Dario I normally agree with you but I believe you are far too liberal here and I agree with Michael. Let's begin with "G", VG", et al. These are meaningless except in the mind of the writer who is looking at a poster. The same holds true for pinholes, tears, smudges, tape and missing paper. It is essential to know where these defects are on the poster. I can live with pinholes in many parts of a poster but not in the face of a movie star. The same hold true for all the other defects. Dario---------Don't you believe a buyer should be told where the defects are on the poster? I recently bought a poster on ebay from a seller who had a small picture and did not state defects. He called the poster very good. I had been seeking this poster for about 10 years and was very nervous about it because the seller was not a regular poster dealer and it was well over $1000. I took a shot and won at $1400. When it came, it had about 20 small holes in the faces of the 2 stars. I wanted it, so I asked for a reduction in price. I complained to paypal and got $300 which paid for the extra restoration needed. Had the poster not been so rare, I would have opted for my money back. My main point here is this: Had the picture clearly shown the defects, i would still have won the auction but the bidding would have been much lower. For posters not that rare (it was Rose of Washington Square if you are interested) I would not bid at all. I believe these sellers prefer to maintain generic descriptions to keep people bidding. If these posters were in really fine shape they would not have to be described with tears, holes, etc. However, in fairness to these 2 sellers, most of their material is low priced and reasonably priced. I know the DeMaio's a long time and they have always posted prices for their material just about right or below the market. Bill Luten is a long time seller who starts at low prices for posters but a lot of his material is overpriced even though it is a low price. My suggestion to anyone who wants to buy a poster: Email the seller and ask where the defects are. The problems arise (like in my situation) where the seller says there are no defects and there are some when the poster arrives. Claude
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