grumpygirl
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Post by grumpygirl on Apr 8, 2007 13:19:41 GMT -4
Good luck with your auction. Jazz Fest posters are a HUGE deal, they often increase in value each year and lots of people in the city collect them. I would be very surprised if you don't net a lot for it because the demand for them is even higher since a lot of personal collections were destroyed in Katrina. Just a few quick bits- You might want to stick in the words "Official" & "Framed" into your headline and mention if the glass if archival quality, UV protectant or whatnot. Those features can increase the overall value of the item. Do you have any others? I would adore one of the past ones featuring the Blue Dog by George Rodrigue. Thanks, for the suggestions. Actually I won the poster in 1998, so it's the only one that I have and it was framed when I got it. I'm having the print rehinged because it was slightly askew on the mat, so I'll ask the framer more about the glass and mattings. They've done quite a few of my prints before and do great archival work. I trust them and thought that it would be good to have them give it a look and a cleaning before selling it, plus straightening up. I don't want the seller to get it and have it gone completely wonky and crooked in the shipping process. Given that I have 17 watchers I thought that it might be a popular item. I've enjoyed it for years and am redecorating in my husband's favorite theme, old radios (he's a radio reporter). I hope that someone else gets it who enjoys it as much.
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pamster
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Post by pamster on Apr 8, 2007 14:37:17 GMT -4
Grumpy Girl, I just typed something like "New Orleans Jazz Festival poster" in the search criteria and saw one without a photo, clicked on it, and figured it was yours from the listing info and location from our board, and what you'd said about it. You have a good idea for a mix of photos. I'd just put the main photo in the gallery and the bidders can click to find out more. The picture of the print number & seal is essential. Anything that proves its authenticity. I think your listing looks very good, very professional and like you know what you're doing. Some of the listings people do to sell their stuff is awful. Misspellings, no info, wrong pix, etc.
It looks like you're doing great! Yay you!!
ETA: Dragonfly8: Whoa! Your avatar defies description!
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fairfox
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Post by fairfox on Apr 8, 2007 18:19:20 GMT -4
GG You definitely need a photo that people can see when they scroll - I buy a lot of things on eBay and as a poster above said, I often skip the items with no gallery photo.
Your listing looks good to me - very straightforward. If I were you I would (again as someone above said) make it clear it's authentic (offer a refund if it's not - this sometimes makes buyers feel better), add some photos of it in the frame and, I don't know if others will agree but I would take out the statement about how much another one sold for on eBay - it looks like there's a healthy chance it could go for *more* than that and I wouldn't want that figure to make buyers feel as if anything more than that was "too much".
You need to put those photos up ASAP, though - there's only 3 days left of the auction!
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grumpygirl
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Post by grumpygirl on Apr 8, 2007 20:46:13 GMT -4
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm called the framer tomorrow and tell them that it's crucial that I get the poster back right away. Then I'll do the gallery. I can't figure out how to go back and change anything. From what I can see you can only add description stuff, but not change what you've already submitted. I'll know better what to do next time.
Thanks guys!
ETA: Oooh, someone doubled the bid and I have 19 watchers. This is so exciting!
ETA: I followed all the instructions on adding a picture to the gallery list and is it there? NO! WTF?
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pamster
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Post by pamster on Apr 9, 2007 8:21:38 GMT -4
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm called the framer tomorrow and tell them that it's crucial that I get the poster back right away. Then I'll do the gallery. I can't figure out how to go back and change anything. From what I can see you can only add description stuff, but not change what you've already submitted. I'll know better what to do next time. Thanks guys! ETA: Oooh, someone doubled the bid and I have 19 watchers. This is so exciting! ETA: I followed all the instructions on adding a picture to the gallery list and is it there? NO! WTF? Grumpy Girl: Yes, it's there, it's there!!! I went and looked at it this morning (8:15) and your gallery picture is there. (I saved a NOJF "favorite search" and have it on "watch", too. I have found (from messing around with flickr) that it helps to have somebody else with a different computer check to see what something looks like to the general public when you're fooling around trying something new).
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girlnamedcarl
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Post by girlnamedcarl on Apr 9, 2007 8:29:59 GMT -4
The first of the vintage postcards have been added at my store. More to come this week, including all the U.S. postcards. If you've ever wanted 12 near-perfect postcards from the 1920s featuring the sights of Staunton, Va., now's your chance!
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grumpygirl
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Post by grumpygirl on Apr 9, 2007 11:57:39 GMT -4
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm called the framer tomorrow and tell them that it's crucial that I get the poster back right away. Then I'll do the gallery. I can't figure out how to go back and change anything. From what I can see you can only add description stuff, but not change what you've already submitted. I'll know better what to do next time. Thanks guys! ETA: Oooh, someone doubled the bid and I have 19 watchers. This is so exciting! ETA: I followed all the instructions on adding a picture to the gallery list and is it there? NO! WTF? Grumpy Girl: Yes, it's there, it's there!!! I went and looked at it this morning (8:15) and your gallery picture is there. (I saved a NOJF "favorite search" and have it on "watch", too. I have found (from messing around with flickr) that it helps to have somebody else with a different computer check to see what something looks like to the general public when you're fooling around trying something new). pamster, thanks so much for checking. I kept refreshing my page and it wouldn't show and it was driving me CRAZY. Maybe it takes them a while to refresh their database. What's flickr? And thanks again for getting my back! ;D
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jennipoo
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Post by jennipoo on Apr 9, 2007 14:43:44 GMT -4
I had a jewelry party last month and the hostess gift (necklace, bracelet, earrings) was very similar to something Keith had bought me. I listed them on Ebay and now have 17 bids with one day left to go. It almost makes me wish I hadn't set a Buy It Now price. I think one thing that's really helping is that I offered free shipping in the U.S. I don't normally do that, but it's going to cost very little to ship and if it encourages more bids, then it's well worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2007 15:07:21 GMT -4
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pamster
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Post by pamster on Apr 9, 2007 15:53:02 GMT -4
Grumpy Girl: Yes, it's there, it's there!!! I went and looked at it this morning (8:15) and your gallery picture is there. (I saved a NOJF "favorite search" and have it on "watch", too. I have found (from messing around with flickr) that it helps to have somebody else with a different computer check to see what something looks like to the general public when you're fooling around trying something new). pamster, thanks so much for checking. I kept refreshing my page and it wouldn't show and it was driving me CRAZY. Maybe it takes them a while to refresh their database. What's flickr? And thanks again for getting my back! ;D As Spordelia said, it's a photo hosting site. It's pretty neat and not too hard to use. I'll PM you my address if you want to see my stuff.
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