Bruce you are correct..... demographics of age groups and of market
play a important roll in selling
collectables.. I remember that seller In MCM also I sold sheet music (
still have a few) Like comics,
Toys. etc each group has a hiarcey of sellers.. so when we attempt the
area the collectors want to see
who the seller is.. and they may hesitate if we dont sell in that area
often.
I was thinking... the dealers like You, Morrie and auction houses...
have to comsider math equations as
a benchmark... the Law of averages appy... Or starting at worst case
senerio... take away the titles and years and condition and its UNITS.
also I had a converstaion with a museum who only wanted to carry 2
Images and thought they would get sales..
In my retail store I would call attraction pieces ( Flash) as they
would creat ambiance in the gallery...
They may be out of reach for many buyers however it showed a great
poster and graphics and validated
us... I also offered a imformative mini Museum... at the time it had old
Movie gear, a table once owned by Marilyn monroe, a oscar, and early
cinema artifacts and soem props..
Then on Inventory I would keep a deep very deep assortment of 1 sheets
on the floor/ 2000 titles were
Typical and many were very eclectic titles that might sell once a year!
However, all the other poster shops
only sold the staple sellers.... and so they lacked diversity, and
intrigue, and uniqueness.... People would comment that our shop was
what they imagined a Movie memorabilia shop should look like...
I never had saw one so I used my own interpetaion and designed it kind
like a Theatre with all kinds of
vintage marquess and red carpet and just in poster racks I had 4-5
with 60 images each. Plus dump displays loaded with Portal posters
galore.... Stills were in giant flipbooks.. and we had shelves full of
vintage Toys and all the Japenese sci fi toys... I had racks of T-shirts
with Movie and rock theses... and jewlery cases of Buttons the pinback
kind.... ad to this old projectors and films and it made a interesting
stop thta people would visit from all over the Usa.
My point is besides the passion of the Mix... its a numbers
game..............
Just like a retail store foodchain uses LOSS leaders... sometimes you
need to stimulate sales with items
that are Low profit however can creat interest becaise people like the
TREASURE hunt feel...
and when You deliver that ... they have a great shopping experiance.........
same with the packaing when shipping.... when you give extra it shows
as a dealer You respect thier business, you appreciate them whether
they spend 1.00 or 100.00 Thats why when I pack a order I think
It may only be 10.00 but to this person it may mean a lot so I pack it
like its jewels...... the customer
gets respected and appreciated. and it may just be in todays society ...
the best area to improve..
customer service............instead of.. " Its only 10.00" and I dont
have the time... or they got a deal so why should I/??
replace with.... wowo.. I got a order and .. I will treat this like its
chritsmas gift.......... and then top it off with give even more then
they bargined for........... Its excercise in excellence.... and it
will make you and your customer feel better........
Bruce i know you understand that..... that why you give you books....
good job....
But many forget the customer after the sale.... NOOOOOOO .. that when
they need service even more......
Now not all customers will appreciate all... but again ... if you try
your best thats what matters.
You cant please all al the time.
Matamatically the numbers will prevail....... I call it " working out in
the wash" To build a business
is like a good soup.... there are many ingredients... that synergize and
come together to make it viable.
Most will start with a sincere pasion for the items or base... then the
accoutrements that surround the
business model are like the spices.... The room decor and ambiance
gives the set..... finally and most important
the service providers or hosts bring it all together..... The rest is a
math equation based on % of product
mix and then salesmenship.
My samples would be... Panera BREAd co - great busines model.... also
Starbucks.. however Coffee is not
a needed item so Im sure sales are sluggish...
People need to eat.... however now lesser....... and they alsway need a
" Pick me up" like something to releive them of stress.
If your business provides that .. You will never lose customers .. as
you will serve communitie and people.
win/win- imho
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
There was a guy in MCW who used to have full page ads of these with
prices ranging from $25 to $100.
One time on eBay I saw a lot of 100 of these, and I got them for $100,
and I thought, "I am rich!", thinking of the MCW guy.
I put them on eBay (this was back when I started my auctions at $2.99)
and hardly any of them even got a bid.
Last year I sold around 75 of them individually, including lots of
good titles, and they went from $1 to $5 for most of them, and the
very best went for $10 to $20.
Why? In those pre-TV and radio days, the family piano was a big source
of entertainment, and a good song would sell a million copies of its
sheet music. All that sheet music was saved in the piano bench, so
tons of just about every one survive, which does not make for a good
collectible.
I have seen some wonderful ones from the 1910s (with Chaplin or
cartoon characters) sell for $50 to $100, but those have really cool
covers, and apparently are really rare.
Kind of like the video posters of a much earlier era. They too don't
get any respect.
Bruce
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Michael B <dialmbb...@aol.com
<mailto:dialmbb...@aol.com>> wrote:
is there a market for original sheet music of A VINTAGE FILM
IF
IF
IF
the cover of the sheet music shows the same image of the movie
poster that was used in conjunction with the original release?
michael
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