I had a dealer once leave for the auction as I was standing there looking
at his items. He asked me to step back so he could cover up his table.
Needless to say, I think this is unprofessional.
I'm certainly not saying that dealers shouldn't go to the auction, I'm just
saying someone should be stationed at the table to help customers.
As far as the auction it self, I usually bid on a couple of posters on line,
just so I don't have to sit through 100s of items I don't have an interest in.
What I've noticed about this years auction is that there are no huge posters
this time around. Some of those posters last year covered a whole wall. Large
paper like that is interesting to look at, I'm not sure who would want it.
As with past years, there's two or three items I'll bid on.
The few times I've run into Morris when I picked up my wins, he has been very
friendly, and thank me for bidding in his auction. Which is nice considering
he doesn't know me from Adam.
By the way, does anyone know the French (I think anyway) seller that sets up on
the same floor that the auction takes place? It seems like the guy that is
always in the room "manning" the tables, doesn't speak English, or know what
the price is on anything. And the seller that that knows the prices is never
there. Why bother setting up?
John W
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From: buy movie posters <buymoviepost...@gmail.com>
To: jhnwald...@yahoo.com
Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 12:24:22 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years
not sure what you mean by leaving the floor. this certainly wasn't the case
last year or any of the years i've been. most of the dealers i've worked with
go out to dinner around 6 PM or 7then come back and sell until the shows close
around 10. over the last couple of years the general consensus amongst dealers
including myself is that the cinevent auctions have been
downright embarrassing. so much so you'd be hard pressed to give me anything
for free.
regards,
andrew
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One thing I don't understand about the Cinevent show is how many dealers leave
the dealer floor to go to the auction. And I mean closed up shop, gone.
Sheets over the goods, gone. Not coming back all day, gone. See you after the
auction, gone. I would think Saturday would be your best day to sell stuff.
That's the day I'm there anyway. The few times I went on a Sunday morning to
the show, some of the sellers were saying, "boy did my sales suck this
year". It's no wonder, you didn't have anyone manning your table the best
day of the show! If you're going to the auction, bring a friend, a wife, a
kid, to watch the table Also, I wonder why no one in the poster restoration
buz has a booth promoting their services. Posters could be bought at the
show, or brought to the show (as Diane at Studio C suggested), and the
restoration cost could be quoted on the spot, handed right over to the resto
personnel to take back
to their shop. John W ________________________________ From: Richard
Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 7:42:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I'm going to Columbus
for the first time in years Hey.. definitely stop by my tables in the main
room. If you walk in the main door.. walk the 30 feet to the opposite wall,
turn right and I'm the last 2 tables I look forward to meeting you
Claude!! best Rich At 04:28 PM 5/25/2010, Claude Litton wrote: I
will be there Friday and Saturday. This is my first trip to Columbus. >Look
forward to meeting many of you. >Claude Litton > >In a message dated
5/21/2010 8:24:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >brucehershen...@gmail.com
writes: > >I'm going to Columbus for the first time in years (I will be there
Friday and >Saturday). I will look for my friends there. Sometimes when I
have gone there >it feels like I have entered
a time machine, where everyone is in the sane >place they were 25 years ago,
when I first attended. I wonder if it will be >like that this year? > >
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