Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-16 Thread Bruce Hershenson
s for > themselves. > This bidder (if a true bidder), only objective was to drive the price of > this poster up hoping that I would go even higher. I would be very surprised > if they make a payment for that poster. I doubt that anyone will ever > know... > > Doug > >

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-16 Thread James Richard
SERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don't think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments. Zeev

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2010-04-15 Thread Vaughn K.Mann
.Have a good evening all..Vaughn At 11:58 AM 4/15/2010 -0700, Brude wrote: Earschplitten loudenboomer. Pardon my German. Ted --- On Thu, 4/15/10, John Waldman wrote: From: John Waldman Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU D

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2010-04-15 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
wow.. I just got into the database to get some information Bidder Samiam won 7 items last night each item he won, he won for exactly his top bid including the 2010 40x60 he won for 99 cents Hey Doug.. do you think he was shill bidding that 99 cent item?? moreover, he won every item he bid on..

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Brude
Earschplitten loudenboomer. Pardon my German. Ted --- On Thu, 4/15/10, John Waldman wrote: From: John Waldman Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:26 PM I've been keeping my eye on the western sk

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2010-04-15 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
antly false accusations about shilling at MPB last night -- have aired their bullshit on MoPo today? Someone should get them a hotel room together and give them a lesson in etiquette. Ted --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Steven Yafet wrote: From: Steven Yafet Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Brude
Yafet wrote: From: Steven Yafet Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:23 PM I've had similar experiences in different auctions - Ebay, Bruce's and etc. but I always thought bidding like this was mean-s

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread John Waldman
iginal Message - > >From: Zeev Drach > >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM > >Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight > > >I don’t think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 >increments. > &g

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Steven Yafet
I've had similar experiences in different auctions - Ebay, Bruce's and etc. but I always thought bidding like this was mean-spirited or maybe that the bidder was a bit of a nutcake. This scenario doesn't even work for shill bidding because shills don't want to win. By the way, my experiences on R

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2010-04-15 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don't think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments. Zeev From: MoPo List [ma

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2010-04-15 Thread Brude
hahahahahahahaha good one. Ted --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Richard Auras wrote: From: Richard Auras Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 10:57 AM Maybe the guy was bidding while rolling nickels from his piggie bank

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2010-04-15 Thread Richard Auras
From: Phil Edwards To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 9:26:34 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight  Doug - Just so I understand this you were high bidder and this guy came in near the end and bid multiple times in $2 increments until

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread peter contarino
Phil's response is spot on. I see nothing here that indicates shilling. Looks to me like two bidders went at it and one was willing pay more than the other. It's what's known as an "auction". By the way, I got tied up was going to bid on a few items and had I done so, I would have shown zero bid hi

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Michael B
in defense of Rich: saying there was a shill bidder is the meanest thing to say about an auctioneer. based upon the facts contained in the accusation, it seemed without merit. i was in a bidding war on bruce's site 2 months ago, and the other bidder kept increasing his/her bid by t

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Phil Edwards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight It's one thing to think an auction has a shill bidder, it's another thing to post your thoughts on MOPO. You are after all only guessing that this auct

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-15 Thread Steve E
at do you think about this bidder... anything look odd?" I reckon you should get better at loosing (sic) http://www.movieposterbid.com/bidhist.asp?id=60035 Steve E --- On Thu, 15/4/10, Douglas Ball wrote: From: Douglas Ball Subject: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight To: MoPo-L@LISTSE

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2010-04-15 Thread John Waldman
on. John W   From: Douglas Ball To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 6:35:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I've bid on email auctions now for the last 11 years almost daily. Also every time a new bidder to the system m

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2010-04-15 Thread Holiday Russell
from my iPhonea Begin forwarded message: From: Douglas Ball Date: April 15, 2010 6:35:39 AM EDT To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight Reply-To: Douglas Ball I've bid on email auctions now for the last 11 years almost daily. Also every

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2010-04-15 Thread Douglas Ball
that anyone will ever know... Doug - Original Message - From: Zeev Drach To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don't think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-14 Thread Ari Richards
this post may be worthless.Ari From: Zeev Drach To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, 15 April, 2010 1:15:47 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don’t think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-14 Thread Zeev Drach
I don't think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas Ball Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:24 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] My expirence with

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-14 Thread Steven Hill
__ From: Douglas Ball To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 9:24:23 PM Subject: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I just got done with and auction on Mopobid tonight that is and will leave a sour taste and just might make me think twice in bidding on another aucti

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-14 Thread Ari Richards
PS I must say again I am AGAINST shill bidding From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, 15 April, 2010 12:40:43 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight Douglas How in the world can you possibly accuse me of having

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2010-04-14 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Douglas How in the world can you possibly accuse me of having a shill bidder?? yes Samiam is a new bidder and yes for whatever reason he sat there and upped at least 1 other poster $2 at a time for some 45 minutes until he wore down the other bidder who was Thierry Brame on the Superman 2 poste

[MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-14 Thread Douglas Ball
I just got done with and auction on Mopobid tonight that is and will leave a sour taste and just might make me think twice in bidding on another auction in the near future on Rich's auctions. Tonight I bid on "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" 40x60. At 8:18 tonight a buyer with the ID of samiam101 (0) f