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And now to try and find a motion picture of some sort.

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Enter page five.

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As you know, I like to follow along with auctions, books mainly. This one from yesterday didn't do all that well - only a couple of items over 1K. And there was some decent stuff and some stuff didn't sell at all. But even when someone thinks they're getting a deal, say they win something for 300 bucks and it's a $600 to $700 item. Good deal, right? Not when the tally is totaled, I'm afraid - that 300-dollar book has thirty percent tacked on as an auction fee, which I think is completely ridiculous - used to be twenty percent not even ten years ago. So, you're 300-dollar book is now over $400. Then add tax and their shipping fee? Now you're at $500. Not such a good deal, is it? Even when I've jokingly bid on something where the starting bid was ten bucks for a group of books, it's not ten bucks it's thirteen bucks plus tax and shipping - now it's closer to twenty-five bucks.

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But can you imagine, as in that Sondheim auction, if you won something wonderful for 7,500, which many people did. When the thirty percent is added on AND tax AND shipping? You're over ten grand.

[John G.]

That sucks.

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The auction houses do nothing but win - thirty percent from the buyer and 10 to 15 percent from the seller.

[John G.]

https://urbancowgirllife.com/texas-pie/

Would anyone eat this? Must be canned pie filling.

[John G.]

I’m suggesting a book on Texas pies to my publisher.

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And then just imagine how those movie poster auctions at Heritage go - with hundreds bidding and posters going for twenty to one hundred grand. You win a rare poster for one hundred grand and it's automatically one hundred and thirty grand. Tax on that and shipping - a hundred and forty grand.

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It's really crazy.

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I've lucked out the few times I've auctioned rare books and art - because the auction houses knew how good the stuff was, they took no percentage from me.

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I'd have a book on Texas pies. How about a book on fried chicken all over the US? I'd buy that book in a heartbeat.

[Freddie]

As you know, I like to follow along with auctions, books mainly. This one from yesterday didn't do all that well - only a couple of items over 1K. And there was some decent stuff and some stuff didn't sell at all. But even when someone thinks they're getting a deal, say they win something for 300 bucks and it's a $600 to $700 item. Good deal, right? Not when the tally is totaled, I'm afraid - that 300-dollar book has thirty percent tacked on as an auction fee, which I think is completely ridiculous - used to be twenty percent not even ten years ago. So, you're 300-dollar book is now over $400. Then add tax and their shipping fee? Now you're at $500. Not such a good deal, is it? Even when I've jokingly bid on something where the starting bid was ten bucks for a group of books, it's not ten bucks it's thirteen bucks plus tax and shipping - now it's closer to twenty-five bucks.

The new auction math - 500 is the new 300!

[Freddie]

And then just imagine how those movie poster auctions at Heritage go - with hundreds bidding and posters going for twenty to one hundred grand. You win a rare poster for one hundred grand and it's automatically one hundred and thirty grand. Tax on that and shipping - a hundred and forty grand.

Now we're talking real money!

[George]

I shall be on my way in a bit to performance number 6.

The AD told me that the scene change music was well received.

That's great about the scene change music. 

[George]

For Into the Woods, we had tracks, so it was all built in.  However, we had no pre-show or intermission music.  That was kind of weird.

[Freddie]

I'd have a book on Texas pies. How about a book on fried chicken all over the US? I'd buy that book in a heartbeat.

Don't forget Skip's fried chicken in that book!

To Rodzinski, Skip loved your testimonial for his fried chicken the other day!

[John G.]

He got Wordle in three and is very pleased about that today.

I got it five, but I had never heard the word before.

[John G.]

I'd have a book on Texas pies. How about a book on fried chicken all over the US? I'd buy that book in a heartbeat.

It’s been written. But so has a book on Texas pies.

[John G.]

Had my annual performance review this morning. All is well.

Groovy.

[John G.]

Watched the first couple of episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

[John G.]

What happened to Debra Lee Scott?

[John G.]

I’m enjoying it. But it can also seem slow as a real soap opera.

[Rodzinski]

I'd have a book on Texas pies. How about a book on fried chicken all over the US? I'd buy that book in a heartbeat.

Don't forget Skip's fried chicken in that book!

To Rodzinski, Skip loved your testimonial for his fried chicken the other day!

All true.

PS: Does he ship cross country?

[Rodzinski]

What happened to Debra Lee Scott?

She died. BK and she were tight for a spell.

[George]

Very sad about Alan Bergman. Ballroom is one of my all-time favorite scores.

It is quite a good score...in my humble opinion.

[George]

I know, it’s hard to believe I like a score about ballroom dancing.

[George]

Very sad about Alan Bergman. Ballroom is one of my all-time favorite scores.

Sad, but also wow as he was just two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Oh, my goodness!

[Rodzinski]

Where everybody at?

[Rodzinski]

I shall endeavor to move us to the 6th of pages.