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General Discussion / Re: Which one would you keep?
« Last post by eatbrie on April 22, 2024, 05:31:27 PM »I have both. I’m keeping both
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General Discussion / Which one would you keep?
« Last post by mahmudf on April 22, 2024, 02:23:56 PM »Hi there
I have the ESB Australian 1 sheet folded and looks to be unused and a rolled Japanese b1.
Thanks
I have the ESB Australian 1 sheet folded and looks to be unused and a rolled Japanese b1.
Thanks
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by mahmudf on April 21, 2024, 02:08:31 PM »lol
Cinemasterpieces are a total piss stain to poster collecting
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Heritage Auctions rough estimate of shipping costs to Europe
« Last post by redman on April 21, 2024, 01:46:35 PM »i am fairly sure Heritage will have a cheap rate that they 100% do not pass on to you
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by redman on April 21, 2024, 01:43:39 PM »lol
Cinemasterpieces are a total piss stain to poster collecting
Cinemasterpieces are a total piss stain to poster collecting
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The Dealer/Auction House/Seller/Buyer Round Table / The best money I EVER spent was on Internet advertising in 2006!
« Last post by BruceH on April 21, 2024, 09:30:33 AM »In 2006, when I moved my $2 million a year auction biz from eBay to my own site, I did a bunch of Internet advertising. Google Adwords, Facebook ads, anything else I could think of.
That turned out to be some of the best money I EVER spent, NOT because it got me new customers (it did not!) but because it taught me that Internet ads are the 21st century equivalent of snake oil.
After flushing a bunch of money down the toilet and after talking with other business owners about their amazingly similar experiences, I came to the conclusion that Internet advertising is EXTREMELY beneficial for those who sell it, but for everyone who buys it.... good luck!
So I instead put all that money into giving those who did deal with me great bonuses and perks, reasoning that regular repeat customers were worth FAR more than an endless stream of one-time customers (which as I said, Internet ads did not deliver anyway).
And my business has grown from $2 million a year to $6 million a year average the past SIX years. All thanks to Internet advertising, which showed me how NOT to spend my money!
That turned out to be some of the best money I EVER spent, NOT because it got me new customers (it did not!) but because it taught me that Internet ads are the 21st century equivalent of snake oil.
After flushing a bunch of money down the toilet and after talking with other business owners about their amazingly similar experiences, I came to the conclusion that Internet advertising is EXTREMELY beneficial for those who sell it, but for everyone who buys it.... good luck!
So I instead put all that money into giving those who did deal with me great bonuses and perks, reasoning that regular repeat customers were worth FAR more than an endless stream of one-time customers (which as I said, Internet ads did not deliver anyway).
And my business has grown from $2 million a year to $6 million a year average the past SIX years. All thanks to Internet advertising, which showed me how NOT to spend my money!
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by mahmudf on April 21, 2024, 06:29:00 AM »I will defer from you guys. I haven’t bought much from David (he’s above my pay grade), and certainly have never sold though him (since I don’t believe in selling) but the few conversations I’ve had with him have been very professional and courteous. For what it’s worth.
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He was certainly polite in his emails when he wanted my poster and the source of where/who I purchased obviously to try and get more..
I politely declined his request, If he has the ability to be courteous then why not be it costs you nothing just a few extra words or use chatgpt.
Anyway that's all folks
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by Neo on April 20, 2024, 11:39:37 PM »I'm not saying he's completely unprofessional. It was OK chatting with him way back when, and for the most part, the few purchases were OK. Way overpriced, but decent transactions. Everyone does things their own way and that's their right.
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by eatbrie on April 20, 2024, 10:35:23 PM »I will defer from you guys. I haven’t bought much from David (he’s above my pay grade), and certainly have never sold though him (since I don’t believe in selling) but the few conversations I’ve had with him have been very professional and courteous. For what it’s worth.
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Auction House, Dealer & Other Seller Experiences / Re: Cinemasterpieces not a pleasant experience
« Last post by Neo on April 20, 2024, 09:30:44 PM »Neo thanks for sharing your experience
The continuation is that he emailed me the regarding the same poster I had consigned above (I did tell him I had a copy in better condition).
Anyway he told me that a collector was looking and was willing to to pay an insane price. I thought about it and consulted my wife
I got back to him and wanted to maybe go ahead. He replied that the collector had already acquired another copy which I have no problem with but his last line was
you snooze you lose
I should have told him to fuck off back to his mum's basement and play with his Ken accessories.
It wouldn't surprise me if he lurks here, and in that case you're basically saying that to him now haha.
The snarky "you snooze you lose" sounds like something he'd say.
Although it's unprofessional, it's his style. A very nonchalant approach to his exponentially overcharging folks on common stuff, and extreme overcharging on higher end stuff.
I spoke with him on the phone a couple times. I won't share everything discussed but I remember asking about a few posters of my favorite genre and he said something like "there are a few that are collectable but most are worthless.". I'll take my "worthless" stuff that are some of my favorites over hyped up, overpriced stuff any day.
