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

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  ----- 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

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      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.
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          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.




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