Hello everyone I would have been extremely unhappy to have found it has been folded too.
It could be considered rather remiss of the seller not to have mentioned it as that really should have been a KEY point in the description. However, he has offered to take it back. I prefer paper-backing for smaller pieces myself. Although, I've seen 1 Sheets paper-backed and they have not turned into crackers !!! Shelly ----Original Message Follows---- From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] was i duped on ebay??? the paper-backed insert arrived folded Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:44:13 +1000 Michael A poster that has been paper backed should never have been folded afterwards and if that happened for unknown some reason then it should be stated clearly in the description. If it was folded after paper backing then it negates the whole process and if I owned the poster I would want to have it rebacked. At least the seller has offered a refund so you might have been misled but I wouldn't go as far as saying "duped". I think that a problem with paper backing is that the posters become totally rigid after the process. They are also very bulky to ship whereas a poster that can be linen backed can be easily rolled. Its all a matter of personal taste but I prefer linen backing to paper backing. Regards John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia WEBSITE: www.moviemem.com eBay Userid: johnwr All you need to know about Australian Posters...... http://www.moviemem.com/about.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael B To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:27 PM Subject: [MOPO] was i duped on ebay??? the paper-backed insert arrived folded QUESTION: When a seller advertises that an insert poster has been paper-backed, should he, also, have stated that the poster was folded AFTER it was backed? doesn't "backing" pre-suppose that it has been made to be flat and remains unfolded from the time of the backing?? what's the point of backing--linen or otherwise--if you are going to fold it? specifically, i purchased an insert. the ebay description said it was paper-backed. i was surprised to see the 3 pronounced folds on the paper-backed poster. i believe that the folding has caused damage to the fold lines, causing extra loss of paper. the poster does not lie flat on the table, as any original, untouched or backed poster would. the exact description stated (and i copied the description directly from the ebay page: "Paper backed and in fine shape for a poster of this vintage. Some specks of wear on fold lines. No pin/staple holes or repaired tears at all. Bright colors...." SO, DO YOU AGREE with me that the seller failed to disclose that the poster was FOLDED??? (i have been told already, privately, by one of the most respected MOPOers that i got "stiffed". ----------------------------------------------- For the time being, i will keep the seller's identity secret, but will print below my email to him, followed by his response. I WROTE: hi XXXXXXX: i rec'd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX early yesterday, and delayed writing so that i could take many looks at the poster and not speak impulsively. i am very disappointed in the paper-backing. i have NEVER EVER, EVER seen a paperbacked (or linenbacked) folded AFTER backing was applied. this causes extra damage to the fold lines. your description stated paper-backing. that was fine. but anyone who deals in posters knows that that implies UNFOLDED. one NEVER folds a "backed" poster. i am sure that is how you got the poster, but that should have been stated in descrip---and I prob would not have bid. i am sure that the extra "specks" were caused by the folding after backing was applied. the back side shows bumps by the folds, caused by the folding. i do not understand some crinkling, which should not appear in a backed poster. (also, suspect, that there was a problem in left border from the top to bttm because of a line that appears.) i await your comments. .......michael SELLER'S RESPONSE: Michael Linen or paper backing doesn't mean that the poster has never been folded. If it was rolled, I would have noted it in the description and if you had a question about it, you could have e-mailed me. I will be more than happy to take it back and offer it to the next highest bidder. I'm not getting into any condition feud with you. 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