HA and EMP
I thought it was interesting that today as EMP's auction of 8x10s was coming to a close HA also had a pile of 8x10s (let's be honest they rarely do) and a few weeks back when EMP had their Signature Auction one of which was specifically Star Wars event, HA also had a pile of SW.
Dunno, probably a coincidence but given one house publishes the content of what they are running many weeks in advance it wouldn't take much to drop a few in to your own one just to take advantage of the hype being generate elsewhere.
Ambush marketing? Possibly.
Poor form? Some may say so but it's business and as they do say "to the victor belong the spoils".
That said, anyone who didn't take advantage of the Star Wars release to make a few schekels were mugs, certain people I know did quite well with their quiet selling - and there were LOTS of others too. Besides the calendar is getting crowded, we have just had Morrie's dump, HA's Signature, along with EMP's Major, plus a few others doing quite a bit of work in the last few months.
Just goes to show there is still good paper is still out there, some of us have seen it, some of us have heard it whispered about in darken corners where secret handshakes are required.
Just rambling...I like watching the game people play in business, it's fun.
Dunno, probably a coincidence but given one house publishes the content of what they are running many weeks in advance it wouldn't take much to drop a few in to your own one just to take advantage of the hype being generate elsewhere.
Ambush marketing? Possibly.
Poor form? Some may say so but it's business and as they do say "to the victor belong the spoils".
That said, anyone who didn't take advantage of the Star Wars release to make a few schekels were mugs, certain people I know did quite well with their quiet selling - and there were LOTS of others too. Besides the calendar is getting crowded, we have just had Morrie's dump, HA's Signature, along with EMP's Major, plus a few others doing quite a bit of work in the last few months.
Just goes to show there is still good paper is still out there, some of us have seen it, some of us have heard it whispered about in darken corners where secret handshakes are required.
Just rambling...I like watching the game people play in business, it's fun.
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And there's the rub...they have nice stuff.
Grey does a great job in putting the auctions together but I think he gets let down by the shipping department, particularly on international orders. I agree with Rick. Its not worth the hassle.
I've been let down both from a poor delivery service (constant issue) to having poster arrive in worse condition than it was sent (poor packing) - there is no doubt Heritage Auctions has poor service - this is anecdotal within the hobby. Unfortunately despite the fact the Grey does step in and fix it it seems the problem continues. The reality is, it's Grey's department, so the buck stops with him, and as nothing has improved so one wonders if anything is being done to try to fix it.
http://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Ns=Price|1&N=53+790+231+4294950139&ic4=SortBy-071515
I pick them up ! Only about 30 miles away. But now tax is collected !
DOH !
Cant win !
When we shifted from NSW to VIC Grace Removals damaged my bike quite badly and although they paid for its repair they did proudly state that they 'moved 38,000 people per year and have a 97% satisfaction rating' to which I responded 'that having over 1,100 unhappy clients each year is not something a company should be pleased with'
I would imagine Heritage do such volume that they probably think a few whiners is simply 'collateral damage'.
At their last Signature Auction, they put up over 1,000 poster, just 15 (less than 2%) of those accounted for over 25% of their total sales ($2M in toto). I bet those 15 customers got looked after...so the answer is, be one of the 2%.
Hopefully more to come
http://movieposters.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=54+792+4294946803&chkNotSold=0&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=daybill&ic4=KeywordSearch-071515
Absolutely 100%; like a bad restaurant - people talk, people listen.
HAS unrestored and unenhanced images - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 100% honest condition descriptions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS auctions where the winner is the higher of two real bidders - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
Some readers may not realise that part of your comment was actually a link to HA auctions. The colour of the linked text is very close to the normal coloured text and you are probably only going to see it as a link if you hover the mouse over it.
Would it be possible to make links like that clearer?
And made it hotpink, MistyRose just for the Queenslanders...
And added a cool little css effect (blue transition bar), because I was bored and besides it should keep Matt happy for hours.