David, for me, rolled posters are a recurring nightmare. If I would get a dollar for every rolled poster I bought that was damaged in transit, I could go on an extended vacation.
Among the WORST are those amateur sellers who insist to ship a folded poster in a tube only because it has been laying flat for a while. Once a poster has been folded, the damage is done and there is NO additional harm from folding it again. As a seller, shipping rolled posters safely takes a lot of time and more expensive packing materials. Compared to folded posters, the shipping costs are ridiculous. Depending on location, shipping a rolled poster costs be between four and eight times the money of sending out the same poster folded. Plus, I had DHL Germany/ USPS totally crash to rolled poster packages this year. Both were extremely well packed, double-boxed, and they looked like they had been thrown under a truck. I'm still waiting for the insurance to cough up and at this point, I very much doubt it will ever happen. If only I could get away with it, I would have no problem to fold every single rolled poster I have in stock. I know I can't do that, but still… Alas, time to start packing another rolled poster order that just came in… :-( Cheers, Helmut > Am 05.12.2019 um 04:03 schrieb David Kusumoto <[email protected]>: > > 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> > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> 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.
