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Mike Freeland

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Apr 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/27/00
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DId anyone happen to see this flyer auction?

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=313602806

I thought is was pretty cool, but I can't believe it sold for
$81.00!!!! Mike

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The winning bidder is a newbie Tron freak, obviously with a lot of
money. This guy isn't necessarily a video hobbiest, but a tron fan.
This flyer is pretty rare indeed, I haven't ever seen one before, but I
wouldn't have paid more than $40 for it.

L.

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Richard C.....

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Apr 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/27/00
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WOW!!!

I have three or four of these.

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Mike Freeland

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Apr 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/27/00
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Hey Richard I would like to buy/trade for one, but I too wouldn't pay
more than $30 or $40. Let me know if you want to get rid of one.
Later, Mike
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WEade

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Apr 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/28/00
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I can't even see spending $30-$40 for a printed piece of paper.

Sorry to say, but if a person pays $30 for a flyer, even if it is supposedly
"rare", then that person either has money to waste or doesn't comprehend the
concept of money and investments.

Spend $40 on that flyer today, and does one belive the value will jump up
high on it? Maybe someone who has the money to waste will pay more, but
it'll probably depreciate.

The most I paid for a flyer was $10. I would like a Simpsons pinball one,
but for $25, I have better things to spend my money on.

Chust my 2-cents which will probably get me flamed again...

Bill


> The winning bidder is a newbie Tron freak, obviously with a lot of
> money. This guy isn't necessarily a video hobbiest, but a tron fan.
> This flyer is pretty rare indeed, I haven't ever seen one before, but I
> wouldn't have paid more than $40 for it.
>
> L.
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> In article <390870A1...@freelandphotography.com>,
> Mike Freeland <mikefr...@freelandphotography.com> wrote:
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>> DId anyone happen to see this flyer auction?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=313602806
>>
>> I thought is was pretty cool, but I can't believe it sold for
>> $81.00!!!! Mike

A218

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Apr 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/28/00
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>Sorry to say, but if a person pays $30 for a flyer, even if it is supposedly
>"rare", then that person either has money to waste or doesn't comprehend the
>concept of mone

Mmmmm - so the Japanese guy that spent $42,000,000 for a piece of canvas with
some paint on it doesn't understand money? WOnder how he got the $42 mil in
the first place.
People often buy what they enjoy regardless of its 'book' value or appreciation
potential. Its not always about profit or investments

Art

Christopher X. Candreva

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Apr 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/28/00
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WEade <rip...@fast.net> wrote:

: Sorry to say, but if a person pays $30 for a flyer, even if it is supposedly


: "rare", then that person either has money to waste or doesn't comprehend the

: concept of money and investments.

Have you every tried to buy a print of a painting from any store (Prints
Plus, etc) ? You're looking at $20-$40 for, essentially, paper.

$81 is a bit much for something that's not all that interesting, but that's
my opinion. $25 for a Tempest flyer, on the other hand, is a nice piece of
artwork framed and hanging on my wall.

-Chris

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WEade

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Apr 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/28/00
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I guess it matters as to what people consider "art." Personally, I don't
consider a vid flyer art. Then again, someone may not consider the Mona
Lisa as art. Also, the print one is buying for $20-$40 is a wee bit bigger
than an 8.5" x 11" advertisement.

As for the $42,000,000 comparison, that is out of the league. It's like
comparing a Van Gogh to a third-grader's drawing.

Bill

tat-2

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Apr 30, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/30/00
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A piece of Paper Is NOT a Canvas ( as per the artist comment)

As for "prints" they are at best a decoration, NOT a original!

I'd rather buy a $10 oil painting then a $100 "print"!!!

at least I know the $10 painting was from someone who actually did it, not a
mass produced (RE) from an original piece.

Do you want to buy a SCANNED flyer?????

didn't think so.!

tat-2

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WEade

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May 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/1/00
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That's what I was getting at.

Right now, I am spending $30 for some flyers. Notice the s? That means
plural. What am I buying? 10 flyers! Sure, $30, but for 10 of them,
that's realistic.

What I am noticing in this hobby are a few price areas: Realistic, eBay,
outright Greedy. I prefer door #1.

Bill

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