I love posters that have the worn look. If I wanted them to look perfectly new, I'd buy repros.
Many of mine are framed with the fold lines, etc. I usually linenback and restore if the poster is in dire need to restoration. Toochis ________________________________ From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 9:11:34 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Scandal-plus cut, pressed washed, starched & dried.... I actually had one of my employees suggest to me that we should "punch up" the images of items we sell, and I told him that we NEVER do that (he is new, or he would have already known that). Of course, there is no way to know if others feel the same way (at least until you get your package and compare the item you get to the image you saw). Bruce On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Richard Evans <[email protected]> wrote: I thought the This Gun for Hire went beyond strong colours and looked unflatteringly garish. > >Presumably not a result of restoration judging by the listing, but was it >really >actually that vibrant, or did the colour reproduction exacerbate it online? > > >On 17 Jul 2010, at 16:44, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > >I personally agree with this. I didn't like the "make it look perfect" school >of >restoration even BEFORE the Haggard scandal broke. >> >>First, because the restorers were in effect hiding their restoration, making >>it >>impossible to see exactly what was done (and a long time pro like myself >>could >>spot some restoration that most amateurs would never see, creating a "fear of >>restoration" among many collectors). >> >>Second, because many of these items were SO restored that they looked almost >>like "recreations". I LIKE the items in my collection to show at >>least SOME signs of age, unless they are in truly mint unrestored condition, >>because that is part of the joy of owning an original, knowing that it >>survived >>all these years. If you want a perfect looking item, why not just get a >>reproduction? But don't take your "very good" condition and have someone make >>them look like new. If you MUST restore, why not simply do minimal >>restoration >>to the areas that most need it? >> >>Bruce >> >> >>On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM, glenndamato <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Regarding the Heritage auction: I do believe the fakes scandal hurt the >>hobby, >>plus many of the restored posters look like they were cut, bleached, washed, >>starched & dried. I'll take old Igor back anyday....... >>> >>> 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.
