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Re: Looking for a Truly Professional Database Solution (Post-iCollect Disaster)
In case it helps - the owner/developer for Posterama is receptive to new functionality suggestions.
If you join the Discord group, there is a 'feature requests' channel where you can have a chat about any enhancements and if they're feasible. He added a couple of things for me in a day or two. https://discord.gg/SS9wAUUp
If you join the Discord group, there is a 'feature requests' channel where you can have a chat about any enhancements and if they're feasible. He added a couple of things for me in a day or two. https://discord.gg/SS9wAUUp
Tob
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Re: How do you determine a realistic retail price when selling posters?
I don’t know the topic then either?
AI could help you determine your prices based on your desired balance sheet goals.
For example do you want 50% margin before expenses? So your poster costs, plus services (restoration) and add your time labor value to list, sell, ship and address customer concerns.
AI could help you determine your prices based on your desired balance sheet goals.
For example do you want 50% margin before expenses? So your poster costs, plus services (restoration) and add your time labor value to list, sell, ship and address customer concerns.
What is your expected profit margin - 10% or 12%.
Now calculate expenses such as rent, marketing, fees, shipping material, etc.
I think as collectors we often don’t see the value of time. I have shit ton of posters I would like to sell. I would lose money on every one of them.
I think as collectors we often don’t see the value of time. I have shit ton of posters I would like to sell. I would lose money on every one of them.
I once did a back of the napkin analysis for my boxes of DS one sheets that I haven’t opened up in 10 years and I would save money by paying someone to come and get them. The time to move them to the street corner to throw away wasn’t even worth it.
This is all based on using a cost of time equal to my professional engineering rate - not weekend free time.
I won’t make any returns on posters until I retire and my cost of time is $0/hr.
It’s a hobby - you either love it, sell other people’s posters, or lose money.
There is no money in the flip unless you have nothing else to do.
It’s a hobby - you either love it, sell other people’s posters, or lose money.
There is no money in the flip unless you have nothing else to do.
Charlie
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Re: How do you determine a realistic retail price when selling posters?
But typically I see a retail markup of 60% to 100% depending on location and impulse buying possibilities. If you mark up a poster 100% and try to sell in a collector group - you will get laughed out of the room. You basically can only get that markup from unseasoned nostalgia buyers.
I would think 20% to a seasoned group - else we will just wait for another auction to come around.
I only once paid retail for a poster and that was because I missed it on EMP and never thought I would see another one. This was 5-6 years ago maybe - still haven’t seen another one. So good move for me.
I would think 20% to a seasoned group - else we will just wait for another auction to come around.
I only once paid retail for a poster and that was because I missed it on EMP and never thought I would see another one. This was 5-6 years ago maybe - still haven’t seen another one. So good move for me.
Charlie
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Re: How do you determine a realistic retail price when selling posters?
Retail in the sense of 60-100% over the auction realized price. I’ve bought plenty of $40-$100 DS posters on eBay but usually those are within 20% of what I could get them for (or use to be able to get them) at EMP.
Even at a 100% markup of a $15 poster - $30 isn’t that bad if you want it right now. 25 years ago $15 was a bigger deal. Now that’s just a burger and fries.
So there may be some tiered considerations too.
So there may be some tiered considerations too.
Charlie
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Re: Hondo's This And That
Obviously it's a format a creative poster artist could use from time to time to make an eye catching pice of artwork, the Ben Hur was done that way to show off the Colosseum, although I'm surprised the chariots were made so small, they would have worked well in that format racing across the width of the poster (perhaps it was in a style B poster!)
Re: Actresses Legs Quiz
Yes, that was my thought. I had already answered one, so I was giving others a chance.
jayn_j
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Re: Hondo's This And That
The Ben Hur is the same poster, the Nov 20 is my first attempt before removing Saturday on removing the grease pencil. The poster was originally stuck to poster board. I was able to remove the poster from the board with multiple baths, I had to peel away layers of the board until the bath water finally separated it all together. I lightly sanded away the grease pencil until it was almost unnoticeable. I then gave it one more bath to wash away the fold line toning and any remaining glue from the backside of the poster from mounting it on board. After all that it became a standard linen backing job with minimal touch up using water color pencils.
Duke
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Re: Yeah, so, I am watching this..,
It is one of my most favorite movies ever, and that is saying a lot!theartofmovieposters said:Oh, this was on SBS recently here. I started watching but had to leave to pick up my kids from something. Definately going to revisit nowHONDO said:It would be great to own all of those box sets. The Powell & Pressburger set has some top titles, but it doesn't contain my favourite film of theirs I Know Where I'm Going. Just love this film and always fondly remember the beautiful version of the title song sung briefly at the end of the film. For anyone who may not have viewed this film I do thoroughly recommend for you to check it out.
Bruce
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Re: Yeah, so, I am watching this..,
Oh, this was on SBS recently here. I started watching but had to leave to pick up my kids from something. Definately going to revisit nowHONDO said:It would be great to own all of those box sets. The Powell & Pressburger set has some top titles, but it doesn't contain my favourite film of theirs I Know Where I'm Going. Just love this film and always fondly remember the beautiful version of the title song sung briefly at the end of the film. For anyone who may not have viewed this film I do thoroughly recommend for you to check it out.
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