dear MOPOers just want to share an email I received received recently from a customer. A strange thing - imagine you receive tube with poster, you paid about $600 for and you don't open it for 10 years....
here it is: " It has probably been about 10 years since we briefly communicated regarding an ebay auction. About a decade ago, I purchased an original Polish poster from you for Alfred Hitchcock's "Spellbound". At the time, I sent a wire transfer and you sent the poster which I received in the mail. If I'm not mistaken, you sent a followup email asking whether I had received the poster in good order and I had replied that I had indeed received it, but truth be told, I hadn't opened it yet. I had always planned to save the poster in its shipping tube / packaging that you provided until the next time I moved so I could hang the poster in a place of distinction. As a result, I decided to leave the poster sealed, in its mailing tube, without ever opening it up to disturb its contents. Well, it has been approximately ten years and I haven't moved yet and the poster has remained in there all that time. Over the years, I would look at the shipping container you provided and wonder what the poster looked like, but I never opened it, because I thought it would be better protected in its shipping tube. In any event, a few weeks ago, I came across an article by Sue Heim at Hollywood Poster Frames. http://www.hollywoodposterframes.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=protect_investment I was surprised to learn the following... "it is still important to never put a non acid-free product behind your poster. Paper is very absorbent and will absorb the acid out of cardboard or the like very quickly, leaving you with a yellowing and brittle poster. " I was horrified to think that I could be doing more harm than good by keeping the poster in its cardboard tube all these years. Seeing as I live in Hollywood, I took the poster over to Sue that weekend (still sealed). I explained the situation to Sue and we both thought that the poster had probably suffered considerable yellowing by leaving it in the tube for the past ten years. So you can imagine how surprised we were when we finally opened the tube. I cannot tell you how perfectly preserved the poster was thanks to your careful attention to detail. It was obvious that the poster had no damage at all thanks to the fantastic materials you used. There was a plastic tube inside of the cardboard one and several layers of protective materials. Sue and I were both convinced that the poster had been perfectly preserved thanks to your wonderful care. I cannot communicate how happy I am and I just wanted to write you to say THANK YOU. It may be 10 years late, but I wanted to tell you that if it weren't for the loving care that you showed in packaging the poster, I probably would be kicking myself right now for not opening the mailing tube sooner. The poster is now framed, properly preserved, and I am extremely thankful to you for the care you showed in its delivery ten years ago. " End of quote And one warning - about two years ago i stopped using acid free paper for packaging so if you bought something from me recently, just pull it out from the tube when you get it Best, Krzysztof Marcinkiewicz Polish Posters Shop http://www.polishposter.com phone: +48 601 723269 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.
