Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
I spoke to Lou, not so long ago. He sometimes bids on some on my items on Ebay. He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone. Franc Martarella -Original Message- From: jburtis To: MoPo-L Sent: Tue, Apr 14, 2020 12:02 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...? Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and let you know. -Original Message- From: Glenn Taranto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...? Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page? Thanks, Glenn On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson wrote: You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What a guy! And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either! Please all of you stay safe. Bruce | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis wrote: Hi Bruce (and everyone else),I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.Just a guess,Joe -Original Message- From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...? Glenn, To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html ). The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a regular! He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell. He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone). So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors too. And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was another super long time collector. And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time collector. And there were others, but those are for another time! Bruce On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto < exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello All - OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands... Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps? I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it. GT To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site our auctions |Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer be
Re: [MOPO] Poster Lawsuit
Sounds like a frivolous lawsuit to me. Just how does he plan to justify $1
Million Dollars in damages? Even on a good day, that poster signed by the cast
isn't worth anything near that value, and that presupposes that he prevails
against the Kennedy Center.
Franc
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From: Phillip Ayling
To: MoPo-L
Sent: Mon, Jun 24, 2019 5:19 pm
Subject: [MOPO] Poster Lawsuit
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HAMILTON Poster is the subject of a lawsuit that could involve many, many $20
Bills.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Dispute-Over-Signed-Hamilton-Poster-Triggers-1-Million-Lawsuit-Against-Kennedy-Center-511728322.html
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[MOPO] WTB: Polar express screenplay
Fellow Mo-Poers: Anyone know where I can get a copy of the Polar Express screenplay. Looking for a copy (not necessarily an original copy). Thanks! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] To sell framed - or deframe!
Hi Alan --
It's certainly easier and cheaper to ship unframed posters. However, you can
also offer several different options to buyers. They can buy unframed at one
shipping price or they can buy framed at a shipping price that takes into
consideration all the additional costs that Susan Heim detailed in her e-mail.
Also, consider that you'll have more insurance claims to manage, if you ship
framed, and that's something that can be time-consuming. You can also offer a
pick-up service for people who are willing to come to you.
Franc Martarella
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From: Susan Heim
To: MoPo-L
Sent: Tue, Jan 29, 2019 9:47 am
Subject: Re: [MOPO] To sell framed - or deframe!
#yiv4998289117 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Hey Alan,
If the frames are in good shape and nice frames, a lot of people will like
the frame. However, from your standpoint, it is a lot of extra work and very
costly shipping fees for you to ship items framed. It also depends on the size
of theframed item. There are size limitations when shipping. You have to use
FedEx or UPS as the post office won't take items this large. You have to have
a custom box made to fit a framed one sheet and still keep it under those
sizelimitations. If you go over, even by 1/4", they tack on $50+ to the actual
cost of oversize shipping. So, it gets expensive. If the one sheets are
matted, they will certainly be way above the normal shipping size restrictions
and will putyou into double oversize shipping and that can be really big money.
Plus, if they are framed in wood frames, you have to package them in such a
way that they don't arrive smashed. It is the reason I don't ship wood frames.
If you have a FedEx or UPS account but don't have the discounts in place
for large amounts of oversize shipping then the shipping gets really
huge...please feel free to call me and I would be more than happy to
provideyou any information I can..for local customers you can offer
local pickup for framed items, but for shipping it is a huge amount of work for
you and costly, both in materials and shipping costs.
SueHollywood Poster Frames(800) 463-2994
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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:18 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: [MOPO] To sell framed - or deframe! Dear Mopos -
It appears a large collection of signed and framed one sheets are headed my way
-
In the past I’ve always removed any frames from material so as to properly
inspect it and sell it without the buyer paying big ship fees.
But what is the conventional wisdom on the street today?
Should I remove the frames, glass and plexiglass to sell the poster beneath.
Or - do people want the frames these days -
Or - only the more expensive frames with mats, etc.
My only concern with selling in frames is how do you really know what the
poster looks like inside.
One thing I’ve never been able to do is open a frame for study of the piece and
get it back together in any appealing sense.
Others might be better at that than I am.
Ebay will probably be my market unless something spectacular appears in the
collection.
Love to hear what you folks think.
And thanks for your time.
Alan Adler
Museum of Mom and Pop Culture
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Re: [MOPO] Sending a poster pre-payment
I, too, would never do this. I almost got burned from someone, who claimed
they needed a Gene Autry poster for their father's birthday and said they would
Western Union the payment the next day. She sounded so sincere on the phone
that I must have momentarily lost my mind and packaged up the poster and
dropped it off at the post office. Luckily, I had made a mistake and shorted
the postage and it was returned to me about a week later. I never received the
Western Union payment, and all my calls to the person who ordered it went
unanswered. I was lucky, since this was a scam and I was delighted when the
post office unexpectedly returned the poster marked "Postage Due". The Gene
Autry poster now hangs in my desert home, a few blocks from Gene Autry Trail.
Franc
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From: Susan Heim
To: MoPo-L
Sent: Fri, Jan 25, 2019 5:40 pm
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sending a poster pre-payment
#yiv0610609487 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Well, I have had clients who
tell me they would like to inspect the poster in person before they buy it.
I've explained that they need to pay for it and if they aren't happy, I will
refund their money upon return in the same condition. Luckily, I've beenaround
for awhile and people know me. For anyone that isn't willing to do that, then
I would rather hold onto the poster than risk losing it...………..Sue
From: Philipp Kainbacher
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:37 AM
To: Susan Heim
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sending a poster pre-payment I would never send a poster
without payment to anyone besides heritage or Bruce! I agree Sue! Why should I
send a poster to anyone else?
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 25, 2019, at 3:58 PM, Susan Heim wrote:
That is correct Philipp. Many years ago, I had a customer that wanted a poster
for a Xmas present. It was so near the holidays and she was leaving town to go
to her parents for Xmas the next day. So we agreed she would put the check in
the mail that day and I would ship her the poster to her parents address. She
had bought from me before so I trusted her. It was a beautiful Young
Frankenstein 40x60. I never received the check and all my attempts to call or
contact her (before the day of emails and the internet) went unanswered.
Thatwas my lesson and I've never done it again...….Sue - Hollywood Poster Frames
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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 9:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] wanted BLUE HAWAII US ONE SHEET If anyone asked me for a
want item and then I should send this item without receiving payment
firstthen i never did that ever...if I send it for an auction yes but
not a private saleany thoughts?
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On Jan 25, 2019, at 12:59 PM, David Lieberman
wrote:
please let us know.
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[MOPO] an update...........
I would like to give everyone here on MOPO an update regarding the email I sent out last night. Just to recap, I saw lots of 'red flags' yesterday because I spoke with eBay's regular customer service and subseqently, also spoke with eBays security department about this ebay buyer Chareles Blottner (reds67). Both the regular ebay rep and the ebay security department representative told me his account was 'compromised'. They further explained that someone else (not Charles Blottner) was using his eBay account. They also said that since the address he wanted me to ship was not confirmed, I should not complete the transaction. When I spoke to PayPal they told me that neither of the two addresses he was providing to me were on THEIR system. Needless to say, all of that didn't sound very good. We all have negative experiences occasionally with eBay and eBay customers, and I certainly didn't want any of our fellow MOPO'ers to have an unnecessary negative experience. However, this morning everything changed! the eBay customer Charles Blottner (reds67) actually followed through-- that is, he (1) changed his shipping address on PayPal, and (2) He confirmed that address with PayPal and (3) he paid the new invoice I sent him yesterday morning. He also wrote to us and apologized for the delay, explaining that he didn't see the new invoice that I sent to him yesterday morning. The PayPal payment now has a 'confirmed address' and subsequently, I've received an email from another MOPO'er who says they sold to him in the past with no complications. therefore, I will be completing this transaction. Hearing that an account is compromised is not pleasant, but I believe that this was an eBay screw-up and, as I've said earlier, some things will never change. Franc fdav...@verizon.net Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] eBay scam artist alert
Hello all, hope you're all having a good summer. Wanted to warn everyone about an eBay customer/scam artist, His ebay ID is reds27. He purchased and paid for a high-end item from me on ebay but asked me to ship it to him to an un-confirmed paypal address (an address different from what was in the paypal payment receipt). This, of course, is not allowed and after talking with PayPal, we were told that (1) he had to change his address on PayPal to the desired delivery address, (2) it would have to be a 'confirmed delivery address' before we mail it out and (3) we had to refund the paypal payment, and re-invoice him to have his new 'paypal confirmed address' reflected in the new paypal payment. He agreed to all this but never paid the newly created invoice. I did research within our emails and found out this same guy (reds27) tried to pull a similar stunt back in January 2018, also for a high-end item. For that transaction, he also requested it be shipped to an unconfirmed address. Fortunately, by the time he made that request, the merchandise had already been sent to his confirmed paypal address. Tonight, when I called eBay to discuss, I was told that the account of this eBay customer, reds27, had been 'compromised' (as they put it) back in December 2017, eBay claimed that by 'compromised' they meant that someone else was using his account! I asked eBay why, if his account was 'compromised', was the account not closed. Needless to say, I did not get a straight answer from eBay. Some things are never going to change. So, I blocked his eBay user ID and thought others here might want to do the same. Here is the 'block an ebay user' URL: https://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html Again, his ebay ID is reds27, and his name is CHARLES BLOTTNER. I see he had one other transaction on eBay of recent. Have a great rest of the summer! Franc fdav...@verizon.net Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Hi Scott , time to say goodbye
I haven't been on MOPO for quite some time. Today, I decided to check back in, just in time an argument now taking place about whether or not religion should be off-topic on this board. I'm hear to discuss posters and movies. I'm a non-believer who is not offended by religious folk, but I don't come here for religious discussions (or lack thereof). Ditto political discussions. Can't we just all get along and talk about movie posters? Franc Martarella fdav...@verizon.net -Original Message- From: David <shadow@gmail.com> To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Sent: Mon, Jun 19, 2017 1:29 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hi Scott , time to say goodbye Tom You asked: "I speak from the heart and soul what doyou speak from David?" Since you asked, I'm an Aethiest, and honestly, I don't mind that you are not and before tell me the value bringing God into my life, be advised I am married to the daughter of a preacher, so stand in line. ;) Personally I have never objected to your posts or to your religion nor have never said I don't like you, and although I can't see where it says such, if you took that from my last comment I apologise. When I read your posts I do so for the content - whether they contain religious references does not bother me, my point was simply if one posts in a public forum then don't expect everyone to agree, some will say nothing otherwise will be more vocal. David dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote on 20/06/2017 5:41 AM: well for my horror fans i did some whome work while you sa you dont aggree with my views hers a few that did.. see who you liked and se they also though like me in the real world..please by all means present you opposing people that didnt aggre with me i think these people speak volumes as all men have come short and bela had addictions as we all do have issues.. but fact is i speack from The heart and soul what do you speak from David? what is most imporatnt to em about others is that they find peace and salvation and love. and i believ if you really love people you will let them know the are notalone.. go back and read my posts and see if I ever tryed to sell anyone that they needed to be condemed.. i dont think you will... but maybe i slipped if so i aplooogize what i do stand by is everyone should love and be thankful and hel each other and i learned it fromwhat Christ told us to do.. he sad love eve the ones tha dont aggree i see i dont get a fan club but the pnes that have known me years see im just like everyne else i get tempted , i sin and i get angery.. I am not Gods agent i just tell my storys so that youwil see i too have suffered and asked the same questions and even though Ive not got great success// in finacial...I feel like im the maybe 4th richest man in the world.. at the end of its a wonderful life..they show Mark twins quote that No man is a failiure who has friends andive been very blessed to have some great ones who have sustained me when i was sick, alone and broke thats why I am 100% sure god is there andI can tell you we will see every family member, friend and movie start ever on earth when we pass.. as steve jobs aaid wow where his last words.. my hope is i can help others know they can meet up again with loved ones and not be sad if that makes you not like me fine.. as christ tells clear Goggle it..he said if You follow me they will hate you as they hated me/// this all was never betwen me and you or the ones that dislike my opinions.. anyways.. it was always about me a nd God as thats who matters most to me.. look u what faith your movie makers where and you will be surprised i bet... http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/36803/Religious-Faith-of-Horror-Stars#.WUgi4SMrJZI I was baptise d episcoplaian like Vincent Price :) always liked him On 2017-06-19 15:08, David wrote: Strikes me that if some people are OK withpeople posting positive about religion then everyone should be OK with someone posting negative. I also think Tom has been around long enough to know that his views are not shared by all in this world or the real one, I am sure he posts knowing this and he does not care so let him post but also don't expect everyone to agree. allen day wrote on 20/06/2017 1:47 AM: Hi to all, I've been a member
[MOPO] WTB lobby card meet me in st louis
WTB: Looking for an orig lobby card from meet me In St. Louis for a client. Does not have to be in good condition-- he's ok with little damage. Pls advise Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] New California Autograph Sales Law
Hi John: See if this link works better for you. http://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-s-new-autograph-law-not-what-i-signed Franc Sent from my iPad > On Jan 2, 2017, at 6:27 PM, John Reid <johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote: > > Hi Franc > The link just goes to a blank page. I am wondering if it is not meant to be > visible outside of the US. Would it be possible to copy and paste the text > of it so I can see what it is all about. > Regards > John > > > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Franc > Sent: 3 January, 2017 12:09 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] New California Autograph Sales Law > > Hi Everyone --- > > As many of you know, I mostly sell lobby cards and posters on Ebay and > occasionally sell original stills. Very occasionally, some of the stills > are autographed. California has just passed an extremely onerous law > (AB-1570) that requires sellers of autographed items to provide a > ridiculously detailed Certificate of Authenticity. Here's a description of > the new law. > https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520 > 160AB1570 The law is ambiguously worded, so it's somewhat unclear whether > this new obligation resides solely in connection with sales to California > buyers or if it applies to all sales that originate in California, > regardless of the state or country in which the buyer resides. For now, I'm > thinking that on the rare occasion that I do have an autographed photo or > lobby card for sale, I will prohibit sales to residents of California, but > frankly, I'm not sure if that is enough to avoid having to issue COAs. > > What are the rest of the dealers doing in connection with this? I am curious > to hear your response. > > Franc Martarella > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] New California Autograph Sales Law
Hi Everyone --- As many of you know, I mostly sell lobby cards and posters on Ebay and occasionally sell original stills. Very occasionally, some of the stills are autographed. California has just passed an extremely onerous law (AB-1570) that requires sellers of autographed items to provide a ridiculously detailed Certificate of Authenticity. Here's a description of the new law. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520 160AB1570 The law is ambiguously worded, so it's somewhat unclear whether this new obligation resides solely in connection with sales to California buyers or if it applies to all sales that originate in California, regardless of the state or country in which the buyer resides. For now, I'm thinking that on the rare occasion that I do have an autographed photo or lobby card for sale, I will prohibit sales to residents of California, but frankly, I'm not sure if that is enough to avoid having to issue COAs. What are the rest of the dealers doing in connection with this? I am curious to hear your response. Franc Martarella Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry is gone
We can't believe it. We just saw him at Cinevent and sat down to have a nice conversation with him about collecting and current trends here and in England. This is so sad. He will be missed. Franc and Alan > On Aug 31, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Smith, Grey - 1367 <gre...@ha.com> wrote: > > I am shocked and saddened to this news! > He was a kind gentleman with a great love of adventure. > So sad to hear and he will be missed, Rich. > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard > Halegua Posters + Comic Art > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:53 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry is gone > > just returned from the last trip picking up the last of 4 trucks full from > that huge deal I got several weeks ago only to see the news that Adrian has > passed on > > very sad to hear of my friend's death > > I'm glad that we got to sit & drink together at Cinevent and discussed a > great many subjects this past May > > He will always have a special place with me > > keep the wind at your back Adrian > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OT: Selling photo jpeg images question
Glenn --- Unless, the "avant garde photographer" assigned the copyright in the photo to you or you are absolutely sure that the photograph is no longer in copyright, I'd only provide a quit claim to the scan. Franc fdav...@verizon.net -Original Message- From: Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Sent: Wed, Aug 17, 2016 10:07 am Subject: [MOPO] OT: Selling photo jpeg images question I've been contacted about a 1920's black and white photo I have of an actress. It was taken by an avant garde photographer. The person who contacted me wants to buy a 300 jpeg scan of the photo to use in a book. I've never done anything like this before and would like some advice from those who have. Thanks! Glenn To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] MOPO HELP!!
I think the more appropriate question is , "Does anyone on the board know of anyone who can linen-back a 24 sheet?" When I moved into my new house a few years ago, I had extreme difficulty finding anyone capable of linen-backing a 6 sheet and framing it for me. Franc fdav...@verizon.net -Original Message- From: Jim Episale <jimepisa...@comcast.net> To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Sent: Sat, Aug 13, 2016 2:50 pm Subject: [MOPO] MOPO HELP!! Anyone can you give me an approximate price to linenback a 24 sheet? Thanks jim -- Check out our shop page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unshredded-Nostalgia/128881892341 Check out our shop video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-n2AznLA8o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCP7PaO-2tk=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fojAZcbvL7E=related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjRnjgAujeE jim episale Unshredded Nostalgia 323 South main St. Route 9 Barnegat, N.J. 08005 800-872-9990 609-660-2626 http://www.unshreddednostalgia.com "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Profiles in History auction
I was at the auction. I couldn't believe some of the prices that were realized. Some lots seemed very overpriced. Franc > On Jun 29, 2016, at 3:40 PM, MnTwister > <0047da4b1761-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: > > Wow what an auction at Profiles in History, sets of 100,000 stills went for > $40,000. They had a "lot" of 70,000 negatives and transparencies, 4,000 > lobby cards, it was great to watch the first day with the memorabilia. > > I was lucky to win the lot of 400+ pressbooks (there were actually 447), and > I had gone down there to see the lot, so many were in such good shape with no > folds, all uncut so I am very excited. > > There are pressbooks for 2 reissues of Wizard of Oz, 8 early Bogarts, several > Goldiggers of 19'', Meet me in St. Louis, Top Hat, House and Ghost of > Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, High Noon, about 6 30's > and 40's Bette Davis, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Miracle on 34th Street, Ziegfeld > Girl, Scarface (32), The 39 Steps, The Great Ziegfeld, Disney's Make Mine > Music and Silly Symphonies and the first reissue of Snow White, It Happened > One Night, When Worlds Collide, Goldfinger, Roxy Hart, 1st "Cleopatra," All > Quiet on the Western Front, Bells of St. Mary's, Sergeant York, Footlight > Parade, Stagecoach (39), Captain Blood, Thief of Bagdad, Sunset Boulevard, > Laura, Way Out West, Forbidden Planet, North by Northwest, Dr. Cyclops, City > Lights, The Searchers, Day the Earth Stood Still, Night at the Opera, War of > the Worlds, Flying down to Rio, Lost Horizon, Rebecca, Follow the Fleet, > Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Rio Grande, I Married a Witch, Death takes a > Holiday, Gunga Din, Fort Apache, Gilda, Cover Girl, One Million BC (1940), > Shadow of a Doubt, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lloyds of London, Freaks, > African Queen, Stella Dallas, 42nd Street, Destination Moon, Best Years of > our Lives, To Catch a Thief, Last of the Mohicans, Beau Geste (39), Captain > Blood, Mary of Scotland and so many more (Those are the ones I wrote down > when I was there). > > and so many more. Why they didn't show these titles in the auction catalog is > way beyond me, some were much better than the single photo they showed in the > catalog. I don't get it. I can't wait to look through these. > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Cabin in the sky
Clearly, an inside job and the gallery probably knows who the thief was. Franc > On Jun 18, 2016, at 9:34 AM, Tom Rogers <tomrogers...@verizon.net> wrote: > > That is terrific news! > > "Outside of a dog a book is Man's best friend. > Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." > - Groucho Marx > >> On Jun 18, 2016, at 12:02 PM, postermandan <posterman...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for all your concerns and well wishes about Ron's rare and important >> poster, it has magically reappeared at the museum after being "misplaced", >> though as many of you wondered, it seems it would require a David >> Copperfield disappearing act for such a thing to occur. Again, thank you all >> for caring. Daniel strebin on behalf of Ron Finley >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 >> > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] stolen cabin in the sky 6 sheet
I should think this was an inside job. How can you steal a linen- backed six sheet in a frame, which is huge, and not be noticed? Franc > On Jun 16, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Daniel Edward Kinske <colorfulcomedi...@me.com> > wrote: > > Poster Man Big Dan, > > You know I’ll look out for it since that little house in the upper left-hand > corner (with the horns protruding from it) is by Hirschfeld. Heritage last > sold one in 2008 for just under 10K, so for California law it is ten times > the grand theft larceny lower limit. > > I feel very sorry for Mr. Finley, how terrible to have generosity and wanting > to share, turned against him. > > All posters have fingerprints if you scan them at a high enough resolution. > > Will see if I can find it. > > -Little dan… > >> On Jun 16, 2016, at 12:16 PM, daniel strebin <posterman...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> If anyone out there, especially in the greater Los Angeles area, is offered >> an original 6 sheet from "Cabin in the Sky" it is almost certainly the one >> recently stolen from collector Ron Finley's exhibit at the African-American >> Museum in Los Angeles. It was removed from the exhibit in a frame, and may >> likely still be in the frame, unless the thief destroyed the frame to remove >> the linen-backed poster. Please contact me, Daniel Strebin, if you hear >> anything. >> >>Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] the passing of Bob de Pietro
Dan- I'm so sorry to hear about Bob's passing. I always liked Bob and joked with him at the Ray Court shows and in Columbus. What I didn't realize until now is that I probably went to NYU with Bob, since we were both apparently students of Martin Scorcese, who attended NYU and taught there for a brief time. I did not know Bob from NYU, however, and because of this, we never discussed our school past. He will be greatly missed. Condolences to his daughter. Franc Martarella -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of daniel strebin Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:59 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] the passing of Bob de Pietro The vintage poster and projected-film collecting worlds lost a one-time giant of their respective arenas earlier this week with the passing (from congestive heart failure) of Robert de Pietro, known to many of us old-timers as Bobby d. An avid student and lover of world cinema, he turned his masters degree in film studies from NYU into a decades-long series of vintage film-related enterprises which included, but were not limited to, processing and enlarging independent filmmakers' 8 and 16mm work into 35mm projection prints; being one of the first to offer rare international films on vhs; being the principal architect of Martin Scorsese's (and others) private 16 and 35mm film archives; and one of the true seminal giants of vintage film poster connoisseurship. In addition, he was a genuine larger-than-life character in every respect of the term, in fact his personal philosophy which he generously shared with those of us dinosaurs of the collecting worlds was, in his words, "living large, or you just ain't living." In spite of the hard times which befell him in recent years, I believe he will be tremendously missed by those of us lucky enough to have been blessed by his past glory and knowledge and love for the best and brightest in film history. >From his loving friend, Daniel Strebin/ posterman dan Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] Franc and Alan's 2015 Year In Review Video
Happy Holidays to everyone! We uploaded to YouTube a year in review holiday video for all our friends and family, highlighting all the places we visited this year. The link is below. We hope you enjoy it. Best wishes for the New Year, Franc Martarella Alan Herskowitz https://youtu.be/WwhkzkYK2-Q Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] profiles in history INVOICE?
Has anyone received their invoice yet from the last Profiles in History auction (Dec 7-9)?? Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] MoviePosterBid.com Auction ENDS WEDS - Jaws, Pick-Up, Jailhouse Rock, Early Carol Reed, Phantom From Space, Undertow, Uptight More
Filip, I have now seen many more annoying, little poison bon bons from you in one day than I have seen reminders from Richard about his auctions, which I'm actually interested in. Please bugger off. Franc From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of filip de volder Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 6:59 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] MoviePosterBid.com Auction ENDS WEDS - Jaws, Pick-Up, Jailhouse Rock, Early Carol Reed, Phantom From Space, Undertow, Uptight More total loss of control here charlie ! anyway i thought there was some consensus regarding stalking everyone with the same messages over and over again here , maybe i'm wrong and everyone enjoys getting reminded daily , once i'm really old i may appreciate receiving a daily message regarding the pills i have to take ... filip _ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:51:48 -0500 From: raull...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] MoviePosterBid.com Auction ENDS WEDS - Jaws, Pick-Up, Jailhouse Rock, Early Carol Reed, Phantom From Space, Undertow, Uptight More To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Can't be too desperate it is his first auction in what 6 months... The lazy bum... ;) Charlie Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2015, at 7:06 AM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com wrote: We must learn to control ourselves!! From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of filip de volder Sent: August-12-15 1:41 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] MoviePosterBid.com Auction ENDS WEDS - Jaws, Pick-Up, Jailhouse Rock, Early Carol Reed, Phantom From Space, Undertow, Uptight More daily emails to the same people for the same 159 items auction ? man , how desperate are you ? _ Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:44:36 -0700 From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: [MOPO] MoviePosterBid.com Auction ENDS WEDS - Jaws, Pick-Up, Jailhouse Rock, Early Carol Reed, Phantom From Space, Undertow, Uptight More To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU AUCTION ENDS TOMORROW This auction ends Weds and loads of great items are still at way low bids http://www.movieposterbid.com This auction includes One Sheets, Lobby Cards, Trade Ads and even some vintage Magazines. Titles included are Jaws, Blue Dahlia, Jailhouse Rock, Pickup with Beverly Michaels, King of the Underworld with Bogart, the Big Sleep, Black Cat (Realart reissue LC), Brute Force, East of Eden, the Enforcer, Green Mansions, Fancy Pants, Fantasia, the Incredible Mr Limpet, Lady Fights Back, the Man Who Lived Again West of Shanghai with Karloff, Now I'll Tell with Spencer Tracy as gambler Arnold Rothstein, the Outlaw with Jane Russell, Rocky III, several Charlie Chan lobby cards from later films, Steve Reeves autographed lobby card, a rare card from Talk of the Devil (1936) an early film by Carol Reed, Undertow, Uptight and several trade ads with art by Jacques Kapralik plus lots of other items.. a complete list of items is at the end of this message. 159 listings in all with all items ending on August 12th with items starting to close at 5:10pm Pacific Time http://www.movieposterbid.com _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] You might want to block this guy on EBAY
Thanks, Channing for the heads up. I just blocked him on my account. The trouble is Ebay and PayPal always take the side of these scam artists. When you block them, they simply register another Ebay name and continue bidding on your site. It’s an annoying waste of time. I finally reaped revenge on someone who pulled the same stunt on me. They bought a lobby card and then claimed is was a fake, although it was from an obscure Lucille Ball title that no one would bother to reprint. They didn’t want to return the card, until I issued a refund, which I don’t do until I receive the item back. He complained to PayPal and after lots of back and forth, he decided not to return the card, but he left me a negative. I blocked him, but every time I have some Lucille Ball items he wants, he re-registers under another name, sometimes using his wife or daughter’s name on the account. The last time he attempted this on a very expensive Lucille Ball title card, I recognized him from his new name, and reported him to Ebay. It seems he had opened about 15 Ebay accounts under different names, and Ebay had no idea he was doing this! Finally, they suspended his accounts. Policing all of this nonsense, though, is a total waste of a dealer’s time. Too bad, Ebay is not more responsive. Franc From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Channing Thomson Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:13 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] You might want to block this guy on EBAY I had a customer on EBAY who kind of screwed with me and won. He said my Chantrall Quad was a counterfeit (can you imagine counterfeiting a poster for an unknown movie that nobody’s ever wanted?) and claimed the other poster wasn’t as represented in the photo; asking to return both and after my return period. He’s in London and his name is kozaman78 (Kozan Nadji). You might consider blocking him on EBAY to avoid the headaches and the money. EBAY, of course, sided with him. Thanks, Channing Thomson in San Francisco Link for blocking on EBAY: http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Profiles in History - Morrie Everett auction query
We endured the 101 and picked ours up in Calabassas. Sent from my iPad On Jul 21, 2015, at 6:51 PM, David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com wrote: Has anyone received their purchases yet from the Morrie Everett sale yet? It's been almost a month and my payment was posted long ago. Granted, there were thousands of items sold and Profiles has limited personnel. Just curious. -d. To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] current conversation on shipping at Heritage
Ben, while I don't disagree with your sentiment, I'm also not in favor of censorship in connection with this board. I'm also not in favor of people who troll the board with never a nice thing to say about anything, looking to start an argument. That's my opinion. Franc Sent from my iPad On Jul 11, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Ben Wadley b...@allaboutmovies.com.au wrote: Hi to you all.. I have been watching this conversation slowly degenerate over the past few days. I am not sure what others think but, personally I would appreciate it if those that feel it necessary to carry on with a slanging match and start using inappropriate language that all of us have to read , stop doing so. I belong to other forums in other industries and we have a ruling were we professionally respect each other and are forbidden to publically abuse one another regardless if we agree or disagree with a comment. If we do not keep to this ruling then the administrator of the forum boots us off. There are simply better ways of getting your point of view across. If you feel you must get down to this level then do it privately to the person intended. Scott, what about stepping in here ? If not, then I feel Mopo has lost its way and will lose its members if this is the standard that is allowed to keep going forward. Regards Ben All About Movies Pty Ltd (retailers of Vintage Movie Posters and Lobby Cards) Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au Like All About Movies on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllAboutMoviesAu Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1 Linked In Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-wadley/1b/221/376 Like my Disc Jockey Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DiscJockeyE To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OK, OFF TOPIC, surely
I'm thinking Zasu Pitts would look great on the $10 Bill. Franc On Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:21 AM, Tommy Barr tommymb...@gmail.com wrote: How about the Queen of UK and we forget all about that silly War of Independence? Tommy On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.com wrote: I’m asking the question of this distinguished group of poster collectors because, frankly, no one else’s opinion matters to me. :) So: which woman do you want pictured on the 10 dollar bill. I’m thinking either Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe. It’s clear to me that the Taylor image should be Taylor as CLEOPATRA. Indisputably. I think it would smooth our relations with the Middle East. It’s iconic, etc. But Monroe? I was thinking Marilyn on the SEVEN YEAR ITCH subway grate as this so clearly seems to be the cultural direction of America at this point in our history: breathless with our dress blowing up. However, the sly bimbo of SOME LIKE IT HOT might also work well. What do YOU think??? Kirby McDanielMovieArt Original Film PostersP.O. Box 4419Austin TX 78765-4419512 479 6680 mobile 512 589 5112 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OK, OFF TOPIC, surely
Nobody's doing that these days! Franc On Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:32 AM, Alan Adler m...@charter.net wrote: Then everybody would call our money the pitts! Please Visit Our New Website: WWW.MUSEUMOFMOMANDPOPCULTURE.COM And Our Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Museum-Store-Gifts On Jun 18, 2015, at 10:26 AM, FRANC MARTARELLA fdav...@verizon.net wrote: I'm thinking Zasu Pitts would look great on the $10 Bill. Franc On Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:21 AM, Tommy Barr tommymb...@gmail.com wrote: How about the Queen of UK and we forget all about that silly War of Independence? Tommy On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.com wrote: I’m asking the question of this distinguished group of poster collectors because, frankly, no one else’s opinion matters to me. :) So: which woman do you want pictured on the 10 dollar bill. I’m thinking either Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe. It’s clear to me that the Taylor image should be Taylor as CLEOPATRA. Indisputably. I think it would smooth our relations with the Middle East. It’s iconic, etc. But Monroe? I was thinking Marilyn on the SEVEN YEAR ITCH subway grate as this so clearly seems to be the cultural direction of America at this point in our history: breathless with our dress blowing up. However, the sly bimbo of SOME LIKE IT HOT might also work well. What do YOU think??? Kirby McDanielMovieArt Original Film PostersP.O. Box 4419Austin TX 78765-4419512 479 6680 mobile 512 589 5112 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Cinevent
It was the best Cinevent in years. A few dealers were absent but by and large, most of the dealers were there, and there were plenty of great things to buy. I extended my Valentino collection, thanks to Morrie, with a card from Beyond The Rocks that I had never seen before. Some of the dealers, who booked late, were unhappy with the tables they received outside of the main room but that's life. I think having only two dealer floors that were easily accessible to each other i.e. Floors 2 and 3 made it easy to navigate the Convention. I was impressed to see that there were actually some people in their twenties roaming the dealer rooms, something I've never seen before in previous conventions. Also, the dealer rooms seemed to have steady traffic throughout, given that the auction was not taking place this year. It a pleasure to be in this great hotel. The rooms were fantastic and you could actually eat lunch in the hotel restaurant without getting sick. The roof-top pool provided a nice break during the day, and there were multiple restaurants within walking distance. Far better than that sh*t hole Ramada hotel, which was mercifully condemned. I hope Cinevent keeps this up. Franc Martarella On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 5:32 AM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com wrote: Rich, In all honesty, alcohol aside, from your 'review' of Cinevent it does not appear that it was all that greatunfortunately Zeev -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: May-26-15 12:22 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent let me add to my previous post, that alcohol was indeed consumed and in vast quantities by some At 07:47 PM 5/25/2015, David wrote: Good to see no alcohol was consumed Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote on 26/05/2015 12:46 PM: hotel was great dealers room had lots of space for browsers Dan Strebin was showing great items from Morrie Everett's collection to be sold at Profiles in History I got a Murder My Sweet insert to fill one more hole in my Raymond Chandler collection I got other stuff for my gambling collection Michael Haynes did very well along with the help from Stu McKissick, Mark, Bob and the rest and I only wish the show was in Las Vegas and went on for 2 weeks so I could have with my friends more... Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Cinevent in Columbus
The issue is what's in the dealer's room.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 9:21 AM, Scott Burns s...@columbus.rr.com
wrote:
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{}#yiv7885344094 From what I am hearing, that is not accurate. IF Cinevent is
able to lock-up a new location in downtown Columbus, it will have both classic
screenings AND a dealer’s room as always. As I receive more info from the local
Cinevent people I will pass it along. Scott From: MoPo List
[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Contarino
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 10:49 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Poster Auction and Convention 2015 - Cleveland,
OHIO! Morrie called me yesterday Rich and told me that he and steve were
parting ways amicably and the Steve would only be doing Film and Morrie would
only be doing Posters. That's all I know. I will be headed to Cleveland.
-Peter On Mar 3, 2015, at 5:31 AM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote:
Pete
that is not correct.
Cinevent still plans on having dealers and movies. They've been working on
getting a hotel and the Columbus Convention Bureau has been helping them and
they're trying to figure out the best option
This doesn't surprise me as they're doing the same thing that any convention
faced with a necessary change of venue would be doing
I suspect I'm going to get a table at either show and do both on different days
personally I think it would be great to have 2 shows, I just wish they were on
different weekends to make it easier
Rich
At 05:27 PM 3/2/2015, Peter Contarino wrote:
Scott, I spoke with Morrie earlier today. Steve is going to continue Cinevent
in Columbus but it will be a film only show. No posters. Effectively Cinevent
(with regard to posters) will become The Hollywood Poster Auction(or
Convention, i didnt quite catch the exact name). So basically Cinevent is
moving to cleveland under a new name with posters and auction only. I'm fine
with it. I'm thrilled someone is picking it up and moving forward.
Kirby I believe Philipp was referring to people who sit and just talk and/or
bitch about the hobby but are not particularly active in advancing or promoting
it.
Thanks to Steve H. for holding the event all these years. Hopefully everyone
will continue to support the new venue/show and help it grow. I would still
like to see the date moved in the future. I understand hotel rates are cheaper
over this holiday but there is a reason for that: No one wants to travel
because it is a family holiday, like the 4th of July.
-Peter
On Mar 2, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Scott Burns wrote:
So if Cinevent is able to find a replacement venue (if not this year, then
2016) will this Cleveland show then compete on the same Memorial Day weekend?
Morrie states that this will be a „show that you will wish to attend for many
years.‰ If that‚s the case, dealers will have to make a choice, as will
attendees. Is that a good thing for collectors?
Scott
MoPo List Owner
From: MoPo List [ mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Morris
Everett Jr.
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 9:00 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: [MOPO] Hollywood Poster Auction and Convention 2015 - Cleveland, OHIO!
For 20 years, the Hollywood Poster Auction and Cinevent were paired
successfully in Columbus on Memorial Day Weekend. Saddened by the challenges
that Steve Haynes has had to deal with recently, and the closing of the past
venue, the Ramada, I have had to move quickly to assure that my consignors
would be well served, and family members who run my auction with me would have
everything in place and ready to go by May 23. Time has been of the essence.
Attempts to find another place in Columbus for a seamless transition have
failed for me, as there was not a venue suitable to both the convention's and
my needs space wise. What was found to meet the needs of a film show was not
adequate to give me what what was required for my auction.
Encouraged by several colleagues and collectors to move the auction to
Cleveland,
Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Poster Auction and Convention 2015 - Cleveland, OHIO!
So glad you are taking this on, Morris. We will be there! We're never been to Cleveland and we'll enjoy being in a new city. Keep us posted. Franc Martarella and Alan Herskowitz On Sunday, March 1, 2015 6:00 PM, Morris Everett Jr. morriseveret...@gmail.com wrote: For 20 years, the Hollywood Poster Auction and Cinevent were paired successfully in Columbus on Memorial Day Weekend. Saddened by the challenges that Steve Haynes has had to deal with recently, and the closing of the past venue, the Ramada, I have had to move quickly to assure that my consignors would be well served, and family members who run my auction with me would have everything in place and ready to go by May 23. Time has been of the essence. Attempts to find another place in Columbus for a seamless transition have failed for me, as there was not a venue suitable to both the convention's and my needs space wise. What was found to meet the needs of a film show was not adequate to give me what what was required for my auction. Encouraged by several colleagues and collectors to move the auction to Cleveland, I quickly acted and found the Sheraton Hotel at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to be more than suitable in many respects. Steve and I are on the best of terms, and understand each other's difficulties at this time, and we have wished each other well as we move forward. We will both have dealer's rooms, but our conventions will be quite different. Steve will focus on film and I , of course, on movie memorabilia. Details will follow in the next Classic Images for hotel, auction, and dealer table information. Special pricing will be available. Please call The Last Moving Picture Company, 440-256-3660, and speak to Dwayne or myself. I am looking forward to a show that you will wish to attend for many years. Dealer packets will be sent to all dealers who have done my New York, Chicago, and Hollywood shows in the past. Let us know if your address has changed. Your support will be appreciated! Morrie To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Tom Schweich
Strange indeed. -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 11:43 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Tom Schweich A terrible story. I looked up some further articles and came across one website last night, that relayed the story, and the facts as known to that point. What was curious is that this site also had uploaded the phone call/ voicemail message that Schweich had left for Tony Messenger, who is Post-Dispatch editorial page editor at 9:41 a.m. This was only about 6-7 min before the gunshot was heard. And in the message, he sounds calm, collected and is wanting to set up a small press conference for 2;30pm, yesterday afternoon. It sounds like a typical call and not from someone who is about 6 min from ending his own life. Yes, I know that doesnt mean anything, necessarily, but it struck me a bit. Here's the link that contains the voicemail: http://www.stltoday.com/online/voicemail-tom-schweich-left-on-tony- messenger-s-phone/audio_7101bc86-be0f-11e4-bd6a-7731ea54350c.html One article (and this always has to be done with care, in order to not get the rumor mills spinning at full bore) is that maybe this was something other than a suicide, as he was going to discuss/divulge some information to Tony Messenger or the reporter that was going to be sent to Schweich's home to cover this. On Feb 27, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Fdavidm wrote: Not at all funny. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 27, 2015, at 5:10 AM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com wrote: Franc, a single gunshot is usually all it takes in these cases Zeev -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Franc Sent: February-27-15 2:13 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Tom Schweich I'm not sure how many of the dealers on MOPO dealt with a buyer,Tom Schweich, who was the Missouri Auditor. He was planning to run for Governor. He frequently bought Ronald Reagan lobby cards from me both on my website and on Ebay. He said he gave them to his Republican colleagues at Christmas. After holding a press conference yesterday, he apparently committed suicide, inflicting a single gunshot upon himself. He'll be missed. Franc Sent from my iPad On Feb 26, 2015, at 2:17 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: most people don't know how to sell directly or have any facility to do so. At 11:52 AM 2/26/2015, Philipp Kainbacher wrote: I still cannot believe people paying such high fees consigning their posters to the auction houses if they could get a much higher price selling directlyI have not seen any increase of prices of most posters during the last 15 years not counting the top pieces over 5,000incredible Sent from my iPhone Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site
Re: [MOPO] Auction fees
Sometimes one does better assigning to Auction Houses despite the high commissions, particularly if it's in connection with items for which one hasn't a built-in market. My website and auctions has a following interested in acquiring movie-related posters. When I wanted to sell my Japanese artwork and ceramics, I consigned it to Sotheby's and Sotheby's reached a market I could never attain myself. Ditto the World War I posters I sold and some antique lamps I consigned to auction dealers who specialized in this sort of thing. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:18 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction fees most people don't know how to sell directly or have any facility to do so. At 11:52 AM 2/26/2015, Philipp Kainbacher wrote: I still cannot believe people paying such high fees consigning their posters to the auction houses if they could get a much higher price selling directlyI have not seen any increase of prices of most posters during the last 15 years not counting the top pieces over 5,000incredible Sent from my iPhone Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Auction fees
To some extent, I believe that prices are far lower today than they were ten years ago because of these auctions featuring 1000 items, three times a week, fifty-two weeks a year, all beginning at $1.00. It's hard for anyone to believe that any of this stuff is scarce, let alone rare. Hence the deflationary prices for all but a select few, truly rare pieces. When I first started offering lobby cards on the Internet, I remember being shocked that someone bid up a Title Card I had uploaded for sale from The King And I to over $200. Today, I'd be lucky to get $50 for the same item. TO some extent, the market is driven by perceived supply and demand. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Zeev Drach Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 5:07 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction fees lack of inventory? That's not the problem! How can prices be stagnant, or going down, with a lack of inventory? If anything, there is a profusion of product on the market. Bruce Hershenson alone offers 1000 of items, 3 times a week, 52 weeks a year, all beginning at $1.00 ! and that includes all the items you listed in your post. Zeev -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Thienes Sent: February-26-15 11:43 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Auction fees I left the hobby in 2004 and recently returned. I was an avid eBay buyer/seller. From my experience I can say that a few posters have greatly gone up in value since I left: Jaws (these used to go for $75-$100) Night of the living dead Good, Bad, and the ugly ($150 easy) Cool hand luke ($300-$350 any day) But most poster prices have stayed stagnant. The problem I see is that no one uses eBay as an auction site. It's mainly being used to sell posters at above auction house prices (some prices are quite ridiculous). The excitement is gone. Ten years ago I found myself in a bidding war on multiple posters everyday. Now I might not see an actual eBay auction for weeks. The other problem causing the decrease in excitement is hoarding. I think a lot of collectors horde posters in boxes never to see the light of day. To me if you don't have the wall space to frame and display it, why keep it to yourself? Let someone appreciate it and display it. If you think your children will appreciate inheriting a box of posters you might want to think again. They will probably just end up sending that box to Bruce or Heritage to sell off. There simply is no reason for anyone to own and horde hundreds of posters; your actually causing major part of the problem...the lack of inventory. I'm sorry if this comes across as controversial, but I doubt you can argue with it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 26, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Philipp Kainbacher 0015e579331a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu wrote: I still cannot believe people paying such high fees consigning their posters to the auction houses if they could get a much higher price selling directlyI have not seen any increase of prices of most posters during the last 15 years not counting the top pieces over 5,000incredible Sent from my iPhone Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L
Re: [MOPO] Tom Schweich
I'm not sure how many of the dealers on MOPO dealt with a buyer,Tom Schweich, who was the Missouri Auditor. He was planning to run for Governor. He frequently bought Ronald Reagan lobby cards from me both on my website and on Ebay. He said he gave them to his Republican colleagues at Christmas. After holding a press conference yesterday, he apparently committed suicide, inflicting a single gunshot upon himself. He'll be missed. Franc Sent from my iPad On Feb 26, 2015, at 2:17 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: most people don't know how to sell directly or have any facility to do so. At 11:52 AM 2/26/2015, Philipp Kainbacher wrote: I still cannot believe people paying such high fees consigning their posters to the auction houses if they could get a much higher price selling directlyI have not seen any increase of prices of most posters during the last 15 years not counting the top pieces over 5,000incredible Sent from my iPhone Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
That link I provided to the Hilton Downtown Cleveland Hotel is for the future.
I should have pointed out that it doesn't open until 2016.
FRANC
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:52 AM, FRANC MARTARELLA
fdav...@verizon.net wrote:
Well, here's an idea if the folks running Cinevent are following this
discussion:
Hilton Cleveland Downtown- Convention Center Hotel - Cuyahoga County of Ohio
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On Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:38 AM, peter contarino
pcontar...@triad.rr.com wrote:
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div.yiv3499830859WordSection1 {}#yiv3499830859 Scott-First of all, congrats on
the NC. Meyer has done a fabulous job. Big 10 football is making a comeback(I
went to UGA so I’m an SEC guy but I love to see strong conferences and I am
liking the playoffs). Very exciting season and without the playoff, OSU might
have been shafted. But Kirby has a point. All of the culture is irrelevant if
you are stuck out in Timbuktu at that crappy hotel. If you are not holding the
show in or near the metro area then you might as well be in a fly-over. I would
love to visit the places you mention but it’s difficult to work that in.
Similarly people are not going to come out to the hood to attend a show that
they don’t even know exists. I assume you are alluding to the expense of
moving the show to a better area/hotel. It seems to me that if one were to
aggressively market the show, hold it while the students are there, tie it in
with some events, perhaps get the School film dept and local theaters, etc
involved, it might generate enough attendance so you could confidently approach
a decent hotel in the area and say “give me a special rate and I’ll fill this
place up”. Make a deal with hotel. Get them thinking about the amount of
ancillary things like food and so forth that they could capitalize on. Shoot
for a time when they are dead. You get my point. I think Columbus
geographically makes a lot of sense and is very viable but this show needs a
major makeover and that issue now has to be addressed due to the long overdue
demise of the ramada. And that is in no way meant to be disrespectful to
Steve and his group. God bless them all for the work that they have put in over
the years! -Peter Go Dawgs From: MoPo List
[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Burns
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:43 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Keep your hands off
Cinevent people. It BELONGS to Columbus. It was started in 1969 by Steve
Haynes and John Stingley (later joined by Arthur Graves) because they loved
movies and wanted a way to screen classic films in front of an audience. For
you younger MoPo’ers this was a time before cable/video/OnDemand/Internet,
etc. made practically everything so easily accessible. It was very difficult to
see classic films…period! PLUS I happen to live in central Ohio….and Kirby,
you are not properly informed about Columbus. Having lived here since
graduating from THE Ohio State University, I know for a fact that Columbus is a
major film-loving city with an abundance of venues that bring in nearly every
film you’d be able to see in NYC or LA (or even Austin)—The Gateway Film Center
near the OSU campus, the art deco Drexel Theatre, and the Wexner Center’s
theater at Ohio State are just 3 good examples. The Wexner Center often
features rare film programs that include appearances by actors/directors, etc.
For film lovers, Columbus is a great spot to be in. Then there’s the annual
classic movie series
Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
Well, here's an idea if the folks running Cinevent are following this
discussion:
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On Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:38 AM, peter contarino
pcontar...@triad.rr.com wrote:
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div.yiv7106364771WordSection1 {}#yiv7106364771 Scott-First of all, congrats on
the NC. Meyer has done a fabulous job. Big 10 football is making a comeback(I
went to UGA so I’m an SEC guy but I love to see strong conferences and I am
liking the playoffs). Very exciting season and without the playoff, OSU might
have been shafted. But Kirby has a point. All of the culture is irrelevant if
you are stuck out in Timbuktu at that crappy hotel. If you are not holding the
show in or near the metro area then you might as well be in a fly-over. I would
love to visit the places you mention but it’s difficult to work that in.
Similarly people are not going to come out to the hood to attend a show that
they don’t even know exists. I assume you are alluding to the expense of
moving the show to a better area/hotel. It seems to me that if one were to
aggressively market the show, hold it while the students are there, tie it in
with some events, perhaps get the School film dept and local theaters, etc
involved, it might generate enough attendance so you could confidently approach
a decent hotel in the area and say “give me a special rate and I’ll fill this
place up”. Make a deal with hotel. Get them thinking about the amount of
ancillary things like food and so forth that they could capitalize on. Shoot
for a time when they are dead. You get my point. I think Columbus
geographically makes a lot of sense and is very viable but this show needs a
major makeover and that issue now has to be addressed due to the long overdue
demise of the ramada. And that is in no way meant to be disrespectful to
Steve and his group. God bless them all for the work that they have put in over
the years! -Peter Go Dawgs From: MoPo List
[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Burns
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:43 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Keep your hands off
Cinevent people. It BELONGS to Columbus. It was started in 1969 by Steve
Haynes and John Stingley (later joined by Arthur Graves) because they loved
movies and wanted a way to screen classic films in front of an audience. For
you younger MoPo’ers this was a time before cable/video/OnDemand/Internet,
etc. made practically everything so easily accessible. It was very difficult to
see classic films…period! PLUS I happen to live in central Ohio….and Kirby,
you are not properly informed about Columbus. Having lived here since
graduating from THE Ohio State University, I know for a fact that Columbus is a
major film-loving city with an abundance of venues that bring in nearly every
film you’d be able to see in NYC or LA (or even Austin)—The Gateway Film Center
near the OSU campus, the art deco Drexel Theatre, and the Wexner Center’s
theater at Ohio State are just 3 good examples. The Wexner Center often
features rare film programs that include appearances by actors/directors, etc.
For film lovers, Columbus is a great spot to be in. Then there’s the annual
classic movie series at the Ohio Theatre, a 1920’s restored movie palace, with
most films, GASP, actually shown in 35mm. When you’re in Columbus, YOU ARE
SOMEWHERE. Don’t let that old Ramada that has housed Cinevent for
Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
Maybe the convention needs to be re-thought. There are three different venues
going on in Columbus at the same time: the dealers' room, the movies and the
auction. If you split them out and maybe place them at different venues that
are close to each other and charge separate admissions for each, you can maybe
make a go of it in Columbus or a different location such as Las Vegas, Chicago
or Cleveland. Trying to find one space for all that in Columbus will be
difficult.
FRANC
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 7:44 PM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com
wrote:
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div.yiv2001728940WordSection1 {}#yiv2001728940 Philantropists? I don’t think
the Columbus bunch are philantropists… From: David Kusumoto
[mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com]
Sent: February-25-15 10:19 PM
To: MoPo List; lobb...@rogers.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Point well made, Zeev.
I would never host the show because I am not what you described in your last
note, i.e., a member of a group of philanthropists who've hosted Cinevent in
Columbus forever. Unless we have such volunteers in our midst, I agree with
you, Cinevent is dead. A bit hypocritical of me anyway as I have NEVER
attended Cinevent because of my own issues getting from point A to point B and
being spoiled when it comes to going to biz conventions several times a year.
I was just thinking out loud about the various venues for an event that sadly,
has finally met its end like an old person suffering a 15-year-long terminal
disease. - d.From: lobb...@rogers.com
To: davidmkusum...@hotmail.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: RE: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:10:47 -0500I just can’t believe you guys….why don’t
they do it here, why don’t they do it there… because there’s no money in it!
We just don’t support the shows!! That’s why they’re folding one after the
other….Chicago….. Didn’t we have already shows in Chicago? Ray Courts was in
Chicago and folded. Mulqueen was in Chicago and folded. There were others,
smaller ones, in Chicago, I doubt they still exist.You want large cities?
Didn’t an L.A. shows just sing it’s swan song recently? Is ray Courts still
doing the L.A. show? It’s always on-again, off-again.Yes, Cleveland is
central….Didn’t Morrie Everett give it a go there? Of course he has.Columbus
is/was the last Grande Dame of Movie Memorabelia shows, and what happened?
More people were belly aching about the shitty hotel than attending the show.
Year after year attendance decreased. Organizers were brainstorming to find
out why? How to improve the show? But nothing changed. Cinevent exists
because guys like Steven Haynes, and all the members of his family, plus a few
more good souls, have worked tirelessly, for free, just
Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
I'll vote for Chicago.It's in the center of the country and it's a fun city to spend a weekend in. There are also a lot of big hotels there that could handle this convention. On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:16 PM, Adrian Cowdry 0029edc23ec7-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu wrote: From all that I have heard it would be better if Morrie took over the event and held it in Cleveland - it is central - start putting Cinevent in extreme parts of the US - East or est coast or north or south then you stand to lose some of the dealers. Columbus was not ideal but it was central - Cleveland is Morrie territory and it is central. Or will Cinevent become part of Syracuse? This Never Happened to the Other Fella Adrian Cowdry jboh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Brek Anderson brekanders...@comcast.net To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 1:13 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Hope this is not the end of Cinevent. I think Vegas would be a great place and we all could stay at Rich's. Brek From: walter reuben wal...@walterfilm.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 4:21:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Awesome On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: dammit.. the Ramada is finished and will probably not reopen (ever) due to water damage. from trip advisor: To summarize: no heat in lobby, no cable all weekend, some showers only had scalding hot water, some showers only had ice cold water, mold in rooms, dressers hadn't been dusted ever, never got extra towels, no cups in rooms, no refrigerator, ice makers didn't work on any floor, phone didn't work so couldn't call front desk, pool half full, hot tub was roped off with a power line hanging above it, dead bat in stairwell and to top it offfire alarms went off at 7 am Sunday due to pipes bursting on the 5th floor due to no heat up there. Water gushing out of the elevators, down stairways, flooding rooms hallways and making at least 2 inches of ice at the exit door. Checking out was insane and the poor girl at the front desk had to deal with dozens of irate customersno management to be found. We had over $ 4,000 worth of rooms that all refused to pay for. so the question is at this late date will Steve Haynes be able to find a suitable location in time and will it necessarily increase costs to attend I know the end of this hotel will please some.. but will you be as pleased if no replacement can be found? To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year?
I'm not sure what Hollywood show that went bust you're referring to. The
Hollywood Show is still going strong. There are shows planned for April, July
and October at the Westin LAX. Also, the same group is doing a show in Chicago
in May. They get big crowds because it's an autograph show. Families come to
this show because they can enjoy the hotel facilities, which are admittedly
more expensive. Ray Court's last show in Sept. at the Burbank Marriott died
because he didn't promote well and virtually no one showed up to either buy or
sell. Also, isn't Cinecon still going strong in Hollywood on Labor Day weekend?
Franc
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 7:11 PM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com
wrote:
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div.yiv7789273260WordSection1 {}#yiv7789273260 I just can’t believe you
guys….why don’t they do it here, why don’t they do it there… because there’s
no money in it! We just don’t support the shows!! That’s why they’re folding
one after the other….Chicago….. Didn’t we have already shows in Chicago? Ray
Courts was in Chicago and folded. Mulqueen was in Chicago and folded. There
were others, smaller ones, in Chicago, I doubt they still exist.You want large
cities? Didn’t an L.A. shows just sing it’s swan song recently? Is ray Courts
still doing the L.A. show? It’s always on-again, off-again.Yes, Cleveland is
central….Didn’t Morrie Everett give it a go there? Of course he has.Columbus
is/was the last Grande Dame of Movie Memorabelia shows, and what happened?
More people were belly aching about the shitty hotel than attending the show.
Year after year attendance decreased. Organizers were brainstorming to find
out why? How to improve the show? But nothing changed. Cinevent exists
because guys like Steven Haynes, and all the members of his family, plus a few
more good souls, have worked tirelessly, for free, just to mount the
show….because for them it was a labor of love… Anybody want to step up and
organize a show in Charlotte NC(Allen?), San Diego, Chicago(David K?),
Austin(Kirby?), or Vegas(Rich?) I got it off my chest…. Zeev From:
MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto
Sent: February-25-15 9:41 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Sure, It would be
great if everyone came to balmy San Diego and away from the humidity that slams
the Gulf Coast states 7-9 months/year, but hosting on ANY coast would cost a
bundle, hence better to host at a more central location without a rental car. -
d.Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:25:06 -0800
From: mro...@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Will Cinevent take place this year?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUDavid,I am familiar with the Hyatt Regency
O’Hare and have attended several events there. I concur with all that you
describe.From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of
David Kusumoto
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 6:10 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Cleveland and Chicago
are natural choices. Cleveland is obvious, Chicago not so obvious. Crazily
enough, one of the better kept secrets is the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Flight
crews stay there; rooms are moderately priced and clean and it's cheap to host
events - as every industry, from largest to wildest to tiniest, hosts something
there each year. Free shuttle to and from the airport - and the hotel is a
short walk to the Metro that takes you downtown in 30 minutes for $5. NO car
rental required. Hyatt is a pricey name, but it's the cheapest property in
greater Chicago because it's near the airport in Rosemont and deep in the
Chicago suburbs. -d.Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:21:26 -0600
From: movieartaus...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Will Cinevent take place this year?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Well, you know, somewhere you can fly to. On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Adrian
Cowdry 0029edc23ec7-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu wrote:
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Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH
I agree. Rich e-mail advertising the advantages of moverposterbid.com was clearly not out of bounds, given the constant onslaught of negative and demeaning promotions coming from another vendor. I believe I even called that vendor out for his shameless marketing, which I found personally offensive. It was also clear from Rich’s e-mail what he meant, i.e. that he would evaluate whatever it is you wish to consign and then propose a fair price, a price without the gigantic commission charged by the purveyors of other auction websites. Franc Martarella From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 11:15 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH C’mon Tommy. How dare Rich make an aggressive pitch on mopo! It’s practically heresy. And it’s virtually unheard of for any dealer to swipe at another or make any implicitly negative references to competitors. I am calling for a ban on movieposterbid.com from mopo. It presents a clear and present danger to the high standard of mopo advertisements that arrive abundantly in my mailbox every day. I would hate to see the advertising bar lowered with this type of savage rhetoric. Who’s in! FYI-there is no perfect formula for buying as AD points out. Each buy is unique and there are many variables. Surely everyone knows this. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 12:41 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH Mudslinging? To slightly misquote a famous book how about the mud in your own eye? As for commenting in public on a public email I didn't see anything from you on Bruce's somewhat offensive 'box of chocolates' ad. If Rich is making a statement which appears to cast doubt on the claims of someone else then I am sure that other person is more than capable of fighting their own battle. It does seem to me that there is a personal animosity between you and Rich which is being aired here. I don't really see what your problem is or why Rich should have to defend himself or provide you with an example when you only seem to be making mischief. As I said previously, anyone offering material to Rich can judge for themselves whether or not it is a fair offer. S o why am I getting involved? Just that I have been annoyed by what I consider an unnecessary bit of sniping which should have no place n MOPO. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:04 PM, filip de volder runbuffy...@hotmail.com wrote: Tommy , i have no axe . as for emovieposter , put on your glasses and just read the first sentence again , Bruce is the only one often stating that dealers can buy your stuff in their auctions resell it for 2-3-4-5 times what your posters go for at auction why can't i ask a public question regarding a public email i received ? since rich compares himself to emovieposter saying he can do so much better giving fair prices instead of dirt prices (which is just mudslinging) i ask him to give a concrete example , am i asking too much ? _ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:04:18 +0100 Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH From: tommymb...@gmail.com To: runbuffy...@hotmail.com CC: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu I have no axe to grind here but I do wonder what your problem is, Filip. I cannot see where Rich compares himself to emovieposter, nor am I quite sure why you feel the need to question this in such a public manner. It is for whoever wishes to take advantage of Rich's offer to decide whether or not the price offered is fair. If you are so interested why didn't you just offer to sell him a poster and see what happened? Tommy On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:53 PM, filip de volder runbuffy...@hotmail.com wrote: that's strange Rich ... you offer to buy posters now instead of taking in consignment and you propose fair prices instead of peanuts so when i ask you to explain what you have in mind as for competitive deals compared to emovieposter you say i have a problem with you ? will you reply that to everyone who wants to know how your deal works in order to determine whether it's interesting to propose posters to you ? since you are comparing yourself in your email to emovieposter i'm just asking you to give a simple exemple ... if there's no rhetoric in your email then why ask me what my problem is instead of simply answering my question ? filip _ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:05:59 -0700 To: runbuffy...@hotmail.com From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] DON'T CONSIGN YOUR COLLECTION FOR PEANUTS! MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM WILL BUY YOUR COLLECTION FOR CASH
Re: [MOPO] I don't want to buy your posters at any price!
Does this e-mail mean you don't offer any items in your auctions that you (or members of your staff) directly own? Franc From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 11:12 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] I don't want to buy your posters at any price! I don't want to buy your posters at any price! If you have posters you only want to sell, you will have to sell them to someone else. Why? Because, I only auction posters. I feel that buying posters would be a conflict of interest, because I would need to auction the posters I purchased alongside the posters that people consigned to me, and I would have a greater interest in seeing that my own posters sold for more than the posters of my consignors. So I don't buy any posters at all, no matter how great a deal someone offers me. However, I will take any posters on consignment, even the least expensive ones, as long as I can auction them in bulk lots. So if you have posters you are solely looking to sell, you'll have to sell them to someone else. I can make some recommendations on who I think pays the most money for the type of posters you have, but that's it. I recognize that some people prefer to sell their posters for cash rather than go through the process of auctioning them, and that's fine. Quite often, the person that you sell your posters to will go ahead and consign some or all of them to me, so often they will be coming to me anyway! We auction so many items each year (around 400,000 per year) that we are always in need of new consignments. If you have any you want to auction, reply to this email personally, or visit our consign page at http://www.emovieposter.com/learnmore/?page=consign http://www.emovieposter.com/learnmore/?page=consign (and we guarantee you we charge the lowest commissions of any major auction, at every price level). Thanks, Bruce -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond.
Did the police even show up? We were a victim of road rage in the parking lot of the Ramada Columbus Dump in which we were deliberately side-swiped by some drug-crazed A**hole, racing through the parking lot. We called the police and were told they don’t respond to accidents in parking lots because it’s the responsibility of the hotel to deal with it! That’s what taxpayers pay for in that city. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 8:50 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. But did your rental car window get smashed and your GPS unit stolen in these “worse places” as it did at the last Cinevent? I completely forgot that. Another perk: There was a car break-in every night I was there. Right out in front. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Adrian Cowdry Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 3:16 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. This last Cinevent showed that the hotel is being refurbished - the new owners are investing but it's like any business they will want a guarantee and in the hotel business that sort of thing happens at airports and major cities not out in the boonies. The standard is not that bad...I have stayed in worse places! This Never Happened to the Other Fella Adrian Cowdry jboh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 19:46 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. My biggest fear I connection with the Columbus show is that one day without a moment’s notice that hotel will be condemned by the city and suddenly Steve will have no place to hold the show. The hotel is that disgusting. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU? ] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 9:36 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. That is a good question Bruce. I was not even aware of it. Regarding the Cinevent show in Columbus I will have to side with Adrian on that one. We all know the hotel is horrendous but the show itself is tolerable only because I get to see friends and do some buying in person(as Frank points out). Unfortunately, the dealers seem to be outnumbering the poster buyers. In fact, most of the commerce happens between dealers. There is less and less incentive in getting a table as most of the sales are out of the dealer’s actual hotel rooms. I still get a table to support the show. This year the number of dealers was down. You will hear that attendance was great, etc but most of the attendees watch movies(I assume, they certainly are not spending money). This is a real shame because there is good material there. I realize it is a thankless and not a particularly lucrative effort to put on this show and I appreciate Steve’s commitment to it. That said, it has the appearance of being on auto-pilot, which is to say that there have been no improvements/enhancements in quite some time. The hotel continues to give way to entropy, the dealers are dropping out(the largest volume seller in the world doesn’t even bother to make an appearance), the customers are not buying and the auction is akin to the Bataan death march. It is held all day Saturday, which is the biggest sales day for dealers. The auction should be a premier event that draws attendees to the show, not an event that draws whatever poster collectors attending the show away from the dealer’s room(s). So I will applaud anyone who is trying to revive shows. I would love to see that happen. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Adrian Cowdry Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 3:04 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. From Over the pond The London Westminster fair is the most well established fair in the UK for movie memorabilia - there are a slew of other conventions that take in more than just movie memorabilia (comics, toys etc) - however the London film fair is fast becoming a signing fair with the emphasis on celebs signing autographs. Talk to the dealers and there is disappointment as the attendees are more interested in meeting the celebs and getting their autographs. It is extremely tough to get a good mix with a smaller event. The bigger events bring in bigger crowds - not necessarily there to spend money. But the dealers will not complain if there is a good amount of attendees. At the end of September we had the Paris film fair which is turning very much into a Columbus type event where dealers meet to buy and trade
Re: [MOPO] FA: Buying a vintage movie poster at auction is like a box of chocolates!
This is shameless. There plenty of legitimate dealers and auction houses out there. Franc Martarella From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 1:54 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] FA: Buying a vintage movie poster at auction is like a box of chocolates! All of our 850 newer (most 1980 to present) one-sheets closing in just a few hours at http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/sort/4/14.html are guaranteed to be originals, and we give a LIFETIME guarantee (which no other major auction does)! http://www.emovieposter.com/club/staticpages/20141012_meme_forrestgump.jpg -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] FA: Buying a vintage movie poster at auction is like a box of chocolates!
That’s a virtually worthless guarantee. Most people buying posters, lobby cards and stills know right away, when they want to return something. They don’t need to wait ten years. P.S. There are other dealers, large and small, offering movie posters “at auction” every week. Your shameless marketing doesn’t say “major auction” . Do you read your own copy? From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 3:27 PM To: Franc Cc: MoPo-L Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Buying a vintage movie poster at auction is like a box of chocolates! I never mentioned dealers. But name ONE major auction that gives a lifetime guarantee as to year of origin, and will provide that in writing. As soon as you do, I will remove that from all my advertising. On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: This is shameless. There plenty of legitimate dealers and auction houses out there. Franc Martarella From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 1:54 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] FA: Buying a vintage movie poster at auction is like a box of chocolates! All of our 850 newer (most 1980 to present) one-sheets closing in just a few hours at http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/sort/4/14.html are guaranteed to be originals, and we give a LIFETIME guarantee (which no other major auction does)! http://www.emovieposter.com/club/staticpages/20141012_meme_forrestgump.jpg -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_service.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_service.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] How was the revived Ray Courts Show last weekend?
I attended. It was a good first show. Ray rounded up a solid celebrity list and most of the usual dealers were present. Based on the e-mail Ray sent out after the show, he realizes he still has some work to do to get the show back up to the level he had achieved before he sold it. His last e-mail indicated that he's negotiating dates with the Burbank Marriott. As for Columbus, I've attended consistently over the last ten years, and it's still a terrific show. As a dealer, I would never miss it. Granted the hotel is the absolute pits end but I gave up on staying there a long time ago before it descended into its current condemned state. Buying and selling at this show offers an opportunity that the Internet simply does not. You actually get to meet people with the same unique passion as your own. I'd never miss this one. I'm a little less fond of The Hollywood Show which is terrific as an autograph show but less so as a movie paper event. I detest the endless maze at the parking lot at the Loews Hotel, so going forward I only plan to attend the Westin shows at LAX airport. Franc Martarella Sent from my iPad On Oct 7, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: I had feared that collectibles shows are not what they once were, and I doubted the wisdom of starting a new one, but when I heard that the Ray Courts show was being revived, I figured it had a great chance of being a major success, because the last ones I went to a decade or more ago were packed with people. How did it go? When is the next one? -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site our auctions Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond.
My biggest fear I connection with the Columbus show is that one day without a moment's notice that hotel will be condemned by the city and suddenly Steve will have no place to hold the show. The hotel is that disgusting. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 9:36 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. That is a good question Bruce. I was not even aware of it. Regarding the Cinevent show in Columbus I will have to side with Adrian on that one. We all know the hotel is horrendous but the show itself is tolerable only because I get to see friends and do some buying in person(as Frank points out). Unfortunately, the dealers seem to be outnumbering the poster buyers. In fact, most of the commerce happens between dealers. There is less and less incentive in getting a table as most of the sales are out of the dealer's actual hotel rooms. I still get a table to support the show. This year the number of dealers was down. You will hear that attendance was great, etc but most of the attendees watch movies(I assume, they certainly are not spending money). This is a real shame because there is good material there. I realize it is a thankless and not a particularly lucrative effort to put on this show and I appreciate Steve's commitment to it. That said, it has the appearance of being on auto-pilot, which is to say that there have been no improvements/enhancements in quite some time. The hotel continues to give way to entropy, the dealers are dropping out(the largest volume seller in the world doesn't even bother to make an appearance), the customers are not buying and the auction is akin to the Bataan death march. It is held all day Saturday, which is the biggest sales day for dealers. The auction should be a premier event that draws attendees to the show, not an event that draws whatever poster collectors attending the show away from the dealer's room(s). So I will applaud anyone who is trying to revive shows. I would love to see that happen. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Adrian Cowdry Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 3:04 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. From Over the pond The London Westminster fair is the most well established fair in the UK for movie memorabilia - there are a slew of other conventions that take in more than just movie memorabilia (comics, toys etc) - however the London film fair is fast becoming a signing fair with the emphasis on celebs signing autographs. Talk to the dealers and there is disappointment as the attendees are more interested in meeting the celebs and getting their autographs. It is extremely tough to get a good mix with a smaller event. The bigger events bring in bigger crowds - not necessarily there to spend money. But the dealers will not complain if there is a good amount of attendees. At the end of September we had the Paris film fair which is turning very much into a Columbus type event where dealers meet to buy and trade. This year the attendees were down - there was plenty of inter dealing but again the comments from the dealers were negative concerning the amount of attendees and it was very obvious that there were a few dealers missing - the price of the table and time taken can be restrictive with little return. It has to be said that bargains were available - dealers were making reductions when being bartered. The Paris fair is a tough call - the attendees like to hunt and rummage but do not spend on higher end items now. The one thing I can say is that most collectors do still like to attend a fair and feel the quality so to speak - however many collectors now have what they want or cannot afford the big items - from my generation examples would be Hammer Collectors and Bond as well as McQueen etc. They have been collecting now for the past 30 years or so and have a reasonably complete collection - Those who collect Universal Monsters and the like are very wealthy now and can afford the pocket change that a poster will cost. Few fresh new blood is not coming to the hobby - the collecting avenue for such people lie elsewhere such as Manga and Anime, Game of Thrones etc. This Never Happened to the Other Fella Adrian Cowdry mailto:jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Franc m mailto:fdav...@verizon.net fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 7:09 Subject: Re: [MOPO] How was the revived Ray Courts Show last weekend? I attended. It was a good first show. Ray rounded up a solid celebrity list and most of the usual dealers were present. Based on the e-mail Ray sent out after the show, he realizes he still has some work to do to get the show back up
Re: [MOPO] How scarce - ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ
It's a terrific film but I've had lobby cards from this title for sale for about ten years and haven't sold even one. I think collectors with few exceptions are not interested in these photographic lobby cards which started to be produced and distributed in the 1970s. Franc Sent from my iPad On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:50 PM, THE MOVIE NUT ilikemov...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Dear MoPo'ers How scarce are US lobby sets for ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ, in near mint condition?: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ESCAPE-FROM-ALCATRAZ-Clint-Eastwood-Don-Siegel-US-Lobby-Set-FINE-condition-/171478996005?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT And I am asking too much OR too little for it? Many thanks, John of http://www.movienut.co.uk/ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please!
Good condition usually means it looks like garbage in a frame. The poster in question was linen-backed, which costs approximately $200 these days. I reiterate that the price he was asking was not excessive. Granted you can find bargains one week at Heritage's and Bruce's auctions that the following week will cost four times as much. Franc -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:18 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! And emovie sold a folded copy in good condition, in June of 2013, for $82.00 (£ 50.23 ) So, £ 245 seems to be on the hefty side of the price scale. On Sep 24, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Evan Zweifel wrote: It's posters like these that make me go huh? Seems like Heritage just sold an un-backed copy in Fine condition in February for $33 (20.19 pounds). Pretty sheet, but I'm not sure the market for Basil and Douglas Jr. is all that strong. Evan - Original Message - From: THE MOVIE NUT ilikemov...@tiscali.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:33:31 - (UTC) Subject: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! Dear MoPo'ers You wise counsel and wide experience would be welcomed once again. I have just listed the following Basil Rathbone linenbacked US 1- sheet: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUN-NEVER-SETS-1939-D-Fairbanks-Jr-Basil- Rathbone-LINENBACKED-US-One-Sheet-/171473354845? ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT I am asking too much OR too little for it? Many thanks, John of http://www.movienut.co.uk/ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please!
Evan -- I'm suggesting that for people who appreciate linen-backing, the value of the poster has increased. Now I realize that anal retentive movie poster collectors currently believe that posters that have not been linen-backed or preserved at all are desirable, but I'll tell you for a fact that most other collectors of rare posters i.e. French Art Deco posters, travel posters, WWI posters etc., German art posters etc. believe just the opposite. So if one falls into the later camp, a poster that can be bought expertly linen-backed does have an additional value over the cost of the poster itself upwards of $200. Richard already commented on the auction phenomena, so I wont repeat that discussion except to say that I entirely agree with him. I'd like to add that when someone asks me about something they are offering for sale, I like to be as positive as possible, since overly negative snipes really dont help. Franc -Original Message- From: Evan Zweifel [mailto:evanzwei...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:40 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! Certainly you aren't suggesting that by simply linen backing a poster the value of the poster has increased? I was merely offering an opinion that perhaps the market value for past stars has decreased significantly. I don't think I was going out on a limb there. As for values of posters, retail or auction, since only a very small minority of the members of the list have retail stores (are there more than 10 in the entire USA?), and only a few more even have web sites, I suspect that closest measure of true value must be derived from auctions. Certainly any informed buyer will check the auction results before making a purchase (I know I would). Evan -Original Message- From: Franc Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 3:32 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! Good condition usually means it looks like garbage in a frame. The poster in question was linen-backed, which costs approximately $200 these days. I reiterate that the price he was asking was not excessive. Granted you can find bargains one week at Heritage's and Bruce's auctions that the following week will cost four times as much. Franc -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:18 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! And emovie sold a folded copy in good condition, in June of 2013, for $82.00 (£ 50.23 ) So, £ 245 seems to be on the hefty side of the price scale. On Sep 24, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Evan Zweifel wrote: It's posters like these that make me go huh? Seems like Heritage just sold an un-backed copy in Fine condition in February for $33 (20.19 pounds). Pretty sheet, but I'm not sure the market for Basil and Douglas Jr. is all that strong. Evan - Original Message - From: THE MOVIE NUT ilikemov...@tiscali.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:33:31 - (UTC) Subject: [MOPO] Basil Rathbone 1939 linenbacked Your advice please! Dear MoPo'ers You wise counsel and wide experience would be welcomed once again. I have just listed the following Basil Rathbone linenbacked US 1- sheet: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUN-NEVER-SETS-1939-D-Fairbanks-Jr-Basil- Rathbone-LINENBACKED-US-One-Sheet-/171473354845? ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT I am asking too much OR too little for it? Many thanks, John of http://www.movienut.co.uk/ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
Re: [MOPO] Finally: The NEW filmposter.net Website is now online!
It strikes me that if you are going to command the prices you've indicated, Helmut, your condition descriptions are far too general. I should think a full description of the condition of your pieces is in order including all the flaws inherent in the pieces you are selling i.e., the same sort of detail you would demand were you buying pieces of this value from another seller on Ebay or anywhere else. Franc Sent from my iPad On Jul 24, 2014, at 3:13 AM, Helmut Hamm texasmu...@web.de wrote: This message cannot be displayed because of the way it is formatted. Ask the sender to send it again using a different format or email program. text/plain Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Remnants of the GWTW Tara set located in an old dairy barn...
The video about the restoration was posted on YouTube in Sept 2013. Why was this article released today? FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Posteropolis Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:09 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Remnants of the GWTW Tara set located in an old dairy barn... http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/07/16/saving-scarletts-house-hollywoods-i conic-gone-with-the-wind-movie-set-has-been-hiding-in-a-bar-for-decades/ _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Mickey Rooney has passed away
Olivia DeHavilland. Here's a trivia question: what camera move was named after Mickey Rooney? FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 2:28 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Mickey Rooney has passed away Is there anyone of that era still left? On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:48 AM, John Boswell mmb...@telus.net wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dead-_n_5102575.html Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Linen backing
Linen backing has been used for over 100 years to preserve posters. Aside from my movie posters, I collect French Opera posters that mostly date to 1903-1910. Many were linen-backed to prevent cracking, chipping and tearing etc. The newbies in the business have rather recently begun shunning the idea of linen-backing in favor of natural, un-retouched posters. Personally, I don't like displaying posters with fold lines and chips. I realize I am now in the minority but as far as I'm concerned, it's a matter of aesthetics and personal taste. Most of the posters I've had framed for display in my home have been linen-backed and I wouldn't have it any other way. As for the posters of lesser value that you find in many on-line auctions, you have to beware because many times these posters are loaded with paint to cover flaws in the original poster and some of these paint jobs are NOT professional restoration. They look more like amateur artists and/or art students crudely touching up the posters. This should not in any way be taken as a comment on some of the posters you referred to in Bruce's auction which I have not at all inspected. This is just a general statement about touch-up work on some lesser valued posters that have been linen backed. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 11:27 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen backing Interesting, Rich. Christies in London recommended to me some time ago that I should linenback my posters. On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: Tommy people do have a belief in many cases that linenbacking a poster is what you're supposed to do while myself and other believe linenbacking is only done for restorative purposes yet other people believe that linenbacking adds value to a poster regardless of condition (I don't) I've actually been replacing all my linenbacked material as I can find the items why anyone would back a Striptease poster is beyond me Rich At 09:55 AM 3/21/2014, Tommy Barr wrote: I just had a look at Bruce's preview and I have to say it is pretty amazing. What surprises me, though, is some of the posters which people have gone to the expense of having linenbacked, and I wonder at what point does that become a viable option. I am using EMP sales as an example here, but I imagine it is the same across the board. 'The Big Hangover' (1950) is listed as 'good to very good' in linen, but that is a poster which normally sells for around $20-25 in that condition, folded. As having a poster backed and foldlines retouched by a reputable restorer would cost at least $120, that means the poster should fetch around $150 at least, but that is unlikely to be the case. 'Striptease' (1996), again in very good condition maybe $25, but how much more would you pay for one linenbacked? Taking just one example from EMP (though it is not hard to find others) - 'Bite The Bullet' (1985), very good, folded, sold for $4 last year, and one in similar condition, linenbacked, sold for $28, also last year. That means the added value for restoration and backing was only $24, probably at least one fifth of the actual cost. So at what point does the expense become worthwhile? I appreciate that, as a matter of personal taste, someone may wish to have a poster framed and displayed to best advantage, and so has it backed, regardless of actual value, but do they expect that the cost will be recouped on resale? Really, I am just curious here, as I would only ever have higher value posters backed. Anyway, even the prices realised for higher value ones do not necessarily always reflect the cost of restoration, something which I have gratefully taken advantage of in the past, and hope I may do so again! Which, I have to say, make EMP's Signature Auctions quite exciting events (no remuneration was made by Bruce to have me highlight his listings, but hey, I'm open to offers!) Tommy _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-LA=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Should/could movie posters ever be hung in museums?
The Museum of Modern Art has a large collection of movie posters, such as the Casabalanca Three Sheet, the Gone With The Wind insert, a Sullivan Travels three sheet, badly kraft-backed etc. The three I mentioned are permanently on display at their downstairs screening room. Franc -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Martin Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:55 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should/could movie posters ever be hung in museums? yes ! and Ive sold to many many museumswe supplied the Smithdonians touring exhibit that was shown and many museums and sponsored by Time warner,,, we started with the Cinci. Ohio art museum. then chicago science Museum , Cosi in Columbus, Denver art museum, Los angeles art Museum, and in new Your we supplied the Musem of the moving Image in AStoria, NY, and we have supplied the Mary Pickford institute,British Film institute-UK . Henry Ford museum, and te museums in Universal , Disney and and other studios plus the Old tuscon where they made movies so its kinda a museum..the Museums seem to now accept film memorabilia as art and also pop culture // In Cinci they also had a wonnderful collection Of Hurrell Photos that where 30 x40 and larger that where killer shots,, he was from Covinton Ky right accross from Cinci originally Original Message From: posteropo...@bell.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should/could movie posters ever be hung in museums? Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:42:54 -0400 The McCord Museum in Montreal had a Mary Pickford show a couple of years ago that featured some beautiful and rare posters: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151272426964854.481624.9 64365598 53 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151272426964854.481624. 96436559 853type=3 type=3 Dave Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters http://www.posteropolis.com/ _ From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: March-20-14 11:23 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Should/could movie posters ever be hung in museums? Should/could movie posters ever be hung in museums? Inline image 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/online/20140320_aprilauctionpreview.jpg -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_custome r_servic e.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer _beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_he rshenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1 .jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2 .jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3 .jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg _ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L A=1 A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content . Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List
Re: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday - is it dead ?
I totally agree, David and John. I rarely respond to MOPO posts anymore, unless I have something positive to contribute. The endless, blatant self-promotion and pissing contests among some of the larger dealers have cause me mostly lurk. Some of the back-stabbing is amusing but after a while, it just gets tiresome. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday - is it dead ? I agree with the two drunkards from the cowboy state in the north... JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia did previously state on 25/02/2014 9:20 AM: I would like to see far less For Sale and advertising posts - no more than one per day per individual (and in my humble opinion even that is overkill!). I know that this has been raised many times before but I agree that the primary purpose of the list should be for discussion about the hobby. - Original Message - From: Sales mailto:sa...@allaboutmovies.com.au To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday - is it dead ? I have said this before but I will say this again�.I believe a discussion forum like Mopo and any other forum should be about sharing ideas, thoughts and comments about what we have in common, a love of the poster industry (sounds nice and warm doesn�t it).It is hard to make money from it but we stick at it mainly because we love the hobby so much, often we have long suffering partners in the back ground who either want to divorce us / have done so or have taken up �Candy Crush�. The forum should not be about subtle jibes at each other or any sort of bragging in any sort of form, people just get tired of hearing that and the atmosphere just becomes �dead� and it does the messenger no favours. At the end of the day , it does not matter if you are the gorilla in the room or the smallest dealer, the product you sell with the service you provide speaks volumes. The last posting that I thought really lived up to the spirit of what I thought a discussion board should be like was when everyone chipped in and commented about what a poster website could and should be like if you were to build one. This topic even then went into sub topic�s that many continued to comment on i.e. Freight issues a topic that we all have to deal with as well. Sure it is good to let everyone know what you have for sale, but what about providing advice. I think if you did a survey on how many public posts were done in that spirit you would find not a lot. Maybe we are all to guarded and don�t want to give too much away � fair enough. But I believe currently we should try to post in a less bragging / jibing fashion and a more helpful commentary fashion when asked to or maybe we should be game and start asking. If anybody has any thoughts I�m keen to hear� Regards Ben All About Movies Pty Ltd Movie Memorabilia - Original Vintage Movie Posters and Lobby Cards Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllAboutMoviesAu Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1 Contact Details Ph: 07 / 3379 8566 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Odd 1945 Pinnochio re-release one-sheet at auction closes Sunday afternoon along with 998 other folded one-sheets!
It's strange. Also strange is the Title Card from the original release of Snow White which doesn't have Snow White on the card at all. You wonder how some of these lobby cards were created. Franc From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 3:27 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Odd 1945 Pinnochio re-release one-sheet at auction closes Sunday afternoon along with 998 other folded one-sheets! The first time I saw this 1945 Pinocchio re-release one-sheet many years ago I thought it quite odd for two reasons. First, it was from just five years after the initial release, and yet the movie was re-titled to Wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio, but what was much more odd was that the poster almost doesn't have Pinocchio on it (see the below image)! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA131222/550/pinocchio_R45_MF 02803_L.jpg I guessed at that time that maybe the movie wasn't so popular the first go-round, and so maybe they were trying to get it off of just being about the wooden puppet and onto the great secondary characters (which might also have explained the name change). But then recently I auctioned the three-sheet from this 1954 re-release, which I had never had before, and it has the same re-titling, and yet it has a huge image of Pinocchio (see the below image) so that seems to shoot the above theory! http://emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA131219/550/3sh_pinocchio_R54_JC 08859_L.jpg The R54 three-sheet sold for $443. The R45 one-sheet (closing tomorrow at http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1= 3235865 Auction_uid1=3235865) is currently at $105. There are also 998 other folded one-sheets closing Sunday at http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/sort/4/15.html, and with less than a day to go, there are still over half the items at $5 or under. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Questions from buyers new to the hobby
It's like Pornography: you know it when you see it! Franc Sent from my iPad On Nov 7, 2013, at 6:41 PM, Channing Thomson channinglylethom...@att.net wrote: Dear MOPO Members -- I often get questions like this from newbie buyers. Does anyone have a webpage or a stock answer they use when asked questions like these? Any help would be appreciated. Maybe Learn About Movie Posters has an answer page for these that would be informative. Thanks, Channing How can a purchaser be certain that an item is original? Is there any proof or documentation that this is an original and not a duplicate? Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Hanging a Six Sheets
I've been thinking of doing something like this for a long time, so that I could rotate my favorite one-sheets. Thanks so much, Sean, for the link. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:28 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hanging a Six Sheets Speaking of hanging a six-sheet, I just finished putting up this flip-frame from www.spotlightdisplays.com and it was not only inexpensive, but easy to build. It's an interesting concept if you like changing out your display pieces (not sure how practical that will be for a six-sheet though), and the owner was very easy to work with. http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/6/5768/6sheet.jpg -Original Message- From: Steve E [mailto:seemailbox2...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 09:54 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hanging a Six Sheets I pin mine along the top edge of linen thru to a hidden strip of wood and hook to wall at both ends of wood _ From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, 16 September 2013, 8:20 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hanging a Six Sheets Here's a cheap way, if they left at least 1 all the way around. Get some circular metal grommets and have someone cut matching size holes in the top, and put around five or six across the top. Then put hooks in the wall and voila! It is not perfect, and your poster will pick up dust and dirt, but it is cheap and quick. On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Phillip W. Ayling mro...@earthlink.net wrote: I would welcome any advice regarding hanging a linen-backed six sheet. Thanks, Phil Ayling Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com http://www.filmfan.com/ ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png Complete Buyer Protection http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg , Page 2 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg , Page 3 http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?
For the record, I recommended Go F yourself based a history of nasty, rude remarks posted by the King Of Mexican lobby crap, not just the latest batch of easy Liberace/anti-gaysnipes and filip, if you have a problem, with that, I don’t really care. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Kinske Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 10:16 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? Hey, I'm fallible with indelible faux paus tracks and peccadillos galore. I had been driving from Michigan to Ohio non stop until a horrific accident on the 23 South. I lost my cool and took it personally, there alone I lost. I shouldn't have been writing an email anyway as it was after the dead stop. But, don't worry I later bullseyed in the buckeye state by a state trooper. They were out in droves, but hey it's revenue that makes it safer. I respect the police officers and don't bulkshit them (many are former military anyway.) So I apologize to broadcasting that to the group. I should follow my own advice handed down of waiting 24 hours before responding. The trip improved after that and I found items in the Hollywoodposter auction, I showed Morrie Sr. (and saw jr. Being a poster handling hummingbird). I'd show the signed ones to Morrie so they didn't think I was certifiable for looking through every page (like the non-buying people at news/magazine stands.) nice to see fellow Californian Walter Rueben in the elevator that only went up to the 5th floor and then going the wrong way to breakfast where he realized and braked-fast (like me with state trooper cruiser Christmas lights lit up--an app for that.) the show was impromptu but fruitful. And Morrie hope you will consider me purchasing an image of the 1908 Oz WC ;) and if anyone can convince the Lazarsons to let me publish an image of the Marx items they have I'd return the turn eternally--even though there's actually a season for it. Attended the 30th annual Marx Brothers open house in New Hope and scanned/photographed many amazing items I overlooked eight years ago. Appreciate everyone's help on this and think we can set a benchmark for the art of our art--aris gratis artis e-published unum. But anyway, mea culpa. I was a better gentlemen in uniform, but ill get my rear in gear (Gere?) and do apologize. I do appreciate jokes and correctly used and cited quotation marks but I have my own citation to deal with. Wish you and yours the best. Help out any of the young military members you see--the 18-24 year old group usually can use a meal or ride or something that reminds them of home. I serendipitously landed in Philadelphia and did the Rocky step tourist run up the museum of art and had a photo--albeit holding a reference photo of Go West with Hirschfeld art. Still trying to go the distance. -Daniel Palooka Pugilist Pondering Kinske... On May 27, 2013, at 4:25, filip de volder runbuffy...@hotmail.com wrote: wow , go fuck yourself because of giving a quote from a movie with the michael douglas liberace movie out (didn't get anything at cannes festival though ...) ?? This smells like north korean politics , filip _ Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 15:51:52 -0400 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I'd tell him to go F himself but he' s probably so small he couldn’t possibly! FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:39 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? Dan, don't take that jacka$$ personally.. he's the resident moron Rich At 04:00 PM 5/24/2013, Daniel Kinske wrote: Whatever. On May 24, 2013, at 18:48, rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com wrote: The British Flag car, the Shaguar used in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/ (1997), was a take-off on Liberace's American Flag car. There is a reference later on in the film to Liberace: Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?. FABULOUS COLLECTION: Vintage GAY Newspaper Pages, 1900-1950s The Gay Return of the Shuttlecock, San Francisco, 1923 Queer Business Customs in Mexico, Boston, 1913 Tallulah Bankhead, Let Us Be Gay, SF Chronicle, 1934 The Best Support in the World for a Rupture... ...is the Human Hand, New York, 1920 The Fairies, Caprice for Piano, Boston Globe, 1900 Four Queens, Illustrated, Portland, 1926 Those Queer Weddings Faults of Some Fruits, 1901 Gay Grand Dukes Keep Paris Guessing, Exquisite Your Meat is 100% Pure Gay College Petting Parties These authentic Headlines, News Stories, Advertisements, Full-Color Illustrated Feature Stories are part of a collection of original FULL PAGE, FULL COLOR
Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?
Get a life! From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of filip de volder Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 12:12 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? if you have a problem, with that, I don't really care i can handle that , anyway , it just sounds like another Kim Jong Un message to the president of the united states _ Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 10:37:47 -0400 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU For the record, I recommended Go F yourself based a history of nasty, rude remarks posted by the King Of Mexican lobby crap, not just the latest batch of easy Liberace/anti-gaysnipes and filip, if you have a problem, with that, I don't really care. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Kinske Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 10:16 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? Hey, I'm fallible with indelible faux paus tracks and peccadillos galore. I had been driving from Michigan to Ohio non stop until a horrific accident on the 23 South. I lost my cool and took it personally, there alone I lost. I shouldn't have been writing an email anyway as it was after the dead stop. But, don't worry I later bullseyed in the buckeye state by a state trooper. They were out in droves, but hey it's revenue that makes it safer. I respect the police officers and don't bulkshit them (many are former military anyway.) So I apologize to broadcasting that to the group. I should follow my own advice handed down of waiting 24 hours before responding. The trip improved after that and I found items in the Hollywoodposter auction, I showed Morrie Sr. (and saw jr. Being a poster handling hummingbird). I'd show the signed ones to Morrie so they didn't think I was certifiable for looking through every page (like the non-buying people at news/magazine stands.) nice to see fellow Californian Walter Rueben in the elevator that only went up to the 5th floor and then going the wrong way to breakfast where he realized and braked-fast (like me with state trooper cruiser Christmas lights lit up--an app for that.) the show was impromptu but fruitful. And Morrie hope you will consider me purchasing an image of the 1908 Oz WC ;) and if anyone can convince the Lazarsons to let me publish an image of the Marx items they have I'd return the turn eternally--even though there's actually a season for it. Attended the 30th annual Marx Brothers open house in New Hope and scanned/photographed many amazing items I overlooked eight years ago. Appreciate everyone's help on this and think we can set a benchmark for the art of our art--aris gratis artis e-published unum. But anyway, mea culpa. I was a better gentlemen in uniform, but ill get my rear in gear (Gere?) and do apologize. I do appreciate jokes and correctly used and cited quotation marks but I have my own citation to deal with. Wish you and yours the best. Help out any of the young military members you see--the 18-24 year old group usually can use a meal or ride or something that reminds them of home. I serendipitously landed in Philadelphia and did the Rocky step tourist run up the museum of art and had a photo--albeit holding a reference photo of Go West with Hirschfeld art. Still trying to go the distance. -Daniel Palooka Pugilist Pondering Kinske... On May 27, 2013, at 4:25, filip de volder runbuffy...@hotmail.com wrote: wow , go fuck yourself because of giving a quote from a movie with the michael douglas liberace movie out (didn't get anything at cannes festival though ...) ?? This smells like north korean politics , filip _ Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 15:51:52 -0400 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I'd tell him to go F himself but he' s probably so small he couldn't possibly! FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:39 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? Dan, don't take that jacka$$ personally.. he's the resident moron Rich At 04:00 PM 5/24/2013, Daniel Kinske wrote: Whatever. On May 24, 2013, at 18:48, rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com wrote: The British Flag car, the Shaguar used in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/ (1997), was a take-off on Liberace's American Flag car. There is a reference later on in the film to Liberace: Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?. FABULOUS COLLECTION: Vintage GAY Newspaper Pages, 1900-1950s The Gay Return of the Shuttlecock, San Francisco, 1923 Queer Business Customs in Mexico, Boston, 1913 Tallulah Bankhead, Let Us Be Gay
Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?
I'd tell him to go F himself but he' s probably so small he couldn't possibly! FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:39 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? Dan, don't take that jacka$$ personally.. he's the resident moron Rich At 04:00 PM 5/24/2013, Daniel Kinske wrote: Whatever. On May 24, 2013, at 18:48, rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com wrote: The British Flag car, the Shaguar used in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/ (1997), was a take-off on Liberace's American Flag car. There is a reference later on in the film to Liberace: Who'd have thought Liberace was gay?. FABULOUS COLLECTION: Vintage GAY Newspaper Pages, 1900-1950s The Gay Return of the Shuttlecock, San Francisco, 1923 Queer Business Customs in Mexico, Boston, 1913 Tallulah Bankhead, Let Us Be Gay, SF Chronicle, 1934 The Best Support in the World for a Rupture... ...is the Human Hand, New York, 1920 The Fairies, Caprice for Piano, Boston Globe, 1900 Four Queens, Illustrated, Portland, 1926 Those Queer Weddings Faults of Some Fruits, 1901 Gay Grand Dukes Keep Paris Guessing, Exquisite Your Meat is 100% Pure Gay College Petting Parties These authentic Headlines, News Stories, Advertisements, Full-Color Illustrated Feature Stories are part of a collection of original FULL PAGE, FULL COLOR newspaper pages published in Major Metropolitan Daily Newspapers, during the early half of the 20th century. All pages are lavishly illustrated with graphics of the day, and are suitable for framing (18x24). The presentations are hilarious, astonishing, quixotic and ironic. (This collection is NOT about Gay History.) There are appx 50 original full pages in this collection. View slideshow of a few sample jpgs: http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi/Gay?authkey=Gv1sRgCJa6_rOJlrSdKQ#slid eshow http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-grand-duke-keeps-paris-guessing-and-o ther-golden-oldies230512 Price: $2500 --- On Fri, 5/24/13, Daniel Kinske colorfulcomedi...@mac.com mailto:colorfulcomedi...@mac.com wrote: From: Daniel Kinske colorfulcomedi...@mac.com mailto:colorfulcomedi...@mac.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Who'd have thought Liberace was gay? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Friday, May 24, 2013, 3:00 PM Do you have a problem with gays? On May 24, 2013, at 17:46, rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com wrote: loved one---14---com9/us605.JPG https://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi/USTitles2#5185539629481799938 sincerely yours---18---2545---g4/us333.JPG https://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi/USTitles1#5185536893587627986 World's Largest CATALOGED Collection of Jumbo Lobby Cards, 1930s-1980s CATALOG: VIEW 145 LISTS 5,000 sample JPGS: ## http://posterazzi.blogspot.com http://posterazzi.blogspot.com/ http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzip=v p=v ## 150,000 Original Authentic Cards 6000 US Titles 3000 MX Titles 2000 EUR/FOR Titles 750 Sci-Fi/Horror/Monster Titles Singles Sets of 8 available. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Global Shipping Service
Have any of the dealers on this board opted into Ebay's Global Shipping Program, whereby the dealer ships to a processing center for global shipping and that center takes care of everything else including customs clearance? I'm wondering about how effective the service is and how much does is it cost? Also, do International Ebay buyers find this service cost effective in connection with their purchases. I normally ship internationally via First Class USPS insured mail and the cost has gotten widely expensive, so much so that I'm sure it's killing my international sales in connection with my lower priced items. Any response would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Franc Martarella Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos
I think there's a realization that a small business owner would find it extremely cumbersome to collect from every state in the union. Hence the 1 Million dollar threshhold. As I said to Freeman, I believe in picking my battles and right now, this isn't one of them. If the legislation changes, so will my position on it. FRANC -Original Message- From: Captain Bijou [mailto:captainbi...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:03 AM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos While the proposed legislation does not include businesses whose annual sales do not exceed one million dollars, the bill's final form has not yet been constructed. That will, of course, require debate and, no doubt will be subject to amendments and revision. The one million dollar exclusion may make this bitter pill easier to swallow by a tax-resistant public, but I have yet to meet a taxing entity that wasn't voracious when it came to revenue. If this legislation is passed, I have little doubt that that $1 million dollar figure will be reduced or elminated some time in the future. After all, if the the poposed intent of this bill is, as stated, to level the playing field, why wouldn't it be leveled from the first dollar?? Earl Blair CAPTAIN BIJOU www.captainbijou.com - Original Message - From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos You realize Freeman that small businesses whose total annual sales do not exceed 1 million dollars are still exempt from sales tax under this proposed legislation. In essence this bill is not targeting small businesses, as that term is commonly perceived by the American public. Franc Sent from my iPad On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Freeman Fisher flixs...@aol.com wrote: I just finished the objection to out of state sales tax legislation for small businesses on Ebay. Not to politicize here, but if you agree in filing a letter AGAINST such legislation, they make it very, very easy to send. As close to fully automated as one could hope, after filling out your name, address and business they virtually do the rest in 3 easy steps. So what I am saying is you might want to look into it when you get the Email from Ebay. freeman Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos
You realize Freeman that small businesses whose total annual sales do not exceed 1 million dollars are still exempt from sales tax under this proposed legislation. In essence this bill is not targeting small businesses, as that term is commonly perceived by the American public. Franc Sent from my iPad On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Freeman Fisher flixs...@aol.com wrote: I just finished the objection to out of state sales tax legislation for small businesses on Ebay. Not to politicize here, but if you agree in filing a letter AGAINST such legislation, they make it very, very easy to send. As close to fully automated as one could hope, after filling out your name, address and business they virtually do the rest in 3 easy steps. So what I am saying is you might want to look into it when you get the Email from Ebay. freeman Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] New poster for Roman Holiday re-release
Nice poster. FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of peter contarino Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 11:13 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] New poster for Roman Holiday re-release Cool retro design though From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Posteropolis Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 12:43 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] New poster for Roman Holiday re-release Apparently the movie is being re-released in July to mark its 60th anniversary. And here's the poster: http://www.empireonline.com/gallery/image.asp?id=70283 http://www.empireonline.com/gallery/image.asp?id=70283captiongallery=4337 captiongallery=4337 Nice, but a pity that poor old Eddie Albert didn't make the cut. Dave Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] FIFTY ESSENTIAL GAY FILMS
I hate best lists and essential is just a euphemism for best. Films that should be on this list that i think no one mentioned are Wilde, LaCage Aux Folles and Women In Love and any number of MGM musicals. Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2013, at 10:50 PM, David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com wrote: Interesting thread. What constitutes essential? And how can one have a discussion of this subject and not more deeply address Milk, a fine picture I liked A LOT more than loved - yet to me - was more historic and satisfying than the overrated Brokeback Mountain? BTW, as has been documented on these boards, my favorite picture of 2005 was not Brokeback, but Capote, for which Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for Best Actor. My list would include the obvious titles, even mainstream pictures which - if not explicitly about gays, lesbians or transgenders - spotlights a LGBT character or characters with an inclusive impact on ignorant audiences. Off the top of my head is the office-cooler impact of actor Rupert Everett in the 1997 rom-com, My Best Friend's Wedding. Little seen cult or underground pictures aimed at LGBT audiences do less for me because they preach to a choir whose legitimacy is validated. To me, there's still enough prejudice for more crossover films to be made which further knock down the walls of intolerance. (Parenthetically, I think the war is being won on one front, as manifested in the gay marriage debate, with nearly 60% of Americans in favor, a complete reversal of the same poll 10 years ago.) I think this trend will continue as more movies and actors and celebrities come out - and more ignorant straights realize their favorite people, e.g., Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper, Jodie Foster, are gay. Some crossover pictures are actually more impressive to me when they shake foundations. (As to Bruce's point, I think Midnight Cowboy would have been a better story if the characters played by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman were gay or bi-sexual, who loved each other until its tragic end. But wishing it doesn't make it so, and homosexuality is unfortunately depicted as strange in that picture, i.e., see Rizzo's speech to Joe Buck about his John Wayne clothes. But I still include Cowboy on my list; and it's compelling that its director - John Schlesinger - was openly gay when it was made - 1969 - during a time of greater intolerance). For me, some of the best pics include Lawrence of Arabia, subtle as it was for 1962, knowing what we know now about T.E. Lawrence. Yet in the back of my mind I think masterful films like 1975's Dog Day Afternoon were punished by academies and guilds - because of discrimination against gay or transgender characters. I can watch the Best Picture of 1975, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - and watch Dog Day Afternoon - and the latter is still more entertaining - without the self-serving nobleness that afflicts Cuckoo's Nest, a film with no gay characters. 2005's Crash winning Best Picture over Capote (and not the more popular choice, Brokeback Mountain) - still feels criminal to me. My list below represents titles I thought of - on the fly - hence is not comprehensive, and includes pictures already mentioned before. Most are unfortunately crossover pictures. To me a film that's essential doesn't necessarily have to be good, i.e., I put 2011's Beginners in that camp because while it's pretty dull and snarky for my standards - the entire film turns on an elderly man's decision to come out so late in life - and how this impacts himself and others. However, I left The Kids are Alright OFF the list because I didn't believe for one moment that Julianne Moore's character would suddenly go bisexual just because she's momentarily lonely. Finally, Boys in the Band is very dated and is almost unwatchable today - but it's essential because it has a ground-breaking element that forces it to become a part of history. This is a personal list that's very flawed and I'd have to look in my journals to conjure up a more complete list. -d. In no particular order: Dog Day Afternoon Milk Capote Lawrence of Arabia Transamerica As Good As It Gets Gods and Monsters Brokeback Mountain Midnight Cowboy Shelter Personal Best My Best Friend's Wedding Boys Don't Cry Boys in the Band Rent Beginners Philadelphia Torch Song Trilogy Long Time Companion Angels in America A Beautiful Thing The Crying Game Love! Valour! Compassion! (stage version is superior) Bent Victor Victoria Monster Rocky Horror Picture Show Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:30:07 -0400 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: FIFTY ESSENTIAL GAY FILMS To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Yes Kirby, I agree with you. Besides, this is a very haphazardly put together list, the product of asking many people to contribute one name. That was the disjointed result.
Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever dealt with Ebay buyer todaysgold ?
Has any dealer at MOPO ever dealt with an Ebay buyer by the name of todaysgold? She bid on 119 Elvis stills that we had up on Ebay. She's paid for none of them and gave me a BS story about how her credit limit was cut in half by Bank Of America because I sent her a reminder invoice through PayPal, which is pure nonsense. She has threatened to leave me 119 negatives, if I place a non-payment strike on her through Ebay, something Ebay has already told me she can't do. She's bad news. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Questions for those of you who REALLY know your movies
I think the question is silly. You can pick someone who only directed one film and if that film was a hit, you can then claim he had a 100% track record. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 6:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Questions for those of you who REALLY know your movies lmfao good one At 03:13 PM 3/3/2013, Richard C Evans wrote: Director with greatest percentage of winners: Charles Laughton Sent from my iPhone Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OT - Why Steven Spielberg Is A Loser In Hollywood.
Very interesting reading, David. Thanks for sharing themt. Somehow after Ben Affleck got the DGA award, I knew Steven Spielberg and Lincoln were going to be shunned by the Oscars. It's a shame because in my opinion while Argot was cleary a good film, Lincoln was a monumental film that is destined to become a classic. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 6:55 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] OT - Why Steven Spielberg Is A Loser In Hollywood. A pair of interesting stories evaluating why Steven Spielberg - who, along with pre-1996 Martin Scorcese are my favorite still-living directors of all time - is a big loser when it comes to winning awards. Argo was fine, but I thought Lincoln and the Silver Linings Playbook were better. Meanwhile, this year's Oscars telecast with Seth MacFarlane made me vomit in my mouth a little. The first article is from Buzz Feed, the second is from the NY Times. - d. Argo Win Makes Steven Spielberg Hollywood's Biggest Loser Once again, the Best Picture prize slips from his hands. What does Hollywood have against its most successful resident? by Richard Rushfield - BuzzFeed Staff Writer, February 24, 2013 http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/23/17/enhanced-buzz -25736-1361658499-3.jpg Image by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Tonight, Hollywood officially turned its back on its king. Again. The triumph of Argo in the Best Picture race, snatching victory from the jaws of Lincoln brings Steven Spielberg's win-loss record to a dismal one victory in seven at bats for entertainment's biggest prize. And tonight, not only did he lose out on the Best Picture prize that once seemed his, but the consolation prize of Best Director, the category in which Argo's Affleck was not even nominated, was also snatched away and handed to Life of Pi's Ang Lee. For a man who is widely considered Hollywood's godfather who is in his unbelievable fifth decade at the top of the heap, who has reigned untouchable since before many of today's young directors were born facing up to yet another defeat at the hands of his people starts to look like a clear and consistent rebuff. Worse still, Spielberg's films are not just distant also rans. Most of his seven nominated films were at some point in their campaigns considered favorites to win the whole thing, making Spielberg the Academy's Charlie Brown, forever having the football pulled away. This year in particular. for a brief moment between the Oscar nominations being announced and the Golden Globes, Spielberg's Lincoln looked like a shoo-in to win the prize. Only to see Argo stage a last minute surge and steal its thunder again. So to what do we attribute this ongoing snub? Chalk it up to Hollywood's love/hate relationship with its greats. The number one thing Hollywood hates is failure. The sad fates of those who have fallen beneath the C list demonstrate every day how little empathy the town has for those who can't soar with the eagles. But the number two thing Hollywood hates is success. Praying for the downfall of its mighty is practically the industry's official religion. Spielberg these days is such a venerable figure that one can easily forget his historically troubled history with the Academy. After receiving one for a Best Picture nominations for his first outing Jaws, but then being denied for nearly a decade that followed, Oscar finally broken down and ponied up nods for E.T. when it became the day's highest grossing of all time and Color Purple. But both those films still lost out on the grand prizes, and to add insult, he was shut out in Best Director category throughout the 70s and 80s as well. After the Color Purple loss, Academy officials were so alarmed by the serial snubbing of Hollywood's most successful director that they took the unheard of step of bestowing upon Spielberg at age 40 the Thalberg Lifetime achievement award, until then reserved for septuagenarians at the end of their careers. It wasn't until seven years later, when he made a three hour holocaust film that Oscar finally couldn't deny giving him their grand prize for Schindler's List. But since then, it has been a 20 year sea of also-rans. Of course, he hasn't gone completely unrecognized. Eight Best Picture nominations is something most directors will never even dream of. Add to that, two Best Directing awards making him the most awarded director since William Wyler in the 1950's. But still, somehow the Best Picture prize keeps sliding from his grasp, and for a man at the top of Hollywood, to be the town's perpetual also-ran in its biggest contest has to be galling. In a town with despite the disruptive presence of the internet a fixed number of studios and a shrinking number of major releases, entertainment remains a zero-sum game. Celebrating the achievement of the man with a permanent
Re: [MOPO] Palm Beach Movie Poster Auction
Hi Morris -- I just checked your Louis Dianni posters for auction. You should know that the Valentino Eagle One sheet is incorrectly listed as a 1925 release which it can not be since it states that the film has been modernized with sound. It must be a 1932 re-release. Franc Martarella -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Morris Everett, Jr. Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:50 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Palm Beach Movie Poster Auction Check out February 18th movie poster auction at LouisDianni.com starting with lot 1100. 100 posters, most with no reserve and many linen backed. Some true bargains. Also check Appletree auctions in Ohio for 20 more posters on Feb. 20. The purpose of placing posters in other quality auctions is too educate people who collect other things. A future auction of 200 posters will be held at Garth's in Wadsworth Ohio in late April. Consignments now closed for 800 lot auction at May 25 Cinevent. Thanks to all that are participating. Of course we will take a last minute blockbuster. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!!
So correct. The reason the post office is heavily in debt is not because postal workers are extravagantly paid but because of a ridiculous law passed in 2006 wherby the post office was required to fund 75 years worth of pensions in a ten year time period. It was one last attempt by 'W' and the union hating Republicans in Congress to force a privitization of the postal system in the US. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Johnson Tom Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:28 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!! Somewhere's on the internet--a great source of totally reliable information and statistics! Allen, That $41.15 average figure is flat-out not true--unless it includes the value of all health care and other benefits. (yes, as one of the last vestiges of union labor, postal employees get benefits. When the right wing finishes crushing the unions in this country, everyone will be back to $8.95 an hour with no benefits, no job security, no protection, and no hope). Only the very top tier of postmasters get that kind of per-hour pay. I picked THIS up somewheres on the internet: From the Houston Chronicle. -Tom Carriers Postal Service mail carriers, sometimes informally referred to as postmen or mailmen, deliver the mail to private homes and businesses by vehicle or on foot. USPS mail carriers reported an average annual salary of $51,390, as of May 2011 or an hourly wage of $24.71. Most mail carriers -- 80 percent -- earned between $19.46 and $27.27 per hour, and reported annual salaries ranging from $40,470 to $56,720. Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Postmasters and mail superintendents run individual post offices or regions and represent the top tier of employment with the U.S. Postal Service. Postmasters and superintendents with the USPS reported an average hourly wage of $29.85 and an average annual salary of $62,080, as of May 2011. Annual salaries were between $34,960 and $84,890 for 80 percent of these employees -- between $16.81 and $40.81 per hour. On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:16 AM, allen day aday_5...@yahoo.com wrote: I picked this up somewheres on the internet: USPS labor force compensation (80% of all costs), which is paid an average of $41.15 an hour, and which is over 60% unionized. and one more thing ... I think that it has something to do with the American capitalist system ... charge what the market will bear. ad Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!!
Thanks for clarifying: you quoted from an article on the web with numbers quoted in connection to the wages of a postal worker that were deliberately misleading because your source, who clearly has a point of view on the matter, didn't indicate the value of the fringe benefits including pension benefits that postal workers receive were factored in to the wages that were indicated. Instead, this source simply lumped it all into what most people will read as an hourly wage. That's the trouble will quote sources from the internet. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of allen day Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 8:24 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!! Howdy y'all, As for the somewheres web page noted earlier, the link is copied below: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/here-comes-going-postal-sequel-us-postal-servi ce-cut-12-jobs-avoid-bankruptcy If the link does not work, copy and paste at your leisure. For more reading pleasure ... google USPS retiree demographics ... and pick your poison. Pick out whatever numbers you prefer from any website you like to support whatever angle you are positioning. ad --- On Sun, 2/10/13, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] OMFG: International shipping costs have shot through the roof!! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 3:03 PM semi-false information Al. what they mean is $41.15 after all benefits are factored in for the life of the employee and into retirement. however, I'm also not certain that the labor force is 80% of the USPS cash outlay and I wonder if that figure includes some sort of stipend for UPS Fed-X employees whose jobs are USPS specific however, we must also keep in mind a very important factor: that the USPS is no charged with making a profit year-over-year. The task of the USPS is to provide a service that is written into the Constitution and breaks even financially. The origin of the post office was so that periodicals, which at that time were largely focused on advertising, and packages could be shipped and delivered promoting commerce in America and by which our nation's economy could benefit to help the nation onto a solid ground and to benefit the population. For over 150 years, Postmaster General (as I'm sure you know) was Cabinet level seat. This seat was eliminated under Richard Nixon, at the beginning of the period when Congressional members were starting to call for privatization of the USPS, something which would be a major disaster. If the Republican-led Congress in 2006 (I believe that's the year) had not mandated the USPS fund the retirement account for 75 years in advance, the USPS would only now start to be having certain financial troubles that it has been having at this point for 4 years, and I dare say that rates would not be at what is now a death-dealing increase to many small businesses, the people that the Republicans are always citing when trying to get through legislation. Rich At 03:16 AM 2/10/2013, allen day wrote: I picked this up somewheres on the internet: USPS labor force compensation (80% of all costs), which is paid an average of $41.15 an hour, and which is over 60% unionized. and one more thing ... I think that it has something to do with the American capitalist system ... charge what the market will bear. ad Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L
Re: [MOPO] 15 Minutes of Danny Kaye is enough for a lifetime.
I find it interesting that none of these won either an AFI award or a Kennedy Centers Honors award. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Sales Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 5:33 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] 15 Minutes of Danny Kaye is enough for a lifetime. If I had to choose between Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis and now Mickey Rooney then it is still hands down Danny Kaye. Besides being nominated for X amount of Golden Globe awards throughout his career and wining a few along the way for his musicals and comedies, he also was nominated for a golden globe for the excellent drama Skokie in 1982 proving he was more than just a song and dance man and also a great comedian. Very few actors could be so good in 3 quite different areas. Kind Regards Ben Wadley All About Movies Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] 15 Minutes of Danny Kaye is enough for a lifetime.
Can't stand Danny Kaye or Jerry Lewis and you can keep Mickey Rooney, too! Only sayin'... FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:10 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] 15 Minutes of Danny Kaye is enough for a lifetime. To each his own. Many folks aren't fans of Jerry Lewis who has a similar style and I personally LOVE both. I am enjoying the 100th birthday celebration on TCM. Rick www.ilovefilms.com _ From: Daniel Kinske colorfulcomedi...@mac.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, January 20, 2013 4:54:16 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] 15 Minutes of Danny Kaye is enough for a lifetime. Not my lifetime :) On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:34, rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com wrote: A few of our titles: wonder man---13---55100---g5 kid from brooklyn---18---4075---g9 inspector general---15---3050---g11/us541.JPG knock on wood---8---com2/us907.JPG merry andrew---19---com4/us108.JPG singles sets of 8 CATALOG: VIEW 145 LISTS 5,000 sample JPGS: ## http://posterazzi.blogspot.com http://posterazzi.blogspot.com/ http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzip=v p=v ## Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less!
I have to disagree with you, David. This pitch has too much contradictory content. If you add up how many items in this ad sold for under $10, you get a total of 268,377. At the benchmark of under $14, the total is a whopping 478,400. That might be very attractive to the buyer of low-end movie ephemera, but if you are a consignor, I should think those statistics are not attractive at all. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:17 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! In my view, this is a creative/iconoclastic/against-the-grain ad. I don't know many businesses that can effectively market in several directions at once, e.g., touting good results for premium items and great buys for lesser items, the latter a means to reach shallow pocket common collectors who might otherwise feel alienated by multi-thousand dollar posters. And then there's the consignment end - whereby dealers know there are few places where their sitting inventory can get greater exposure every week - to thousands of loyal customers - without hassling with grading, photographing, packing and shipping items with high grade materials to buyers. Thus dealers know their only real heavy lifting - involves shipping their languishing inventory to a consignment enterprise in one big batch. PR / news guys like me are always intrigued by the different ways creative businesses market discretionary items during a sluggish economy. While movie posters aren't necessary like food, creating temptation for buyers to snare a great deal for under $5 plus shipping - up to three times a week - is a good thing. -d. _ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:26:44 -0600 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! Our latest ad has the hard, cold facts, showing this (and also showing that we auctioned 6,904 items for exactly ONE DOLLAR each, and 24,600 items for FIVE DOLLARS each or under. So if you are looking for true bargains, look no further than the two to three THOUSAND auctions you will find every week at eMoviePoster.com! http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/ads/20130109_everybodyknowsyoucantgetdeal sanymore.jpg Inline image 1 http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/ads/20130109_everybodyknowsyoucantgetdea lsanymore.jpg -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our http://www.emovieposter.com/ site our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg Page 1, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg Page 2, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg Page 3, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less!
Whether or not someone would spend $475K to buy 57,000 items is not at all the point. All I'm trying to express to you is that your ad is not a good pitch for a potential consignor of low-end items especially when you deduct your comission from those sales under $15, that's all and you might want to think about sending out a multi-purposed pitch as yours is. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:20 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! Do you think you could find ANYONE in the entire world who would pay $478,400 for those 57,000 items? Or $300,000 or even $200,000? If so, send them to me because I can easily put together a better group of similar material for that price! The people who send us that low end stuff are mostly theater owners who got it for free or people who just want to be rid of it, and they already offered it to as a group and found no takers. But by us selling it item by item, we find specific buyers for each specific item, who value it at those prices. But NO ONE but us will go to that effort on that large a scale. On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: I have to disagree with you, David. This pitch has too much contradictory content. If you add up how many items in this ad sold for under $10, you get a total of 268,377. At the benchmark of under $14, the total is a whopping 478,400. That might be very attractive to the buyer of low-end movie ephemera, but if you are a consignor, I should think those statistics are not attractive at all. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:17 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! In my view, this is a creative/iconoclastic/against-the-grain ad. I don't know many businesses that can effectively market in several directions at once, e.g., touting good results for premium items and great buys for lesser items, the latter a means to reach shallow pocket common collectors who might otherwise feel alienated by multi-thousand dollar posters. And then there's the consignment end - whereby dealers know there are few places where their sitting inventory can get greater exposure every week - to thousands of loyal customers - without hassling with grading, photographing, packing and shipping items with high grade materials to buyers. Thus dealers know their only real heavy lifting - involves shipping their languishing inventory to a consignment enterprise in one big batch. PR / news guys like me are always intrigued by the different ways creative businesses market discretionary items during a sluggish economy. While movie posters aren't necessary like food, creating temptation for buyers to snare a great deal for under $5 plus shipping - up to three times a week - is a good thing. -d. _ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:26:44 -0600 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! Our latest ad has the hard, cold facts, showing this (and also showing that we auctioned 6,904 items for exactly ONE DOLLAR each, and 24,600 items for FIVE DOLLARS each or under. So if you are looking for true bargains, look no further than the two to three THOUSAND auctions you will find every week at eMoviePoster.com! http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/ads/20130109_everybodyknowsyoucantgetdeal sanymore.jpg Inline image 1 -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg Page 1, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg Page 2, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg Page 3, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! Visit the MoPo Mailing List
Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less!
Because there are many dealers who buy material from Bruce at his under $14 low prices and then resell these same items at a profit on Ebay, their own websites and/or the websites of other dealers that accept consignments, I can only reiterate that a consignor might not find Bruce's results on low-end items to be an incentive to consign. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:30 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! * That's an interesting way to look at this, Franc, and you're not wrong. But I tend to believe that for consignors, if 57,000 of our items sold for under $14 in 2012, fetching $478,400 - then such items, one could argue - might be so less desired - that they might've fetched no more than $14 each anyway, with or without the use any selling platform, even after subtracting commissions. I think the big factor is whether our below $14 items are given a solid chance to reach the highest number of potential buyers - before deciding that I'm better off using my paper as kindling. * I've always believed collectors/buyers are creatures of habit, whether they buy from Bruce, Heritage, Rich or from you and Al. If we reflexively check the listings of every sale hosted by the aforementioned names - (as I suspect many hard core collectors do) - we do so at the exclusion or displacement - of time spent browsing your competitors. The other factor has to do with the number of consignment houses that will allow themselves to be used as a dumping ground for items valued at less than $14. From the consignor's side of the equation - using myself as an example - I've used both Bruce and Grey. Both have been terrific. But most of the items I used to own were in the $5 to $100 value range. Bruce has a large factory of employees who can process a high volume of material quickly and efficiently. On the buyer's side of the equation, I don't spend a lot of $$$. How I am treated as a low-end buyer - informs how I might be treated as a consignor of low- (and high-) ticket items. * Yet in my case, as a consignor - I still came out ahead when I consider what I saved by not worrying about reaching the MOST buyers each week - for low-to-mid-range material that many dealers or consignment houses might turn down. Given the value of what I owned, I chose Bruce to liquidate most of my collection and I did well. Hard figures: Since I began paring down my huge collection after the wildfires in our area, my stuff has fetched more than $202,000. And 94% of that came since late 2007. Sure, I had a few choice items like Gilda and It's A Wonderful Life - but most of my stuff was low-to-mid-range in value - with NO horror pieces, a genre I've never collected. If a schmoe like me can get these kind of results, that's something, because there's NO WAY I could've achieved this without expert help. What mattered to me most was getting my less valuable items visible to the highest number of buyers, but not via eBay where things tend to get lost, but via the most popular sites for collectors of movie paper. -d. _ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:20:45 -0500 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Whether or not someone would spend $475K to buy 57,000 items is not at all the point. All I'm trying to express to you is that your ad is not a good pitch for a potential consignor of low-end items especially when you deduct your comission from those sales under $15, that's all and you might want to think about sending out a multi-purposed pitch as yours is. FRANC _ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:19:54 -0600 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Do you think you could find ANYONE in the entire world who would pay $478,400 for those 57,000 items? Or $300,000 or even $200,000? If so, send them to me because I can easily put together a better group of similar material for that price! The people who send us that low end stuff are mostly theater owners who got it for free or people who just want to be rid of it, and they already offered it to as a group and found no takers. But by us selling it item by item, we find specific buyers for each specific item, who value it at those prices. But NO ONE but us will go to that effort on that large a scale. _ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:33:38 -0500 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I have to disagree with you, David. This pitch has too much contradictory content. If you add up how many items in this ad sold for under $10, you get
Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less!
It's called a Discussion Forum. This discussion initiated by David was about a sales pitch, not about whether someone's business is successful or not. As I said in one of the e-mails in this thread, I'm not trying to denigrade Bruce's operation at all. I just don't think that last ad was a good sales pitch because it's trying to appeal to two different audiences, the consignor and consignee, and it is sending mixed signals in the process for all the reasons I along with several others in this forum have outlined. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of p...@cinemarts.com Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:13 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! We are just an all-purpose auction house who can auction ALL the items any consignor has, and we are the only major auction house who can do this with large collections. What Bruce said in this one line says it all. He is running a very successful all-purpose auction house, just like hundreds around the world in big and small towns and online. It's what eBay was before it disappeared up its own bum and wanted to be Amazon. The difference is, he regularly gets results that the majortiy of all-purpose auctions houses would never get for movie posters and memorabilia. I think both Franc and David are being over-analytical about the sales pitch simply because it covers the major appeal points for both sellers and buyers. At the end of the day, what does it matter? Material keeps rolling in and rolling out and there are plenty of people who appreciate the level of service on both sides. Phil -Original Message- From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 08:21 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! And I can only reiterate that the vast majority of those 57,000 items came from people who got them for nothing, were offered next-to-nothing for them, and didn't want a new job selling them one by one. Very few were from collectors, except for those who simply wanted to get rid of all they had. Most took our advance and looked through their consignments before they sent them and only sent items that truly figured to sell for $15 or more. But we just got in a pallet each from three different consignors and those items will go in bulk lots and only a few in single sale, and a lot of the single sale items will auction for $14 or under. Consigning those items to us made the most sense to those people. Others, like you, would NEVER consign even one sub-$15 item, and that makes sense to you. We are just an all-purpose auction house who can auction ALL the items any consignor has, and we are the only major auction house who can do this with large collections. On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: Because there are many dealers who buy material from Bruce at his under $14 low prices and then resell these same items at a profit on Ebay, their own websites and/or the websites of other dealers that accept consignments, I can only reiterate that a consignor might not find Bruce's results on low-end items to be an incentive to consign. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:30 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Once again, in 2012, over HALF the items we auctioned sold for $14 or less! * That's an interesting way to look at this, Franc, and you're not wrong. But I tend to believe that for consignors, if 57,000 of our items sold for under $14 in 2012, fetching $478,400 - then such items, one could argue - might be so less desired - that they might've fetched no more than $14 each anyway, with or without the use any selling platform, even after subtracting commissions. I think the big factor is whether our below $14 items are given a solid chance to reach the highest number of potential buyers - before deciding that I'm better off using my paper as kindling. * I've always believed collectors/buyers are creatures of habit, whether they buy from Bruce, Heritage, Rich or from you and Al. If we reflexively check the listings of every sale hosted by the aforementioned names - (as I suspect many hard core collectors do) - we do so at the exclusion or displacement - of time spent browsing your competitors. The other factor has to do with the number of consignment houses that will allow themselves to be used as a dumping ground for items valued at less than $14. From the consignor's side of the equation - using myself as an example - I've used both Bruce and Grey. Both have been terrific. But most of the items I used to own were in the $5 to $100 value range. Bruce has a large factory of employees who can
Re: [MOPO] FS rare three sheet folded: THE PARADINE CASE _____MANY OTHER EBAY ITEMS.
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Re: [MOPO] Question for Sellers
Life is too short. I would definitely not continue with someone who is apparently unhappy with our transactions and constantly berated and/or criticized me in public or private. I wouldn't hesitate to block them. In fact, I would even block a buyer or seller who uses MOPO constantly to berate and criticize another dealer on MOPO, simply because I wouldn't want to put up with that nonsense in connection with sales I enter into. You're a smart guy, David, and I'm sure you can figure out to whom I'm referring. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:20 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Question for Sellers I don't expect anyone to respond publicly, but here's a question for sellers: Would you do business with ANY CUSTOMER - who constantly criticizes you? I wouldn't. Every seller has the right to refuse business with anyone he/she doesn't like. If I was a seller, if you constantly berated me in public OR in private - (and it doesn't matter which) - I would block you. Wouldn't you do the same? Who wants the aggravation selling to a person who doesn't like you anyway? -d. _ Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:52:40 +0100 From: runbuffy...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: eBay's changes to Watched Items To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU just wondering , being blocked for disagreeing with a seller on a topic on a forum , how would that be considered ? over the years quite a bit of collectors have found themselves blocked in Bruce his auctions for that reason , filip _ Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:43:13 +1000 From: johnr...@moviemem.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Being blocked for not leaving feedback is ridiculous. Many people don't leave feedback these days mostly because they don't see it as a necessary part of the transaction or because they just forget. After all, when you buy something from Heritage or from Bruce you don't need to leave feedback (although I'm sure they both receive many positive emails!). John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Neil Jaworski mailto:neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:48 AM Subject: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items Hallo MOPO To slightly extend the Ebay conversation, what do people think of the current changes to Watching re: (1) the trial of publicly showing the numbers of Watchers on each item page and (2) the constant removal/reinstatement of the row of See What Other People Are Watching items at the bottom of each item page? The See What Other People Are Watching panel has been very useful to me in the past! My other current bugbear is that I have been blocked by at least one seller for forgetting to leave positive feedback! I just didn't get round to it, but feel that being blocked was a bit of a harsh solution. Other than that, the transaction at both ends had gone smoothly without incident. Neil _ From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 1:09 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days Ah, those were the days. I remember seeing a La Doce Vita Italian poster on eBay back in the early years. I watched it for a few days and there was one high bidder. I waited until a couple of hours before the auction ended and outbid him and won the lot for a low price. The underbidder sent some crazy, abusive emails to me saying he was shocked that I waited until the last hour before placing a bid. He said he would leave negative feedback for me (you could do that in those days). I tried to explain to him that this was how an auction works. If you dont bid enough then you will lose. He came back with even more abuse and said he would not only leave negative feedback but report me to the authorities (whoever they were). John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com http://www.moviemem.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days Remember when you could put up the most worthless garbage and it would surely sell, and maybe there would be a bidding war? Remember when lots of eBay auctions would have L@@K or W@W at the end of the title? Remember when there was just ONE movie poster category and you could look over every single item every day? Remember when any image of a barechested male would have GAY INTEREST in the auction title? Remember when you could leave feedback
Re: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items
If someone blocked you because you forgot to leave feedback, that person is an idiot! FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Neil Jaworski Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:48 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items Hallo MOPO To slightly extend the Ebay conversation, what do people think of the current changes to Watching re: (1) the trial of publicly showing the numbers of Watchers on each item page and (2) the constant removal/reinstatement of the row of See What Other People Are Watching items at the bottom of each item page? The See What Other People Are Watching panel has been very useful to me in the past! My other current bugbear is that I have been blocked by at least one seller for forgetting to leave positive feedback! I just didn't get round to it, but feel that being blocked was a bit of a harsh solution. Other than that, the transaction at both ends had gone smoothly without incident. Neil _ From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 1:09 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days Ah, those were the days. I remember seeing a La Doce Vita Italian poster on eBay back in the early years. I watched it for a few days and there was one high bidder. I waited until a couple of hours before the auction ended and outbid him and won the lot for a low price. The underbidder sent some crazy, abusive emails to me saying he was shocked that I waited until the last hour before placing a bid. He said he would leave negative feedback for me (you could do that in those days). I tried to explain to him that this was how an auction works. If you dont bid enough then you will lose. He came back with even more abuse and said he would not only leave negative feedback but report me to the authorities (whoever they were). John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com http://www.moviemem.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Bruce mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days Remember when you could put up the most worthless garbage and it would surely sell, and maybe there would be a bidding war? Remember when lots of eBay auctions would have L@@K or W@W at the end of the title? Remember when there was just ONE movie poster category and you could look over every single item every day? Remember when any image of a barechested male would have GAY INTEREST in the auction title? Remember when you could leave feedback for any seller, even if you hadn't bought anything from them? For those of you who were there at the start, what do you remember? -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees NO buyer beware http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg Page 1, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg Page 2, http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg Page 3, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
Re: [MOPO] Sniping
I've used Gavelsnipe for over a year and it's generally been very good. The only recent exception was last Sunday's Heritage Internet auction in which Gavelsnipe failed to snipe two of the three lots I bid on. Nobody's perfect, I guess. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Posteropolis Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:47 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sniping I also recently started using Gavelsnipe and have been very satisified with it. Its only drawback as far as I can tell, and it's a minor one, is that you can only bid using a single ebay account, whereas eSnipe (the pay sniping service I also use) allows you to bid using different ebay accounts. Dave - Original Message - From: JOHN REID mailto:johnr...@moviemem.com Vintage Movie Memorabilia To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sniping The reason I asked the question is that I recently started using Gavelsnipe after paying another site for a number of years. Gavelsnipe has worked very well for me and I now wonder how long the other sites will be able last if they continue charging a fee for sniping. JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Sean Linkenback mailto:s...@platinumposters.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sniping What exactly does the customer support do on the pay sites if your bid doesn't go through? Do they go ahead and buy the item for you anyways? Or do they do the same thing the free sites do and say sorry about that, we'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again? Gavelsnipe places bids from two different servers to help ensure 99.99% placement success. I have used them dozens and dozens of times on both ebay and Heritage without fail. Rich Halegua who runs a competing auction site gives similar testimony as do many others. I can not speak of Gixen as i have never tried them, but why would why when I have a completely free sniper that has never failed? -Original Message- From: William Scott [mailto:wscott19...@aol.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 12:31 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sniping I have been burned in the past by free sniping websites. Their servers are too unreliable and there's zero customer support. Gavelsnipe and Gixen immediately come to mind. Their both free and they both totally suck. ~WS -Original Message- From: Richard C Evans evan...@mac.com To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, Oct 20, 2012 10:52 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sniping Use BidTamer, have paid but at the moment using the free version. By paying fee snipe buffer can be reduced to 3 seconds, free version is minimum of 10 seconds. Also, with free version there's a limited number of snipes, think it's 3 a week. On 21 Oct 2012, at 03:39, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote: Hi to you all There are quite a few websites around that allow you to snipe on auctions. Some charge a fee and some don't. I used to use one that charged but have lately switched to another site that is totally free. Just wondering if any of you use sites that charge a fee for sniping and, if so, do they give you anything extra that the free sniping sites dont? Regards John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author
Re: [MOPO] Is There A Limit of MoPo Posts on Auctions or Not???
Frankly, I couldn't care less how many times he posts info on his auctions. I have a delete button on my computer and I can use it whenever I choose to. Once you start imposing rules on a board that are meant to censor bad behavior, it changes things for the worst and turns the moderation of a board into a full-time job. There's are a lot of self-serving posts on this forum that I personally don't want to read and sometimes folks even get nasty but I think that is still better than censoring posts that you don't happen to like. That's just my opinion. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Sales Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:32 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Is There A Limit of MoPo Posts on Auctions or Not??? Rick good question. I have been watching this for a while and have been thinking the same. Whilst I think this is a good forum to alert people to what paper is available to be purchased for both buyer and seller I think there has to be a happy medium or people will want to opt out. The same person on a daily basis seems too much for me, once a week would be fine for the avid collector and seller to connect, I am keen to hear what Scott or others think on this topic? Kind Regards Ben All About Movies Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Changes for eBay's branding
What's amazing to me in that in their press release announcing the new branding, they refer to themselves as eBay with an upper case B even though the totality of their new branding and logo consists of the spelling of ebay with a lower case 'b'. Very strange. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:45 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Changes for eBay's branding They have an IT department of 340 guys in Israel slaving day and night to improve the site, and THIS is what they came up with! You could call these guys The 340 Stooges. Inline image 1 http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/announcements/new/logo/logo.png On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:23 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com wrote: eBay has just launched its new logo ... Today we're creating the future again. We've been building the new eBay. And today, we're proud to introduce a new look for the eBay brand. http://pages.ebay.com/announcements/new/index.html I guess someone got paid a fortune to come up with this new refreshed logo Our refreshed logo is rooted in our proud history and reflects a dynamic future. It's eBay today: a global online marketplace that offers a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, with innovation that makes buying and selling easier and more enjoyable. We retained core elements of our logo, including our iconic color palette. Our vibrant eBay colors and touching letters represent our connected and diverse eBay community - more than 100 million active users and 25 million sellers globally and growing. JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120523_emovieposter_because.gif Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
Reminds me of an old Sammy Cahn song, It Seems To Me I've Heard That Song Before. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Geraldine Kudaka Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 11:37 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings Ah, Bruce... but that is because there are so many dishonest sellers out there -- both on ebay and off ebay. Its unfortunate that good sellers have to get lumped in with the bad, but the $$$ which makes everything run -- including ebay -- is the buyer. So ebay's protection of the buyer is what's allowed ebay to maintain it's profits and grow. As someone who buys a lot off ebay because I live rural and can't find what I want locally, I shop on ebay. I've bought things like new Ugg boots gotten 2 left sides -- yes, you read that correctly. Two sides of the same foot!!! To get my money back, I have to pay for shipping. Also defective items. So it cost me to shop on ebay. If a buyer is shipped the wrong or defective item, why in the world do we have to bear the burden of paying for return shipping? If ebay was really pro-buyer, things like defective items returns shipping cost or not as described return shipping cost would not come out of the buyer's pocket but the sellers. That would certainly eliminate a lot of bad sellers. Whether you sell on an ebay auction or run an off-ebay auction site, there is still a lot of dishonesty. In fact, out-right thievery. We have had more $$$ stolen from us from one of many of your favorite auction sites, Heritage, and believe even with ebay's fees, it's far better to sell on ebay than risk losing your inventory in Heritage's shady inventory procedures. From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: Geraldine Kudaka gkud...@rocketmail.com Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings I am waiting for eBay to offer to PAY sellers to list items, and even then I would have to think long and hard about listing there. I know some people love it, but it is not my cup of tea. They have added so many anti-seller rules that I would be petrified after every sale, both that I might be scammed out of my poster, and that the buying might leave bad feedback for me and restrict my account. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Geraldine Kudaka gkud...@rocketmail.com wrote: EBAY USER ID: silky_buddha We got the invite and are selling original movie art Star Wars items. We do not sell cheap repro reprints. We sell only original art -- well, we do have copies, but these are copies made by the production and are vintage, production used art work. Our prices are less than what prop store sells art for -- i.e., an original pen, ink marker concept sketch of Judge Hershey (in her Judge's uniform, with Lawblaster) sold for $89. That's screen used, original concept art which, at commercial movie prop/memorabilia sites, sells for over $400. We have Giger signed art. Not up, but to be listed, original art by Chris Foss for Flash Gordon... original storyboards concept art by Alex Tavolouris, the first concept artist hired by Lucas for Star Wars... All original, not cheap repro... Of course, we had other items, like the British Quad Star Wars which --- got STOLEN -- anyone remember this story Missing Quad probably was sold by Heritage, but since we got 2 of each poster, our other Quad remains for ebay auction... Plus, a lot of high end items have sold at a BIN auction within 30 minutes of listing. Some within 5 minutes of listing. Of course, the 50K items does not apply to us because we are selling vintage items and end up paying UK listing fees anyway. There's no free lunch -- or at least, legal free lunches. _ From: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings I got the invite, but not to list 50,000 items. I haven't sold anything on Ebay for over a year. JW From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:41 PM Subject: [MOPO] eBay free listings Hi MoPoers eBay currently has a promotion running where many sellers have been offerred up to 50,000 free auction listings for about nine days up until Aug 31. This has resulted in some sellers flooding the site with cheap repros and reprints. The crazy thing is that the offer has been sent by invitation only and it seems to have been done at random. Store sellers are not eligible so anyone who has a store would be seeing a big drop in sales while this promotion is on. Just curious as to whether any MoPo members received the invitation to list 50,000 items on auction. Regards John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: http://www.moviemem.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem
Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
I got the offer too but Ebay would only allow me a thousand free listings because I haven't reached a certain sales threshold to qualify for the 50,000 listings. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:56 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings The promotion that was offerred is not to be confused with the 50 free listings that non store owners get every month. This offer for 50,000 free listings was sent by invitation only ... http://pages.ebay.com/promo/aug2212_AuctionStyle/ Store owners were not eligible. Regards John - Original Message - From: JOHN mailto:johnr...@moviemem.com REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:41 PM Subject: [MOPO] eBay free listings Hi MoPoers eBay currently has a promotion running where many sellers have been offerred up to 50,000 free auction listings for about nine days up until Aug 31. This has resulted in some sellers flooding the site with cheap repros and reprints. The crazy thing is that the offer has been sent by invitation only and it seems to have been done at random. Store sellers are not eligible so anyone who has a store would be seeing a big drop in sales while this promotion is on. Just curious as to whether any MoPo members received the invitation to list 50,000 items on auction. Regards John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] for all you PAWN STARS fans
Another illusion shattered! FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Lieberman Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:35 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] for all you PAWN STARS fans An email we just received: Hello! I have been asked by the television show Pawn Stars to sell my Steve McQueen Bullit posters and lobby cards to Rick on an episode. Rick is a HUGE Steve McQueen fan and even had a 68 mustang made to exactly match the movie car. The kicker is they don't really want to negotiate like on tv. They want me to tell them how much I'd sell them for before I get there and act like it is a negotiation. Would you be willing to give me a estimated value you think they are worth? The posters are folded but I'd say excellent shape using your standards listed on your website. The lobby cards are also in excellent shape or better. I have two of the posters and 3 lobby cards. I have attached pictures. I would really appreciate it. He attached photos of a beat up Bullitt insert and 3 misc. 8x10 stills. David A. Lieberman CineMasterpieces.com http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/ | Vintage Original Movie Posters 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 | Scottsdale, AZ 85260 602 309 0500 | Our http://www.facebook.com/pages/CineMasterpieces/7735495839?v=wall Facebook Page | Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] for all you PAWN STARS fans
Next, someone is going to tell me that the Real Housewives of New Jersey and the Kardashians are staged, too! FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter D'Antonio Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:53 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] for all you PAWN STARS fans I started having my doubts when Rick started reciting wikipedia introduction paragraphs (birthdates/death dates, the like) for obscure french artists and the like. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: Another illusion shattered! FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David Lieberman Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:35 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] for all you PAWN STARS fans An email we just received: Hello! I have been asked by the television show Pawn Stars to sell my Steve McQueen Bullit posters and lobby cards to Rick on an episode. Rick is a HUGE Steve McQueen fan and even had a 68 mustang made to exactly match the movie car. The kicker is they don't really want to negotiate like on tv. They want me to tell them how much I'd sell them for before I get there and act like it is a negotiation. Would you be willing to give me a estimated value you think they are worth? The posters are folded but I'd say excellent shape using your standards listed on your website. The lobby cards are also in excellent shape or better. I have two of the posters and 3 lobby cards. I have attached pictures. I would really appreciate it. He attached photos of a beat up Bullitt insert and 3 misc. 8x10 stills. David A. Lieberman CineMasterpieces.com http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/ | Vintage Original Movie Posters 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 | Scottsdale, AZ 85260 602 309 0500 | Our Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/CineMasterpieces/7735495839?v=wall | Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Just incredible!
Frescoes are the hardest to restore because of the process in which they were originally created. I can't imagine why somebody let this old lady even touch it. Although no one authorized her to restore the fresco, when they saw her painting over it they should have removed her. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of John Waldman Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:59 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Just incredible! It breaks the heart. From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2:40 PM Subject: [MOPO] Just incredible! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/elderly-woman-destr oys-19thcentury-spanish-fresco-by-elias-garcia-martinez-in-botched-restorati on-8073267.html -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120523_emovieposter_because.gif Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Phyllis Diller 1917-2012
A lot smarter than Sarah Palin though! -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of rodxmorgan Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 6:02 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Phyllis Diller 1917-2012 As obnoxious as Martha Raye, Joe E Brown, Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Rosie O'Donnell, Gilbert Gottfried...and Sarah Palin. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly
and Policy Academy 5. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of walter reuben Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:54 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly They definitely made this list before TRANSFORMERS 3 came out. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Sean Linkenback s...@platinumposters.com wrote: I guess they must have made this list before Avengers came out... Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -Original message- From: Freeman Fisher flixs...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, Aug 1, 2012 14:39:51 EDT Subject: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly TOP 10 MOVIES / DIRECTED FILMS OF ALL TIME FROM SIGHT AND SOUND Updated Aug 1, 2012 The Critics Top Ten Greatest Films of All Time: 1. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) 2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 3. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 4. La Règle du jeu (Renoir, 1939) 5. Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans (Murnau, 1927) 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) 7. The Searchers (Ford, 1956) 8. Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) 9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1927) 10. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963) The Directors Top Ten Greatest Films of All Time: 1. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) =2 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) =2 Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 4. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963) 5. Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 6. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) =7 The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) =7 Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) 9. Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1974) 10. Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948) Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly
Not really, Steve Guttenberg is still alive. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of walter reuben Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 3:52 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly watch out, friends we are for sure about to get an offer of Mexican lobby cards from POLICE ACADEMY 5 and 4, I can totally feel it coming... Walter On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:36 PM, John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com wrote: I love that movie. Policy Academy 4 was even better. ;-) From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly and Policy Academy 5. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of walter reuben Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:54 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly They definitely made this list before TRANSFORMERS 3 came out. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Sean Linkenback s...@platinumposters.com wrote: I guess they must have made this list before Avengers came out... Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -Original message- From: Freeman Fisher flixs...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, Aug 1, 2012 14:39:51 EDT Subject: [MOPO] Adjust Your Prices Accordingly TOP 10 MOVIES / DIRECTED FILMS OF ALL TIME FROM SIGHT AND SOUND Updated Aug 1, 2012 The Critics Top Ten Greatest Films of All Time: 1. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) 2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 3. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 4. La Règle du jeu (Renoir, 1939) 5. Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans (Murnau, 1927) 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) 7. The Searchers (Ford, 1956) 8. Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) 9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1927) 10. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963) The Directors Top Ten Greatest Films of All Time: 1. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) =2 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) =2 Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 4. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963) 5. Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 6. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) =7 The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) =7 Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) 9. Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1974) 10. Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948) Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at http://www.filmfan.com/ ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
I was stiffed by this Greek woman as well. Be warned. She changes her Ebay name frequently so that she can continue to buy things and not pay for them. She's a real loser. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard C Evans Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 11:33 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Filip, you might have missed earlier posts on mopo about the Greek, plenty come up if you search greek on Filmfan site,. Something of a minor celebrity. Sent from my iPhone On 8 Jul 2012, at 10:29, filip de volder runbuffy...@hotmail.com wrote: hi , the last one to have been a total asshole was 3 weeks ago on ebay , a greek guy ( id : proficient911) wins 12 posters , some days later he sais he can't pay for them as his father died , i don't reply as this is total crap so i open unpaid items issues for these , so he goes : Hello from Greece.How many e-mails do I have to send you to explain the situation my family experiences? (after 4 whole weeks on his death bed),a tragedy occured to my family!My dear father passed away at the age of 65 (he was battling lung cancer for a year,alas,he didn't make it-God Bless his Soul-).Thus,I won't not abble to fullfil my obligation to you.You see,my dear friend,some stuff in life happenand we should NEVER take things for granted.Please,e-mail me. From the bottom of my heart,thank you,and again,sorry for any inconvenience I caused you.(And,please,cancel our transaction,and do not strike me with an unpaid item on my eBAY Account!).God Bless us All...AND may the Good Karma follow on your life's path.PLEASE,SHOW YOUR LENIENCY.Things are out of my hand,and please Things are out of my hand,and please,cancel the transaction.The Funeral Expences,alone,cost about $4,500.Please mercy me,and do not strike my eBAY account with UNPAID ITEMS Indications. i tell him in one phrase i have enough of people like him coming up with the most honourless excuses for not paying and how comes if his father is dead that he's bombing me daily with emails to not open unpaid items disputes , his reply seems to come out of a really cheap greek tragedy : I wonder why some people are so malliciously spreading rumors about others, without even bothering to check the facts of each individual case! I also wonder why do you believe all this hype! PEOPLE TALK,BUT(UNFORTUNATELY),THEY DON'T WALK! Why do you get trapped in this kind of gossip (which,for sure,has a terribly shameful effect to other innocent buyers here on eBAY, and,making us bitter with our significant pals,family,religion etc. Cynics and pretenders that think (basically out of hate and repulsion for the other fellow man) they know everything, destroy reputations,dignities,humble and decent lives,just for the sake of their own ignorance, that they baptise knowledge. All this unacceptable small-talking,is the beginning of all evil that hems us, holding us prisoners in our everyday's doubts, despute my integrity and my honor Simple as that! I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD. I'm not a crook or a rogue trader,who tries to deceive anybody. Trust,my pals,is absolutely and positively one of the very,very few things that is left to connect us as a solid rock beings. So,trust me, and don't believe the hype! Enjoy your day... PS.As for wondering,for bothering you,concerning my eBAY Account, it has to do with one word: HOPE. That one day,Greece will overcome its fiscal problems,and will be a respectful Country (again) in the eyes of the rest of the World, with all of us (here in Greece), being able to be part of making transactions with the rest of the Global Human Community. That's all. Please,my dear pal, reconcider,show your leniency and forgive-NOT forget- Your mercy is wanted by someone, who experiences a harsh time. Peace and Love, will prevail, if people like You, want to help. From a totally devastated person, wish you a Happy 4th Of July for you and your Family. So his father is supposed to be dead , he can't pay for all his wins but guess what ? some days later in my new batch of auctions he starts bidding wildly again ! so had to cancel all his bids and put him on my blocked bidder list ... how pathetic can one get ? _ Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:40:22 -0400 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers that I've dealt with over the years
Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs!
You also need to spell Loren's first name Sophia . FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs! Thanks Jay. That is a good idea. All I have to do is drop Harlow and Brooks. On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Jay Nemeth-Johannes jay.johan...@smartsensorsystems.com wrote: Looking at the list, I think you need to slightly adjust the description of the face-off. These are all actresses who had major career success in the '40s and '50s. My initial thought was to suggest names from the '20s and '30s, but I don't think that is where you are going. BTW, the list looks good for those rules (career after 1945 and before 1960) Jay Nemeth-Johannes 8901 N Rexleigh Dr Bayside, WI 53217 (970) tel:%28970%29%20290-9797 290-9797 (Cell) -- On 7/7/12 8:11 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: I am going to start a three week series of Face/Offs, choosing the Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever! Here's how it will work: There will be 16 to start. The first 8 days they will go against each other. The next four days the winners of the first 8 will go against each other. Then the next two days the winners of those four will go against each other. and then the two last winners will have a final Face/Off! Now here are the rules: 1) They must be incredibly sexy (so I don't think great actresses like Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck or Joan Crawford qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 2) They must be talented actresses who had substantial careers (so I don't think super-sexy women like Jayne Mansfield or Gina Lollabrigida qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 3) They must have had a substantial portion of their career before 1960, and as an adult, so Natalie Wood, Ann-Margret, and tons of others don't qualify. Here is a preliminary list (in no particular order): Marilyn Monroe Sofia Loren Brigitte Bardot Jean Harlow Catherine Deneuve Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Kim Novak Louise Brooks Elizabeth Taylor Ava Gardner Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner Veronica Lake Gene Tierney Rita Hayworth Hedy Lamarr Diana Dors HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING OF YOU! 1) Who deserves to be on the above list, but isn't? 2) Who is on the above list, but doesn't deserve to be? 3) What is the sexiest single image you have ever seen of any or all of the above (or your alternate choices)? I will use the best of them to create the Face/Off images! I will be fascinated to see what you great minds come up with. If this goes well, I will follow it with a post-1960 version. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our http://www.emovieposter.com/ site our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120523_emovieposter_because.gif Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs!
I think if you're going to consider Diana Dors an actress, you've got to put Jayne Mansfield, Gina Lolabrigida and Jane Russell on that list, too. Jennifer Jones needs to go on the list as well, since she was a real actress. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs! Thanks Jay. That is a good idea. All I have to do is drop Harlow and Brooks. On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Jay Nemeth-Johannes jay.johan...@smartsensorsystems.com wrote: Looking at the list, I think you need to slightly adjust the description of the face-off. These are all actresses who had major career success in the '40s and '50s. My initial thought was to suggest names from the '20s and '30s, but I don't think that is where you are going. BTW, the list looks good for those rules (career after 1945 and before 1960) Jay Nemeth-Johannes 8901 N Rexleigh Dr Bayside, WI 53217 (970) tel:%28970%29%20290-9797 290-9797 (Cell) -- On 7/7/12 8:11 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: I am going to start a three week series of Face/Offs, choosing the Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever! Here's how it will work: There will be 16 to start. The first 8 days they will go against each other. The next four days the winners of the first 8 will go against each other. Then the next two days the winners of those four will go against each other. and then the two last winners will have a final Face/Off! Now here are the rules: 1) They must be incredibly sexy (so I don't think great actresses like Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck or Joan Crawford qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 2) They must be talented actresses who had substantial careers (so I don't think super-sexy women like Jayne Mansfield or Gina Lollabrigida qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 3) They must have had a substantial portion of their career before 1960, and as an adult, so Natalie Wood, Ann-Margret, and tons of others don't qualify. Here is a preliminary list (in no particular order): Marilyn Monroe Sofia Loren Brigitte Bardot Jean Harlow Catherine Deneuve Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Kim Novak Louise Brooks Elizabeth Taylor Ava Gardner Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner Veronica Lake Gene Tierney Rita Hayworth Hedy Lamarr Diana Dors HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING OF YOU! 1) Who deserves to be on the above list, but isn't? 2) Who is on the above list, but doesn't deserve to be? 3) What is the sexiest single image you have ever seen of any or all of the above (or your alternate choices)? I will use the best of them to create the Face/Off images! I will be fascinated to see what you great minds come up with. If this goes well, I will follow it with a post-1960 version. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our http://www.emovieposter.com/ site our auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120523_emovieposter_because.gif Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers that I've dealt with over the years. I reluctantly said I would accept a postal money order which he told me he'd send out by Express Mail. A few days later, he sent me some nonsense about how I should have graded the lobby card he purchased as Good condition and not as Excellent- because I said it had a few pinholes. This was before even paying for or receiving the lobby card in question and I probably should have known at that point that this buyer was going to be bad news. I told him that grading terms were subjective but a photo scan that was enlargeable was provided on Ebay, as well as a thorough description of all the defects on the card. He then sent me a list of links to photos of cards he owned which he wanted me to rate. I declined and asked him when he planned to pay for the card he bought from me. He once again promised to send the payment by Express Mail. As of last Thursday evening I still had not received a payment from this idiot and asked him for a tracking number which he refused to provide so I closed my Ebay Dispute and received a Final Value Fee from Ebay. He then proceeded to sent a tirade of e-mails, one of which DID contain a tracking number for an International Air Mail Delivery which was delivered to a USPS Disbatch Center in New York for distribution but was clearly not delivered to me as of yet. If I ever do get this payment, I'm sending it back unopened. I don't want to do business with jerks like this anymore. Life is too short. Unless you've got loads of patience, I'd recommend you add supabintan to your Bidder's Block List. Franc Martarella Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
Yes, I guess when it happens to someone else it's extremely funny but when it happen to you, you harbor the memory for years! FRANC -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:46 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Franc, there is only one response for you concerning this Cioffi hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha haha At 11:40 AM 7/7/2012, Franc wrote: Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers that I've dealt with over the years. I reluctantly said I would accept a postal money order which he told me he'd send out by Express Mail. A few days later, he sent me some nonsense about how I should have graded the lobby card he purchased as Good condition and not as Excellent- because I said it had a few pinholes. This was before even paying for or receiving the lobby card in question and I probably should have known at that point that this buyer was going to be bad news. I told him that grading terms were subjective but a photo scan that was enlargeable was provided on Ebay, as well as a thorough description of all the defects on the card. He then sent me a list of links to photos of cards he owned which he wanted me to rate. I declined and asked him when he planned to pay for the card he bought from me. He once again promised to send the payment by Express Mail. As of last Thursday evening I still had not received a payment from this idiot and asked him for a tracking number which he refused to provide so I closed my Ebay Dispute and received a Final Value Fee from Ebay. He then proceeded to sent a tirade of e-mails, one of which DID contain a tracking number for an International Air Mail Delivery which was delivered to a USPS Disbatch Center in New York for distribution but was clearly not delivered to me as of yet. If I ever do get this payment, I'm sending it back unopened. I don't want to do business with jerks like this anymore. Life is too short. Unless you've got loads of patience, I'd recommend you add supabintan to your Bidder's Block List. Franc Martarella Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs!
Ah, those Italian with those crazy names spelled phonetically! Franc Martarella -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:55 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs! And Lollo's last name is spelled LOLLOBRIGIDA. Yours sincerely, The Spelling Police On Jul 7, 2012, at 11:41 AM, Franc wrote: I think if you're going to consider Diana Dors an actress, you've got to put Jayne Mansfield, Gina Lolabrigida and Jane Russell on that list, too. Jennifer Jones needs to go on the list as well, since she was a real actress. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] I need help with a new series of Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever Face/Offs! Thanks Jay. That is a good idea. All I have to do is drop Harlow and Brooks. On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Jay Nemeth-Johannes jay.johan...@smartsensorsystems.com wrote: Looking at the list, I think you need to slightly adjust the description of the face-off. These are all actresses who had major career success in the '40s and '50s. My initial thought was to suggest names from the '20s and '30s, but I don't think that is where you are going. BTW, the list looks good for those rules (career after 1945 and before 1960) Jay Nemeth-Johannes 8901 N Rexleigh Dr Bayside, WI 53217 (970) 290-9797 tel:%28970%29%20290-9797 (Cell) -- On 7/7/12 8:11 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com http://brucehershen...@gmail.com/ wrote: I am going to start a three week series of Face/Offs, choosing the Sexiest pre-1960 actress ever! Here's how it will work: There will be 16 to start. The first 8 days they will go against each other. The next four days the winners of the first 8 will go against each other. Then the next two days the winners of those four will go against each other. and then the two last winners will have a final Face/Off! Now here are the rules: 1) They must be incredibly sexy (so I don't think great actresses like Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck or Joan Crawford qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 2) They must be talented actresses who had substantial careers (so I don't think super-sexy women like Jayne Mansfield or Gina Lollabrigida qualify, but I am open to opposing viewpoints!) 3) They must have had a substantial portion of their career before 1960, and as an adult, so Natalie Wood, Ann-Margret, and tons of others don't qualify. Here is a preliminary list (in no particular order): Marilyn Monroe Sofia Loren Brigitte Bardot Jean Harlow Catherine Deneuve Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Kim Novak Louise Brooks Elizabeth Taylor Ava Gardner Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner Veronica Lake Gene Tierney Rita Hayworth Hedy Lamarr Diana Dors HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING OF YOU! 1) Who deserves to be on the above list, but isn't? 2) Who is on the above list, but doesn't deserve to be? 3) What is the sexiest single image you have ever seen of any or all of the above (or your alternate choices)? I will use the best of them to create the Face/Off images! I will be fascinated to see what you great minds come up with. If this goes well, I will follow it with a post-1960 version. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site http://www.emovieposter.com/ our http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html auctions http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120523_emovieposter_because.gif Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
Bruce, I agree with your sentiments here but I also think that there's just a general lack of courtesy that has become the standard, not the exception. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Judith Of course I have no clue on that crazy woman, but generally, I think you are seeing the results of big business run wild in our country. They are losing employees left and right and giving the ones that are left more and more to do for the same or less pay, and meanwhile they are blaming it on the recession but they are often making record profits. And the politicians are ALL miserable, so busy stuffing their own pockets with graft that they are not seeing the misery their actions (and inactions) are causing. We are seeing the rapid destruction of the middle class AND millions who THOUGHT they were OK for retirement are finding they get zero on their investments (because the government is printing trillions and loaning it at zero to the banks, to keep bailing them out), and now they will likely have to work the rest of their life. And we are told that when we are destitute the government will care for us, but for some that is little comfort. And there is no sign anything will get better anytime soon. I would say THE ABOVE greatly contributes to general fear, unpleasantness, and outright anger that you (and I) witness more and more on a daily basis. Bruce On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Judith Weaver missboots1...@hotmail.com wrote: Slightly off-topic but mostly on: Why is nothing ever easy any more? Maybe I'm showing my age, bu I can remember when people were honest, congenial, easy to deal with, and life was pleasant. Over the past few years (started when I was living in Jerusalem), I have become heavily involved in rescuing cats and kittens. You would not BELIEVE some of the people I have run into in this field. They are INSANE! I had one woman approach me in a Petsmart where I was offering rescued kittens for adoption, and she looked at me and said You're a turd. I was so shocked I didn't even know what to say!!! Not only with animals but movie paper, books, etc., I'm beginning to think the world has gone NUTS--except for me and everyone on MOPO. Judi Judith Weaver 1457 Guava Avenue Melbourne, FL 32935 _ Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:45:53 -0700 From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU in my case, I just asked him to come to Vegas sometime At 12:40 PM 7/7/2012, peter contarino wrote: Franc-the single worst customer I have ever encountered. So bad that if memory serves I told him I was headed to the airport to fly to Victoria so he could actually say whatever he was spewing at the time to my face. I don't know of anyone who has had anything but a horrible experience with this guy. Block him. -Peter From: MoPo List [ mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Franc Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:59 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Yes, I guess when it happens to someone else it's extremely funny but when it happen to you, you harbor the memory for years! FRANC -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:46 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Franc, there is only one response for you concerning this Cioffi hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha haha At 11:40 AM 7/7/2012, Franc wrote: Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers that I've dealt with over the years. I reluctantly said I would accept a postal money order which he told me he'd send out by Express Mail. A few days later, he sent me
Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
I think a good deal of the problem stems from people no longer having to relate consistently to other people. I also believe that the cellphone and personal computer are the biggest contributors to anti-social behavior. People don't talk to each other when they're out in public. Instead they call or text someone who they apparently would rather be with. People seem to have even lost the ability to concentrate on a movie or a play for one consecutive hour. Now when you go to a theatre there are cellphones flashing and ringing every five minutes. IT's a pandemic. It's not a surprise to me that kids speak in the limited vulgar vocabulary you mentioned Judith because they've also lost the ability to spell, write sentences and read and it's all thanks to Twitter which has to be the biggest waste of time ever invented. Well, that's my rant for the night. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Judith Weaver Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 8:05 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Bruce, I think you're absolutely right. But I think Franc is right to a degree also. I just took a class at a local community college (one semester). The kids (other students) seemed nice enough but there was a general atmosphere of thoughtlessness about them all in every direction; and their language was like nothing I ever heard. The F-word was every third word, s--t, b--ch, and they weren't even angry or upset about anything. This was just their normal speech. Can't imagine what I would have heard if they had been upset about something That's another thing I like about cats: The strongest language I heard from them is Meow, none of them has broken my heart, one of them has insulted me, none of them has been mean to me. They just want to love and be loved. Why don't people feel that way? I appreciate the negative economy and how this has hurt many people, but I didn't cause it, so don't blame me. And I am now convinced that every member of Congress is either a crook or an idiot. And would you like an example of greed, stupidity, selfishness, and more stupidity??? Try Blagojevich or whatever his name is. If you're going to be a crook, at least be a smart one. OK, I guess that's enough soap box for one day. Thanks for listening! Judi Judith Weaver _ Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 17:22:29 -0500 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I completely agree. But if I were kicked out of a job I had for 30 years by a company that made record profits, I too might not act as well as I would hope! On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: Bruce, I agree with your sentiments here but I also think that there's just a general lack of courtesy that has become the standard, not the exception. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell Judith Of course I have no clue on that crazy woman, but generally, I think you are seeing the results of big business run wild in our country. They are losing employees left and right and giving the ones that are left more and more to do for the same or less pay, and meanwhile they are blaming it on the recession but they are often making record profits. And the politicians are ALL miserable, so busy stuffing their own pockets with graft that they are not seeing the misery their actions (and inactions) are causing. We are seeing the rapid destruction of the middle class AND millions who THOUGHT they were OK for retirement are finding they get zero on their investments (because the government is printing trillions and loaning it at zero to the banks, to keep bailing them out), and now they will likely have to work the rest of their life. And we are told that when we are destitute the government will care for us, but for some that is little comfort. And there is no sign anything will get better anytime soon. I would say THE ABOVE greatly contributes to general fear, unpleasantness, and outright anger that you (and I) witness more and more on a daily basis. Bruce On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Judith Weaver missboots1...@hotmail.com wrote: Slightly off-topic but mostly on: Why is nothing ever easy any more? Maybe I'm showing my age, bu I can remember when people were honest, congenial, easy to deal with, and life was pleasant. Over the past few years (started when I was living in Jerusalem), I have become heavily involved in rescuing cats and kittens. You would not BELIEVE some of the people I have run into in this field. They are INSANE! I had one woman approach me in a Petsmart where I was offering rescued kittens for adoption, and she looked at me and said You're a turd. I was so shocked I
Re: [MOPO] Bad taste E-Bay transaction -- any similar experiences
I ship everything by insured priority mail with a delivery confirmation and I have found the scams have mostly ceased. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Irvin J. Gelb Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:09 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bad taste E-Bay transaction -- any similar experiences Yes, there have been a lot of scams since Ebay put the buyers in the driver's seat. Pisses me off and there is nothing we can do other than but insurance for expensive items and self insure for lower priced items. irv _ From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Henry Karp Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Bad taste E-Bay transaction -- any similar experiences I recently sold a moderately expensive poster on Ebay ($150). I shipped priority mail the next day. About a week later the buyer stated he hadn't received the poster and asked for a tracking number. I checked the USPS tracking information, which stated the poster had been delivered. I also confirmed that I had sent to the right address. When I offered the buyer replacement merchandise or a partial refund, he immediately threatened an EBay/paypal dispute and associated negative feedback. I basically punted at that point -- but am following up with the local post office to investigate what happened with the shipment. Any similar experiences? Thanks, Henry Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
