I consider tape on the back to be a "repair" not a "restore". The kind of tape on the back definitely makes a difference. Acid free tape or brown paper masking tape is fine, since it won't bleed. Clear tape is a problem since non-acid free tape will bleed through the front. Restorers charge a lot to remove scotch tape from the back of a poster because it takes a lot of time and it must be removed before linen-backing or it will eventually bleed through the linen-backing and will look awful. Ditto for any ball-point pen writing or ink stamps on the back of a poster. Whenever I describe lobby cards in my auctions I mention any tape on the back, since buyers have become very sensitive to this. And yes inspite of what they tell you, size DOES matter. In life and in posters, always give an accurate description of the size or you'll be called on it later. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Is tape on the back "restoration"? I was perusing Sean's fine listings Sunday, and I placed a bunch of bids, but lost them all (shouldn't I have won some since the economy is down?). But I noticed that on one card Sean wrote, "It is completely unrestored" and later noted, "There are two small tape repairs on the back". This might have simply been a mistake on Sean's part (easy to make when selling so much), but I wondered if he (and the rest of you) possibly don't consider clear tape on the back of a card (which may well have been put there decades ago) to be "restoration". And (in the spirit of the great buyers premium debate), does it matter if there is a single piece of tape, or many? Does the kind of tape used matter? Does it matter if it has yellowed? Does it matter if it has bled through to the front, even the littlest bit? Does it matter if it is brown paper tape, which was not put for any restoration purpose (many exchanges and theaters used to turn four cards of a lobby set in one direction and four in the other direction and then use paper tape to hold all eight together, so that two cards would each have two pieces of brown paper tape on the back). And most importantly of all, does size matter (does it matter if the tape is say, 6 inches or 9 inches in length)? Bruce 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.
