Tommy, Filip is correct that there is no way to please everyone, especially because our bidders DO come from all over the globe. If I ever add another day of auctions, I would like to try having them at a different time (maybe Monday or Wednesday at noon CST, which would be a good time for European bidders, but then surely a lot of other bidders would complain)!
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:52 AM, filip de volder <runbuffy...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Tommy , I think your answer is in your below question : many auctions > are based in USA , the biggest proportion of bidders are in USA ... > Most people (even movie poster collectors) have a life on sunday with > their family and/or friends so evenings sound most convenient for the > majority to bid live ... > There are european auction houses too , i don't think any start their > sales at 3 in the morning UK time to please some american buyers . > filip > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:21:01 +0000 > From: tommymb...@gmail.com > Subject: [MOPO] European disadvantage. > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > Once again this weekend I was frustrated at being narrowly beaten on a > couple of posters at auction, and had I been able to bid live at or near > the closing time maybe I could have won them. The fact is, though, that > many auctions are based in USA and the closing times are 3 or 4 in the > morning in the UK (and within an hour of that elsewhere in Europe), so who > can stay up for that? When I have raised this matter in the past I have > been told to make sure to bid my maximum amount, but we all know that if > you appear to be within 5 or 10 dollars of winning then you would very > often increase that amount. Furthermore, if you are bidding on several > posters you would have an overall budget, and if losing out on some then > you would feel able to bid more on others, or even start bidding on one or > two from your watched list. I can appreciate that probably the biggest > proportion of bidders are in USA, so on weekdays I can understand why > timings should be in the evening, but on a Sunday surely it is possible to > have an earlier closing time. To his credit, Bruce does, so why can't the > others? > > Tommy Barr > 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. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> * Complete Buyer Protection <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg> - *No time limit on our guarantees & *NO* buyer beware * Hershenson Help Hotline <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg> - *Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth* Customer Reviews *of our company * - Page 1 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg>, Page 2 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg>, Page 3 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg>*, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! 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.
