Re: [MOPO] definition of an ebay fool*

[JR]

Michael,   The thing about not naming the name means that you aren't giving anyone else the info they need to protect themselves, you are just moaning about your own personal problem in public. That's the difference and why I always urge people to give seller names when reporting problems. Of course, the usual approach is that you only go public and report the problem *and* the name when you have exhausted all other remedies. The trouble with this traditional "courteous" approach is, of course, that if the seller makes good to you personally the general public never knows how he tried to screw you in the first place, which means he can keep on with bad practices and people less knowledgeable or less willing to protest and return something keep getting victimized by the person.   So, it's a quandary. Knowing that some veteran well-respected seller tried to pass off a heavily over-painted poster as "minor restoration" could be worthwhile information, but without knowing who, what good does the knowledge do me or anyone else?    It's true that restored posters on linen can be potential problems. Sometimes they are exactly what they claim to be, other times they are total trash jobs that some restorer has patched together into something that looks nice at a distance but upon close examination become highly questionable. I've got a 1960 TIME MACHINE one sheet like that, but I knew what I was getting into and only paid accordingly. Of course, a really *great* restorer can put a trash job back together in such a skillful way that you're hard pressed to tell what's been done (without a black light). So, until you actually see it in person,you never know and really can't tell from internet or email-quality pictures. While I wouldn't go so far as to urge people to avoid bidding on linen-backed restorations, I would always make sure the seller has a no-questions asked, no-hassle refund policy.   Linen-backing is a great boon to movie poster collecting, but it can hide a multitude of very serious condition problems. That is precisely why such posters are called "restored, on linen" and not just "on linen with minor touch-up". It is also why a restored on linen poster, even one that "looks mint", is never going to bring in as much money a non-backed poster, if the non-backed poster is in C8 or better condition (as defined by Jon Warren at):   http://www.icollectmovieposters.com/start-movieposters/start-articles/Default~ArticleID~55~FromPanel~CategoryList~PanelName~ArticleDetail~DeptID~5.html   -- JR     ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:38 Subject: Re: [MOPO] definition of an ebay fool* sorry if i misunderstood your post, jr, but it certainly gave me the soapbox to add to my criticism of the seller.   ..........perhaps, the points of my post should be emphasized:       1.  internet bidding where the description includes linen and restored usually means trouble.       2.  NEVER accept anything less than what is described       3.  just because the seller is known and has big feedback, is never an automatic pass.     ........perhaps, i should have named the seller, although it doesn't change the points above.      8 private emails already asked. 2 MOPOers told me who it was with confidence, and they were correct.   perhaps, tomorrow or so i might name the seller at the same time posting whether i get the paypal credit quickly, or need to call American Express and dispute the charge.   michael     michael 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.