Hi David , if this happens all the time then you should keep away from amateur sellers , even if their prices are very interesting , if you know upfront that you’ll probably have a problem it doesn’t seem worth the trouble .
maybe do a small video on how rolled posters are to be packed , put it on YouTube and when you buy a poster from someone who may seem an amateur send him the YouTube link . ( it’s actually the same work doing a good or a bad packing job ) i have sold + 700 rolled concert posters over the last months , the shipping/packing costs are 30% higher then sending a rolled poster for those having nightmares every time they get a rolled poster order in i would recommend to STOP BUYING rolled posters . if an extended vacation comes to say 2000$ ( ok , for some this is a cheap weekend trip), that makes 2000 rolled posters bought and recieved in damaged condition , a donkey doesn’t hit the same rock twice so … filip Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:40:25 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] WTB - (VERY BAD LUCK!) - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - DS OS with R Rating. (NM to M) 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]<mailto:[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.) 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