[MOPO] Dark Knight wanted

2008-08-26 Thread Steven W Hill
I'd like to get an original double sided Dark Knight poster, but I'm not going to trust most random ebay sellers to be honest when they say they are offering an original, so I thought I'd ask the good and trustworthy sellers on MoPo if there are any (near mint) on offer. I want the one with the bat

Re: [MOPO] EBAY Selling Question

2008-08-26 Thread Claude Litton
Evan This is what you wrote to Channing on 8/25/08 and it is copied "as is". When it comes to posters, I am a notorious tight wad. If I am willing to pay $50 for a poster, I will not pay $51. "When it comes to shipping -- I DO NOT factor the shipping into the cost of the poster. If y

Re: [MOPO] EBAY Selling Question

2008-08-26 Thread Phil Edwards
I agree with you DR Spock. The question is, is a spanking in order, or should he be sent to his room without his dinner? I am sure Ward and June Cleaver would know what to do about The Beaver. The bottom line (more seriously) in the whole issue under discussion is that ONE agrees to use e*ay

[MOPO] FA: Closest thing to free money I know: 57 linenbacked posters (many good titles) under $25 with 14 hours to go!

2008-08-26 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Even if I gave no added bonuses, I would say many of the 57 linenbacked posters I am auctioning ending in 14 hours that are still under $25 *(some as low as $6!)* represent incredible values. The same is true of many of the 98 linenbacked posters that are still $35 and under, and there are a total

Re: [MOPO] EBAY Selling Question

2008-08-26 Thread Franc
I do have a different selling question aside from satisfying cheapskates who want their parcels packaged like gold but are not willing to pay anything for this service. At the end of October, Ebay will no longer allow a seller to indicate in their posting or in Ebay e-mail that a buyer may pay b

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Michael B
BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE. If you used Paypal, tell them. Especially address the flimsy packaging. Moreover, since Paypal isn't usually the most aggressive helper of a buyer, contact your credit card company. AMERICAN EXPRESS is the BEST!! If you paid cash or check...ple

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Franc
In my experience I don't think the below is good advice. PayPal will insist you go through the postal claims process if the package was insured. Amex probably will reverse the payment for you but PayPal could retaliate. Forcing the USPS to do their job would be better and claims under $50 are judic

Re: [MOPO] EBAY Selling Question

2008-08-26 Thread David Lieberman
"Also I have my own program that launches invoices and e-mail to buyers after an auction is completed. Does Ebay's new payment rule negate me from requesting a check or money order within the invoices and e-mails generated by my own program? " excellent question!! first of all..wha

[MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Alan Adler
Dear Mopes - Have what looks like a jumbo quad here from PIRANHA. Has a one sheet on one side, set of 8 lobbies in middle and alternate one sheet on right. All printed together. Never saw this very cool configuration before - Pretty sure it is English. Size is appx. 77 x 41. What is the pre

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Dave Rosen
Alan: Sounds like a "one-stop." Though I may be wrong and if so I'm sure I will be corrected immediately. Dave Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: "Alan Adler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMB

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Dave Rosen
I've never handled 'em myself, but here's what it says about them on Bruce's site: One stop posters are a very special kind of poster! They have two different style one-sheets from a movie, along with the full set of eight lobby cards, all printed on a single sheet of one-sheet type paper (wit

[MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Marcel Elsener
Yep, that's right, we call that "one stop" poster (although I don't know why). We have one of MANHATTAN: http://www.movieart.ch/?en/posters_shop/c._21_./os..a._p_.srs._6_.sid._1_.st._all_.sm._m_.t._manhattan_.pid._16149_./ Marcel Elsener MovieArt GmbH Walchestrasse 17 CH-8006 Zürich Switzerla

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Freedom Lover
This is so neat! Andrea On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Marcel Elsener wrote: Yep, that's right, we call that "one stop" poster (although I don't know why). We have one of MANHATTAN: http://www.movieart.ch/?en/posters_shop/c._21_./os..a._p_.srs._6_.sid._1_.st._all_.sm._m_.t._manhattan_.pid._16

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread ed
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Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Freedom Lover
Could someone put a link to a jpg? I'd love to see something like that. Thanks, Andrea On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: I've never handled 'em myself, but here's what it says about them on Bruce's site: One stop posters are a very special kind of poster! They have two diffe

[MOPO] One Stop THANKS!

2008-08-26 Thread Alan Adler
Dear Mopes - Thanks for all the One Stop info! What a great format! Enjoy! Alan Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Freedom Lover
Were these meant to be cut and used separately? Andrea On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:46 PM, ed wrote: Article Samples -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marcel Elsener Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:26 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject:

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Sean Linkenback
I wouldn’t be surprised to see some dealers offer these as printer’s proofs, test shots or something else. _ From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ed Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:47 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
They were often cut and are very hard to find intact. I have about a dozen of them that I found in New Zealand including a great one stop for Moonraker. The third panel on these posters often featured quite unique artwork. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: htt

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Susan Heim
I, too, have the one for Moonraker. It is really a nice poster. You don't see the one stops come up at auction too often. They are really a unique style and size but very large for framing purposes. Sue www.hollywoodposterframes.com (800) 463-2994 Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:38:16 +1000Fro

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Freedom Lover
Is this something newer that they began? I can't believe I've never seen them for sale or heard anything about them all these years I've been on MoPo. Very interesting, you guys!!! Andrea On Aug 26, 2008, at 5:38 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote: They were often cut and are v

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Alan Adler
I'd never seen one of these before either - And they are very cool. The lobby cards in my Piranha are more sexually explicit and graphic than I would think the US cards are. No one mentioned this, but I can see why they call them a one-stop. All the posters in one place - one stop shopping! Aft

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
One stops were used between 1978 and 1982. They had the NSS stamp on the back with the designation "one stop", the title and year of release. I believe that they were only used for international release although they were printed in the US. Many of these unusual posters ended up in NZ. They seem

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Phil Edwards
Here's another example. I think I'm more suprised that more professional dealers and long-time collectors who have been around for a few years don't know about these. http://www.cinemarts.com/viewitem.aspx?id=3684 Phil - Original Message - From: Freedom Lover To: MoPo-L@LISTSE

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Freedom Lover
OK. Now THAT's cool! On Aug 26, 2008, at 7:13 PM, Phil Edwards wrote: Here's another example. I think I'm more suprised that more professional dealers and long-time collectors who have been around for a few years don't know about these. http://www.cinemarts.com/viewitem.aspx?id=3684 Phil

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Bruce Hershenson
We have sold maybe 15 of these over the years. An oddity is that there seem to only be around five or six different titles. I can make a list of the exact ones when I am at work tomorrow, with prices. As John and Phil said, these seem to mostly originate from New Zealand, although some of the ones

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Ari Richards
Ive got one for Invasion of the body snatchers (remake) somewhere. Ari --- On Wed, 27/8/08, Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Received: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD? ONE STOP

2008-08-26 Thread David Lieberman
one of my first movie poster purchases was a moonraker one stop. I was just a kid browsing in a video store in Great Neck, New York around 1980-82 and they had one pinned to the wall behind the counter. They were also selling various one sheets that were all over the store. I asked

[MOPO] FA: GRAVEN IMAGES, 500+ HORROR/SCI-FI POSTERS, OUT-OF-PRINT HC BOOK

2008-08-26 Thread David Kusumoto
Submitted for your review, the long out-of-print, $50 retail, 240-page, 1992 hardcover coffee-table book "Graven Images," featuring more than 500 poster images from the collection of Ron Borst. Condition is stone mint. Click on link below. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZhigte Click on

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Roger Kim
After leaving my negative rating, the seller responded: "After having just rec'd your email, being out of town till last evening. Had not a chance to read your email till now and then I check my FB this morning and you've left me negative feedback. What to do..would have gladly refunded, but

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Phil Edwards
Well, after years selling on e*ay, you hear a lot of stories about what some problem is, and I have no doubt some of them are true. Why didn't she offer a full refund in the first place and simply admit she did a bad packing job and say "sorry" - a word people seem increasingly to have problem

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Phil Edwards
and what comes first? You retract the negative and/or she refunds? Phil - Original Message - From: Roger Kim To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative After leaving my negative rating, the sel

Re: [MOPO] Gave my first negative

2008-08-26 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Fortunately, Rich H. will soon be selling pulp magazines, and I know we will get accurate descriptions and professional packaging from him. (Does anyone know if I get a discount for saying that?) LOL Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

[MOPO] EBay stores

2008-08-26 Thread dianademail-lastmo
Hi everyone, Is the rumor true that all eBay stores are slated to be closed by eBay? If so, when, and why? Thanks. Diana Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE fro

Re: [MOPO] EBay stores

2008-08-26 Thread CK MacLeod
Where'd you hear the rumor, Diana? On the basis of past experience, I wouldn't be surprised if eBay denied that they intended to close down stores until the day they suddenly announced they were closed or about to close the next week. Is it possible that you heard that "ProStores" was going to be

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread MotionPictureArt.com
These one-stops were also used in the Netherlands. I was able to acquire them for Moonraker and Interiors. Ron MotionPictureArt.com Movie Posters, Lobby Cards and more... http://www.MotionPictureArt.com - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Re: [MOPO] EBay stores

2008-08-26 Thread channinglylethomson
I've heard that they're closing down EBAY Stores also. They seem to be trying to drive their sellers mad! Channing On Aug 26, 2008, at 9:44 PM, CK MacLeod wrote: Where'd you hear the rumor, Diana? On the basis of past experience, I wouldn't be surprised if eBay denied that they intended

Re: [MOPO] FS: DUEL Italian 1-panel SPIELBERG

2008-08-26 Thread pj Angel
Hi MoPo, Just want to give thanks to Dave for a couple fantastic off-eBay transactions. I purchased both from his excellent web site and had Dave send one of the items directly to Dario (which D did) for backing (which D's working on) and the other just arrived here, in the US, today. Nicely packa

Re: [MOPO] EBay stores

2008-08-26 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Colin et al: For the life of me I cannot figure out why they do anything they do. The only word I can use to describe them is DUMB. They sent me a survey to take to tell them what I thought of their service. What a joke! I couldn't think of anything to say. They had a fabulous idea once, bu

Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD?

2008-08-26 Thread Ari Richards
My Invasion of the Body Snatchers has NZ censor stamp Ari --- On Wed, 27/8/08, MotionPictureArt.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: MotionPictureArt.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] SiZE MATTER: JUMBO QUAD? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Received: Wednesday, 27 August, 200