It is not only newbies who have this problem! I purchased a $1,600 linen six-sheet and a $2,000 set of 8 lobby cards from Sotheby's in 1992, and they charged me their usual rip-off shipping (in this case around $200). That didn't bother me nearly as much as when I received a single very long tube, with the set of cards rolled within the lonen six-sheet!
Fortunately, the cards were curled and not creased, and leaving the cards under heavy weight for six months solved the problem, but it could have been a disaster. Bruce On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Steven W Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My only suggestion is to get the largest (radius) tube possible so it's > not necessary to roll it very tightly. Also perhaps get some sheets of 11x17 > paper and sandwich it between them? > > -Steve > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Ron > Wisberg > *Sent:* Saturday, November 01, 2008 4:11 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests > > > > Recently I had a foreign buyer contact me while an auction was running > about a lobby card asking if I would ship it in a tube. > > > I told them that I would ship the item flat, gave them a very brief history > of lobby cards, and sent them a link to learnaboutmovieposters.com so that > they could learn more about lobby cards etc. > > They bid and won the item irregardless and then sent me an e-mail asking > that I roll the item in a sturdy tube to avoid creasing. I simply repeated > something similar to what a lobby card was and stated that by all means it > should be mailed flat. > > They reluctantly told me that I could ship it how I felt correct but that > they would hold me responsible for it's shipping condition, especially > because they wanted it rolled "as their other prints were." > > Honestly, the lobby card did well but it did not command an unusual price, > I'm not sure exactly how to keep this buyer happy, but I am not going to > roll it! Knowing that I am at the mercy of the buyer this person could mess > me over in several ways and I hate that thought. And if I met their demands, > the item would show up looking like crap. > > What do I do? > > > > 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. > 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. > > 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.
