[MOPO] MOPO-my Arnold Schwarzenegger story-to inspire others and make myself useful

[Tom Martin]

One day in 2007 after my recent divorce I was trying to get my business 
back on its feet after completing a chapter 13 reorganization and 
getting divorced and having to buy another house and I was financially 
bust I still had my inventory and I still had inventory and my 
manufacturing equipment to make movie real clocks in clapboards and 
directors megaphone


So I was in my van with my son and the phone rang and they said this is 
Arnold Schwarzenegger's office we would like to place an order for some 
of your clipboards I thought it was some kind of a joke or a scam and I 
said yeah right I'm Mickey Mouse they said no we're serious we would 
like to buy your clipboards at the time Arnold was governor of 
California I thought why would the governor of California want to order 
clapboards from me?
Well it turns out it was true he wanted to give away clipboards at the 
governors conference where all the governors of the United States gather 
and have some kind of convention I believe the actual event was in 2008 
so I got the gig end it was in a good timing because I really needed the 
cash flow because my house payments were $1084 a month and Lehman 
brothers who was my lender how do locked me into a interest rate of like 
9% $1084 a month house payment but it was all I could get because the 
housing bubble was starting to burst so Arnold's order was a good shot 
in the arm what's been funny yes I received a package in the mail after 
I did the order and it had a signed 8 x 10 picture of him holding the 
clapboard at a podium and was in a presentation folder from the 
governors office of California I never asked for a signed picture he 
just did it is a kind gesture I was very thankful I actually sent him a 
couple Steve Reeves movie poster  as w a thank you


I also received an order for a nonprofit group called after school all 
stars that I think Arnold was part of they ordered clapboards to give 
out is awards two kids and I found out later Arnold what is the one who 
started after school all stars so I think he was giving me work then I 
didn't even know about was connected to him he seems to be a very humble 
guy who is very thankful and tries to help other people out


So then he has the newsletter emails me each morning at like four or 5 
o'clock in the morning call the pump club and it offers advice on diet 
and exercise and mental health and all kinds of things to try to inspire 
others I keep asking him what about the spirit? Yes I believe both he 
and Sylvester Stallone are Christians so I've been pleading with him to 
discuss faith as I believe the pyramid of life is body mind and Spirit 
are combined anyways every morning I get the pump club newsletter and I 
recommend it to everyone on Mopo also Arnold holds his Arnold classic in 
Columbus Ohio every year so he's really close and I understand why he 
comes to Ohio and she was good friends with the founder of nationwide 
insurance Company JIM Arnold speaks all the time of friendships with 
people in the industry and people that gave him a break when he was just 
starting his father Gustav gave him the foundation of hard work and 
being useful


What really impressed me about the guy the most is his ability to admit 
mistakes as he had a out of wedlock child with his housekeeper and it 
really damaged his family and his relationship with Maria Shriver his 
wife the fact the courage to admit he made mistakes and he acknowledged 
his son Joseph really impressed me because I am an out of wedlock child 
myself and I was never acknowledged by my dad until late in life and 
then he died in 1994 and I never had the chance to even meet him 
face-to-face I for gave my dad but I admit it was very hurtful to me to 
experience that furthermore my dad married a airline stewardess and they 
named her son Tom my dad's name was also Tom and I have a half brother 
name Tom and my son is named Tom be a TV show


So Arnold has a new book out ironically called be useful and I called my 
local library Toledo public library and I said why don't you bring 
Arnold to Toledo and he could do a talk in a book signing at the 
Stranahan center a 2000 Seat theater that has hosted many authors book 
signings I saw Peter Bogdanovich there myself
And I think Caroline Kennedy debuted her book there also one year so I 
made the phone call and she did the idea in the special events 
coordinators at the library and I tried to post on Facebook to Arnold to 
give him the idea to come to Toledo we are in close proximity between 
Columbus Detroit and Cleveland 150 miles either direction so who knows 
if you don't try you never know and I was trying to be useful

here is Arnolds Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/arnold

Phillip Kainbacher is from Austria and rides bikes with Arnold and maybe 
he can inspire him to come to Toledo...
I am still healing from all my physical issues.. But i can still blab 
onthephone so perhaps i could get Media to cover itas wellas work with 

Re: [MOPO] Aw: [MOPO] I am very proud of what the 21 eMoviePoster.com staff members have accomplished!

[Tom Martin]

Bruce if its like all my food vendors they have taked about 1/4 less.. 
My Nature valley granola bars are about  a fraction of whete theywere 
and i get breakfast Burritos...it seems to be the new norm... I look at 
it as a diet so i dont overeat stuff... so its ok However it seems food 
vendors are cutting portions///



 so make sure you factor that in the Hersheys bars.. perhaps they wont 
do that..lets hope;;;
That has to costa fortune.. last  time i gave candy it was 1.00 store  
tootsie rolls mini rolls :) yes i am  bigspender- Frugal or some may say 
cheap and broke..:)



Have a good Halloween event..
I have not handed out Halloween the last few years,, because of my 
surgery


I would probably scare the kids:)

Tom
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977




On 2023-10-04 13:30, Helmut Hamm wrote:

That's what, like 100 candy bars for every West Plains resident? ;-)

AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER I INTEND TO PASS OUT 2,200+ FULL-SIZE CANDY
BARS TO WEST PLAINS RESIDENTS!

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Some Like It Hot (United Artists, 1959). Folded, Very Fine. Half Sheet (22" X 
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The Creature Walks Among Us (Universal International, 1956). Very Fine. Title 
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The Dark Knight (Warner Bros., 2008). Rolled, Very Fine. One Sheet (27" X 40") 
DS Advance, "Why So Serious?" Style.
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They Live (Universal, 1988). Rolled, Very Fine+. One Sheet (27" X 39.5") DS.
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The Who at the Cow Palace (1973). Rolled, Fine/Very Fine. Concert Poster (19" X 
25.5") David Singer Artwork.
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The Caddy (Paramount, 1953). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").
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Aliens (Polfilm, 1987). Folded, Very Fine+. Polish One Sheet (26.5" X 37") 
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Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[Tom Martin]

halo all.. mopo
so we all can make errors,.. surprise
Brucee caught the hairy belt.. that happened many years ago..I gave my 
sona star wars insert and he got it signed by Petere Mayhew and David 
Prowse In Detro it in late 90?? we also went to 1st star wars 
celebration in Denver and met producer of episode one andanthony Daniels 
and Drew Struzan signed like 4 one sheets of episode one,, - great 
memories
recentlyu my son had a tooth infection..it affects the mind, Brain. so 
he got medical help..they had him on mental health drugs for PTSD andbi 
polar..the medical industry makes mistakes.. why my footwass amputated 
was the dr was supset Trump didnt win and would not give me 
antibiotics!!! answer I FORGave him butsure i kinda liked to walk... 
same with china..they made me defend a trademark ive used since 1977 
because theywanted my name tosell same stuffi sold...thepatentoffice 
told me dont worry -God has your back,, well I forgave them as covid 
happened and it Killed many china people too... PLus it killed the foot 
doc 3 months after my foot was cut off


Allen Day, Alan Adler.. David, Bruce, what iive learned is just do the 
best you can andmostwill understand issues..and ifthey continue to do 
dishonest stuff stop buying from them




some of my suplliers in German would send me orders without payment up 
front as they trusted me..alsoOne customer Lloyds camera in Hollywood 
would pay me extra on the invoice he said Tom your prices are too 
chep... I remember years ago Michael Savageua of PO_Flake posters in 
Illinois had a 4 color catalog and great reproductions well done... 
Marty ended up buying them alli bout a few..\\


life is short- I suggest we all just help each other..Rich and David 
know lots of great info as well as bruce.. - Jason asked me to consign 
to himandleft me a good feedback after he bought my talking poster sound 
devises  years ago... seemed likea good guy.. as we all know disasters 
can happen.. my basement flooded in Feb 2023and yet we learn to 
adapt..i Remeber the California fire Davisd had the Floods ed and sue 
had around Katrina...many have adapted to Moves. death,, etc..
I pray for youall that life will be safeand healthy...we are all getting 
older i am 67 andits getting harder to do anything.. But its 
possible/.//


with Unconditional Love, Forgiveness and God regardless if you are 
christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu. or agnostic.

or Buddhist
Peace and love
 all the best to everyone
Tom
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977

Iam giving thanks forall of you... one guy Grege eggbert used to 
Burbinthe phone was rude and angered and would get upset ifi didntsell 
him allthe quantitys i hadinstock...ifi had 500 he wanted them all.. 
what i realized the guy was verysad and upsetat everyone..I tried to 
justtreat him with respectandTold him i felt bad..his parrot flew away a 
Mccaw..and i could see he was very dstressed..His dad was part od 
studabker cars so he had money... people can get obsessed over 
stuff..its a illness..myanswer was forgive andjusst hope they get 
better,,but yes it is very hard when people.break dealsor promices


Arnold has a new book coming out with 7 Ruleds he lived by to make his 
fortunehe has some good advice on health anddietand exercise... you may 
want to put it in your Library,,,its called- Be Useful


Arnolds a good guy butlik us all he made some mistakes
 Best to all




On 2023-10-04 08:42, allen day wrote:

By the by .. you spelled my name incorrectly

A-L-L-E-N, not Alan

(aaand yes, I know I am not the guy mentioned in your post)

ad

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM David Kusumoto
 wrote:


* WELL CONSIDERING THAT PETER IS THE FOUNDER OF MOVIEPOSTEREXCHANGE,
of course he'd prefer that none of these complaints were brought up
publicly in the first place. I didn't. Others did. And of course he
- and you, the owner of MOVIEPOSTERBID [1] - prefer that only people
with complaints should talk about this - (in public) - while
everyone else should keep their mouths shut. _WELL, THAT'S NOT
GONNA HAPPEN SO LONG AS YOU KEEP STRINGING THINGS OUT WITH INSULTS -
OVER WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DONE DEAL._

* BUT GUESS WHAT, YOU'RE NOT A COMPLAINANT EITHER. You're just an
amicus brief for "aggrieved" merchants - while I see myself as being
a friend to both customers AND merchants - armed with far less
poison. So your involvement, your whole line of argument is beyond
contradictory - because it's a line travels a complete circle back
to yourself, and you have a blind spot so big that you can't even
see it.

* I'VE GOT NO BEEF WITH PETER and regard him highly, at least
compared to his former biz partner back in the day who had a promo
for a famous Fritz Lang 3-sheet that was seized shortly after it
went up. I should have probably shut up about that too, huh. Not my
place, right? But ok for the Hollywood

Reporter and other news outlets to chime in. *shrug*



* MEANWHILE, YOU SHOULD CLEAN UP YOUR OWN HOUSE OF CARDS in relation
to movie poster 

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[Tommy Barr]

Sorry, David, but I think this diatribe of character assassination goes
beyond anything that we should be dealing with on Mopo - it's personal and
vindictive. Rich may not be blameless in this matter but you go beyond the
pale here.

Tommy

On Wed, 4 Oct 2023, 13:00 David Kusumoto, 
wrote:

> ** Well considering that Peter is the founder of MoviePosterExchange, *of
> course he'd prefer that none of these complaints were brought up publicly
> in the first place. I didn't. Others did.  And of course he - and you, the
> owner of *MoviePosterBid  *- prefer
> that only people with complaints should talk about this - (in public) -
> while everyone else should keep their mouths shut.  *Well, that's not
> gonna happen so long as you keep stringing things out with insults - over
> what I thought was a done deal.*
>
> ** But guess what, you're not a complainant either. *You're just an
> amicus brief for "aggrieved" merchants - while I see myself as being a
> friend to both customers AND merchants - armed with far less poison.  So
> your involvement, your whole line of argument is beyond contradictory -
> because it's a line travels a complete circle back to yourself, and you
> have a blind spot so big that you can't even see it.
>
> ** I've got no beef with Peter* and regard him highly, at least compared
> to his former biz partner back in the day who had a promo for a famous
> Fritz Lang 3-sheet that was seized shortly after it went up. I should have
> probably shut up about that too, huh.  Not my place, right?  But ok for the
> Hollywood
> Reporter and other news outlets to chime in. *shrug*
>
> 
>
> ** Meanwhile, you should clean up your own house of cards* in relation to
> movie poster auctions - before defending or slagging the operations of any
> poster re-seller you love or hate. Your incessant defecation of movie
> posters as a terrible investment collectible in relation to other
> collectibles - is YOUR trademark message, at least compared to your stock
> in trade, i.e., comics. You never stop making this point - betwixt and
> between commenting on the news of the day as if you're Paul Krugman or Wm.
> F. Buckley. OK, point made, we get it, along with your over-use of the
> word, "analog" to compare different categories of collectibles like some
> high-falutin' art professor at Columbia. Don't really disagree.
>
> ** You may have 40-60 years expertise as a hustler / salesman* - but your
> public slagging of posters only arrives after several sputtering / failed
> merry-go-rounds on your part - trying to make a go of posters as a
> profitable auction enterprise for yourself.  Hence the reason why the
> "auction" portion of your creation, *movieposterbid.com*
>  - is a moribund reminder of that
> failure.  It's a fixed price site today - with no auctions for, well, maybe
> as long as three years now.  Guess there's no need to update that page.
> There's always hope.
>
> ** Unlike the Bruces, the Greys, the two Johns, the Helmuts, the Sams, the
> Kirbs and Alans and Dales and on-and-on *- (sorry to drag you guys into
> this but you are who I trust, no need to respond) - who continue to
> co-exist with great reputations among customers AND with fellow merchants.
> *Mensches all.*
>
> 
>
> ** I know what people say about me is not complimentary*. But when you're
> gonna die sooner rather than later, fewer years ahead than behind - you
> don't really care.  I do try to be fair.
>
> ** But I don't think you yourself really KNOWS what people say about you -
> and if you do* - you likely wear your short-fuse temper like a
> self-hating badge of honor. You can't stop getting personal in your
> writing, in my view projecting an aura that suggests that you see yourself
> as a Tony Soprano hit-man or a self-appointed MoPo policeman - (a job that
> only belongs to Scott Burns) - to counterpoint or to kill anyone who
> disagrees by pounding them into tomorrow. So I'm trying that playbook in
> response to your latest insult to see how it feels - trying to not sound
> too crass.
>
> ** In my view, your rude articulation skills *have never been a good look
> that persuades others who are armed with hilarious stories collected and
> shared about your own quirks, proclivities and tastes. But I guess this
> doesn't matter because you can't be hurt at MoPo because posters aren't
> your bag except to acquire something for yourself.
>
> ** Your aptitude for warm personal relations is a big fail,* closer to a
> wannabe Lee J. Cobb character - (a great actor, BTW) - in "On the
> Waterfront," you know, "Hit 'em first before they hit you, every man for
> himself, we're a law-abiding union." (Furtively hides his guns in the
> safe.)  You humble brag your resume but it arrives shortly before you get
> fed up and use euphemisms for, "You're a dead man" - e.g., like that time
> you physically threatened another person on these boards - whose posts you
> didn't 

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[David Kusumoto]

But you are, Allen!  I use a full keyboard and just rattled off random names of 
people with whom I've written to or received personal notes from.  John Reid 
and John Hazelton and Alan Adler and Allen Day and a whole host of others like 
Tom and Sue and Greg and Kirb, pretty much the same group including the gallery 
owners like Sam and Matt.  I miss Adrian Cowdry the most perhaps because his 
emails were a riot.  I've long patched up my issues with the dealers from the 
late 90s and early 2000s who just couldn't stand my MCW-length essays but there 
are still a lot of people (nearly all dealers) - who aren't shy telling me I'm 
full of s### every time I show up.  Cheers!

From: allen day 
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 5:42 AM
To: David Kusumoto 
Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Not responding

By the by .. you spelled my name incorrectly

A-L-L-E-N, not Alan

(aaand yes, I know I am not the guy mentioned in your post)

ad

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM David Kusumoto 
mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
* Well considering that Peter is the founder of MoviePosterExchange, of course 
he'd prefer that none of these complaints were brought up publicly in the first 
place. I didn't. Others did.  And of course he - and you, the owner of 
MoviePosterBid - prefer that only people 
with complaints should talk about this - (in public) - while everyone else 
should keep their mouths shut.  Well, that's not gonna happen so long as you 
keep stringing things out with insults - over what I thought was a done deal.

[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4132/iKpwC5.jpg?trnonsuspmrk=1=1]
* But guess what, you're not a complainant either. You're just an amicus brief 
for "aggrieved" merchants - while I see myself as being a friend to both 
customers AND merchants - armed with far less poison.  So your involvement, 
your whole line of argument is beyond contradictory - because it's a line 
travels a complete circle back to yourself, and you have a blind spot so big 
that you can't even see it.

* I've got no beef with Peter and regard him highly, at least compared to his 
former biz partner back in the day who had a promo for a famous Fritz Lang 
3-sheet that was seized shortly after it went up. I should have probably shut 
up about that too, huh.  Not my place, right?  But ok for the Hollywood
Reporter and other news outlets to chime in. *shrug*



* Meanwhile, you should clean up your own house of cards in relation to movie 
poster auctions - before defending or slagging the operations of any poster 
re-seller you love or hate. Your incessant defecation of movie posters as a 
terrible investment collectible in relation to other collectibles - is YOUR 
trademark message, at least compared to your stock in trade, i.e., comics. You 
never stop making this point - betwixt and between commenting on the news of 
the day as if you're Paul Krugman or Wm. F. Buckley. OK, point made, we get it, 
along with your over-use of the word, "analog" to compare different categories 
of collectibles like some high-falutin' art professor at Columbia. Don't really 
disagree.

* You may have 40-60 years expertise as a hustler / salesman - but your public 
slagging of posters only arrives after several sputtering / failed 
merry-go-rounds on your part - trying to make a go of posters as a profitable 
auction enterprise for yourself.  Hence the reason why the "auction" portion of 
your creation, movieposterbid.com - is a 
moribund reminder of that failure.  It's a fixed price site today - with no 
auctions for, well, maybe as long as three years now.  Guess there's no need to 
update that page.  There's always hope.

* Unlike the Bruces, the Greys, the two Johns, the Helmuts, the Sams, the Kirbs 
and Alans and Dales and on-and-on - (sorry to drag you guys into this but you 
are who I trust, no need to respond) - who continue to co-exist with great 
reputations among customers AND with fellow merchants. *Mensches all.*



* I know what people say about me is not complimentary. But when you're gonna 
die sooner rather than later, fewer years ahead than behind - you don't really 
care.  I do try to be fair.

* But I don't think you yourself really KNOWS what people say about you - and 
if you do - you likely wear your short-fuse temper like a self-hating badge of 
honor. You can't stop getting personal in your writing, in my view projecting 
an aura that suggests that you see yourself as a Tony Soprano hit-man or a 
self-appointed MoPo policeman - (a job that only belongs to Scott Burns) - to 
counterpoint or to kill anyone who disagrees by pounding them into tomorrow. So 
I'm trying that playbook in response to your latest insult to see how it feels 
- trying to not sound too crass.

* In my view, your rude articulation skills have never been a good look that 
persuades others who are armed with 

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[allen day]

By the by .. you spelled my name incorrectly

A-L-L-E-N, not Alan

(aaand yes, I know I am not the guy mentioned in your post)

ad

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM David Kusumoto 
wrote:

> ** Well considering that Peter is the founder of MoviePosterExchange, *of
> course he'd prefer that none of these complaints were brought up publicly
> in the first place. I didn't. Others did.  And of course he - and you, the
> owner of *MoviePosterBid  *- prefer
> that only people with complaints should talk about this - (in public) -
> while everyone else should keep their mouths shut.  *Well, that's not
> gonna happen so long as you keep stringing things out with insults - over
> what I thought was a done deal.*
>
> ** But guess what, you're not a complainant either. *You're just an
> amicus brief for "aggrieved" merchants - while I see myself as being a
> friend to both customers AND merchants - armed with far less poison.  So
> your involvement, your whole line of argument is beyond contradictory -
> because it's a line travels a complete circle back to yourself, and you
> have a blind spot so big that you can't even see it.
>
> ** I've got no beef with Peter* and regard him highly, at least compared
> to his former biz partner back in the day who had a promo for a famous
> Fritz Lang 3-sheet that was seized shortly after it went up. I should have
> probably shut up about that too, huh.  Not my place, right?  But ok for the
> Hollywood
> Reporter and other news outlets to chime in. *shrug*
>
> 
>
> ** Meanwhile, you should clean up your own house of cards* in relation to
> movie poster auctions - before defending or slagging the operations of any
> poster re-seller you love or hate. Your incessant defecation of movie
> posters as a terrible investment collectible in relation to other
> collectibles - is YOUR trademark message, at least compared to your stock
> in trade, i.e., comics. You never stop making this point - betwixt and
> between commenting on the news of the day as if you're Paul Krugman or Wm.
> F. Buckley. OK, point made, we get it, along with your over-use of the
> word, "analog" to compare different categories of collectibles like some
> high-falutin' art professor at Columbia. Don't really disagree.
>
> ** You may have 40-60 years expertise as a hustler / salesman* - but your
> public slagging of posters only arrives after several sputtering / failed
> merry-go-rounds on your part - trying to make a go of posters as a
> profitable auction enterprise for yourself.  Hence the reason why the
> "auction" portion of your creation, *movieposterbid.com*
>  - is a moribund reminder of that
> failure.  It's a fixed price site today - with no auctions for, well, maybe
> as long as three years now.  Guess there's no need to update that page.
> There's always hope.
>
> ** Unlike the Bruces, the Greys, the two Johns, the Helmuts, the Sams, the
> Kirbs and Alans and Dales and on-and-on *- (sorry to drag you guys into
> this but you are who I trust, no need to respond) - who continue to
> co-exist with great reputations among customers AND with fellow merchants.
> *Mensches all.*
>
> 
>
> ** I know what people say about me is not complimentary*. But when you're
> gonna die sooner rather than later, fewer years ahead than behind - you
> don't really care.  I do try to be fair.
>
> ** But I don't think you yourself really KNOWS what people say about you -
> and if you do* - you likely wear your short-fuse temper like a
> self-hating badge of honor. You can't stop getting personal in your
> writing, in my view projecting an aura that suggests that you see yourself
> as a Tony Soprano hit-man or a self-appointed MoPo policeman - (a job that
> only belongs to Scott Burns) - to counterpoint or to kill anyone who
> disagrees by pounding them into tomorrow. So I'm trying that playbook in
> response to your latest insult to see how it feels - trying to not sound
> too crass.
>
> ** In my view, your rude articulation skills *have never been a good look
> that persuades others who are armed with hilarious stories collected and
> shared about your own quirks, proclivities and tastes. But I guess this
> doesn't matter because you can't be hurt at MoPo because posters aren't
> your bag except to acquire something for yourself.
>
> ** Your aptitude for warm personal relations is a big fail,* closer to a
> wannabe Lee J. Cobb character - (a great actor, BTW) - in "On the
> Waterfront," you know, "Hit 'em first before they hit you, every man for
> himself, we're a law-abiding union." (Furtively hides his guns in the
> safe.)  You humble brag your resume but it arrives shortly before you get
> fed up and use euphemisms for, "You're a dead man" - e.g., like that time
> you physically threatened another person on these boards - whose posts you
> didn't like. All documented.
>
> 
>
> ** Your writing might be relatable to others of your type *- but I 

Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[David Kusumoto]

* Well considering that Peter is the founder of MoviePosterExchange, of course 
he'd prefer that none of these complaints were brought up publicly in the first 
place. I didn't. Others did.  And of course he - and you, the owner of 
MoviePosterBid - prefer that only people 
with complaints should talk about this - (in public) - while everyone else 
should keep their mouths shut.  Well, that's not gonna happen so long as you 
keep stringing things out with insults - over what I thought was a done deal.

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* But guess what, you're not a complainant either. You're just an amicus brief 
for "aggrieved" merchants - while I see myself as being a friend to both 
customers AND merchants - armed with far less poison.  So your involvement, 
your whole line of argument is beyond contradictory - because it's a line 
travels a complete circle back to yourself, and you have a blind spot so big 
that you can't even see it.

* I've got no beef with Peter and regard him highly, at least compared to his 
former biz partner back in the day who had a promo for a famous Fritz Lang 
3-sheet that was seized shortly after it went up. I should have probably shut 
up about that too, huh.  Not my place, right?  But ok for the Hollywood
Reporter and other news outlets to chime in. *shrug*



* Meanwhile, you should clean up your own house of cards in relation to movie 
poster auctions - before defending or slagging the operations of any poster 
re-seller you love or hate. Your incessant defecation of movie posters as a 
terrible investment collectible in relation to other collectibles - is YOUR 
trademark message, at least compared to your stock in trade, i.e., comics. You 
never stop making this point - betwixt and between commenting on the news of 
the day as if you're Paul Krugman or Wm. F. Buckley. OK, point made, we get it, 
along with your over-use of the word, "analog" to compare different categories 
of collectibles like some high-falutin' art professor at Columbia. Don't really 
disagree.

* You may have 40-60 years expertise as a hustler / salesman - but your public 
slagging of posters only arrives after several sputtering / failed 
merry-go-rounds on your part - trying to make a go of posters as a profitable 
auction enterprise for yourself.  Hence the reason why the "auction" portion of 
your creation, movieposterbid.com - is a 
moribund reminder of that failure.  It's a fixed price site today - with no 
auctions for, well, maybe as long as three years now.  Guess there's no need to 
update that page.  There's always hope.

* Unlike the Bruces, the Greys, the two Johns, the Helmuts, the Sams, the Kirbs 
and Alans and Dales and on-and-on - (sorry to drag you guys into this but you 
are who I trust, no need to respond) - who continue to co-exist with great 
reputations among customers AND with fellow merchants. *Mensches all.*



* I know what people say about me is not complimentary. But when you're gonna 
die sooner rather than later, fewer years ahead than behind - you don't really 
care.  I do try to be fair.

* But I don't think you yourself really KNOWS what people say about you - and 
if you do - you likely wear your short-fuse temper like a self-hating badge of 
honor. You can't stop getting personal in your writing, in my view projecting 
an aura that suggests that you see yourself as a Tony Soprano hit-man or a 
self-appointed MoPo policeman - (a job that only belongs to Scott Burns) - to 
counterpoint or to kill anyone who disagrees by pounding them into tomorrow. So 
I'm trying that playbook in response to your latest insult to see how it feels 
- trying to not sound too crass.

* In my view, your rude articulation skills have never been a good look that 
persuades others who are armed with hilarious stories collected and shared 
about your own quirks, proclivities and tastes. But I guess this doesn't matter 
because you can't be hurt at MoPo because posters aren't your bag except to 
acquire something for yourself.

* Your aptitude for warm personal relations is a big fail, closer to a wannabe 
Lee J. Cobb character - (a great actor, BTW) - in "On the Waterfront," you 
know, "Hit 'em first before they hit you, every man for himself, we're a 
law-abiding union." (Furtively hides his guns in the safe.)  You humble brag 
your resume but it arrives shortly before you get fed up and use euphemisms 
for, "You're a dead man" - e.g., like that time you physically threatened 
another person on these boards - whose posts you didn't like. All documented.



* Your writing might be relatable to others of your type - but I don't think 
it's relatable to the customer equation - unless that customer is a re-seller 
YOU know personally. It exposes you as being egregiously one-sided with no flex 
for other opinions - even when contrarian opinions belong to merchants who are 

[MOPO] Part I of our Halloween Auction formerly contained a "hairy belt" Star Wars Style A repro

[Bruce Hershenson]

*As endless collectors have contacted us, Part I of our Halloween Auction
formerly contained a "hairy belt" Star Wars Style A repro.Of course it has
now been ended.What happened? We were flooded with last minute posters (we
ended with 2,886 in all) and this was one of the very last ones entered,
and our normal procedure (show ALL commonly repro'ed posters to me or Matt)
was not followed, due to our being so close to our deadline, and when I
return to work this morning, I will talk to the employees who let this slip
through, and explain that this is exactly why our normal procedures must
always be followed.While we have never made THIS mistake before (and of
course most auctions have, and this poster is openly sold on eBay as
original), it is not that we NEVER make mistakes (we actually make a fair
number of them), but it IS that we quickly fix those mistakes the moment we
learn of them. And if we don't learn of them until after the auctions end,
we then contact the winner and offer to cancel the sale.And even if it is
years later, we still offer a full refund, plus shipping.So thanks to the
many who pointed out this error!*



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[MOPO] I am very proud of what the 21 eMoviePoster.com staff members have accomplished!

[Bruce Hershenson]

*Going to "every four week" auctions was SUPPOSED TO "slow my life down",
and instead, I am working harder than I ever have in my entire life!But
this week, the fruits of that super hard work will appear, and I am very
proud of what the 21 eMoviePoster.com staff members have
accomplished!Yesterday (Tuesday) at 7 PM CT 1,356 folded one-sheets, lobby
cards, and much MORE started in Part I of our 24th Annual Halloween Auction
at http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/13.html
 This contains EVERYTHING
that ships in a standard size box!Thursday, 1,093 rolled items of EVERY
kind start in Part II of our 24th Annual Halloween Auction. This contains
EVERYTHING that is not linenbacked, and which ships rolled in a 30" or
shorter tube!Sunday, 737 linenbacked posters plus everything which ships in
a large flat package or oversized tube start in Part III of our 24th Annual
Halloween Auction.So we will have 2,886 GREAT Halloween auctions all
starting this week, and all end on October 24th, 26th, and 29th! And then
two days later I intend to pass out 2,200+ full-size candy bars to West
Plains residents!And you might THINK that after that activity, I myself
might "pass out", but actually I will be working feverishly preparing our
December Major Auction, so it can again be our best auction of the year!The
final deadline to send consignments is October 27th, and you won't want to
miss this auction, if you have great items to consign. Learn more (and see
some wonderful preview items)
at https://www.emovieposter.com/learnmore/?page=consign_major#decmajor2023
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Re: [MOPO] Not responding

[sales comic-art.com]

thanks Peter,  and of course it's a fair point
Tommy Barr has a fair complaint, Sam has a fair complaint. David has no 
complaint.

Jason is having trouble. I've tried helping him some, but I can only help so 
much from here. I hope he can get out from under. But you can be sure when some 
braying jackass comes out berating him, and with that "you owe the movie poster 
hobby Mister", that's baloney.
Jason doesn't owe anything to anyone other than the people who are buyers, or 
consignors and most especially to himself. Other people should indeed mind 
their own business

Jason can & will fix his own problems and shouldn't be dragged by some third 
party buttinsky, and when some sniveling simp is going to drag my friend, I'm 
going to speak up. David's childish reply only shows how much of a sniveling 
simp he is

shut up David. mind your own business


From: MoPo List  on behalf of peter contarino 

Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2023 10:18 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Not responding

I am not defending Jason or Rich but it seems to me that Rich makes a fair 
point.

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 12:16 AM David Kusumoto 
mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
Huh, odd to get a public insult from a lonely life form that writes like it 
goes to bed each night with spasms of self-loathing, chewing on its own spine.  
-d.


From: sales comic-art.com 
mailto:sa...@comic-art.com>>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 8:00 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>; David 
Kusumoto mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Not responding

so do you have any unfinished business with Jason, or are you just the peanut 
gallery mouthing off again?


From: MoPo List 
mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of David Kusumoto 
mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 6:30 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
Subject: Re: Addendum - Not responding

ADDENDUM to Friday, September 29, 2023 6:03 PM PT post:  BTW, I didn't mean to 
imply that only merchants are at fault.  There are customers who abuse their 
relationship with merchants - and feedback extortion or "give me what I want or 
else" threats do occur.  There are customers who are never satisfied unless 
they get their money back AND push to keep items they don't want - and - on top 
of that they want more $$ to compensate for their mental anguish or some other 
vague aggravation.  Word can and should spread about customers who are 
persistent headaches - as a "subjective advisory" for others on both sides of 
the seller and buyer equation.  It's why a customer or merchant who complains 
in public - can be countered with customers / merchants who describe "stellar 
experiences."  Yelp is not always a reliable forum to get a true picture of 
performance - nor is MoPo - but if patterns surface more than a few times among 
diverse customers and merchants - then that's what they are, "patterns." - d.

-Original comment below-

How about responding to the whole group as well - to avoid adverse consequences 
to your business model in relation to the 250+ members of the MoPo group?

The following is my opinion and not necessarily fact:

When people use any public forum to resolve issues, it's almost ALWAYS the 
course of last resort.  It means unresolved issues have been festering for 
weeks, months or even longer.

When a customer or customers go public - it's because they're on the edge of 
desperation.  And if the merchant in question responds with something like - 
"We apologize for the delay and someone will get back to you tomorrow" - well, 
that has about as much credibility as saying, "the check is in the mail" or "I 
never got any of your messages."

* If delays are due to family or health issues which can't be helped, people 
are very forgiving up to a point.

But if service / delivery issues recur and are spread across more than 1-2 
customers who say "yeah, me too" - a merchant then loses control of his or her 
story and any effort to resolve problems one-on-one - go out the window.  The 
problems convert into something broader that involves staying liquid and saving 
the business over reputational issues beyond a merchant's control - because 
future potential customers - are now likely to pause before forking over future 
dollars for services reported as being undelivered or being unsatisfactory.  
Meanwhile, other customers in limbo - will stay quiet - because they want their 
money back - and if they do - they eventually join the "never again" 
bad-word-of-mouth campaign that spreads like wildfire.   This is why a damn 
good explanation is required that makes sense.

* Merchants who feel targeted - understand this principle better 

[MOPO] Star Wars Hairy Belt Bootleg being auctioned 5f1084 STAR WARS style A first printing 1sh 1977

[sales comic-art.com]

this poster currently listed for auction is a hairy belt bootleg poster

5f1084 STAR WARS style A first printing 1sh 1977
A New Hope, Tom Jung art of Vader over Luke & Leia!

it's funny when you scroll down and they have this line:

The poster offered here is a guaranteed original first printing of the domestic 
version (with the PG ratings)!

but be for sure folks. this is a hairy belt bootleg and should be identified as 
such, if you're going to sell one

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