Re: [MOPO] Some basic items that EVERY movie memorabilia collector should consider owning!

[Tom Martin]

well done Greg You can gewt a new Black lightand then Buy some old black 
light Rock posters and havea Party...:)LOLO

Psychedelic returns
peace and love//
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Gravy... shake it easy
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977

those blueprint files are great...
never had one

 :(





On 2023-10-23 14:42, Greg Douglass wrote:




Very late weighing in on this. I bought a blueprint storage desk for
200 bucks at a local antique stor. Nobody wanted it! I lowballed the
proprietor and guess what? I now have access to all my "good stuff",
no problems, no muss, no fuss. Just pull the drawer out and,
Abracadabra!, there it is!
I did have to remove the bottom drawer to store linenbacked items.
They wouldn't fit. No issues at all. So much nicer than wrestling with
a massive pile of paper like i used to do..."Oh wait! That Star Wars
thingie I just sold is...at the bottom of 50 pounds of other paper.
%$^("
Greg Douglass
Back in the USA tomorrow
PS: I just gave my black light to the Goodwill before I left for the
UK. Crap.

SENT: Friday, October 06, 2023 at 6:52 PM
 FROM: "Sean Linkenback" 
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 SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] Some basic items that EVERY movie memorabilia
collector should consider owning!

Great list Bruce, though I will add that I consider a small portable
black light at least as important as a really strong regular light
when attempting to detect restoration. Especially when you are looking
at pieces backed on heavy board (and as you mentioned a bright light
alone usually doesn't cut it there).

Seeing your mention of bestine to "save the day" though does make me
remember one question I am always meaning to ask you: Why exactly does
Emovieposter use paper-damaging masking tape when packing up parcels
for customers, instead of the far more paper friendly "blue" tape that
most other major auction houses/dealers use? Surely using blue tape
will result in a lot less situations where bestine is needed to save
the day. I also find the blue tape a lot more friendly on the
polybags/packing supplies in allowing them to be reused and helping
keep everything a little bit greener.

Best,

Sean

On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 9:05 AM Bruce Hershenson
 wrote:


Did you know that there are some basic items that EVERY movie
memorabilia collector should consider owning?

We are often contacted by collectors with various concerns or
requests that pertain to collecting movie paper such as "how can I
protect the tear in my poster without restoration", "how can I
safely remove this piece of tape", "how can I more easily open
packages", etc.

So we thought it would be helpful to make a list of some of the
items we think ALL movie paper collectors should strongly consider
owning:

*Lineco Document Repair Tape and Lineco Transparent Mending Tissue
- This is tape that is safe for use on movie paper. You can use it
on the back of items to secure tears.

*Bestine (or "Un-du") - This is a solvent that can dissolve the
sticky part of tape making the tape easily removed without damage to
movie paper and is therefore super useful in removing tape from
older posters, and also can "save the day" if you accidentally get
tape stuck to a poster when removing it from a package.

NOTE: This is a highly flammable and dangerous substance and should
only be used in a well ventilated area, and ONLY if you are at least
somewhat "handy" and will be EXTREMELY careful using it. Be sure to
read ALL of the manufacture's warnings before use.

*A utility knife, Xacto knife, or similar - This is wonderful for
opening well packed packages (such as those eMoviePoster.com uses).
NOTE: You should always cut with care as these knives are extremely
sharp and WILL cut through several pieces of cardboard with ease,
and can also cut into YOU with even greater ease. You definitely do
NOT want to accidentally cut your movie paper (or yourself)!

*A REALLY strong light (like 400 watts or stronger) - This is
wonderful if you own or are considering buying restored items. When
you hold those items up before a light source like this, you will
likely be able to practically "see" right through the linen or paper
backing, and you can likely see the extent of the restoration.

You will need some practice to know how to interpret what you see
in some cases, but in many cases it will be very obvious (like where
a large hole was recreated by being painted over). But be prepared
to be shocked in some cases, because some auctions describe some
items as having "minor fold and border restoration", when the actual
restoration is far greater, because they are counting on the buyers
not being knowledgeable to know the difference.

And also, know that if an item (usually a window card, half-sheet
or insert) is backed onto a heavy board backing, you likely can't
get a light bright enough to shine through it, but just the fact
that this kind of restoration was performed is almost a guarantee
that the restoration was extensive. And also, when acrylic 

Re: [MOPO] Some basic items that EVERY movie memorabilia collector should consider owning!

[Greg Douglass]

Very late weighing in on this. I bought a blueprint storage desk for 200 bucks at a local antique stor. Nobody wanted it! I lowballed the proprietor and guess what? I now have access to all my "good stuff", no problems, no muss, no fuss. Just pull the drawer out and, Abracadabra!, there it is!

I did have to remove the bottom drawer to store linenbacked items. They wouldn't fit. No issues at all. So much nicer than wrestling with a massive pile of paper like i used to do..."Oh wait! That Star Wars thingie I just sold is...at the bottom of 50 pounds of other paper. %$^("

Greg Douglass

Back in the USA tomorrow

PS: I just gave my black light to the Goodwill before I left for the UK. Crap.

 
 

Sent: Friday, October 06, 2023 at 6:52 PM
From: "Sean Linkenback" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Some basic items that EVERY movie memorabilia collector should consider owning!



Great list Bruce, though I will add that I consider a small portable black light at least as important as a really strong regular light when attempting to detect restoration. Especially when you are looking at pieces backed on heavy board (and as you mentioned a bright light alone usually doesn't cut it there).

 

Seeing your mention of bestine to "save the day" though does make me remember one question I am always meaning to ask you: Why exactly does Emovieposter use paper-damaging masking tape when packing up parcels for customers, instead of the far more paper friendly "blue" tape that most other major auction houses/dealers use? Surely using blue tape will result in a lot less situations where bestine is needed to save the day. I also find the blue tape a lot more friendly on the polybags/packing supplies in allowing them to be reused and helping keep everything a little bit greener.

 

Best,

 

Sean

 

 


On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 9:05 AM Bruce Hershenson  wrote:


Did you know that there are some basic items that EVERY movie memorabilia collector should consider owning?

We are often contacted by collectors with various concerns or requests that pertain to collecting movie paper such as "how can I protect the tear in my poster without restoration", "how can I safely remove this piece of tape", "how can I more easily open packages", etc.

So we thought it would be helpful to make a list of some of the items we think ALL movie paper collectors should strongly consider owning:

*Lineco Document Repair Tape and Lineco Transparent Mending Tissue - This is tape that is safe for use on movie paper. You can use it on the back of items to secure tears.

*Bestine (or "Un-du") - This is a solvent that can dissolve the sticky part of tape making the tape easily removed without damage to movie paper and is therefore super useful in removing tape from older posters, and also can "save the day" if you accidentally get tape stuck to a poster when removing it from a package.

NOTE: This is a highly flammable and dangerous substance and should only be used in a well ventilated area, and ONLY if you are at least somewhat "handy" and will be EXTREMELY careful using it. Be sure to read ALL of the manufacture's warnings before use.

*A utility knife, Xacto knife, or similar - This is wonderful for opening well packed packages (such as those eMoviePoster.com uses). NOTE: You should always cut with care as these knives are extremely sharp and WILL cut through several pieces of cardboard with ease, and can also cut into YOU with even greater ease. You definitely do NOT want to accidentally cut your movie paper (or yourself)!

*A REALLY strong light (like 400 watts or stronger) - This is wonderful if you own or are considering buying restored items. When you hold those items up before a light source like this, you will likely be able to practically "see" right through the linen or paper backing, and you can likely see the extent of the restoration.

You will need some practice to know how to interpret what you see in some cases, but in many cases it will be very obvious (like where a large hole was recreated by being painted over). But be prepared to be shocked in some cases, because some auctions describe some items as having "minor fold and border restoration", when the actual restoration is far greater, because they are counting on the buyers not being knowledgeable to know the difference.

And also, know that if an item (usually a window card, half-sheet or insert) is backed onto a heavy board backing, you likely can't get a light bright enough to shine through it, but just the fact that this kind of restoration was performed is almost a guarantee that the restoration was extensive. And also, when acrylic paint is used, you also may have trouble seeing "through it", but again, just the fact that this kind of restoration was performed is almost a guarantee that the restoration was extensive.

And it is not that you shouldn't buy restored items, just that you should be accurately informed as to how 

[MOPO] Photos and a press kit on Ebay - Peckinpah, Spike Lee, Boogie Nights

[Derek Martin]

Hi everyone,

A few items added to Ebay last night,

The Osterman Weekend press kit,  Sam Peckinpah, Rutger Hauer
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266467415367

Directors on location stills:

Krzystof Kieslowski - Three Colours Trilogy, Blue, White, and Red - one
still from each https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266467477424

Spike Lee - Crooklyn - great portrait
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266467509255

Christopher Guest - Waiting For Guffman (with Eugene Levy)
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266467587919

Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights (with Heather Graham)
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266467587919

thanks for reading!

Derek Martin

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[MOPO] FA: HALF of the 1,356 items in Tuesday's Part I are at $30 or under with a day left!

[Bruce Hershenson]

*It is likely because we have 3,185 auctions closing this week (in our
3-part 24th Annual Halloween Auction), but there are tons of the 1,356
items in Tuesday's Part I at https://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/13.html
 that are currently at
ridiculously low prices with ONE DAY left!I am not exaggerating one bit.
With one day to go, there are an astonishing 230 at $1 to $10, 482 at $1 to
$20, and 684 (HALF of the auctions) at just $1 to $30! And these include a
ton of extreme rarities of many kinds, including one-sheets, lobby cards,
stills, and so much more!And of course, WE are the only major auction with
NONE of those awful "buyers premiums" (and one auction has a truly insane
minimum buyers premium of $29, meaning they will never sell any item for
under $30, and that their poor consignors get pennies from a $30
sale).These auctions are filled to overflowing with great items of all
kinds, and there is almost no chance there won't be LOTS of great "deals"
and maybe some real "steals", but of course you can't get them if you
aren't bidding! Best of luck on whatever you are bidding on!*



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