How about keeping a few and destroying the rest? I've known first edition book
dealers that have done this.
Holiday
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> From: Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>
> Date: August 1, 2010 8:14:26 PM EDT
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] PUZZLE: flooding the market
> Reply-To: Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>
>
> Hi, I think the point is that, wrong or not, (as Wolfgang confirmed), this
> has happened, in the case of the Peeping Tom quads at least.
> I really don't know exactly what happened with The Outlaw 6 sheet(s).
> I'm not advocating it, just pointing out that it happens.
>
> On 2 Aug 2010, at 01:04, Ken Farrell wrote:
>
>> Hi, I just thought that I would chime on this one...
>>
>> I think the point is being missed...If all of a sudden you have 75 copies of
>> a rare item, the value is automatically changed by the laws of supply and
>> demand. Anything you do to control this is some sort of insider trading. If
>> you lie to numerous people, you are protecting your own interests at the
>> expense of others. What if you auction one copy and get the record setting
>> price? All the bidders will feel cheated when the next 74 come up for sale.
>> You would feel the same.
>>
>> The deflated value is a reality...these posters should be sold at an
>> estimated new, readjusted value and all will work out. You just won't become
>> rich.
>>
>> Also, once a number of these posters show up, try to convince the market
>> that there are only 75 in the find. The gossip will fly (75 or 750?) and the
>> item just might loose all of its value.
>>
>> I have purchased large quantities of rare items many times over the years
>> and have sold them for prices related to the find.
>>
>> Ken
>> Just Kids Nostalgia
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com>
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> Sent: Sun, Aug 1, 2010 4:00 pm
>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] PUZZLE: flooding the market
>>
>> At 12:44 PM 8/1/2010, Richard Evans wrote:
>> >Yes Rich, you describe the best method.
>> >Alternatively, there's:
>> >Approach a dealer with your find of perhaps half a dozen max, >(that's all
>> >there is, no really).
>> >Approach second dealer (that's all there is, no really), third etc, >etc,
>> >etc, and endeavor to get it done as swiftly as possible.
>> >Change telephone number, move to a nicer house.
>>
>> the only problem with that Richard is this:
>> after you call the third dealer, seeing as we all talk to each other (more
>> or less) it would be pretty fast - maybe just hours - that everyone would
>> know you have multiples of the items
>>
>> of course, if you lie to every dealer so you can sell them fast, I imagine
>> that Guido will be looking for you
>>
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