FIXED PRICE ON SITE CONSIGNMENT
If one or more of your posters are valued at greater than
$500.00 each they may qualify for FIXED PRICE (rather than having us
auction them at no reserve). With FIXED PRICE your posters can
potentially sell at a retail price (which may be up to 5 times or more
than what they usually sell for at auction). For example, if you sent us
a near mint rolled Blade Runner one sheet we would
probably list it here and in our eBay and AMAZON stores at a FIXED PRICE for
$1195.00. By contrast, when this poster is sold at auction it usually
sells for around $200.00.
If we have your posters listed at a
FIXED PRICE (not at
auction) they are listed in three places: On this website AND in our eBay
and AMAZON stores.
On eBay since 1998, we are a trusted gold/platinum
eBay Top Rated Power Seller.
Less than
.02% of eBay sellers earn high enough ratings from their customers to earn
this distinction.
Our elevated eBay status gives our listed posters preferred placement within
eBay's search, which ultimately results in
higher sales prices.
We take care of everything.
All you have to do is make sure your posters arrive here safely. Each poster
is authenticated, professionally photographed in 12MP high resolution, and
given a detailed accurate description.
Our office/gallery has been located
at the same physical address since inception.
David A.
Lieberman (the owner of CineMasterpieces) is always easily reachable by phone and email.
He deals with each client personally and gives them the personal care and
attention they need, making an extra effort to ensure the consignment is a
successful one.
Low Fees
- Other auction
companies charge a higher consignment fee (sometimes up to 75% or more of
the final sales price). They typically also charge other hidden fees. Our
Fee
Structure
is
simplified and very straight forward. There are never any unpleasant
surprises.
No Buyer Premiums on any of
our auctions (unlike other auction companies). Other auction companies often
charge buyers an additional premium (sometimes 25% or more) of their final
bid price. This discourages bidding and often results in lower prices.
We don't run proprietary auctions. We run our auctions on eBay and sell to
the entire world.
Some auction companies have started running auctions from their own website
using their own software not on eBay! They do this so they can save money and not pay eBay fees. This is a
tremendous disservice to their clients as they are eliminating a huge source
of potential bidders/buyers. The whole world is on eBay! Not very many
people usually know about or even bother with these "semi private" auctions.
We buy posters for our own inventory from these auctions all the time at
really low prices and then re sell them here for MUCH more!
Excellent
reputation, varied selection, and stellar customer service.
We have
established a strong relationship with many repeat clients. As our
reputation has grown, more and more people follow our auctions, look forward
to them, and ultimately bid on them.
Our auctions consistently
appear on the
EBAY PULSE.
This list shows items that are currently the most watched on eBay, according
to the number of users who have selected the “Watch this Item” link on an
eBay listing page.
Our buyers trust us and our brand name.
Many collectors searching for posters WILL NOT bid on someone's auction they
do not know or trust. We have more potential buyers than the average seller.
This gives us a tremendous advantage over other sellers.
This is the primary reason our auction/sales results are MUCH higher than everyone else's.
Trust
-
We can be trusted with your items. We are always reachable by phone and we
have a physical address for our office/gallery. We have been on
ebay for 12+ years and have many client
references.
Safety - While in
our possession, your posters are fully insured AND they are stored in a
highly secure fireproof facility.
Our customer base is WORLD WIDE.
We sell posters every day to people all over the world.
How long will it take to sell
my posters? When will you pay me for them?
Once you consign your posters to other auction companies it may be 6 months
or more before they hold the auctions and even longer until you get paid.
If we are auctioning
your posters on eBay at no reserve in our Auction Consignment program, we
will start auctioning your posters within 2 to 8 weeks of receiving them and pay you
within 2-4 weeks after they close**.
If you send in just a few
items we usually get them processed and auctioned right away.
Why do I need
CineMasterpieces? Why can't I just sell my posters on eBay by myself?
Anyone can sell anything on
eBay. Yes, you can probably sell your posters there yourself. But the truth is, you
will not get anywhere near what we will and you will get MORE
if you let us sell them for you. With our excellent reputation as a TOP
RATED trusted Power Seller, and with our expert marketing including
professional high resolution images......we get higher prices than anyone!
Many buyers will not purchase high dollar posters on ebay from someone who
doesn't have a stellar sales history and outstanding reputation in the
poster world.
PLEASE BE AWARE:
If you send us posters valued at less than $500.00 for
Auction Consignment, please do NOT expect
us to achieve a "retail" price for them when we auction them. Sometimes we
do achieve retail (prices comparable to posters we have for sale at a fixed
price on this site), but usually auction results are much less than these
prices.
If I
consign my posters with your
company, how much can I expect to get?
I Have Some Old Movie Posters and I'm
Thinking of Selling Them: What Can I Expect?
Click
here to
read Customer Testimonials
I'd like to consign, how do I proceed?
Please
email or call us at 602 309 0500 if you
wish to submit your posters for Auction Consignment.
** We go to extreme lengths
to qualify all auction bidders. In the unlikely event that an auction ends
with a non paying bidder or if the item is returned, the auction will be run again or we will offer it
to the second highest bidder. Payment will be sent within 4 weeks of a
valid auction ending where the auction winner has actually paid for the
item.
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Why should you
consign your items...and not try to sell them yourself? |
Because we are experts at
selling movie posters. We WILL achieve a much higher price for your posters
than you would if you sold them yourself. We are MOTIVATED to get you the
highest price possible. We get a percentage of the final sale price...so the
more they sell for, the more we get!!
Many people think "oh, its easy,
I can sell my posters myself on eBay". You probably can....but this is what
will likely happen. You won't do as good of a job at promoting your items as
we do....and if they are quality posters.....we will likely buy them and
then re-sell them for MUCH more!
See actual examples below of posters we
have "stolen" from novice sellers on eBay (and from other
auctions) and then resold for MUCH more.
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Actual Examples of
Our Auctions / Sales Results: |
Star Wars 1sh
Rolled Style A NM C9:
We bought one of these on eBay
for $80 (these can usually be bought on ebay for $150 to $300). We sold it
several months later on eBay for $1175. At the time, this
was the most this poster had ever sold for on eBay! We have
since auctioned another one for a record breaking $1476 and sold a few at
a fixed price in our eBay store for $1895!
The Wizard of Oz Insert:
Sold for $25,500. This very
rare item when sold at auction usually sells for around $12,000.
Casablanca 1sh:
Sold for $35,500.00. This
very rare item when sold at auction usually sells for $10,000 to $20,000.
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1sh:
Sold for $8,995. This
poster when sold at auction usually sells for $2,000 to $3,000.
Vertigo 1sh:
Sold for $7,995. This poster
when sold at auction usually sells for $2,500 to $3,500.
Creature From the Black Lagoon Half Sheet C8-C9:
Sold for $7,500. For very
high dollar items we usually do a Best Offer/Buy it Now listing. This one
exceeded even our expectations. Click
here to see the auction.
Revenge of the Jedi 1sh
Rolled NM C9:
We bought this poster on eBay
for $210. We sold it on eBay several months later for $937.
Ocean's 11 1sh Linen Backed NM
C9:
We bought this poster on eBay for $410. We sold it on
eBay about a year later for $2025.
Jaws 1sh NM C9:
We bought this poster on eBay for $26. We sold it on
eBay a few weeks later for $305.
The Godfather 1sh NM C9:
We bought this poster on eBay for $110. We sold it on
eBay a few months later for $380.
The Spy Who Loved Me 1sh EX-NM
C8-C9:
We bought this poster on eBay for $15. We sold it on
eBay a few months later for $187.
These are just a few of the
thousands of posters we have "stolen" on eBay within the past few years. Obviously, they were poorly marketed. Small
pictures, bad descriptions, not featured. Hardly anyone (in some cases, no
one but us) bid on them.
We are constantly buying posters on
eBay for
a fraction of what we can turn around and sell them for. These
people really shouldn't be selling posters. They have no idea how to
successfully market their items.
Here is a typical example: We
bought this Blade Runner one sheet for $9.99 on eBay. This seller claimed to
be an auction expert. Can you imagine how disappointed the consignor was?
They actually paid this company to run their auction for them!! After
receiving it, we immediately auctioned it and got $174.50.
Blade Runner 1sh Auction THEIRS
Blade Runner 1sh Auction OURS
We won a "A Christmas Story" one
sheet for $38.99, and immediately turned around and auctioned it for
$338.
A Christmas Story 1sh Auction THEIRS
A Christmas Story 1sh Auction OURS
We won a "A Nightmare on
Elm Street" one
sheet for $41, and sold it in our ebay store for
$695.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1sh Auction THEIRS
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1sh Auction OURS
An incredible coincidence
that shows typically how much better our auctions perform over others.
We auctioned a Revenge of the
Jedi rolled one sheet on the EXACT same date and time as someone else. Ours
was in worse condition than theirs. Ours finished at $510, theirs
finished at $160.17 and did not sell.
Revenge of the
Jedi Auction OURS
Revenge of the
Jedi Auction THEIRS
Another typical example:
The Jungle Book
Auction OURS
The Jungle Book
Auction THEIRS
Another:
Star Wars
folded one sheet
Auction OURS
Star Wars
folded one sheet
Auction THEIRS
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We Outperform the
Top Auction Houses! |
Star Wars
rolled first printing 77/21-0 one sheet
Auction OURS
Star Wars
rolled first printing 77/21-0 one sheet
Auction OURS AGAIN
Star Wars
rolled first printing 77/21-0 one sheet Auction THEIRS
How do we compare with
Heritage?
Here is an example: One of our clients bought this
TARANTULA
one sheet from
Heritage in their Nov. 14, 2006 auction. He paid $1600 plus a 19.5%
buyers premium for a total of $1912. After Heritage's seller consignment
fee, their client (the seller) walked away with about $1360 (assuming
Heritage's seller consignment fee was 15%).
Just a few months later our
client (the buyer who paid $1912) sent it to us and asked us to sell it
for him because he needed some quick cash. We sold it April 9, 2007 on ebay
in a NO RESERVE auction
#180100966056 for $2550.75. After our consignment fee
our client walked away with
$1910.83.
Remember, this is the same
exact poster!!
How are we able to get much higher
prices than major auction houses?
There are two types of buyers of vintage movie posters:
1. Dealers/Collectors
2. Non Collectors.
We sell to BOTH!
Auction houses sell almost exclusively to just Dealers/Collectors.
A Non Collector buys just
one or a few posters for a home theater, a gift, or whatever. At least
50% of our sales are to Non Collectors. Often times they will pay
MUCH more for a poster than a regular Collector will. The people
that buy from auction houses ARE PRIMARILY OTHER DEALERS AND LONG TIME
COLLECTORS. They are "looking for a bargain" at these auctions and are
primarily interested in getting something at a great price so they can
resell it.
We buy posters at these
auctions all the time, and then we re sell them for much more either on
our website or in our own ebay auctions.
The above results are typical,
BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE SIMILAR RESULTS! We always do our best to market
each item as it is in our best interest to get the highest dollar possible
because we get a percentage of the final sales price.
Please be aware that the final
sales price GREATLY DEPENDS ON CONDITION! For example, a Jaws 1sh in C6-C7
condition may sell for $75-$150 while one in C8-C9 condition may sell for
$250-$450. Please keep in mind that collectors despise certain unsightly
flaws like tape, stains, etc. and will bid accordingly.
Please do not have
unrealistic expectations! Unpopular titles and posters
with unsightly defects sometimes can
perform poorly. Do not expect miracles! Often times we CAN get great prices for
these marginal items, but please don't count on it. POPULAR TITLES will almost
always see exceptional results.
Please do not base
your expectations on prices you see on this website. The prices here are
generally much higher than we can get on eBay. Sometimes we can achieve these
prices (and even surpass them!), but please don't count on it.
Here are some more recent
examples of the
much higher than average prices
we achieve. These were all bought directly from our eBay store or this
website:
Revenge of the Jedi
1sh $1195.00
Cool Hand Luke
1sh $1795.00
The Blues Brothers
1sh $795.00
Animal House
1sh $995.00
Tom and Jerry
1sh $1100.00
Donald Duck
1sh $2750.00
Jaws 2
Unreleased 1sh $1495.00
Star Wars
Second Advance 1sh $2195.00
Star Wars
Teaser Style B 1sh $995.00
I'd like to consign, how do I proceed?
Poster collectors and dealers
have been turning away from large auction houses in recent years for the
following reasons:
Buyer Premiums: Bidders
HATE THESE! They can add up
to 25% or more to the final bid price.
There may be other hidden
fees i.e. sales tax.
There may be NO
CHANCE of returning the item if you are unhappy with it.
Outrageous shipping
costs in many cases, sometimes well over $100.00 to ship a
single unframed poster.
Photos on line and in
catalogs may have been digitally touched up/altered, in many cases
disguising defects.
For restored/linen
backed posters, their descriptions can sometimes be vague and misleading.
Confirmed cases of shilling and/or
auction house employees bidding on items.
Their grading can be
VERY generous.
Some auction companies have started running auctions from their own website
using their own software
NOT ON EBAY!!
They do this so they can save money and not pay ebay's fees. This is a
tremendous disservice to their clients as they are eliminating a huge source of
potential bidders/buyers.
We only run our auctions on
eBay, the worlds largest online
marketplace. It is an open and friendly environment with NO BUYER PREMIUMS!
With Ebay we reach the greatest audience possible of poster collectors,
dealers, and those just "surfing around" looking for gifts.
We
almost always recommend running a NO RESERVE
auction****. Why? Because time and time again it has been proven that NO RESERVE
auctions gain more interest, more bidders, and ultimately result in higher
prices. Many ebayers simply skip over auctions that have a RESERVE.
We always start our
listings low at 99 cents. Don't let this scare you!!
This actually encourages more bidding and ultimately results in higher
prices realized. Fact: Buyers tend to ignore auctions with high starting
bids.
We always show
very large detailed
photos
and give an accurate description showing all defects (if any). Buyers
appreciate this and bid accordingly.
We put potential
buyers at ease!
We
accept all forms of payment. We allow buyers from all over the world (not
just the U.S.). We package our items very securely, always ship
with insurance, and we have an open and easy return policy.
All of this encourages more
bidding and achieves higher prices!
Our auctions run for ten days over two separate weekends. We start them on
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and they end ten days later on Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday.
****If your poster has a value
greater than $500.00 we may recommend Fixed Price On Site Consignment. This
is where we list your item at a fixed retail price and allow buyers to make
a "Best Offer". This
really isn't an auction at all. It is a FOR SALE listing with a set "Buy it
Now" price. We are able to accept or decline offers from buyers.
This has been proven to be a great way to sell an expensive
item.
We send out emails and post
messages on movie poster forums/groups/chat rooms to thousands of collectors
and dealers worldwide alerting them to the auctions.
WE NEVER RUN PRIVATE
AUCTIONS! There are
many collectors out there who refuse to participate in private auctions.
Private auctions can appear as if the seller is hiding something (i.e.
shilling - bidding up his own item) and they can eliminate a large
percentage of potential buyers.
We don't run proprietary auctions. WE RUN OUR AUCTIONS ON EBAY AND SELL TO
THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!
Some auction companies have started running auctions from their own website
using their own software
NOT ON EBAY!!
They do this so they can save money and not pay ebay's fees. This is a
tremendous disservice to their clients as they are eliminating a huge source
of potential bidders/buyers. The whole world is on ebay!!! Not very many
people usually know about or even bother with these "semi private" auctions.
We steal things for really low prices at these
auctions all the time and then re sell them for MUCH more!!
All of these elements combined
help us achieve the highest results possible.
I'd like to consign, how do I proceed?
If you are sending us posters
for Auction Consignment
you must read this (click
here).
Please
email or call us at 602 309 0500 if you
wish to submit your posters for Auction Consignment.
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How
Much
Will You Get For Your Posters?
How It Works: |
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2 Types of Consignment to Choose From:
Fixed Price On Site Consignment and/or Auction
Consignment
Our Fixed Price On Site Consignment fee is 25%
YOUR POSTER WILL BE FOR SALE
HERE ON THIS WEBSITE
AND IN OUR EBAY AND AMAZON STORES AT A
FIXED PRICE
Fixed Price On Site Consignment
is only available for posters valued at $500.00
or more.
Please scroll down to the
bottom of this page for details about Fixed Price On Site Consignment.
Our Auction Consignment fees range from
16% to 40%
We use a sliding scale,
please see fee chart below.
We auction your posters on
eBay.
Auction Consignment is
available for posters valued between
$50.00 and $500,000.
OUR FEES AVERAGE ABOUT
25%
OF THE FINAL SALES PRICE.
MOST POSTERS SELL FOR
BETWEEN $150.01 AND $550.00.
Auction Consignment Example 1
A poster
that sells for $500.00
If we auction your poster and
it sells for
$500.00, CineMasterpieces will get 25% of the final winning bid sales price. You will
receive 75% of the final winning bid sales price less the total eBay fees listed below.
eBay Listing
Fee $1.15
eBay Final Value Fee **
$50.00
TOTAL EBAY
FEES
$51.15
In this example,
your "take home" would be:
$500.00 x .75 = $375.00 - $51.15 eBay fees =
$323.85
** The eBay Final Value Fee
varies. Usually it is 10% of the final sales price.
Auction Consignment Example 2
A poster
that sells for $1800.00
If your poster sells for
$1800.00, CineMasterpieces will get 23% of the final winning bid sales price. You will
receive 77% of the final winning bid sales price less the
total eBay
fees listed below.
eBay Listing Fee
$3.15
eBay Final Value Fee $180.00
TOTAL EBAY
FEES
$183.15
In this example,
your "take home" would be:
$1800.00 x .77 = $1386.00 - $183.15 eBay fees =
$1202.85
CineMasterpieces will pay all shipping fees to the buyer.
CineMasterpieces will pay all Paypal and Credit Card fees.
CineMasterpieces will send you your money due within 4 weeks
of the
auction close.
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If you are sending
us posters for Auction Consignment you must read and understand the
following: |
The
following applies to customers sending us posters for
Auction Consignment. It
does not apply to customers sending us posters for
Cash or for
Fixed Price On Site Consignment.
Once we
receive your items it may take up to 8 weeks for us to auction them (it is
usually much quicker) and it may
take up to 4 weeks after they conclude before you get paid (we have to wait
for the buyers to pay us and sometimes people can be slow). If you send us
duplicates of the same poster we will not auction more than one of them at a
time, we will spread them out over several months.
You can
follow the auctions on eBay and we will issue you a breakdown when we pay you.
Most auctions will be NO
RESERVE auctions starting at $.99 for 10 days over two weekends.
What does NO RESERVE mean?
Why are NO RESERVE auctions a good idea?
Unless
otherwise specified in writing by consignor, David A. Lieberman will choose which
eBay
categories the auctions will run in.
There is no guarantee
on what the final price of each item will be.
You must agree and realize that the inherent nature of
eBay auctions
are that they are totally unpredictable and that anything can happen, even a
much lower or higher price realized than we plan on.
Please do not have
unrealistic expectations! Marginal posters (not very popular titles and posters
with unsightly defects) sometimes can
perform poorly. Do not expect miracles! Often times we CAN get great prices for
these marginal items, but please don't count on it. POPULAR TITLES will almost
always see exceptional results.
Please be sure we actually want the posters you
are sending in. Ask us first. If you send us undesirable posters we will not
auction them. Not all posters are valuable. If an undesirable poster is
auctioned it will most likely not sell or sell for very little money. What
are undesirable posters? They are posters with serious defects like paper
missing, stains, mold, large tears, etc. They can also be titles that no one
wants. There are thousands of titles that are just plain garbage.
Please do not base
your expectations on RETAIL prices you see on this website. The prices here are
generally much higher than we can get at auction. Sometimes we can achieve these
website/retail
prices (and even surpass them!), but please don't count on it.
Please also read this article:
I Have Some Old Movie Posters and I'm
Thinking of Selling Them: What Can I Expect?
Since we start our No Reserve auctions
at $.99, they sometimes sit at a very low amount up until the very last minute.
Many buyers wait until the last few minutes to bid. There is very little chance
that a very valuable and highly desired item will sell for a small amount.
 You
are not allowed to bid on your own items.
If you change your mind and do
not want us to auction your posters for you (and if we have not already
processed them) we will ship them back to you at your expense.
If we have already processed
your items we will not stop them from being auctioned unless you are willing to
pay us for our time and labor ($100.00/hr.). Getting posters ready for
auction takes a lot of work and includes: photographing them, digitally editing
the pictures, uploading the pictures to our server, grading them, describing
their defects, putting them in plastic shipping sleeves, labeling them, creating
a detailed description, and scheduling them on eBay.
Sometimes we receive
posters that need to be restored and/or linen backed before auctioning them. We
will discuss this with you first before proceeding. We will pay to have this
done initially. Once the auction has concluded we will subtract the restoration
cost from the amount due to you.
Fixed Price On Site Consignment Example:
A poster
that sells for $2000.00
If your poster sells for
$2000.00, CineMasterpieces will get 25% of the final sales price. You will
receive 75% of the sales price less any eBay or AMAZON Final Value Fee (if it is sold
in our eBay or AMAZON store there will be a Final Value Fee, if it is sold here on
this website there is no Final Value Fee).
Final sales price $2000.00
Our fee ($2000.00 x .25)
$500.00
Your total "take home"
$1500.00*
*If it is sold in our eBay
or AMAZON store
there will be an additional fee of approximately 7 to 9%. There is NO initial
listing fee to put it in our eBay or AMAZON store, there is only a Final Value
Fee if we
sell it there.
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Auction
Consignment Fees: |
We only consign posters that we believe will get at least $50.00 at
auction.
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If the poster
sells for between:
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Our Fee % of the
final sales price: |
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$0.00 and
$50.00 |
40% |
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$50.01 and
$150.00 |
35% |
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$150.01 and
$550.00 |
25% |
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$550.01 and
$1050.00 |
24% |
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$1050.01 and
$2050.00 |
23% |
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$2050.01 and $3050.00 |
22% |
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$3050.01 and
$5050.00 |
21% |
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$5050.01 and
$7550.00 |
20% |
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$7550.01 and
$10,050.00 |
19% |
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$10,050.01 and
$20,050.00 |
18% |
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$20,050.01 and
$30,050.00 |
17% |
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$30,050.01 or more |
16% |
As you can see, the more your
poster sells for, the less our % fee is. This is because it generally takes
the same amount of time and energy to sell a $50.00 poster as it does a
$5000.00 poster.
OUR FEES AVERAGE ABOUT
25%
OF THE FINAL SALES PRICE.
MOST POSTERS SELL FOR
BETWEEN $150.01 AND $550.00.
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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR POSTERS
Once you've decided you would
like to sell
or consign your posters with
CineMasterpieces:
(or if you'd like to send them in for an
evaluation) |
Thank you for choosing
CineMasterpieces! We guarantee you will be more
than satisfied dealing with our company.
If you are sending us posters
for Auction Consignment
you must read this (click
here).
You need to be willing to
trust us and send your
posters to us. Try us out first if you'd
like! Send in just a few at a time. If you like the way our
operation works, you can send in the others later.
1.
Before submitting any
posters please
either call us at 602 309 0500 or
email us to let us know
exactly what you are sending. We need to make sure they are posters we are
interested in. You can send us an email with a list including the title,
year, and size of each poster.
If you only have
posters from the 1990's until now, please do not bother to contact us. We
are sorry, but we will not be interested in them at all.
2. Please download our
POSTER SUBMISSION
FORM. Please fill it out completely with your name, address,
email, and phone number and send it along with your posters to:
CineMasterpieces
David A. Lieberman
6201 E.
Cactus Rd.
If you have any problems
downloading the form, you can email us a detailed list or enclose it with
the posters when you send them.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE
ALL OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION! Name, Address, Phone Number and Email
Address.
3. Please tell us exactly what
you are submitting your posters for: CASH Offer, Auction Consignment, Fixed Price On Site Consignment,
or Authentication. If you are not sure, please say so.
4.
Package them up securely.
For tips on packaging and shipping (so they arrive safely in the same
condition you send them), please see our
Packaging and Shipping page.
Most people do not know how to ship posters so they arrive here safely. We
get damaged packages ALL THE TIME! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ OUR
Packaging and Shipping
PAGE!
5. The safest way to ship
valuable posters is by U.S. REGISTERED INSURED MAIL. When a package is
shipped Registered, every person who handles it within the postal system
MUST sign for it. Insure it for whatever you think your posters are worth.
When you ship REGISTERED, every seal on the package MUST be covered with
brown packing tape or the post office will not accept it.
6. Usually, we will process and
auction only your posters that we believe will sell for at least $50.00.
Your lesser valued posters will be sent back to you.
7.
IF YOUR POSTER IS FRAMED - WE
HIGHLY RECOMMEND REMOVING IT FROM THE FRAME BEFORE SHIPPING IT TO US.
Why? There are
several reasons:
1. Because it will
be very heavy and cost you a lot to ship it to us (if it is a one sheet or
larger). Smaller posters like half sheets and inserts can usually be shipped
safely and affordably if framed with plastic/Plexiglas.
2. If
it is in a glass frame, the glass will most likely break during shipping and
ruin the poster.
3. Most people will not buy a poster that is already
framed, they need to see its condition first (is it linen backed? is it dry
mounted?) and you just can't tell these things when it is in a frame.
We
understand that you may have spent a small fortune framing your item. It may
have museum glass and a very elaborate frame that was not cheap.
Unfortunately, any potential new owner does not care what you spent on the
frame and glass. They will only be interested in the poster and its
condition. Also, if it is framed in glass (not plastic/Plexiglas) we will
not even attempt to ship it. The risk of damage is too great. Glass can very
easily crack during shipping, and if this happens, pieces of the glass can
slide across the poster scratching and ruining it. We have seen this happen
more than once.
8. If your posters have been dry
mounted to foam core or cardboard, please call us. Most collectors consider
these to be ruined. There are exceptions if it is a very valuable poster.
9. Anyone is welcome to send us
their posters at any time. After we receive them and have discussed them
with you, in the unlikely event that you do not wish to sell us your posters
or have us sell them for you, we will gladly ship them back to you.
10. If you have any questions,
please call Dave at 602 309 0500.
11.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ENCLOSE
ALL OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION!
Name, Address, Phone Number and Email
Address.
(We get
packages of posters all the time from people who forget to enclose their
contact info.)
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Comparing Our Fees to Others |
Like anything in life....you get
what you pay for. It may be possible to find someone else to sell your
posters for you at a slightly lower rate/fee, but they most likely will not
have experience selling movie posters and will definitely NOT achieve the
same high prices that we do.
YOU WILL END UP WITH MORE
MONEY WHEN YOU CONSIGN WITH US, WE GUARANTEE IT!
Please see the
many examples of posters we have stolen
from other "professional sellers" on eBay.
Please see the
advantages we have over others.
As soon as your posters arrive
here they are processed and put up for auction and/or for sale at a fixed
price on our website and on eBay. No waiting!!! We are always purchasing
posters DIRT CHEAP from many of the "isoldit" stores that have popped up on
eBay. We constantly buy posters consigned to major auction houses for a
FRACTION of what we can sell them for. We have many repeat clients that have
tried other routes.....but they always come back to us!
Instant Cash For Your
Posters!
Does CineMasterpieces BUY
posters or just consign them?
We do both! It really depends on
what you have. If you have posters we want and if you need cash right away,
and if you can't wait a few weeks for
Auction Consignment and have no interest in waiting for
On Site Consignment, we will
make you an offer to buy them outright. Immediately! (after we see them
in person).
Instant Cash For Your Posters!
We have spent over $1,000,000 in the past 7 years alone buying collections
from all over the world.
If you want to sell your
posters to us outright and avoid consignment:
We guarantee that if we buy your
posters from you, NO ONE WILL PAY YOU MORE FOR THEM THAN WE WILL.
The TRUE
VALUE of any poster is primarily determined by it's condition, so we must
first see your posters in person so we can see if they are original and see
what shape they are in. Only then will we make you a firm offer.
We are terribly sorry, but it is
no longer possible to give free appraisals on the phone or through email. We
need to see posters in person before we will quote a price. If you send us
pictures and ask "What will you pay for these?", we will not respond. You can
either send us pictures with the prices you want or, you can send your posters
to us for a free appraisal.
Please understand that it is
just not possible for us to appraise posters accurately or to say if they are original or not on the phone or through email.
Please do not base
your expectations on prices you see on this website. The prices here are retail.
Sometimes we will pay up to 50% (or more) of our listed prices, but generally it will
be less. This is what we (or anyone else) can get them for from poster
wholesalers, auction houses, and on eBay.
If it is a very valuable poster we will certainly
pay more!
If you only have
posters from the 1990's until now, please do not bother to contact us. We
are sorry, but we will not be interested in them at all.
I'd like to send my posters to you, how do I proceed?
How much will we offer you
in cash for your posters?
Our cash offer price will
depend on several criteria: What condition is it in? How rare is the poster? How much can we buy it
for on eBay or other auction sites when it becomes available? Do we have a
waiting buyer for it? Do we already have one or more in stock? Is it a
desirable poster that moves quickly?
Generally (but not always) if
we want a poster for our inventory we will pay what the poster normally
sells for at auction.
This could be as low as 30% of our website retail price or as high as
80% of our website retail price.
Please note that if you send
us posters that we do not want (posters that are undesirable because they
are unattractive, or because they are in bad shape), posters that are slow
sellers, multiple copies of the same poster, or if we already have one or more in our inventory, our cash offer
may be less than 30% of our website retail price.
Please note that posters with
unattractive defects like large tears, stains, water damage, missing paper,
fading, etc. will be worth just a fraction of what they would be without
these defects. Posters in this condition may or may not be suitable for
linen
backing/restoration.
Please realize that we offer
3 options for selling your
posters:
1. Auction Consignment
2. Fixed Price On Site
Consignment
3. Cash
PLEASE BE AWARE:
If you send us posters valued at less than $500.00 for
Auction Consignment,
please do NOT expect us to achieve a "retail" price for them when we auction
them. Sometimes we do achieve retail (prices comparable to posters we have
for sale at a fixed price on this site), but usually auction results are
much less than these prices.
PLEASE DO NOT BE
"DELUSIONAL"
Collectors usually think their posters are worth much more than they really
are. Often times when we offer to buy posters for cash we hear "But that is
half of what I bought it for" or "I saw it for sale on ebay for twice that
amount". Please understand that anyone can put a high price on anything and
try to sell it. Just because someone is asking $1000.00 for an item doesn't
mean they won't sell it for $500.00. Also please understand that if we are
buying your posters for cash we will be re selling them and need to make a
profit.
Please be aware that most people with collections to
sell do choose Auction or Fixed Price CONSIGNMENT rather than CASH because they will usually get MORE MONEY than if
we purchase them.
After we evaluate your posters
and quote you a price,
in the unlikely event that you do not wish to sell us your posters or have
us sell them for you, we will gladly ship them back to you.
If you only have
posters from the 1990's until now, please do not bother to contact us. We
are sorry, but we will not be interested in them at all.
Please
email or call us at 602 309 0500 if you
wish to submit your posters for a quick cash sale.
Please
read this article:
I Have Some Old Movie Posters and I'm
Thinking of Selling Them: What Can I Expect?
I'd like to submit my posters, how do I proceed?
