Help! VERY BAD LUCK buying many DS copies with the "true" final USA R-rating printed in the lower left corner. Only one so far (since July) - has passed condition tests for gift quality. All were listed "new" by sellers and looked great in photos - but arrived with horizontal rippling - or - creasing / bends at the top or bottom edges. Others were replete with dimples down the center from top to bottom - or - "scuff-type" wear along the vertical edges - way beyond the "few minor dings" that are OK and common w/even "pristine" posters.
Any thoughts? I think the rippling is caused by tight hand-rolling - to fit into 2 inch (or smaller!) diameter sleeves and tubes - (see reference photos below - the posters always look good at first but more probing reveals what I'm talking about). I never get this from pro dealers using three-inch diameter tubes - but it's coming up a lot with amateur sellers. Someone please set me straight. I think these new-release posters are machine rolled into tubes for theaters - but after re-sellers take them out to take photos - they don't know how to re-roll large format paper - by hand - and in a straight line - causing them to make too many hand-adjustments to get them to fit back into these narrow tubes. When I bring it up, they say, "it was mint when shipped." They're not aware of what happens when they use narrow sleeves or tubes. Other posters have shown up w/small, but hard crease edge wear along the vertical sides (vs. normal dings). Of course I get that perfection is impossible - I just don't want to be embarrassed gifting LESS than "near mint" / near pristine posters for RECENT titles. If you have ideas or can help - please message me with price and condition. Thank you! (See photos below.) David https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8326/307NyQ.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8326/307NyQ.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6903/8p5E46.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6903/8p5E46.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4617/CSHbrW.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4617/CSHbrW.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6374/um9qeS.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6374/um9qeS.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2143/7ElGAV.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2143/7ElGAV.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8076/FzvCVE.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8076/FzvCVE.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4572/zKlwSw.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4572/zKlwSw.jpg] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5481/wI4Ovk.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5481/wI4Ovk.jpg] 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.
