WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- As an antidote for all the sweetness of Valentine's Day, Sales OnLine Direct's (OTCBB:PAID) Rotman Auction has dug deep within its vaults to produce a movie poster promotion featuring the darker side of human -- and non-human -- nature. Rotman Auction, an eBay Power Seller and prominent auctioneer of vintage movie, sports and other collectibles memorabilia, is offering a massive collection of more than 250 vintage horror, sci-fi and thriller movie posters for auction on eBay throughout the remainder of February (http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rotman-auction/).
New lots of 1-sheets (27"x41"), 3-sheets (41"x81"), 6-sheets (81"x81") and lobby card (11"x14") sets will be posted daily from February 18 - February 20. All auctions will run for 7 days with no reserve. Bidding on all items starts at just $9.95.
The posters offered, range in price from ten dollars to thousands of dollars individually, based on historical prices from other major auction houses like Sotheby's Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BID) and Christie's. Rotman Auction has set over fifty record breaking prices for movie posters on eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) in the past year alone. We have found that the High-end bidders are on eBay and trust the eBay experience. We offer items to a broad range of buyers in all price points.
Rotman Auction is offering a bone-chilling array of rare and highly desirable 3- and 6-sheet posters, including the following titles:
Village of the Damned Behind the Mask Black Widow Charlie Chan in Black Magic Black Sunday Old Dark House Curse of the Undead Journey to the Seventh Planet Children of the Damned Valley of the Headhunters Dark Past The Third Man (re-release 1956)
Following are just a few titles of the 1-sheet (27" x 41") movie posters being offered:
Queen of Blood Space Children 1958 King Kong Escapes Cape Fear Pinocchio in Outer Space 1965 The Day the Earth Froze 1956 Phantom of Rue Morgue 1954 Black Magic Orgy of the Dead The Day Mars Invaded Earth Vanishing Body Black Cat 1941 The Strange Door Invasion of the Star Creatures 1962
Some of the auctions' featured lobby card sets include:
The Reptile Vampire and the Ballerina Macabre Pillow of Death Anatomy of a Murder The Phantom Planet The Werewolf Pinocchio in Outer Space
Rotman Auction will also be offering a wide variety of loose lobby cards from the following titles:
Boogie Man Will Get You Phantom of the Opera Invisible Ghost Phantom Lady Hold that Ghost (Abbott and Costello) Marked Woman (Bette Davis) North by Northwest (Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock) Valley of the Zombies
About Sales OnLine Direct and Rotman Auction
Sales OnLine Direct, www.paid.com, maintains and develops portals and web sites for various companies and industries. The Company has focused its efforts on the antique and collectible industry, offering the "Ask the Appraiser" online appraisal service, marketing and publishing the "Maloney's Antiques and Collectibles Resource Directory" and developing web sites that enhance the user's experience. Through web hosting and managed services, Sales OnLine Direct has provided e-business solutions to many different companies including their own Rotman Auction division. This division sells tens of thousands of items per year through auction, direct sales, and special events and is a certified eBay Gold Power Seller. The Company has developed the "AI Suite" http://www.auctioninc.com/ of software to increase revenues and reduce overhead for sellers on eBay, and offers these essential e-tools to other companies. Through recent initiatives, Sales OnLine Direct is establishing itself as one of the most important collectibles portals, and online auction services and technology providers to the collectibles industry. The Company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "PAID."
Link To Rotman Auction on Ebay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rotman-auction/
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