’s never easy and it’s exhausting.
> Then two to three weeks later its auction time (in my case usually two
> days, may be three this July it got so huge)
>
> The first issue is reconciling the auction and sending invoices.  We can’t
> automate by single lots because 85% of bidders buy more than one item.  It
> could be Laurel & Hardy signed photo and a guitar signed by the Bee Gees.
> How can any computer anticipate accurately shipping or whether possible to
> combine?  That is a manually configured challenge.
>
> Then billing,  dealing with a lot of new folks.   We have been burned so
> many times by card fraud  we like to wait three days with a card before
> shipping to see if rejected. It happens a lot.   Those are frequently easy
> to ferret out because they are always desperate to have  the item sent
> because it’s a birthday