If a double sided poster is in pristine condition or even very good rolled condition it should be left alone. Linen backing would surely not enhance the value.
I picked up a load of double sided posters in New Zealand in my travels. The Kiwi distibuters used to routinely and roughly fold the posters and that obviously detracts greatly from the presentation. A few of the posters I picked up were for the Vertigo 2000 release US one sheet. I have thought of having these linen backed as they would present a lot better than they do now with the rough and uneven folds. Its probably only a "thought" because I really don't care for modern posters. They are a pain to store and I would love to offload all (of the many thousands) that I have. I will always prefer the older folded hand or stone lithos or lobby cards. John Website: www.moviemem.com JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Edwards To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing a 2006 poster? Can I ask this another way? Is a pristine double-sided one sheet of greater or lesser value if it is linen backed? Does one add on the "value" (i.e. cost) of the linen-backing? Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing a 2006 poster? I think tonight's set of auctions proved that it is not lesser restoration that dedicated collectors mind (because some know that some posters are very hard to find in any condition, and others don't mind getting common posters in lesser condition if they get a large enough discount), but rather they hate being lied to and being played for chumps, when they bid on posters they are told have little restoration, and when they receive them they find lots of lesser restoration. There shouldn't be a single buyer from tonight's auctions who does not know EXACTLY what to expect when their package is delivered. Restoration (good or bad) is not the villain here; it is those who deceive collectors (whether by over-grading, or by creating fakes). Bruce On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Franc <[email protected]> wrote: It's a nice poster, graphically pleasing and someone was betting that it will be worth something someday in the distant future probably because it is a Bond film. Maybe, maybe not. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Linen-backing a 2006 poster? Bruce's auction today contains a textbook example of how insane the whole linen-backing craze became in recent years. Why would anybody pay to linen-back a 2006 movie poster? And then do a poor job of it? http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1587401 ... and I'm not even going to go into the question of why there are already 10 bids on this offense to nature which have pushed it up to $39 with 3 hours still to go... -- JR 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. 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. 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.
