[MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests

2008-11-01 Thread Ron Wisberg
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

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests

2008-11-01 Thread MotionPictureArt.com
, November 01, 2008 10:10 AM 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

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests

2008-11-01 Thread Steven W Hill
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

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests

2008-11-01 Thread Bruce Hershenson
, 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

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests

2008-11-01 Thread Cory glaberson
I disagree with other dealers who say ship it rolled. I think the person just doesn't understand what kind of paper a lobby card is printed on. The desired end result is getting them the item in the same condition as you sold it. You take a greater chance of damaging the card by rolling it even

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests...

2008-11-01 Thread Mark Heller
Ship it the correct way. You are the experienced pro. If done correctly it will be fine. otherwise make them email you a statement that you are not responsible if shipped rolled. As a business owner you can do everything correctly and still not please everyone. It's hard to accept but true.

Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests...

2008-11-01 Thread MotionPictureArt.com
, 2008 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Weird Shipping Requests... Ship it the correct way. You are the experienced pro. If done correctly it will be fine. otherwise make them email you a statement that you are not responsible if shipped rolled. As a business owner you can do everything