Yes, its funny how the "Portal Press" logo often seems to be conveniently torn away when similar posters are listed. It's a good thing that no one got burnt in the end and hopefully the seller won't list the poster again. Regards John
Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick Michael Tupy To: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia Cc: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? Hey, John, I agree that AT LEAST she posted the comments. However, she sent me an email telling me how she was handling it and my response was to question why she would not simply cancel the auction and contact all bidders. Then go forward with her new intelligence and list the poster properly as a reproduction. Posting the comments was a start but anyone who had bid prior to her posting 'Notes' etc. might not bother scrolling down the page. It is my belief that she was finally contacted by Ebay since several of us reported the error in her listing and complained that she knew it was a reproduction but continued with the auction title "ORIGINAL DRACULA MOVIE POSTER," when she knew is wasn't a 1931 original. I hate to sound so cynical but it certainly was convenient that the 'Portal Press' was torn precisely away from the bottom border but the 1931 still remained. Patrick On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote: Well, with all due respect, I dont think I missed the point at all. I was just saying that at least she is, at least, dislaying the comments. You have the option of hiding the comments and it is certainly better in this case to show them than not display them. I also said that she would have been better off just ending the auction and she has now done that. She also added the following comment... Note: Please look at all the emails We posted.We thought it was real for the many years We owned it.It is a great looking poster and may be worth it to someone for the selling price for It's great look,real or not.If anybody that is bidding wants to stop their bid or get their money back if they do buy it and don't like it,fine.Thanks again,Sharon and Jon I think that she has taken the advice of others and done the right thing in ending the auction. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: twoni...@aol.com To: johnr...@moviemem.com ; mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? I think you missed her point here. She is displaying the comments so that the winner has all the information and is now obligated to pay her for the junk. In a message dated 12/31/2008 3:25:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, johnr...@moviemem.com writes: One thing she is doing is displaying all the "Questions from other members" for all to see. Those make it very clear that the poster is a Portal. She would be better off just ending the auction and listing it again with the correct description in the correct category. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? for some reason, I don't think this approach is going to work also, seeing as she clearly is trying to defraud when she says things like: "NOTE;There has been quite a few Emails regarding this posters origins.We found this Poster in a back room of a 20s era Movie Theater when We were in there searching for the theaters audio equiptment and speakers.We showed large,clear images so You can decide for Yourself.We also accidently used the auction template from the previous auction which says "No Reserve" The reserve is 299.50.Thanks,Sharon" well I doubt that she cares and I have no doubt she already knows what it is not to mention that her use of written language could use some touchup.. At 12:08 PM 12/31/2008, Patrick Michael Tupy wrote: Rick, here's what I just sent to her: Hi, I just saw your auction and whether you know it or not, you are selling an obvious 1960's reproduction from Portal Productions as an "Original 1931 Dracula Movie Poster." Sure, this is an 'original REPRODUCTION' but it IS a reproduction and NOT an Original 1931 Dracula Movie Poster! And now that you know it is a reproduction, if you do not stop this auction today and relist it in the proper 'reproduction' auction section I will be contacting Ebay. If you continue with this auction as an ORIGINAL, you are consciously misrepresenting your auction by omitting facts that should be revealed to bidders simply to make a buck. And that is fraud, plain and simple. Patrick On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:02 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: I received a second email from the seller, referring to her "Revision Note"---acting like everything was okay. Before I even received that from her, I filed a report through eBay about the situation, then sent her a third email with the final line being " How would you like to buy something on eBay thinking it was worth hundreds of dollars only to find out later it was worthless?" I just received an email back from eBay's "Safe Harbor" dept thanking me for my report and saying they'll investigate the situation. We'll see. ------------------------------------------------------------------ New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. 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. 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