Re: [MOPO] WOW!! 99-cent Lobby Sets! TAXI DRIVER!

Sat, 06 May 2006 04:28:11 -0700

Hi J.R.,
 
Thanks for the compliment on the selection of lobby cards being offered. In answer to your two questions:
 
1. In my 9 years of selling on Ebay, I think this is my first time I have EVER tried 10 day auctions. No real rhyme or reason to it other than I wanted to get the auctions up and running but more importantly I wanted them to end on a Monday night - which I think personally (and solely a personal opinion) is the best night for auctions to end. I do not have a shred of evidence to back this up but for me, my auctions seem to do better when they end on a Monday night. I( would love to hear others opinions on this if the care to offer.
 
2. As far as the music goes, I had fun adding the tunes to a lot of the auctions as it brought back alot of fond memories from those particular films. I think the music adds to why true collectors collect movie memorabilia in the first place: it let's us have our own personal piece from that film and it lets us hold on to or revisit probably a happy place or time in our life. I'm sorry if the music is tinny or annoying or repetative and I don't have a great suggestion other than maybe turn the volume down on the computer or your speakers.
 To stop the music from playing over and over, in the HTML code, you have the word "infinte" that can be removed and then it would only play once. That is a GREAT suggestion and any future auctions, I will eliminate that word. Thanks for the tip - it's a good one.
   
 
Sincerely,
 
Dave Smith
Reel Deals
1010 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
 
Days: 315-424-0218
Nights: 315-487-6606
 
 
 
 
David,
 
Nice selection of card sets at super starting prices... just two questions:
 
Why 10-day auctions? I have never understood the rationale behind them. When I see an auction 9 or 10 days out I promptly move on, thinking "I'll check back later when it's closer to closing..." but often don't remember to do so.
 
How do you turn off the music on your auction pages? When trying to evaluate and make a decision on if I want to bid or not, having tinny music constantly cycling in my head is distracting and somewhat irritating (at least to me). Maybe if the tune just played once when the page is first opened and then stopped?
 
-- JR, in a curmudgeonly mood...
 
(Sorry - the first one got sent too soon)
 
Hello All:
 
I have decided to put up on Ebay some of my finest lobby sets that I have from the 70's and 80's. Some GREAT titles including TAXI DRIVER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, LAST TANGO IN PARIS, TERMNATOR and many many more. ALL are starting at 99 CENTS!!! All have NO RESERVE. All will be sold (if someone bids on them!). Check the list below  and CHECK OUT MY FEEDBACK IF YOUR NERVOUS ABOUT BIDDING!!
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Dave Smith
Reel Deals
 
 
 
 
CHATTER BOX - a woman's singing private parts? - 1977 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015322
 
CHINA SYNDROME - Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda - 1979 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015336
 
CONAN THE BARBARIAN - Arnold Schwarzenegger - 1982 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015342
 
 
DEATH ON THE NILE - Agatha Chrisite, Mia Farrow - 1978 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015349
 
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH - Sean Penn - 1982 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015353
 
 
 
FRIDAY THE 13TH (The original - Part 1!) - Kevin Bacon - 1980 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015366
 
 
 
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH - John Carpenter - 1982 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015381
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE - John Cleese, Eric Idle, etc. - 1983 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015413
 
 
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN - Sean Connery as "James Bond" - 1983 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015424
 
OCTOPUSSY - Roger Moore as "James Bond" - 1983 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015432
 
ORDINARY PEOPLE - Academy Award BEST PICTURE - Timothy Hutton - 1980 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015439
 
POLICE ACADEMY - Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall - 1984 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015448
 
 
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Harrison Ford - 1981 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015458
 
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE - William Shatner - 1979 -  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015466
 
STAR TREK 3: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK - William Shatner - 1984 -  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015463
 
STRANGE BREW - Take Off You Hosers! - Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas - 1983 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015467
 
 
 
 
 
TAXI DRIVER - Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster - 1976 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617015483
 
 
THE GRADUATE - Incredible Item! BEST PICTURE! - Dustin Hoffman - 1968 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60305&item=7617015494
 
THE THING - John Carpenter, Kurt Russell - 1982 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617015497
 
 
TEN - Bo Derek, Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews - 1979 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60306&item=7617020735
 
TRADING PLACES - Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd - 1983 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60307&item=7617027818
 
 
 
 
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