I agree with Rich, but we also have to remember all of the linenbacked, restored posters in hundreds of collectors' poster collections out there that they've accumulated through the years. Just because a poster is linenbacked, it shouldn't automatically be viewed as an inferior piece than an unrestored poster (possibly in lesser condition). Probably 99.9% of the linenbacked posters out there are authentic and genuine. If the DEGREE OF RESTORATION is a factor in the poster's worth, that's understandable...but not simply because it is linenbacked. Let's face it, the Auction houses have a vested interest in solving this problem because a fair percentage of the posters they auction ARE linenbacked. If a solution isn't found very quickly to come up with some kind of standardized method of declaring high-end posters to be genuine and authentic, Heritage and Profile in History...ALL of the big auction houses stand to lose a shitload of money because Joe Collector out there might stay away from linenbacked posters altogether. It's definitely at the Auction Houses best interest to come up with a solution to this problem and come up with it FAST. They stand to lose a helluva lot more than any of us do. How many of us are selling original Dracula or Frankenstein one sheets. Hey, I wouldn't put one of the high-end posters from my "collection" up on eBay now if my life depended on it! Rick
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