Re: [MOPO] Who Is Your Linen Backer Of Choice?
I've used a few and ended up using Dario Casadei's Vintage Movie Art for the last four to five years - I ship my posters from England to Vancouver for linen backing and restoration and have always been really pleased with the service I receive from Dario. Some people have asked me, if, I am at all concerned about my posters being lost in transit over such a distance, my reply has always been that I've always found gravity in ample supply to get my parcels from A to B. Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OBSENITY AND CRUDE LANGUAGE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MOPO
Of course, Bob is right! but I do prefer this phrase: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it Generally attributed to Voltaire but there may be some confusion. Simon - Original Message - From: Robert D. Brooks To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OBSENITY AND CRUDE LANGUAGE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MOPO No offense, but I have only one thing to say to anyone who tries to stifle freedom of speech: FUCK YOU! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.17/1657 - Release Date: 06/09/2008 20:07 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] WTB - Last of the Mohicans (advance/teaser)
Looking for this: US Advance or teaser- double-sided/rolled. http://www.impawards.com/1992/posters/last_of_the_mohicans_ver2.jpg Regards Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] WHO COMPARES TO SPIELBERG?
Spielberg seems to compare favourably with David Lean for me: both show a love of Boys Own heroics; each are obsessed with chronicling their own Empires; both have been heavily criticised from critics; both court controversy through political incorrectness in their films with aplomb. Most of all - in both I see the highly unfashionable stance of total cinema in that every moment counts to the importance of the thrilling the audience. Spielberg has acknowledged Lean's influence on him - so maybe Lean was the Spielberg of his day? Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] WHO COMPARES TO SPIELBERG?
Spielberg seems to compare favourably with David Lean for me: both show a love of Boys Own heroics; each are obsessed with chronicling their own Empires; both have been heavily criticised from critics; both court controversy through political incorrectness in their films with aplomb. Most of all - in both I see the highly unfashionable stance of total cinema in that every moment counts to the importance of the thrilling the audience. Spielberg has acknowledged Lean's influence on him - so maybe Lean was the Spielberg of his day? Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD
I don't think there is any difference between the two releases when it comes to picture quality the MGM is near enough the same as the new Criterion. I've just had a look at both and iy you get the Criterion you would only be upgrading for the extras. There seems to be some harrumph on some of the DVD forums about this issue. Simon - Original Message - From: Phil Edwards To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD I hear the extras are great but no new work was done on the film restoration to the previous release (which is, presumably, the BFI restoration...) any further info on the actual transfer quality of the feature would be welcome. Phil - Original Message - From: Alan Heimann To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD very nice kirby while i have decided with few exceptions not to update my laser disc collection by rebuying titles on dvd i will buy this one..it is one of my all time favorites...i happen to have an original half sheet for the title on linen..before it went onto linen i noticed a stamp on the back which said from the ron borst collection..it was one of my first poster purchases and i didn't know who ron was..it needed a bit of restorarion so i put it on linen no matter congrats on being included on the criterion disc...alan Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1481 - Release Date: 03/06/2008 19:31 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD
I'm watching this over the next few days because it will take that long to get through all the extras, a marvellous release from Criterion. Simon - Original Message - From: Kirby McDaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:44 AM Subject: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD I'm happy to let the members know that an interview that I did with the composer Miklos Rozsa for public radio station KUT-FM at The University of Texas at Austin has been included, in excerpts, in the new Criterion DVD of Alexander Korda's THE THIEF OF BAGDAD. The interview was done in 1975. An associate of mine, Tom DeMary, who is a huge film fan and film soundtrack fan, introduced me to Dr. Rozsa, and set up the interview. Rozsa went into a studio in Santa Monica and I was recorded in Austin. For many years, I thought this interview was lost when station personnel inadvertently bulk erased some programs I had produced. But Tom had an additional air check copy. The originals were given to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where digital masters of the tapes were made. The Academy were kind enough to provide CD copies Tom suggested we offer the recording to Criterion and they decided to use it on the supplements disc in the set. THE THIEF OF BAGDAD DVD has another treat for Michael Powell and Korda fans, an additional film, the war propaganda film THE LION HAS WINGS. Typical Criterion quality has been employed in the execution of the DVD. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1481 - Release Date: 03/06/2008 19:31 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] FA: An example of the incredible deals to be had in my 800 auctions just closing!
what is so fuckin cheap? Simon - Original Message - From: Ari Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: An example of the incredible deals to be had in my 800 auctions just closing! Fuck that is cheap! Ari --- Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1049894 This is a *GREAT* silent Buck Jones western title card and (with minutes to go) it is just $3!!! How crazy is that? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.2/1471 - Release Date: 28/05/2008 17:33 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] FA: An example of the incredible deals to be had in my 800 auctions just closing!
You talkin' to yo mama? You talkin' to yo mama? You talkin' to yo mama? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to yo mama? Well she's the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah? OK. Simon - Original Message - From: Ari Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: An example of the incredible deals to be had in my 800 auctions just closing! yo Mamma --- simonoram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is so fuckin cheap? Simon - Original Message - From: Ari Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: An example of the incredible deals to be had in my 800 auctions just closing! Fuck that is cheap! Ari --- Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1049894 This is a *GREAT* silent Buck Jones western title card and (with minutes to go) it is just $3!!! How crazy is that? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.2/1471 - Release Date: 28/05/2008 17:33 Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.2/1471 - Release Date: 28/05/2008 17:33 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann
Sometimes I put Vertigo on just for the music and the opening credits.. That's what makes this Hitchcock film so different from the others, his other films integrate the music to add suspense and the trepidation of the foreboding future with Vertigo Hitch seems to be filming for the sound, the music is the most important element of the film. Just the mention of the name Vertigo on Mopo suddenly made my head swim with the swirling strings and the twinkling music intro at the start over the initial credits. Saul Bass must of also been mesmerised by the name and would he of heard the music before his brush reached the canvas it would certainly seem so. I don't think the film is any less great than his other finest achievements it is however his most different and I think it's more or less the nearest to film noir that he got, he may of just missed the trick however by not sending Scottie over the edge after Madeline Simon - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann Great article today paying homage to film composer Bernard Herrmann and Vertigo. It's written by arts and letters scholar Jack Sullivan, better known for his studies that conclude -- that the horror genre -- should be taken seriously as literature. I still consider the Vertigo one-sheet designed by Saul Bass weirdly appealing in spite of its bland orange-and-black colors, but as for the film itself Last month, in a Bruce H. club poll of the best films, I said Vertigo is not Hitchcock's best film, commenting, ...despite near universal acclaim, 'Vertigo' finishes #4...(behind 'North by Northwest,' 'Psycho' and 'Rear Window')... It endures multiple viewings by hard-core critics who like to dis-assemble everything about it. But its thin tale of obsession is carried by Bernard Herrmann's score more than any other Hitchcock film. Without that score, the story feels interesting, but barely holds together. 'Vertigo' is a purposely slow, almost ponderous film until (we get to) the scenes shot at the church tower. The 'psychological intensity' and 'autobiographical' elements of 'Vertigo' are overrated. It's still fun to watch, but I find myself speeding through many scenes to get to the meat of the picture. Obviously I (and most others in that poll) still consider the Vertigo good enough to be ranked high. In my view, it's just not Hitchcock's best, because Bernard Herrmann's glorious score exposes the film's structural weakness, unlike other films where his music is better integrated, e.g., Psycho and North by Northwest. Sometimes I put Vertigo on just for the music and the opening credits, speeding to the end to hear the booming chords when Kim Novak's Madeleine falls to her death. -kuz. == MASTERPIECE The Dizzying Heights of Movie Music Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' Would Not Be the Same Without Bernard Herrmann's Seductive Score By JACK SULLIVAN for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Saturday, May 17, 2008; Page W14 The music for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, which turned 50 this week, is widely regarded as the cinema's greatest score. The film itself, which tells the story of detective Scottie Ferguson's fear of heights and its terrible consequence in the deaths of a colleague and a woman who passionately loves him, was a dismal flop when it was released. But Vertigo has steadily gained in stature and is now heralded as a singular masterpiece, a daring meditation on obsession and loss. How important is its music? As Martin Scorsese says in the foreword to Dan Auilier's Vertigo: The Making of a Classic (St. Martin's, 1998), the tragically beautiful score by Bernard Herrmann is absolutely essential to the spirit, the functioning, and the power of 'Vertigo.' Kobal Collection Not many people in the '50s wanted to see Jimmy Stewart land in an asylum. But the music of 'Vertigo' was popular from the start. Indeed, it is difficult to recall any movie more dependent on the seductiveness of its score. From the moment that Herrmann's three-note motif begins spiraling in the main title, plunging the listener into the cinema's most elegant nightmare, Scottie's obsession becomes ours. The violent sections alone -- the traumatic vertigo chord, the gruesome dissonance hurling James Stewart's Scottie into an open grave -- are shattering, but the sensuous lyricism of the love music is even more memorable. The hallmark of the score is Herrmann's ability to create spellbinding mystery through harmonic ambiguity -- the meandering cha-cha as Scottie drives after Kim Novak's Madeleine through San Francisco's twisting streets, the exquisite Spanish dance in
[MOPO] WTB: Zodiac 2007 (International US 1 sheet)
Hi MOPO, Im looking for a Zodiac International US 1 sheet, the one with the yellow cab at the base of the poster.If the price is right I'll take a roll of five or maybe ten. Picture of poster http://www.impawards.com/2007/posters/zodiac_ver2.jpg Many Thanks. Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] The results of the minty white poll, and MY views about them
Hi Dario, It's great that you have let everyone on MOPO know about this matter, this is an important issue. You are a great servant to movie poster collecting fraternity, Dario! Now it would be nice If we could get some view points from some of the old wise heads on this forum as to why these certain insert posters have cropped artwork instead of the couple of gutter snipe answers we have seen here already. Regards Simon - Original Message - From: Dario Casadei To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] The results of the minty white poll, and MY views about them Thank you for that, very nice!! So what can be done? I would say the best course for now is for everyone to spread the word about these as much as possible, so that fewer and fewer collectors get tricked into buying them (I give everyone reading this the permission to quote it on any newsgroup or website, AS LONG AS IT IS QUOTED IN FULL, AND AS LONG AS IT IS CLEARLY CREDITED AS BEING EMOVIEPOSTER.COM Buyers Beware!! Dave Lieberman of Cinemamasterpieces is selling a Jaws Insert with cropped art work for 500.00 Dario. Bruce Hershenson wrote: I told you all last week I had started a poll in my Weekly E-Mail Club (1823 members) about the hobby's opinion of the authenticity of the minty white inserts that flood our hobby. Here are the results (taken from the latest club message) plus my views on them: Here are the poll results (note that the 20 people who voted for Other all had differing reasons for doing so and you need to read those comments to see why they voted as they did): I believe the minty white inserts are genuine posters that were printed at the time of release. 4 I believe the minty white inserts are re-strike posters that were printed at the time of release. 2 I believe the minty white inserts are re-strike posters that were printed after the time of release. 22 I believe the minty white inserts are reproductions that were printed long after the time of release. 82 I believe there is not enough evidence to make an absolute decision on these either way. 20 Other (please explain what your other opinion is) 20 IN THIS POLL, MORE SO THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS ONE, it is really vital for you to read the voters' comments which explains why they voted as they did (but of course you must be a club member to do so; if you are not already a member, you should consider joining it). This club will keep you informed about everything we are selling through just ONE e-mail a week, and many weeks we make great bonus offers to club members who buy multiple items from us on eBay! So if there is ANY chance at all that you might end up buying a number of items from us on eBay in future weeks, then you have a LOT of incentive to join the club (if you are not already a member) because we will keep on giving away excellent prizes to those members of the club who buy multiple items. Note that we have recently revamped and greatly improved this club! It no longer is a very long e-mail (it is now just a very brief e-mail, with a link to the message on our site), and we now run fun weekly polls, which a coupl ! e of hundred participate in each week, with great prizes for randomly selected members! Why not join the club today (if you are not already a member)? You'll at most receive ONE e-mail a week, and your e-mail address is NEVER given out to anyone, and you have a great chance to win great prizes, and you can quit anytime! Just go to http://www.emovieposter.com/mail/clubsignup.php and fill out the super simple form, and you will be a member, and qualify for the great club bonuses! Back to the poll results: As you can see by the above results, it is clear that an overwhelming percentage of those with an opinion think the minty white inserts are either repros or re-strikes, and that they were created long after the fact. I promised to give my opinion on these minty white inserts this week, and here it is! I first heard of these posters somewhere in the late 1990s. A very prominent dealer (a longtime friend) called me to warn me that two dealers from the same city had approached him about buying a warehouse find of inserts. He told me that they told him they had several hundred of each, with exact varying quantities of each, like 246 of one, and 371 of another, exactly the kind of numbers you would expect from a real find of this sort. But he also told me that the find seemed to consist ONLY of mostly all top titles, which at first got him excited, but, after reflection, it bothered him, for he knew (as I do) that warehouse finds virtually always consist of the good, the bad, and the ugly and, if anything, they usually have far MORE lesser or lousy titles, partially because these were the ones that were in the least demand and partially because, if any knowledgeable person had ever gone through them, they would likely
[MOPO] WTB - Anselmo Ballester book..
Hi MOPO. just thought I would drop you all a line on this want, here's the picture of the book, if anyone has one to sell please let me know.Good price paid for one in nice condition. Anselmo Ballester - le origini del manifesto cinematogratico.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/simondoe/35_1_b.jpg Regards Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] WTB: Killer of Sheep (1977)
Dear MOPO, I am looking for US material only on this film, Killer of Sheep (1977) by Charles Burnett,original posters, lobby cards, trade ads, press book or even ads from magazines. Drop me an email if you have anything. Thanks Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Watching and Waiting
I no longer use the Ebay watching tool anymore, ever since I learnt the fact that the Ebay seller of that particular auction can see the amount of watchers. The main reason is, that it is unfair and gives the seller a false sense of interest in the item. Secondly I like to manage myself, I don't need Ebay to remind me about auctions and any auctions that I am going to go for seriously go into a snipe program. If I am watching a auction for interest rather than bidding purposes, I bookmark into my own folder on my PC, that is sufficient enough, I can always check on the item that way and I don't have to log into Ebay. The watching program on Ebay is no more than a gimmick and a very nasty one at that (for the seller). Simon - Original Message - From: JR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:06 PM Subject: [MOPO] Watching and Waiting Every once in a while a frustrated seller will ask a plaintive question on this list, something like I have a great poster on eBay and 26 people are watching it, but no one is bidding! What are they waiting for? I think it's kind of cruel that eBay allows sellers to see the number of people who are watching an item -- because it can mean so many things, most of them not related to the watcher actually bidding on the item. Since eBay changed the way they title their auctions (so that when you save them as a favorites bookmark, the end date and time no longer are visible in the bookmark drop-down list) most people have started using their My eBay watchlist for the purpose of bookmarking an auction just as a way of quickly checking on it or reminding themselves that they might want to take another look at it. When I put an item on my watchlist, 90% of the time I am simply interested in seeing what the poster finally sells for. I may already have a copy of my own and want to check what the demand for it is right now, or I may be thinking of buying one eventually and am just keep my eye on the market for that particular item. Or, I may have thought about bidding on it when I first saw it and put it on my watchlist, but then I found something else I was more interesting in bidding on. That happens a lot. But even if I do end up bidding on it, why should I bother to do anything other than bid at the last second these days? We all know that the early bids don't mean anything anymore -- for any desirable item, the real decisive bidding takes place in the last few seconds when the sniper bids battle it out in cyberspace, the final conflict hidden from human eyes. Say what you will about sniping programs (and I think they have taken all the fun out of auctions and lowered the overall value that most items can achieve at auction), but they do provide buyers with an important and very powerful tool -- they allow you to modify or cancel your bid right up until the second it is placed. This can be a lifesaver if you suddenly find yourself short of cash, or decide that you got a little crazy when you placed your original maximum amount and that you really don't want to pay that much for the poster after all. So, on a pending sniper bid you can lower your maximum amount or even just decide you don't want to bid after all and cancel it and it's no harm, no foul for you (for the seller it's a different story). You cannot do any of that if you place a bid through eBay's normal bidding system. You're stuck. There's no going back. That's why I say the overall value most items will achieve at auction has been lowered by the use of sniping programs. They may be good for the buyers, but their long-term effect is not so hot for the sellers. Of course, if the sellers all banded together and demanded eBay prevent sniping, it is technically feasible to do so. eBay could simply require bidders to enter bids manually, like they had to before sniper programs were invented -- and they could insure this by requiring the bidder enter a number coded in an on-screen graphic that robots can't read (such as you have to do now when logging on to many secure sites). But for some reason the sellers have not petitioned eBay to prevent sniping, even though they are the ultimate losers in the sniping game. Given all this, sellers might as well just accept the fact that the number of watchers you have on an item doesn't mean a thing as far as selling the item goes. -- JR Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [MOPO] Watching and Waiting
Hi Mike, I'm agreeing with everything you say, but I don't entrust my watching habits within the Ebay structure. I'm more of a Peeping Tom, a Psycho would be too rudimentary. Simon - Original Message - From: michael king [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: simonoram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Watching and Waiting Well now, Simon, I don't know about that... As a buyer, I like to watch items that I'm interested in all week. It's handy to have the list on one page when bidding time comes around so I make serious choices on what action to take. Depending on the status of my bank account at that moment of truth, I may not bid on anything. As a seller, it's interesting to see the number of watchers, but it doesn't always mean that they are going to do anything but watch. I'm blanking on from what movie comes the line, I like to watch? PSYCHO? PEEPING TOM? Mike Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Interesting Post Ed
"Am I paranoid or does anyone else get the feeling the entire world is laughing at us?" Hello Tom, I don't think anyone is laughing but they are in shock and disbelief that this has happened to a major American city, just from the people who have been through my establishment ( I run a hotel)in the last few days some of which have visited New Orleans all say what a tragic event it has been. Afew have mentioned the fact that New Orleans and the surrounding areas have always been in a precarious position with mother nature for many a decade now and that's what goes with the terriotry.Me myself looking in from what I have seen on the news and read about am prettty shockedas towhy the defenses of a city such as New Orleans were not maintained and updated to the requirements needed, I believe the levees would not withstand a force 3 or 4 hurricane. Perhaps it might have been in the areas best interest if the people who profited so much from the oil and gas-rich Mississippi delta, if they had put money back into the area that had supported them so well, after all are'nt they the people who altered the natural landscape of the region beyond recognition. I'm not laughing and I have not met anyone who has. Best Wishes to everyone affected and those still in the area. Simon - Original Message - From: Tom A. Pennock To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 8:54 PM Subject: [MOPO] Interesting Post Ed Ed Flood how appropriate for you to post. Thank's Ed for the link to the BBC and the numerous world opinions. Am I paranoid or does anyone else get the feeling the entire world is laughing at us? Just one thought. Why is it when there is a major disaster elsewhere in the worldwe help right awayand things go smooth. Then we have a major Irwin Allen disaster hereand we can't even help ourselves? Just a couple of thoughts. --Tom Pennock Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] Political Movie?
Hi all, What about Nixion?? did Hopkins do a good portrayal? You know what !! I can't think of one good British political movie. It seems the system in America is more agreeable to the film making process. That's probably why my favourite is 'All The Presidents Men' Simon Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
