Here's a question I'm ALWAYS being asked by people, not in the hobby, when they 
first see my collection, or merchandize I have for sale:

Where did you get them? 

For some reason, It always surprises me and I find it difficult to answer.

Zeev


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: MotionPictureArt.com 
  To: mop...@sol03.american.edu 
  Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best "stupid questions"


  I actually meant that the text is part of / in the image. This way the words 
are not part of the auction and you don't have a problem with searches. And you 
can give the image or animated gif certain colors or animations to draw extra 
attention to it.
  Ron 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Claude Litton 
    To: mop...@sol03.american.edu 
    Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:20 PM
    Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best "stupid questions"


    This will not work if someone searches     video     or      dvd

    I suggest you write it as follows because then it will not show up under 
video or dvd searches.

    This is not a v-i-d-e-o          This is not a d-v-d


    People who search "video" or "dvd" will not pick up the fact that you wrote 
a negative word in front of it.

    CJL

    In a message dated 2/6/2009 1:43:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
i...@motionpictureart.com writes:
      Maybe an image with the text "THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD" 
will do the trick. You may even make it a animated gif and give it a red 
blinking border or something like that.

      Ron
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Franc 
        To: mop...@sol03.american.edu 
        Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:13 PM
        Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best "stupid questions"


        Really good point but this should only happen if one is searching by 
description, as opposed to title only and I have no statistics on whether the 
totally unsophisticated search that way. Unfortunately I think some people just 
don't read. FRANC
          -----Original Message-----
          From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com] 
          Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:37 AM
          To: Franc
          Cc: mop...@sol03.american.edu
          Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best "stupid questions"


          All of you should realize that by putting "THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS 
IS NOT A DVD" in the description, you greatly increase the chance of this 
happening, because by have those words in the description means anyone 
searching for those items will find YOUR items in their search!

          Bruce


          On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Franc <fdav...@verizon.net> wrote:

            You're lucky. I get these ALL THE TIME even though my postings all 
say in big bold print: THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD. Usually the 
buyer completes and pays for the transaction and then sends an e-mail saying, 
"I just ordered a video from you."    This is to ensure additional work on my 
part, cancelling the transaction through Ebay so that I can get my commission 
fee back and reversing the PayPal payment. It also means I have to recreate the 
listing for my dbase which automatically deletes listings once a purchase is 
made. I love customers who don't read the listing. 

            The second dumbest question that I get ALL THE TIME and love to 
death is from people who see I'm selling a lobby card from let's say The Bride 
Wore Boots who'll write to me and ask where they can find the DVD because 
they've been looking all over for it. FRANC
              -----Original Message-----
              From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of 
Sean Linkenback
              Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:21 PM
              To: mop...@sol03.american.edu
              Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best "stupid questions"


              I know I don't sell as many items as many of you all do, but I 
still have yet (knock on wood) to have a single person complain that they 
thought they were ordering a DVD, or ask a DVD question while the auction was 
running.






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              How about an ebay standard......   Is that Firefox One Sheet in 
DVD or VHS?



                         Rick

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