Nice work with the PR, but you've made a massive error regarding the future of movie poster collecting.
I can't be the only one paying heed to the wisdom of Tom Martin by divesting myself of valuable originals in favour of repros. If your site was exclusively shitty repros with no danger of mistakenly buying an original you'd have had my custom. Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Nov 2014, at 05:14, David Rew <da...@bidll.com> wrote: > > Marketing. > > After 30 years in it ones learns how to do it. That said, it doesn't always > work. Sometimes success is just luck but it's all about getting the message > out there, some is free, some costs money. And rarely does one get a free > write-up in a newspaper (when promoting a business) so you better have an > angle, of course it's certainly lucky that eBay made that statement today, I > didn't ask them to time their admission with some of my media that is coming > out. Will it pay dividends? Who knows, it won't hurt, and I am now riding > that horse a little harder at the moment. > > Strike. Iron. Hot > > Also, I've never been afraid of spending money on advertising, it's not a bad > word it's good business. > > regards, > David Rew > bidll.com > for serious collectors > > Jeff Potokar wrote on 14/11/2014 3:45 PM: >> Dave, >> >> How did these various newspapers and media outlets get wind of bidll in the >> first place, in order to do these stories? >> >> Did you (or an associate) contact them is some capacity to let them know? >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Nov 13, 2014, at 7:57 PM, David Rew wrote: >>> >>> This today: >>> http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ebay-admits-it-banned-a-whistleblower-2014-11#ixzz3InwbUQu0 >>> >>> >>> This also today >>> http://www.onyamagazine.com/arts-culture/film/glenhaven-movie-poster-collector-finds-a-way-to-share-his-hobby-with-the-world/ >>> With reproductions and counterfeits flooding the market and major retailers >>> also using the sites as another outlet for their products, Mr Rew said >>> finding original collectible bargains was becoming more difficult. >>> >>> �It�s become less about finding that special piece for your collection and >>> more about shopping for everything else. As a collector I don�t want to >>> wade through all the everyday retail items, the reproductions, the reprints >>> and the knock-offs just to find that special piece I need for to my >>> collection.� >>> >>> Bidll will cater solely for passionate collectors with reprints, >>> reproductions, fakes and counterfeits banned. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> regards, >>> David Rew >>> bidll.com >>> for serious collectors >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 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.
