It was meant to be humorous. On the other hand how about addressing those so openly critical of Rick Ryan. He was doing a great service to collectors and unfortunately it turned sour and not through any fault of his. Why don't you tell every negative critic to not say anything at all? I don't see you chiming in on every stupid or negative comment made on mopo and there are a lot of them. In any case, since you didn't have anything nice to say about my comment why didn't you practice what you preach? In a message dated 2/10/2010 12:11:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jhnwald...@yahoo.com writes:
I like "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all". To answer the original question, I will buy a piece in need of restoration because I can't afford a pristine poster on a high dollar title. And sometimes I just live with the defects and don't bother restoring the poster. John W ____________________________________ From: Claude Litton <twoni...@aol.com> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE the moral of this is from law school - "Never ask a question if you do not know the answer" "Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: 1. when you buy with the intention to restore OR NOT to restore, the amount you bid is affected. 2. if you buy without intending to restore, condition plays a more important factor. 3. people buying from a smaller poster image on ebay that would not be inclined to restore might not bid, whereas someone who restores doesn't care. the post was to get a perspective of the thought process of buyers. to some, condition doesn't matter. some only buy VG cond or better. i have sold posters on ebay where the buyer has told me in advance that he will restore.......but when he received the poster, the condition was better than he thought and framed it "as is". (this happened to me recently and i just got an email from the buyer to this effect---with a non-ebay transaction----so when we were negotiating the price, he factored in the linen process cost.) the converse scenario i am sure is, also, likely on ebay with smaller images. of course..............some will never bid on a poor cond.... etc etc In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:05:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, twoni...@aol.com writes: What is the point of this question? Aren't the answers obvious! Kindly inform us of the motive behind this question. CJL In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:00:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: how many buyers buy a poster knowing in advance that they will RESTORE/LINEN? i suppose dealers & restorers have this in mind. michael Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at _www.filmfan.com_ (http://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. 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. 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. 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.
