Howdy y'all,
I'm at the speed limit ... 55 ... (but I am 'the oldest rat in the barn' where
I work, go figger).
ad
--- On Sun, 8/1/10, Phil Edwards <p...@cinemarts.com> wrote:
From: Phil Edwards <p...@cinemarts.com>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] age shall not weary them
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 10:13 PM
I'm 60 this year. Crikey!
phil
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From:
Holiday Russell
To: Phil Edwards
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 11:51
AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Fwd:
[MOPO] PUZZLE: flooding the market
Wish I was, but I'm 45
Holiday
On Aug 1, 2010, at 9:41 PM, Phil Edwards wrote:
I'd like to poll just to see how many people
under 40 are on MOPO.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Holiday Russell
To: mop...@listserv.american.edu
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 11:31
AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Fwd:
[MOPO] PUZZLE: flooding the market
I would think, though, that beautiful posters will always
be in demand. Intuitively, there's a point at which the original
actor/actress may become unknown to new generations, but the art will
likely remain attractive to those generations. And, there's the fact
that the posters themselves could bring around new generations to the
movies themselves. I can't say how many times I've come to a great
movie because of the poster.
Holiday
On Aug 1, 2010, at 9:12 PM, dialmbb...@aol.com wrote:
Over time, for
good posters, new buyers will increase demand and that will prop up
the price I think
the problem with that statement is
the new collectors dont know stanwyck, lancaster, laughton, milland,
garfield, colbert.......................................so many awesome
posters that we seek to buy from the 40s, 50s may
lose out. TMC might help avoid these stars
from "dying".
i just bought a beautiful, powerful one sheet:
HIGH WALL, 1948 with robert taylor, audrey totter and herbert
marshall. WANT TO POLL PEOPLE UNDER 40 who knows any of those
stars?
casablanca, mildred pierce, bogart, bette davis are
among those that will always be sought-after.
michael
-----Original
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From: Holiday Russell <hollyr...@mac.com>
To: mop...@listserv.american.edu
Sent:
Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:01 pm
Subject: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO]
PUZZLE: flooding the market
Yeah, I think that's how I feel too. I couldn't do it.
Also, the market can absorb a lot of a good thing. Again,
with first edition books, about 15 years ago, the first two books by a
popular writer were remaindered by a big remainder company. About
300 of each hit the market at once. The company limited sales of
two of each per buyer. The books previously sold for about 200
each. None were sold other than the remainders for a few years.
Then, while no one noticed, the prices were back to what they used
to be.
Over time, for good posters, new buyers will increase demand and
that will prop up the price I think. But, I do agree that the must
be let go over a few years.
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Begin forwarded message:
From: James
Richard <jrl...@mediabearonline.com>
Date: August 1, 2010 8:41:58 PM
EDT
To: mop...@listserv.american.edu
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO]
PUZZLE: flooding the market
Reply-To: James Richard <jrl...@mediabearonline.com>
Nah, destroying any old art/collectible that has
managed to survive into the current era is just flat out criminal.
But
there's no reason not to do as many on this list have suggested: Keep
a couple for yourself and trickle out the rest very slowly into the
market. This is so obvious you'd think everyone would understand it
--
yet I see people on Ebay all the time listing 4 or 5 of the same item
at the same time and calling it "rare" in their descriptions.
And then there's this
ever-popular Ebay ploy: An item that is reasonably scarce (but not
truly "rare") sells on Ebay for a decent price (usually because no
one
has put one of those particular things up for a month or two).
Suddenly every seller in the world who has the same item immediately
lists it on Ebay within a few days of the first sale -- all of them
thinking they are also going to get the good price, when in fact all
they are doing is guaranteeing they will not. They think they will
pick up the second bidder who missed the first item by only a buck or
two? Not if that second bidder suddenly sees 4 or 5 of the same item
turn up right after he lost the first auction. What he's going to do
instead is wipe his brow and say "Whew... lucky I got outbid on that
first auction... I almost paid way too much for one of
those."
-- JR
Holiday Russell wrote:
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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Begin forwarded message:
From: Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: August 1, 2010 8:14:26 PM
EDT
To: mop...@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: mop...@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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