Re: [MOPO] C10/MINT - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Japanese B2 (20x28) No reserve

2006-08-13 Thread dsonesheets
Hello everyone! I just listed a Mint / C10 (yes, it is really that pristine!) Japanese B2 for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. It is absolutely flawless - perfect edges, no tears, no creases (apart from the ultra-slight standard storage creases, which are considered the same as factory folds on

[MOPO] DA VINCI CODE PRESS KITS

2006-08-13 Thread John Mody
Hi I have some original DA VINCI CODE press kits available. They are $12 each plus shipping. These were produced in limited numbers and were not available for sale This unique press kit comes in a stained wooden box that has the gold roseinsignia on the top that is from the movie.It

[MOPO] FA: eBay Listing Confirmed: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Japanese B2 (20x28) (230018128713)

2006-08-13 Thread dsonesheets
Just wanted to let everyone know that eBay, in its infinite wisdom, pulled my auction this morning,as they thought that I was trying to avoid paying eBay fees by charging $40 for shipping, which is about the norm for a poster shipped overnight or two-day FedEx in a five pound, 2 PVC tube with PVC

[MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread JR
Y'all, Of course, this isn't the first time Rixposterz had pulled this stunt, but since he went out of his way to really push this one in our face, how about a show of hands? Let's see how many people -- when suckered into looking at a foreign-language poster because the seller

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Rick Ryan is not a jerk.  I've bought many things from him.  He's not trying to sucker anyone here.  I can lookat his listings and see if what he's listing is Spanish language or an Australian daybill.  Maybe he could saySpanish language in a subheading, but toning down the rhetoric here would be

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread Saul H. Chapman, Ph.D
I've had Rixposterz blocked for over a year for this very reason. SHC - Original Message - From: JR To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS

[MOPO] SABRINA---11 Original US Lobby Cards

2006-08-13 Thread rodxmorgan
Make offer on the lot. http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5959/dsc1ki2.jpg http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3631/dsc2ka0.jpg http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/3994/dsc3wz2.jpg http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3782/dsc4ze9.jpg http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2031/dsc5bo6.jpg

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Claude Litton
I have blocked his ads on my computer for a long time for this reason 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

Re: [MOPO] J.R.'s Childish Name-Calling

2006-08-13 Thread Rixposterz
Hi, I may have my faults, but I don't resort to the level of name-calling.I've been collecting and dealing in posters for 30 years. Never called anyone a derogatory name in public in all that time. J.R.--whomever he might be-actslike he canprovide everyone on Mopo with the guidance

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread JR
Kirby, Well, that's the point of asking for a show of hands... topoll public opinion on thismarketing technique which Rick has been using more and more often of late on this list. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but *anyone* -- no matter how long he's been in business or how many posters he's

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread Phil Edwards Cinema Arts
I don't mind seeing his listings. If you don't enjoy or are not interested in any members posts you can just hit "delete" and not be bothered, or in extremis block their email address. But then of course you might actually miss something interesting - either offered or just offered as an

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF FEET -- Life is short...

2006-08-13 Thread Daniel Kinske
Title: Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF FEET -- Life is short... All, Life is kind of short to make fellow collectors uncomfortable. Tim Hildebrandt just passed away (which reinforces how short our lives are) and I am sure there are plenty of people who would appreciate the art on the poster. There

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF FEET -- Life is short...

2006-08-13 Thread Ari Richards
Title: Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF FEET -- Life is short... Howdy All, Dont really get why, in a listing title, a seller must state if its not a (god almighty) American poster. Most people in the world arent American. Most movies in the world aren't American. And Id hazard a guess Most posters in

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Claude Litton
I am a great believer in the use of the English language as it can be very persuasive in getting one's point across while at the same time, improper use can cause the reverse effect. Adjectives such as "jerk" inflame without really making the necessary point. I believe that had such words

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Phil Edwards Cinema Arts
This guy Rick can't win. People have asked for direct links to auction items to save them time. That's what he did, for an item that (heaven forbid) isn't a US language one sheet. So he used BOLD. BFD. So he paid eBay for the use of BOLD and that's why his link was bold. BFD. Not all

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Bob Brooks
Personally, I believe this problem is more eBay's doing than any particular seller (if I had a nickel for every time I saw a seller - other than Rick -pull that scheme...). If eBay would ever enforce the rules that would improve their system (and not just the rules thatimprove their bottom

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A ONLY OS WITH HILDEBRANDT ART LOOK!

2006-08-13 Thread Alan Heimann
blown way out of proportion...rick has been posting his auctions to mopo for many years... the mopo regulars know that almost all the time when he offers a first rate title it's usually an australian daybill or a reissue lobby set etc.. he always mentions the origin in his description...it may

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Claude Litton
Dear Phil I am more grown up than you will ever be and let's now cut to the chase. I have spent a great deal of my life looking for posters and I detest people using a ruse to try to entice me to buy something I don't want, while wasting my time. For your little mind to understand what I

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Oh, Claude, come on, man!  If you have only 20 minutes a day to look at listings, how do youmanage to look at thousands of listings each week?  I couldn't do that, and I'm pretty fast.  And Philis, I know, a full grown and genial adult, and one of the most responsible people on this list.  Now you

[MOPO] A post from Ron Moore concerning the name-calling silliness

2006-08-13 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Ron is changing e-mail addresses right now, and he has e-mailed me and asked me to post this for him. -K. Hi all! I have to agree with Phil and Kirby on this one. Rick Ryan is about as far removed from being ajerk as he can possibly be. He's actually one of the really good guys in the

Re: [MOPO] SHOW OF HANDS -- bogus list STAR WARS Orig 1977 One Sheet Style A...

2006-08-13 Thread JR
Phil, Did you read what I wrote at all? I am complaining that Rick regularly and consistently fails to note in his "headlines" that a poster isthe non-English language version. He does this on purpose and it is deceiving because he know a lot of people won't look at a listing if it states