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Consign (v) To deliver merchandise for custody or sale.

 

Featured in the March 2008 Ebay Catalog!

 

We will get you TOP DOLLAR!

 

 

No one gets higher prices than we do.....no one!!!

 

And we are not just saying that! We really do! We get higher prices than anyone else on ebay

and higher prices than ANY of the major auction houses!

 

(please see below).

 

 

3 Easy Steps:

 

1. You send your posters in for a free evaluation.

We quote you a price for a quick sale and pay you immediately.....

OR

 We can put them on consignment.

 

2. If they are consigned......sit back and relax while we do all the

 work and get you THE HIGHEST PRICE POSSIBLE.

 

3. We send you a check after your items have sold.

 

IT'S THAT EASY!!

 

 

 

No one will pay you more!

 

We get the highest prices so we can afford to pay you more than others can.

 

For large collections, we will come to you!

 

 

Please read this ENTIRE PAGE if you are thinking of consigning or selling your posters to us. We know it is long, but it contains important information and it will answer any questions you may have. If you still have questions after you read it, please don't hesitate to call us at 602 309 0500.

 

 

Consign your: Old Movie Posters * Real Film Posters * Vintage Movie Posters * Valuable Film Posters * Original Movie Posters * We Buy Movie Posters * Instant Cash For Your Posters * We Sell Movie Posters

 

Do you want to sell your posters?

 

We Offer 3 Options:

 

1. Auction Consignment

We auction your posters for you on ebay.

For posters valued between $50.00 and $500,000.

Click here and here to learn more.

 

2. On Site Consignment

We advertise your posters for sale at a fixed price on this website and in our ebay store.

For posters valued at $500.00 or more.

Click here to learn more.

 

3. Instant Cash for Your Posters

WE BUY MOVIE POSTERS!

If you don't want to wait for consignment, we will buy your posters from you immediately!

Click here to learn more about our Instant Cash option.

 

 

 


 

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.


 

AUCTION CONSIGNMENT

 

Auction Consignment is where we auction your items for you on ebay.

 

Click to see

OUR AUCTIONS

 

We are experts in marketing and selling movie posters on Ebay.

 

 We know how to create a listing that will get you the highest dollar possible.

 

 We can get you MUCH MORE than you would get if you auctioned them yourself.

 

Up to TEN TIMES or more!

 

Our auctions continue to outperform all the rest.....BY A WIDE MARGIN! See examples below.

 

 

How Do You Know You Can Trust Us?

 

We understand that it can be more than a little frightening to send your valuable posters to someone far away that you don't even know. We have been on eBay since 1998 and have many client references that you are free to contact. 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.

 

If you are ever in the Phoenix, Az area you are more than welcome to stop by our gallery (by appointment only) and meet us in person.

 

Thousands of satisfied customers! Our near perfect Ebay Feedback record.

 

 

We only consign posters that we believe will get at least $50.00 at auction.

 

Advantages of

Consigning With CineMasterpieces

 

  All we do is sell movie posters. We are experts at marketing them and we know how to create a professional listing that will reach the greatest possible audience. We will promote it online by direct email and message boards to thousands of collectors and dealers worldwide. This kind of direct marketing has been incredibly successful for us.

 

  Our web site is considered by many to be the best all around vintage movie poster site on the internet! We are highly visible in Google and get an extremely high number of visitors/buyers compared to others.

 

  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'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!!

 

  We take care of ALL the little details. We take beautiful detailed photos and give each poster a full detailed accurate description.

 

  We have established a strong reputation within the past ten years 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 achieve much higher prices than others. From our detailed photos and descriptions, buyers know exactly what they are getting and they are willing to pay a premium for it.

 

  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 results are MUCH higher than everyone else's.

 

  Each client will deal personally with the owner, David Lieberman. He will give them the personal care and attention they need, making an extra effort to ensure the consignment is a successful one.

 

  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. We will auction your posters within 2-6 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.

 

  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 are a LAMP (Learnaboutmovieposters.com) approved dealer. This means we have subscribed to their non-misrepresentation agreement and agree to clearly and factually describe all merchandise for sale on this site. We have been on ebay for 10+ 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.

 

The Bottom Line:

 

Anyone can sell anything on ebay. You can probably sell your items 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.

 

 

Click here to read Customer Testimonials

 

I'd like to consign, how do I proceed?

 

** 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.


 

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 then resold for MUCH more.

 

Actual Examples of Our Auctions:

 

 

  Star Wars 1sh Rolled Style A NM C9: We bought this poster on Ebay in 2004 for $80.00. We sold it on Ebay in 2005 for $1175.00. 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 $1476.00 and sold a few at a fixed price in our ebay store for $1695.00!!

 

  Creature From the Black Lagoon Half Sheet C8-C9: Sold for $7500.00. For very high dollar items we usually do a Best Offer/Buy it Now auction. 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 in 2003 for $210.00. We sold it on Ebay in 2004 for $937.00.

 

  Ocean's 11 1sh Linen Backed NM C9: We bought this poster on Ebay in 2004 for $410.00. We sold it on Ebay in Dec. 2004 for $2025.00.

 

  Jaws 1sh NM C9: We bought this poster on Ebay in 2004 for $26.00. We sold it on Ebay in Sept. 2004 for $305.00.

 

  The Godfather 1sh NM C9: We bought this poster on Ebay in 2004 for $110.00. We sold it on Ebay in Nov. 2004 for $380.00.

 

  The Spy Who Loved Me 1sh EX-NM C8-C9: We bought this poster on Ebay in 2004 for $15.00. We sold it on Ebay in Dec. 2004 for $187.00.

 

 

These are just a few of the HUNDREDS 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 $338.00.

 

A Christmas Story 1sh Auction THEIRS

A Christmas Story 1sh Auction OURS

 

We won a "A Nightmare on Elm Street" one sheet for $41.00, and sold it in our ebay store for $695.00.

 

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 $510.00, 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

 


 

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 $1600.00 plus a 19.5% buyers premium for a total of $1912.00. After Heritage's seller consignment fee, their client (the seller) walked away with about $1360.00 (assuming Heritage's seller consignment fee was 15%).

 

Just a few months later our client (the buyer who paid $1912.00) 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 $100-$150 while one in C8-C9 condition may sell for $250-$350. 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:

 

Revenge of the Jedi 1sh $995.00

Cool Hand Luke 1sh $1795.00

The Blues Brothers 1sh $495.00

Animal House 1sh $595.00

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.

 


 

How We Run our Ebay Auctions:

 

  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. This encourages more bidding and ultimately results in higher prices realized. Fact: Buyers tend to ignore auctions with high starting prices.

 

  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!

 

  We frequently do a FEATURED, BOLD listing. This costs an extra $13.00 in ebay fees, but it is definitely worth it. More people see it because it appears at the top of every results page and it is not buried in all the other thousands of listings. Bidders see a featured auction and think it is "something special", and if the seller has spent so much money promoting something, then it must be worth bidding on.

 

  ****If your poster has a value greater than $1000.00, sometimes we will do a "Best Offer" listing. 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 any offers from any 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.

 

 

All of these elements combined help us achieve the highest results possible.

 

 

I'd like to consign, how do I proceed?

 

 


 

How Much Will You Get For Your Posters?

How It Works:

 

 

2 Types of Consignment:

On Site Consignment and Auction Consignment

 

 

On Site Consignment Fee is 25%

YOUR POSTER WILL BE FOR SALE HERE ON THIS WEBSITE

AND IN OUR EBAY STORE AT A FIXED PRICE

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to see details about On Site Consignment.

 

 

Auction Consignment fees range from 16% to 40%

We use a sliding scale, please see fee chart below.

We auction your posters on Ebay.

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 ultimately 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 fees (insertion, bold, featured*)              $12.20

Ebay final value fee**                                              $18.80   

TOTAL EBAY FEES                                                     $31.00

 

In this example, your "take home" would be:

 $500.00 x .75 = $375.00 - $31.00 ebay fees = $344.00

 

*Please note: Ebay charges $9.95 to do a FEATURED listing. We do not always do a FEATURED listing. We will do it only for very valuable posters that will benefit from the additional exposure a FEATURED listing will bring.

 

** The Ebay Final Value Fee varies and is calculated by Ebay as a percentage of the sales price after the auction is over.

 

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 fees (insertion, bold, featured)           $12.20

Ebay final value fee                                           $48.30   

TOTAL EBAY FEES                                               $60.50

 

In this example, your "take home" would be:

 $1800.00 x .77 = $1386.00 - $60.50 ebay fees = $1325.50

 

 

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.

 

Most auctions will be NO RESERVE auctions starting at $.99 for 10 days over two weekends. Valuable items will be FEATURED.

 

Unless specified otherwise in writing by consignee, David A. Lieberman will choose which Ebay categories the auctions will run in.

 

There is no guarantee on what the final price/s 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 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.

 

For posters valued greater than $1000.00, sometimes we will do a "Buy it Now-Best-Offer" type of auction. 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 any offers from any buyers. This has been proven to be a great way to sell an expensive item.

 

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.

 

How do we decide whether to do a "FEATURED" auction or not?

There are no set rules, but generally if a poster has a value greater than $300.00 we will do a FEATURED auction. A FEATURED auction costs an extra $9.95 in ebay listing fees, but it is definitely worth it. More people see it because it appears at the top of every results page and it is not buried in all the other thousands of listings. Bidders see a featured auction and think it is "something special", and if the seller has spent so much money promoting something, then it must be worth bidding on.

 

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 final value fees (if it is sold in our ebay store there will be an ebay final value fee, if it is sold here on this website then 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 store there will be an additional small fee of approximately 2%. There is NO initial listing fee to put it in our ebay store, there is only a FINAL VALUE fee if we sell it through there.