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Topic: PERRY'S MOVIES JUNE FEATURE FILM LIST
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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted June 03, 2011 09:56 PM
Winbert - according to Doug, it was a suggestion and not a rule. Clearly, it's impossible to please everyone here, but I think it's a reasonable compromise to urge sellers to list prices, without forcing them to do so. I think some of the negativity to offers might understandably stem from a sense that a seller is trying to squeeze out the maximum amount from buyers, but as Mark has implied, it can also be a situation where someone wants everything to go, and is willing to sell prints at below their market value in order to maximise the chance of this happening. With a list like the one here, Forum members could potentially end up with highly desirable titles for bargain prices, so I'd say we would be cutting off our noses to spite our faces if the sale was not allowed. A firm rule on this would not result in any prices appearing, it would simply mean that the films are offered elsewhere.
Wayne - I wouldn't remind people of your offer, someone could easily decide to offer $21 for each film!
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Mark L Barton
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 621
From: Bristol, South Glos, England
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted June 07, 2011 06:23 AM
Film collecting is a hobby, prices are based on what someone wants and what someone will pay, I see no problem in a seller asking for highest bids, it no different than how many large companies dispose of assets, via sealed bids etc.
I left the Lambretta scooter scene because the hobby became too anal, with everyone fretting about prices, condition, originality of things down to , 'is it a genuine Innocenti nut and bolt?' for gawds sake!
As I said film collecting is a hobby with no dictates, so if anyone wants offers on their films, offers it is, ifthey want to sell on Ebay, so be it. If you don't like the idea of 'offers' then don't offer and buy the way you like, but don't stop others.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 07, 2011 10:31 AM
Folks ...
I'm not the conscience of the world, but I only add ...
tread lightly folks ...
some of the comments on this series of posts have been close to personal and slightly abusive.
Tread lightly. It's only a film list and nobodys integrity or motives should be questioned like this, including the "management", as recently stated.
Hey, I'm all into freedom of speech, but this forum has always done it's best to avoid getting personal or getting into what could become so.
lets not start now. I understand the "issues" involved, and get it ...
but it's only a film list ...
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 07, 2011 01:23 PM
I also apologized for the situation as well (to Ian) ...
For instance, Ian had stated that "high bid gets the film" and his first statement was called into question, nearly intimating "what you said was untrue Ian", when the argument against what Ian first stated was merely coming down to "semantics" ... as I highly doubt anybody would truly think that a film print would go for 10 or 20 dollars.
As you would also vouch for Micheal, I'm sure that Ian would never state that, no matter how low the highest bid is, the film would have to sell for that lowest bid. For a person to say, (without saying in so many words) that "You broke your word" in that first post, is very close to saying ...
"Liar Liar, pants on fire."
(Well, I have to interject a little humor)
... I know that if I was the person who put up that first post, and would have witnessed what should have been a great oppor-tunity to get ahold of great prints, and seen what it has become, I would feel embarrassed and would certianly think twice about potentially being badgered in the future if I was to post additional films.
Bear in mind, only my own opinion ...
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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