There is no substitute for that good 'ol buckeye hospitality ... huh? ad
On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Franc <fdav...@verizon.net> wrote: > Did the police even show up? We were a victim of road rage in the parking > lot of the Ramada Columbus Dump in which we were deliberately side-swiped > by some drug-crazed A**hole, racing through the parking lot. We called > the police and were told they don’t respond to accidents in parking lots > because it’s the responsibility of the hotel to deal with it! That’s what > taxpayers pay for in that city. > > > > FRANC > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] *On Behalf Of *peter > contarino > *Sent:* Thursday, October 09, 2014 8:50 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. > > > > But did your rental car window get smashed and your GPS unit stolen in > these “worse places” as it did at the last Cinevent? I completely forgot > that. Another perk: There was a car break-in every night I was there. Right > out in front. > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *Adrian Cowdry > *Sent:* Thursday, October 09, 2014 3:16 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. > > > > This last Cinevent showed that the hotel is being refurbished - the new > owners are investing but it's like any business they will want a guarantee > and in the hotel business that sort of thing happens at airports and major > cities not out in the boonies. The standard is not that bad...I have stayed > in worse places! > > > > > > *This Never Happened to the Other Fella....* > > Adrian Cowdry > jboh...@aol.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franc <fdav...@verizon.net> > To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 19:46 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. > > My biggest fear I connection with the Columbus show is that one day > without a moment’s notice that hotel will be condemned by the city and > suddenly Steve will have no place to hold the show. The hotel *is* that > disgusting. > > > > FRANC > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU?>] *On Behalf Of *peter contarino > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 9:36 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. > > > > That is a good question Bruce. I was not even aware of it. Regarding the > Cinevent show in Columbus I will have to side with Adrian on that one. We > all know the hotel is horrendous but the show itself is tolerable only > because I get to see friends and do some buying in person(as Frank points > out). Unfortunately, the dealers seem to be outnumbering the poster buyers. > In fact, most of the commerce happens between dealers. There is less and > less incentive in getting a table as most of the sales are out of the > dealer’s actual hotel rooms. I still get a table to support the show. This > year the number of dealers was down. You will hear that attendance was > great, etc but most of the attendees watch movies(I assume, they certainly > are not spending money). This is a real shame because there is good > material there. > > > > I realize it is a thankless and not a particularly lucrative effort to put > on this show and I appreciate Steve’s commitment to it. That said, it has > the appearance of being on auto-pilot, which is to say that there have been > no improvements/enhancements in quite some time. The hotel continues to > give way to entropy, the dealers are dropping out(the largest volume seller > in the world doesn’t even bother to make an appearance), the customers are > not buying and the auction is akin to the Bataan death march. It is held > all day Saturday, which is the biggest sales day for dealers. The auction > should be a premier event that draws attendees to the show, not an event > that draws whatever poster collectors attending the show away from the > dealer’s room(s). > > > > So I will applaud anyone who is trying to revive shows. I would love to > see that happen. > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *Adrian Cowdry > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 3:04 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] Ray Court and other fairs - from over the pond. > > > > From Over the pond.... > > The London Westminster fair is the most well established fair in the UK > for movie memorabilia - there are a slew of other conventions that take in > more than just movie memorabilia (comics, toys etc) - however the London > film fair is fast becoming a signing fair with the emphasis on celebs > signing autographs. Talk to the dealers and there is disappointment as the > attendees are more interested in meeting the celebs and getting their > autographs. > > It is extremely tough to get a good mix with a smaller event. The bigger > events bring in bigger crowds - not necessarily there to spend money. But > the dealers will not complain if there is a good amount of attendees. > > At the end of September we had the Paris film fair which is turning very > much into a Columbus type event where dealers meet to buy and trade. This > year the attendees were down - there was plenty of inter dealing but again > the comments from the dealers were negative concerning the amount of > attendees and it was very obvious that there were a few dealers missing - > the price of the table and time taken can be restrictive with little > return. It has to be said that bargains were available - dealers were > making reductions when being bartered. > > The Paris fair is a tough call - the attendees like to hunt and rummage > but do not spend on higher end items now. > > The one thing I can say is that most collectors do still like to attend a > fair and feel the quality so to speak - however many collectors now have > what they want or cannot afford the big items - from my generation examples > would be Hammer Collectors and Bond as well as McQueen etc. They have been > collecting now for the past 30 years or so and have a reasonably complete > collection - Those who collect Universal Monsters and the like are very > wealthy now and can afford the pocket change that a poster will cost. Few > fresh new blood is not coming to the hobby - the collecting avenue for such > people lie elsewhere such as Manga and Anime, Game of Thrones etc. > > > > > > *This Never Happened to the Other Fella....* > > Adrian Cowdry > jboh...@aol.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franc m <fdav...@verizon.net> > To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 7:09 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] How was the revived Ray Courts Show last weekend? > > I attended. It was a good first show. Ray rounded up a solid celebrity > list and most of the usual dealers were present. Based on the e-mail Ray > sent out after the show, he realizes he still has some work to do to get > the show back up to the level he had achieved before he sold it. His last > e-mail indicated that he's negotiating dates with the Burbank Marriott. > > > > As for Columbus, I've attended consistently over the last ten years, and > it's still a terrific show. As a dealer, I would never miss it. Granted the > hotel is the absolute pits end but I gave up on staying there a long time > ago before it descended into its current condemned state. Buying and > selling at this show offers an opportunity that the Internet simply does > not. You actually get to meet people with the same unique passion as your > own. I'd never miss this one. > > > > I'm a little less fond of The Hollywood Show which is terrific as an > autograph show but less so as a movie paper event. I detest the endless > maze at the parking lot at the Loews Hotel, so going forward I only plan to > attend the Westin shows at LAX airport. > > > > Franc Martarella > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Oct 7, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I had feared that collectibles shows are not what they once were, and I > doubted the wisdom of starting a new one, but when I heard that the Ray > Courts show was being revived, I figured it had a great chance of being a > major success, because the last ones I went to a decade or more ago were > packed with people. > > How did it go? When is the next one? > > > -- > > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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