Re: [MOPO]

[Susan Heim]

Hi Mindy,      I have linenbacked some double sided posters, but that was because the customer decided on that. My feeling is that the only reason to linenback a poster is that the poster itself has damage that you can't live with. Spending the money to linenback a current double sided poster doesn't seem monetarily sound since you could probably go out and buy the same poster in excellent condition for less than linenbacking would cost you. The optimum way to collect and preserve is without linenbacking. If linenbacking is done, as with older vintage posters, it can sometimes add to the value of the poster because it makes the poster "look" better. However, this is a debate in our hobby that has yet to be settled. Some people like to linenback and some never linenback. I guess since there are buyers for both situations, to this point, it hasn't created a major problem.       I frame double sided posters on a daily basis and most of my studio accounts drymount them before framing, because they don't really care about collectability. If for some reason one of those doublesided posters became worth a fortune in years to come, the poster could be "unmounted" and then it would have to be linenbacked because the back side of the poster would have glue residue on it. But to me, there would have to be a good reason to spend the money to linenback a double sided poster today.   Sue Heim www.hollywoodposterframes.com (800) 463-2994 ----- Original Message ----- From: Mindy Stinson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 12:22 PM Subject: [MOPO] Does anyone have an opinion on whether it is okay to linen back a DOUBLE SIDED image poster?   Is the LINEN BACKING a value added component or is it considered defacing the backward, backside image? Thanks - Mindy          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.