Re: [MOPO] Closing Tonight: NAT'L LAMPOON CHRISTMAS VACA, others

2006-07-20 Thread OneSheet
Sam:I'm glad you like my MoPo sales posts format well enough to copy them verbatim.  As your post now stands, clicking on the TITLE of YOUR item, takes viewers to MY listings that closed earlier this month.  In the future, is there any way that you can link your title to my CURRENT listings? 

Re: [MOPO] 6% Increase in Fees for EBAY Store Owners -- EBAY STILL SUCKS!

2006-07-20 Thread S Bashi
  As eBay screw their sellers once again, a timely reminder that basic listings on CQout  ( UK's second largest online auction site ) is entirely free of charge.   We have also recently developed a range of automatic bulk upload routines which can take data directly from any database you curr

Re: [MOPO] EBAY GIVES MPB A BIG PROMOTIONAL PRESENT

2006-07-20 Thread dianademail-lastmo
Did you see that ebay has spread into the lobbies of The United States JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since Rich is off to the San Diego Comic Con just now, I'll step in for him and offer a very sincere "thank you" to eBay for realizing that the obvious answer to sellers realizing fewer sales for le

[MOPO] post sent in error - sorry

2006-07-20 Thread dianademail-lastmo
Sorry, I hit send instead of cancel. LIFE IS GOOD! "Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.Life, I love you, All is groovy." (59th Street Bridge Song by Harpers Bizarre) Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.

Re: [MOPO] stop eBay Bashi ng and CQout ways to use it for your benefit

2006-07-20 Thread Claude Litton
This is another ebay bashi ng session which is nothing but nonsense carping without proper perspective.  Why can't you get it through your heads that ebay was a brilliant conception that changed the way we obtain movie posters.  It has allowed collectors like myself to amass an amazing colle

[MOPO] IT WAS EXPECTED..... LOTS OF OVERPRICED POSTERS

2006-07-20 Thread Michael B
so, ebay has reduced its listing fee for 2 days, so all the garbage at overpriced starts (in all categories) gets listed.    the downside:  hurts legitimate sellers when buyers stop browsing.       michael Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM

[MOPO] FA CLOSING! StarWars,A&C,BananasUSOS,Capra,Cabaret,AnnCorio,PapillonOS MUCH MORE

2006-07-20 Thread Rixposterz
Hi, Everyone,     I have 40 Auctions closing within 6 TO 7 HOURS---MANY FIRST TIME LISTED, hard to find posters and lobby cards.  If you have a minute, please take a QUICK LOOK!  Link to all auctions and partial list is below:  Thanks to all, Rick     http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposte

[MOPO] WSJ: Why eBay stores is viewed as a bust by stockholders.

2006-07-20 Thread David Kusumoto
Here's some perspective, courtesy of the WSJ -- note the portion I've highlighted in red in the article below, e.g., what eBay perceives is the inefficiency of eBay stores vs. "core auctions."  It told the WSJ that eBay store items take 14 TIMES LONGER to sell than auction items -- and admits its

Re: [MOPO] stop eBay Bashi ng and CQout ways to use it for your benefit

2006-07-20 Thread JR
Claude,   C'mon... you know no one is saying that eBay wasn't a great thing went it started... and for many years after that. But ever since they grew out of control, went public and started issuing stock they have been implementing a *lot* of bad policy while at the same time aiding and abet

[MOPO] FS: Wholesale Prices: List of Vintage Posters, Lobby Cards and Pressbooks, more

2006-07-20 Thread Jack Frost
Hello Mopo Members-   I am in the process of cleaning out some inventory for the summer months, and instead of listing them on Ebay, I decided to list them here, in case some of you have interest at these very low prices. I am taking the summer to help my husband promote his book that will be relea

[MOPO] SCOTT! Please eliminate my previous posting! It was raw notes. Thanks!

2006-07-20 Thread Cindy Nemeth-Johannes
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Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Why eBay stores is viewed as a bust by stockholders.

2006-07-20 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
The fact that eBay believes that its core business is with auctions is an indication that its management is living in the past. Sure, auctions were their core business five years ago but the reason so many sellers switched to predominantly eBay stores is that they became sick of selling item

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2006-07-20 Thread Toochis Morin
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[MOPO] EBAY has a Skewed Self -Image!

2006-07-20 Thread channinglylethomson
EBAY may want to bring back auctions as the main focus of their business but the reality is that, due to absurdly high auction listing and final sale fees on sellers, Paypal fees on sellers, and bored and spoilt buyers, the auction side of the equation is EFFECTIVELY DEAD. Maybe they can rub s

[MOPO] WTB: movie posters

2006-07-20 Thread Debi Jacobson
Looking for reprints or originals of the following movies: My Cousin Vinny Goodfellas Bronx Tale Please let me know, Debi Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

[MOPO] FW: EBAY has a Skewed Self -Image!

2006-07-20 Thread David Kusumoto
** What's puzzling is eBay has enough cash socked away that it no longer needs to be a publicly held company. Raising cash should no longer an issue but its purchase of Skype increased its debt load and stil looks like a risk to me. ** If eBay were NOT so beholden to stockholders and Wall Str

[MOPO] eBay Buyers Will Be Next...

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Rosen
For those of you who only make purchases on eBay and are wondering what the big hoo-ha about fee increases for sellers is all about, be forewarned: Given its past behaviour, it's only a matter of time before eBay starts applying BUYER'S premiums/fees to its auctions as well. Then you'll have

[MOPO] 1954 "VARIETEASE" Betty Page,Irving Klaw,Lobby Set of 8

2006-07-20 Thread rodxmorgan
1954 "VARIETEASE" Betty Page,Irving Klaw,Lobby Set of 8 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&item=330009933546 FILM NOIR, 300 Different Classic Jumbo Lobby Cards, MX http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&item=330009854308 120 Original Spaghetti Western Lobby Cards,

Re: [MOPO] eBay Buyers Will Be Next...

2006-07-20 Thread Craig Goebel
... "you'll [buyers'll] have something to squawk about" ... WE are already squawking!  And have no expectation that things'll get better on ebay - Craig - Original Message - From: Dave Rosen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:23 PM

Re: [MOPO] eBay Buyers Will Be Next...

2006-07-20 Thread Todd Feiertag
... "you'll [buyers'll] have something to squawk about" ... WE are already squawking!  And have no expectation that things'll get better on ebay - Craig   For the most part it's been a "buyers market" on Ebay for quite some time now, so I don't understand what the problem is as far as buyer

Re: [MOPO] FW: EBAY has a Skewed Self -Image!

2006-07-20 Thread JR
David, Good points... except I don't see how a Google auction site is going to be very much different from eBay in any significant way, so what's the point? Breaking up a marketplace that is already declining into two mega-auctions sites, when the auction business on eBay is already slipping? W

Re: [MOPO] eBay Buyers Will Be Next...

2006-07-20 Thread Craig Goebel
Todd, the discussion that has been carried on has related to the excessive costs of doing business charged by many sellers, not the value of posters high or low. Part of the problem in regard to the former is that buyers HAVE sanctioned overcharging by sellers on the non-substantive items th

Re: [MOPO] EBAY has a Skewed Self -Image!

2006-07-20 Thread David Kusumoto
This runs LONG -- so delete or save for another day. -koose. ** Imitators have tried to bring down eBay, but it will maintain its dominance for years to come. When speaking of Google "chipping away," I was referring specifically to its efforts to replicate Paypal using its own software