Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet poster

2010-02-10 Thread James Richard
Rick, Nah, that does not fly as any kind of excuse or rationale. Look, this seller has over 6,000 positive Ebay feedbacks! Surely after all that they now have an intimate understanding of the rigors of shipping and know what to do to prevent damage to valuable items handed over to the Post

[MOPO] Off the wall

2010-02-10 Thread James Richard
I have no idea how this relates to the HELP poster, nor could I comment on the relatively instrument playing ability of the two, but Rogers Waters was the lyricist during Pink Floyd's best period which included all the really great albums such as /The Dark Side of the Moon

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet poster

2010-02-10 Thread Rixposterz
J.R., You misunderstood me. I think it's TOTALLY the fault of the seller. She should have known that those tubes were INADEQUATE. She should be held TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE for any one sheets that arrive damaged. All I was saying was that the one sheets were as described BEFORE they were

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?

2010-02-10 Thread Paul Gerrard
Just received my copy. Similar damage to what Phillip described - left edge with a few newly formed dents/small tears that were clearly the result of packing. Either where the end padding had been forced in, or where it wasn't sufficient to stop the poster shifting in transit. Nothing

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?

2010-02-10 Thread Rixposterz
J.R. Hey, I've had tri-folded one sheets shipped to me rolled in a sturdy tube before. When mine arrived, I took them out of the tube and they laid flat. Christ, I already apologized to the group for the situation. This is the LAST TIME I'm ever going to point ANYONE in the direction

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
1. when you buy with the intention to restore OR NOT to restore, the amount you bid is affected. 2. if you buy without intending to restore, condition plays a more important factor. 3. people buying from a smaller poster image on ebay that would not be inclined to restore might not

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Claude Litton
the moral of this is from law school - Never ask a question if you do not know the answer Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: 1. when you buy with the intention to restore OR NOT to

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
i am not examing or cross-examing mbb In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:42:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, twoni...@aol.com writes: the moral of this is from law school - Never ask a question if you do not know the answer Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
typo i am not examining or cross-examining mbb In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:45:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: i am not examing or cross-examing mbb In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:42:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

Re: [MOPO] Help Beatles Posters

2010-02-10 Thread Helmut Hamm
Interesting logic, Channing. I just wonder, how do the 'qualified dealers' get hold of any new material? Not sure if I'm 'qualified', but I sure am a dealer and I'm buying stuff all the time. Now I can't travel the world and personally pick up any poster I buy in person, can you? Helmut

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?

2010-02-10 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Rick, No good deed will go unpunished. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Feb 10, 2010, at 6:48 AM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: J.R. Hey, I've had tri-folded one sheets shipped to me rolled in a sturdy tube before. When mine arrived, I took them out of the tube and they laid flat.

[MOPO] FS: YELLOW SUBMARINE 3-sheet

2010-02-10 Thread Dave Rosen
NICE animation art of The Beatles on this GREAT poster for a CLASSIC of animation! See all the details here: http://posteropolis.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=98_101products_id=1904 Just $8 shipping to the US and Canada, insurance included! Thanks! Dave Posteropolis Vintage

[MOPO] HELP! I must be missing something....

2010-02-10 Thread Evan Zweifel
Help!!! I'm getting a little sick of this whining? Its really hard to imagine that damaging this poster will make it any worse than it already is! C'mon -- you can't tell me that you would give wall space to this piece of crap? I mean, really, if you had to have a Beatles movie poster on

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread John Waldman
I like If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. To answer the original question, I will buy a piece in need of restoration because I can't afford a pristine poster on a high dollar title.  And sometimes I just live with the defects and don't bother restoring the

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Claude Litton
It was meant to be humorous. On the other hand how about addressing those so openly critical of Rick Ryan. He was doing a great service to collectors and unfortunately it turned sour and not through any fault of his. Why don't you tell every negative critic to not say anything at

Re: [MOPO] FS: YELLOW SUBMARINE 3-sheet

2010-02-10 Thread Bruce Hershenson
It wouldn't be *TRI-FOLDED *by any chance, would it? On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca wrote: NICE animation art of The Beatles on this GREAT poster for a CLASSIC of animation! See all the details here: *

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Is it my imagination, or are nerves pretty frayed in MoPo-Land? And what would account for this? Bruce On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com wrote: *It was meant to be humorous. * ** *On the other hand how about addressing those so openly critical of Rick Ryan.

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Jeff Potokar
Indeed. On Feb 10, 2010, at 6:41 AM, Claude Litton wrote: the moral of this is from law school - Never ask a question if you do not know the answer Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: 1.

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Kirby McDaniel
I'm SINGING in the rain k. On Feb 10, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: Is it my imagination, or are nerves pretty frayed in MoPo-Land? And what would account for this? Bruce On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com wrote: It was meant to be humorous.

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
I agree that Rick should not be excoriated for his part At 09:53 AM 2/10/2010, Claude Litton wrote: It was meant to be humorous. On the other hand how about addressing those so openly critical of Rick Ryan. He was doing a great service to collectors and unfortunately it turned sour and

Re: [MOPO] FS: YELLOW SUBMARINE 3-sheet

2010-02-10 Thread Dave Rosen
No, it's not. It's got the standard 3-sheet folds. Dave - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FS: YELLOW SUBMARINE 3-sheet It wouldn't be TRI-FOLDED by any chance, would

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread John Waldman
I see no reason to start a email pissing match.  I have better things to do.  And over a post (Michael B's) that I thought was a question to just get a line of dialog going, and maybe get some insight.  As far as Rick goes, I'm sure he's capable of taking care of himself.  To be honest, I'm

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Roland Lataille
It's snowing here in Connecticut. Over a foot expected. Shouldn't that be Singin' in the Rain? :) From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 1:13:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE I'm

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Paul Gerrard
In my case the washing machine, shower and toilet seat all broke within a couple of days (no connection), and you know how we Brits love to whinge - why, it's practically a national sport. But no, I don't think Rick should be blamed in any way for any Help poster packaging problems - I'm

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?

2010-02-10 Thread Kevin Conway
I have to defend Rick here. I mean it is easy in hindsight to say Rick should have instructed them on how to ship". But Really, when you think about that, it is kind of crazy. Why would you think Rick should have any say in the seller’s professionalism? Rick was just passing on a HOT TIP. If it

Re: [MOPO] HELP! I must be missing something....

2010-02-10 Thread Kevin Conway
Evan, What rock (or cave) did you crawl out of? -Original Message- From: Evan Zweifel evanzwei...@comcast.net Sent: Feb 10, 2010 11:03 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] HELP! I must be missing something Help!!! I'm getting a little sick of this whining? Its

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Franc
I don't buy a poster to restore/linen for resale. It's usually not worth the expense, especially since so many buyers now shy away from buying linen-backed and restored pieces. I do buy to restore if it's something I really want for my personal collection. I personally prefer linen-backing to

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Franc
The bloody snowstorm in the Northeast. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:05 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE Is it my imagination, or

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Joseph Bonelli
...are nerves pretty frayed in MoPo-Land? And what would account for this?...   Think a buncha people bet on the Colts???!!    Joe B --- On Wed, 2/10/10, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE To:

[MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
in the final live broadcast/episode of the original Sunday night WHAT'S MY LINE, who was the Mystery Guest? don't post you answer if you are positive.so that you don;t ruin it for others.. send me your email for the link to see the MYSYERY GUEST michael

Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?

2010-02-10 Thread John Waldman
Just out of curiosity, I looked back at the posts to see what the problem was with Rick.  And I hadn't read the posts about the Beatle posters because I didn't want, or buy one of the posters.   And as has been stated by other MOPO'ers, how could Rick be responsible for the shipping methods for

[MOPO] The Illusion of Care and Service at USPS

2010-02-10 Thread Eric Melanson
I read these posts about the triangle boxes and toilet paper tube mailers with a chuckle and it brings me back to my old days as what was known as a casual working for the Postal System to pay my way through college with summer work. It paid well, and I worked from 2:30 AM to 9:00 AM. People

[MOPO] FS: LOLITA 1-sheet

2010-02-10 Thread Dave Rosen
A lovely poster and one of the most famous images in cinema! See all the details here: http://posteropolis.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=58_61products_id=1914 Just $8 shipping to the US and Canada, insurance included! Thanks! Dave Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters

Re: [MOPO] FS: LOLITA 1-sheet

2010-02-10 Thread channinglylethomson
That's really one of the great one-sheets! Channing On Feb 10, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: A lovely poster and one of the most famous images in cinema! See all the details here: http://posteropolis.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=58_61products_id=1914 Just $8 shipping

Re: [MOPO] The Illusion of Care and Service at USPS

2010-02-10 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Eric some of that is way to funny to not be true.. LOL At 03:04 PM 2/10/2010, Eric Melanson wrote: I read these posts about the triangle boxes and toilet paper tube mailers with a chuckle and it brings me back to my old days as what was known as a casual working for the Postal System to pay

[MOPO] AW: [MOPO] The Illusion of Care and Service at USPS

2010-02-10 Thread Wolfgang Jahn
A funny AND shocking AND enlightening post. Some call that art. Wolfgang Von: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] Im Auftrag von Richard Halegua Comic Art Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 00:14 An: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Betreff: Re: [MOPO] The Illusion of Care and

[MOPO] Got my Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters

2010-02-10 Thread James Richard
I just received mine -- I guess I got lucky. No damage, not a scratch on the cardboard tube or the posters. But it was definitely was luck in that the rolled posters were free to slide back and forth inside of the tube. If it had been subjected to very much banging around, there would have

Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-10 Thread Franc
John Daly. That one's way too easy! FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Michael B Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:33 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia in the final live broadcast/episode

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread James Richard
Bruce, Hard winter? Lousy economy? Fan mail from some flounder? -- JR Bruce Hershenson wrote: Is it my imagination, or are nerves pretty frayed in MoPo-Land? And what would account for this? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

[MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again

2010-02-10 Thread James Richard
The other day Peter send us this example of the tracking number he got using stamps.com to pay (paying only $1.95 for their eSignature Confirmation service). All the Big Name Experts tut-tutted and told him it was not a real tracking number like the big boys use. So, I took the number and

Re: [MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again

2010-02-10 Thread Bruce Hershenson
I guess I am not a Big Name Expert (and I guess I am glad I am not) but I did issue a single tut. I want that on the record. I don't argue with Peter. Bruce On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:22 PM, James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.comwrote: The other day Peter send us this example of the tracking

Re: [MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again

2010-02-10 Thread Sean Linkenback
I was in a casino the other day and won .75¢ in the slot machine - Original Message - From: James Richard To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:22 PM Subject: [MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again The other day Peter send us this example of the

Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
not so easy, 6 people gave up an asked for the link. here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqPW591Xfaw and, you might as well check out this HYSTERICAL episode with JERRY LEWIS. You won't believe what JERRY says at the end of the clip. he was brilliant back then, too

Re: [MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again

2010-02-10 Thread Glenn Taranto
I played 5 bucks in the Megamillions and won 7... - Original Message - From: Sean Linkenback To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Experts: Wrong Again I was in a casino the other day and won .75¢ in the slot

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Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-10 Thread Michael B
ooops here is the correct last episode LINK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fXhTX6321U those old what's my line YOU TUBE link have tons of the best stars of the 40s, 50s everyone seems to have been on what's my line mbb -Original Message- From: Neil Jaworski

Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-10 Thread Franc
That WAS way too easy, if you're old enough to actually remember the last episode, which everybody who had a TV set watched at the time, and yes, EVERYONE was a guest on What's My Line at some point. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf

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