Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] BONHAM'S DISASTER not a disaster for MovieArt

[Doug Ball]

Michael & all,   I'm starting to realize that auction house's that use the A, B, C, grading method, really mean A- acceptable, B-bad, C-chitty! Sorry guy's....but you need to get with the time's!   Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] BONHAM'S DISASTER not a disaster for MovieArt   kirby---   kirby, my guess is that you attended the auction or had a dealer-friend look at the items you sought.    clearly, if you attend in person, you cannot get burnt.  people who bid absentee, like me, must rely on the descriptions.  the poster i returned was based on my absentee bid.  no one in the room thought much of it.  the description said A- .   wouldnt you think, that would be close to mint?    prior to my bid when i was providing credit info, i was told there was a no-return policy.  isnt it odd that for the issues i raised (not only the gross fading), i was given full credit including postage both ways?     when a poster is returned, do not overlook the disappointment factor of the excited winner.    so, kirby, thank you for your contribution to my thread that you have no complaints.  perhaps, its relevance will come to me soon.   michael  Begin forwarded message: From: Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 22, 2006 11:29:02 AM CST To: Shelly Whitworth-King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] BONHAM'S DISASTER not a disaster for MovieArt I bought ten posters from Bonham's and all of them were quite good.  So I have no complaints. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Jan 22, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Shelly Whitworth-King wrote: Sorry to hear about your disappointment, Michael. Pretty shoddy of Bonhams to get the information on the colour/fading wrong AND the fact it was paperbacked not linen.  I prefer paperbacking on some of the smaller sized pieces myself, but expect the auction houses to get their facts right.   One would think that for framed pieces, they would be removed from their frames as a matter of course and checked to make sure the condition matched the description. Shelly ----Original Message Follows---- From: Michael B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] BONHAM'S DISASTER Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:11:47 EST it took about 28 days for me to get my full credit from Bonham's on the poster i purchased/won last month. i won STRANGER'S ON A TRAIN insert.  it was described in A- Condition, whatever that means.  for those who know the poster, it is a beautiful orange color.  when i opened the package, it was YELLOW!!!!!   i  called BONHAM'S immediately, and they agreed to take the poster back, and pay  postage both ways (especially because of the defect/issue described  below).  it was back on the FEDEX truck within one hour and fifteen  minutes. for a moment, i thought that, perhaps, (maybe) the studio, also, issued the same art in a YELLOW poster because the color was so uniform.  i called bruce h immediately because i knew he had this poster at his auction, and asked............hey, what color is STRANGERS ??? i was warned in advance on this website that the last auction at bonhams had tons of faded stuff. Also, the poster was described as linen backed.  it was not---it was  on paper, and rolled, causing damage and chipping at the fold lines.    I learned after the fact that many posters were photographed framed, so the  photo and the description insufficient. >>>>>>>SO,,,,,,,,,,,,, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN insert is  still on my Want List.  anyone have it?  how about inserts for ALL  ABOUT EVE or THE PARADINE CASE? >>>>>>CHECK OUT   a  few quality  Sinatra pieces, a Marilyn, a Paradine Case, and some other pieces i Have listed  on ebay now. LINK:  _http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwitnessfor_ (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwitnessfor) michael          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. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN Search Toolbar now includes Desktop search! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/         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. 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