Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[jayn_j]

Paul, did you ever hear the "dress for success" line? People who wear suits are more likely to deal with people who wear suits. the "suit" is like entre nous to the private club of theirs.
In this case, that seller "wears a suit" and so other suit wearers trust them to do business honestly. They pays their monies and they gets their stuff. At the same time, to these people, their time is worth alot of money, not necessarily because they spend their time working to make money, but because their portfolio pay them a huge dividend that equals X dollars per second. So even if they never work (because someone else really manages the money), they consider theior time worth $xxxx.xx per hour. Spending an hour looking for a better price on a FRWL poster = may as well just pay the price here. The final factor is this: "if I have 20million, who cares if I waste 20,000?"

these aren't collectors like you and I

Or another way to say it is that these customers want the best and are willing to pay the premium to have somebody else search it out and make it right.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Or another way to say it is that these customers want the best and are willing to pay the premium to have somebody else search it out and make it right.

one correction: they want to believe they are getting the best

 

[ATLfun]

one correction: they want to believe they are getting the best

 

Bueller?

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Bueller?

answered alrady in the other thread

[Mirosae]

In my mind this is all about a simple statement of fact. Money and freedom to spend it as you wish.

Are they getting a good deal? I don't know.  I do know they get the posters. I am talking here the King Kongs and those in that sort of league.

[erik1925]

In my mind this is all about a simple statement of fact. Money and freedom to spend it as you wish.

Are they getting a good deal? I don't know.  I do know they get the posters. I am talking here the King Kongs and those in that sort of league.

 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

In my mind this is all about a simple statement of fact. Money and freedom to spend it as you wish. .

 

[paul waines]

I think you guys are missing the point. It's not the buyer, We have been through the why's and where for's about rich Buyers before. It's the Shop/Gallery selling.... Is there enough trade to keep them afloat?  The shop would have to have quite some turn over to keep going... otherwise they will close like the "cheaper" poster selling shops.

[erik1925]

Attack of the 50 Ft Woman

BIN: $13,450 (or make offer)

The seller's picture of the full poster is cropped a bit at the top, sides and bottom. He states it is 27x41 and linen backed. In looking at the closeup photo of part of the credits, it appears that touch up paint was applied to wrinkles/creases that were present.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330795130347

[Tob]

I think you guys are missing the point. It's not the buyer, We have been through the why's and where for's about rich Buyers before. It's the Shop/Gallery selling.... Is there enough trade to keep them afloat?  The shop would have to have quite some turn over to keep going... otherwise they will close like the "cheaper" poster selling shops.

I wonder this about some shops (e.g. some little boutique in Knightsbridge...probably losing money hand over foot, but kept afloat by a rich husband/wife/parent as a project), but I could see that in a shop like that, the margin on their sales is probably so high that 3 or 4 big fish sales a month do the trick. There's far too much money swilling around in London.

[Charlie]

I wonder this about some shops (e.g. some little boutique in Knightsbridge...probably losing money hand over foot, but kept afloat by a rich husband/wife/parent as a project), but I could see that in a shop like that, the margin on their sales is probably so high that 3 or 4 big fish sales a month do the trick. There's far too much money swilling around in London.

Perhaps they own the building or something and only have to foot electric.  I also think online folks have it easy; I could easily see someone (even myself) listing posters within their collection for double replacement value to see if anyone would bite...

[Silhouette]

Attack of the 50 Ft Woman

BIN: $13,450 (or make offer)

Not exactly the best of condition...but my question is: when setting the price and once you get to $13K how do you decide that it's worth an extra $450?

[jayn_j]

Not exactly the best of condition...but my question is: when setting the price and once you get to $13K how do you decide that it's worth an extra $450?

The $450 is the "or make offer" part

[Silhouette]

The $450 is the "or make offer" part

Yeah that's what I figured, but a 3% discount for cash? Ha! I laugh in the face of his economics stupidity!

[erik1925]

Not exactly the best of condition...but my question is: when setting the price and once you get to $13K how do you decide that it's worth an extra $450?

More like, not the best backing and touch up job... 

[Mirosae]

There's far too much money swilling around in London.

True. Very true.

[CSM]

Those wrinkles at the credit area can happen VERY easily on linenbacked posters if not unrolled or laid flat carefully - hell handled carefully in general!

And the extra $450 possibly to cover some of the eBay fees?  Who knows why people set the prices they do - maybe it's their lucky #?

[erik1925]

Those wrinkles at the credit area can happen VERY easily on linenbacked posters if not unrolled or laid flat carefully - hell handled carefully in general!

And the extra $450 possibly to cover some of the eBay fees?  Who knows why people set the prices they do - maybe it's their lucky #?

True, but there are those wrinkles running thru "Directed By" that have been touched up with paint; these would have existed, prior to it being backed. 

[pratschm]

Uh, so are you basically paying for the frames on this one?
http://www.auctionzip.com/aflive.html?method=getLotInfo&lotref=5E31C029AE&seq=1

Sure it's a complete set, but they're all listed as 24x36. 

[ATLfun]

Bueller?

[Mirosae]

'SPOILER ALTERT!!!!!!!! PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU CAN AFFORD POSTERS @  +$200K
(I assume it will go for that money..).

OMG, OMG, OMG.. just saw something that it is coming up for auction soon... OMG..a SIX SHEET  of certain poster. OMG.

Me knows me cannot bid, me knows me  will be watching the auction live and "me" eyes out...

Ah, had to say this, sharing the pain, none of the gain..

Ps- I will consider my options now: Option 1, win the lottery.  Option 2, rich husband methinks.. caramba

[Harry Caul]

Well, if by "see it" I assume you mean that it is currently listed with no photo yet?  If so I can probably guess which one you are after

[Mirosae]

  correct Harry! But I shall inform my Honorable Friend that I saw it (in my dreams, lots of times)

[50s]

OMG, OMG, OMG.. just saw something that it is coming up for auction soon... OMG..a SIX SHEET  of certain poster. OMG.

You can tell me, this secret will be safe with me.

[Starling]

If it's the poster I think it is, it will be interesting to see if it goes for more than the insert did a few months ago   Exciting!