What are the costs for linen backing from your friends? Please let me know!
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Greg Douglass <pickmeis...@cox.net> wrote: > > Anybody remember Eugene Hughes? Eugene and I were friends for several > years...he was a funny and charming guy despite his apparent total lack of > ethics...and I was saddened and horrified to see what happened with him, his > business, and a number of MOPO members. Hughes took on too much work for too > little money and it all ended up horribly wrong. I eventually got my posters > back. They were indeed all dry and the restoration was...credible. Interested > to hear what happened with any other MOPO-ites who dealt with Eugene. > It takes a real leap of faith to send a valuable piece of paper to someone > under any circumstances. Factor in the fact that you have to trust their > ability to do a first-rate cosmetic enhancement of something you may be > reselling someday and, boy, you've got fodder for a few sleepless nights. Put > the turnaround time and price in there and you've got a potential cluster > f**k waiting to happen. > I live in North County San Diego, which is home to a lot of restorers, so > I can just drop stuff off and pick it up later. Another benefit of the > face-to-face thing is being able to talk shop and gossip with artists and > managers. Diane Jefferys of Studio C is a lovely person and I have never had > anything but top-of-the-food-chain service from that group of folks. Haven't > been there in years but now that I'm getting back into buying.....(My > relationship goes all the way back to Joe Hernandez....THAT name alone is > good for a few minutes of back room whispers at a poster show!...who showed > me around their old facility in Oceanside, CA. The late Susan Olson, a great > restoration artist, brought me into the fold, and provided me with all manner > of back stories on people.) > Ours is a very small hobby and word of consistently shoddy workmanship or > less-than-honest behavior gets around fast, especially with cybernetic ally > enhanced communication. > One learns who to trust pretty quickly...for the most part. I'm still > waiting to hear back from Clarence Mobutu, the African lawyer who promised me > 13.5 million in Amerikan dollers from the estate of a long-lost relative. I > sent him 10 grand to do the paperwork 7 months ago and haven't heard a thing. > I'm sure it'll all work out though. > Eugene Hughes vouched for Clarence 100%. > Greg Douglass > ---- Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> wrote: >> hasn't gotten it back yet? >> old story.. >> here is a search of the group for comments on Posterfix. Your friend >> should read at least some of them >> >> according to experiences noted, people who waited months & months to >> get their posters returned suffered all sorts of poor restoration >> maladies, including the poster still being "damp" upon return >> >> Posterfix and Chris Cloutier are well noted as amongst the worst - if >> not the worst - linenbacker who ever picked up a pail of paste (and >> set the pail down on the poster they were working on) >> >> Rich >> >> >> At 10:50 PM 7/12/2015, Todd wrote: >>> Thanks Rich. I don't use him and have no need to as I already have >>> a great restorer but my client asked me about him tonight as he >>> already has something with him which he hasn't gotten back yet and >>> was planning on sending him something else. >>> >>> I just remember the name posterfix coming up on MoPo and thought I >>> possibly remember hearing some problems. >>> >>> Thanks again. >>> >>> Best, >>> Todd >>> >>> >>> ---------- >>> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:37:49 -0700 >>> To: toddfeier...@msn.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> From: sa...@comic-art.com >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Posterfix problem? >>> >>> why invite problems? >>> find another reputable restorer who actually does an artist's job >>> >>> >>> At 09:39 PM 7/12/2015, Todd wrote: >>> I have a client who plans on sending a poster to Posterfix for restoration. >>> >>> I thought I remember people having problems with this restorer 5 or >>> 6 years ago, like not getting their posters back, but I could be >>> completely wrong. >>> >>> I've never used this person so any input on this restorer would be >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Todd Feiertag >>> >>> >>> ---------- >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1>https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1>https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- > Greg Douglass > Guitarist- > Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, > & Studio Work > (760)212-3648 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > 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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