To circle back to the LB part of the discussion, I suppose I am one of the few that likes to linenback posters to facilitate framing and storage - and it's certainly no issue to buy a poster already LB, though I prefer to know who did the work and the pre-LB condition. For me, it's all about the title and particular artwork. If it's a piece I'm looking for, I'll take it backed, not backed, any way I can get it!
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com > wrote: > Maybe I am selling the wrong items. If I could just get some Finnish > posters, you'd be there like a bear. Of course, everyone knows those are the > true world's rarest movie posters, so I won't be getting any of them anytime > soon! > > Bruce > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Sean Linkenback > <slinkenb...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> ok, so the copy should be "we have as many auctions as all those other >> guys combined, and still get REAL current values for everything" >> how's that? :-) >> >> that way we won't discuss the difference between a good deal for a >> collector and a good deal for a retailer. >> besides, everyone knows I'm pretty much a wholesaler anyways. :-) >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >> *To:* Sean Linkenback <slinkenb...@comcast.net> >> *Cc:* MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu >> *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:58 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >> >> If prices are SO cheap in my auctions, how come you only buy the very best >> items? Why not take some easy money and buy some of those "great deals" and >> re-sell them for lots more? >> >> If the items can't be re-sold for more than what I get for them, maybe >> those are the REAL current values for those items, and maybe some of those >> other prices are simply highly inflated "Mrs Miniver" type prices. >> >> Bruce >> >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Sean Linkenback < >> slinkenb...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> I can see the copy now - "I'm flooding the market with so many auctions >>> that there has never been a better time to be a buyer and find great deals" >>> ;-) >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >>> *To:* Sean Linkenback <slinkenb...@comcast.net> >>> *Cc:* MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu >>> *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:53 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >>> >>> Really? Li'l ol' me? That would make a good selling point for my ads! >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Sean Linkenback < >>> slinkenb...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Really? 400,000 "auctions"? >>>> Or 235,000+ repros, plus another 150,000+ "fishing expeditions" where >>>> the prices are usually Mrs. Miniver high above FMV buy-it-nows, with "only" >>>> around 10,000 actual auctions posted - and again a great majority of those >>>> are at starting prices which could be considered FMV or higher. >>>> >>>> I would suggest that you run as many auctions on a weekly basis as there >>>> are actual auctions on eBay combined. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* Sean Linkenback <slinkenb...@comcast.net> >>>> *Cc:* MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu >>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:01 PM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >>>> >>>> Absolutely! There are over 400,000 eBay auctions for posters alone, and >>>> another half million or more of all other types of movie memorabilia. >>>> >>>> If all of those would just "go away" there would be *WAY *more buyers >>>> for auctions like mine and Rich's, and lots more buyers for dealers like >>>> you >>>> and Kirby, but of course that is unlikely to happen, until the eBay >>>> implosion is complete, and that might be a year or too off. >>>> >>>> I don't know about new buyers coming in, but I do know that the current >>>> over-supply will surely get absorbed (except on the bottom end stuff, which >>>> will NEVER get absorbed) and then the prices will steadily rise and that is >>>> when people will look back at today's prices as a golden buying >>>> opportunity. >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Sean Linkenback < >>>> slinkenb...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bruce, >>>>> would you say the number of weekly auctions at this point in time has >>>>> something to do with there being more items for sale than buyers? >>>>> And do you see a few thousand more collectors coming into the hobby the >>>>> next few years and that is why it is a golden buying opportunity? Or can >>>>> you explain a little further? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Bruce Hershenson" <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:26:32 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >>>>> >>>>> I think this has more to do with the size of the hobby than anything >>>>> else. If there were more than a few thousand active collectors, there >>>>> would >>>>> surely be buyers for posters like these. >>>>> >>>>> Right now, there is an imbalance in the hobby, with more items for sale >>>>> than there are buyers. This creates lots of buying opportunities, except >>>>> among those dealers who choose to "wait things out" and not lower their >>>>> prices (which is absolutely their right to do!). I am 100% certain that a >>>>> few years from now collectors will look back at this time as a golden >>>>> buying >>>>> opportunity (even if some prices fall even further). >>>>> >>>>> Bruce >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Michael Spampinato < >>>>> poverty...@pacbell.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well, honestly there is certainly a difference between "buying" a >>>>>> poster for 99.99 and having a starting bid of 99.99. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> May the holes in your collection be filled and the ideas in your head >>>>>> be shared. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- On *Thu, 8/12/10, Glenn Taranto <exit...@gte.net>* wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Glenn Taranto <exit...@gte.net> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Would you buy.....? Wy I asked... >>>>>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>>>>> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 11:53 AM >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I was curious because I have two linen backed one sheets I'm >>>>>> selling on eBay right now. Both are listed at 99.99. With a couple more >>>>>> to >>>>>> follow next week. >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't believe they wouldn't sell at this price no matter what the >>>>>> graphics. >>>>>> >>>>>> I decided I wasn't going to bombard MOPO with another >>>>>> ho-hum listing only to annoy people. >>>>>> >>>>>> If anyone is interested. I am also offering free shipping on one of >>>>>> the posters. If you took more than one the shipping would still be free! >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is the link to my auctions... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://shop.ebay.com/gomex/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340 >>>>>> >>>>>> Best - >>>>>> >>>>>> Glenn >>>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > 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.
