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Details About These Items
HERE IS A CHART OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION:
(to better help you find the sizes and countries that interest you)
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A TUBE LONGER THAN 32" (up to 50"
long) FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0001-1z0056 40x60, bus stop, subway, advertising
1z0057-1z0079 all kinds of cool oversized posters!
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED BY THEMSELVES (they can only be
combined with like posters) IN A 42" LONG TUBE (or shorter, if possible) FOR THE
ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0080-1z0084 silk banner, vinyl banner
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED BY THEMSELVES (they can only be
combined with like posters) IN A 42" LONG TUBE (or shorter, if possible) FOR THE
ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0085-1z0097 misc poster, paper banner
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A 7" LONG TUBE FOR THE ACTUAL
COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0098-1z0117 5x28 paper banner
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A 32" LONG TUBE (or shorter, if
possible) FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0118-1z0158 30x40, misc, war, Japanese B1, Russian, British Quad
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A 16" LONG TUBE FOR THE ACTUAL
COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0159-1z0267 Swedish stolpe, Italian locandina, insert
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A 24" LONG TUBE (or shorter, if
possible) FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0268-1z0314 misc smaller poster, Italian, Yugoslavian
1z0315-1z0480 half-sheet, Japanese
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SENT ROLLED IN A 30" LONG TUBE (or shorter, if
possible) FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $5 per tube)
1z0481-1z0551 all kinds of cool standard size posters!, Russian
1z0552-1z0714 rolled one-sheet
About the posters in this auction which were once folded
Note that some of the posters in this auction were NEVER folded, and
some were folded. However, all of the posters in this auction were stored
unfolded, which has diminished how noticeable the fold lines are. UNLESS WE
ARE TOLD OTHERWISE BY THE NEW OWNER, WE INTEND TO SEND ALL OF THESE POSTERS
ROLLED IN TUBES. However, if a person solely purchases one of the
previously folded posters, we WILL re-fold it and send it in a flat
package if the person specifically requests it (this may lower the shipping, but
sometimes not, because some of the posters can not be folded to where they fit
in our standard-sized flat packages and have to be sent in one of our oversized
packages if they are folded). Of course, if you purchase both posters that were
once folded and posters that were never folded, then it will make far more sense
to send them all together in a single tube.
About "special" posters
We regularly receive posters from hundreds of consignors, and the vast
majority of them are standard movie poster sizes. But we also receive a number
of posters which are NOT standard movie poster sizes, or posters that are
not movie posters. These cover a HUGE range of years, sizes, and subjects
and some are likely extremely rare, and we guarantee you that a lot of them will
have images that are new to you! Included may be number of commercial posters
(posters sold directly to the public, BUT WE CLEARLY IDENTIFY ALL COMMERCIAL
POSTERS AS SUCH!), and/or reproductions (but only if obvious or
authentically autographed), but again WE CLEARLY IDENTIFY
ALL REPRODUCTION POSTERS AS SUCH.
NOTE THAT IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSTERS LIKE THESE TO DETERMINE
IF THEY WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD COMMERCIALLY. It is possible we have not
identified some posters as commercial posters that actually WERE
commercial posters. If you see any that you feel are misidentified, please
contact us
so that we can make the correction (please provide how you know the information
you are giving us!). We try to be 100% accurate, and we welcome all corrections.
About the condition
Note that we give a detailed overall condition grade to every item we sell
("fine", "very good to fine", "very good", "good to very good", "good", and
"fair", with only a few graded "poor") along with more details about the
condition described in words (but pretty much only if they are defects that
CAN'T be seen in our super-sized images, or if the item is especially
valuable). We felt this would help bidders identify items they want to bid on
more easily. Of course, we still strongly recommend that you look at our
super-sized image to see the extent of the defects that we describe and to
examine the item for minor defects that we did NOT describe.
If an item is in less than very good condition, should you not bid on it?
Of course not, as long as you are accepting of the defects the item has! The
item that is graded "very good", but has as many minor defects as is allowed
under the "very good" definition is only in SLIGHTLY better condition
than the best of the "good to very good" items. So please take the time to look
at the larger images of items that interest you, and see if the defects are the
sort that you can "live with", or are willing to restore. Some of these items
are EXTREMELY rare, and it may be years before you see them offered
again!
An important message to all of our buyers about how quickly we can send
orders (be sure to read this):
In our
three current sets of auctions we will have had MANY THOUSANDS of
auctions end, and they include every size and type of poster and all sorts of
related items, and include LOTS of very expensive items. There is NO WAY we
can pack and ship everything in just a few days, and in fact it will take us a
total of three weeks (give or take) to get every single item packed and quoted
to the buyers. So PLEASE be understanding of this! We WILL be
packing hundreds of orders each day after the auctions close, and it is the
"luck of the draw" as to whether your order is packed early on or near the
end. But you can "JUMP TO THE TOP OF THE STACK" by paying a $15 RUSH
FEE, so please request this in our checkout if you really want your quotes
(and your package) sent to you VERY quickly. We know everyone wants
their order sent ASAP, but we also know everyone wants them packed very
carefully and safely, so thanks for realizing this.
An important message to all of our non-U.S. buyers
about the tariffs and our way to greatly help with it (be sure to read this):
I (Bruce Hershenson) feel strongly that the worldwide tariffs are a
MASSIVE error, but they are a "man-made" catastrophe, caused
by the actions of one man, and it is something that can be reversed in a moment,
simply by recognizing the mistake of doing so, and canceling the tariffs.
BUT THERE IS A "SILVER LINING" TO
THIS! It seems that movie
posters in particular are exempt from the tariffs! There are customs
codes we add to non-U.S. countries relating to contents (it varies from country
to country) and we have not had any customers telling us they are getting
charged tariffs. HOWEVER, know that there are still "customs fees" that many
countries charge, and those ARE still being charged, but so far, no tariffs!
An important message to all of our U.S. buyers
about our trying to not use the U.S. Post Office (be sure to read this):
As we are
sure you are well aware, the service from the Post Office within the U.S. has
gone from bad to worse to downright awful over the past couple of years, and
that has now caused us to ONLY offer UPS for all domestic packages sent
within the U.S., except under special circumstances.
Why? Within the U.S., the Post Office has gone from
bad to terrible. Prices are MUCH higher, delivery times are FAR
longer, and FAR more packages are lost or damaged.
Worst of all, the U.S. Post
Office's tracking system in the U.S. has imploded. Packages get
scanned in, and then there is no more tracking for weeks, and rightfully
customers are furious, and they want a refund, but we can't even put in an
insurance claim for 30 days, so we are caught in the middle.
WE NOW WILL ONLY QUOTE UPS ON DOMESTIC ORDERS (within
the U.S.). If you insist on having your order sent USPS
(the U.S. Post Office) we will do so, but ONLY IF YOU SAY YOU WILL
WAIT UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM (and collected on it) IF YOUR
ORDER IS LOST OR DELAYED.
Why?
Within the U.S. we find that UPS does so much of a better job that we want
all our customers to use it, because:
1) While UPS's tracking is far from perfect, it is light years ahead of the Post
Office. Packages tend to not update in their tracking for a day or two at the
worst, compared to the Post Office's weeks or months.
2) While we have had a very few UPS packages damaged, it is a tiny percentage of
the amount of that of the Post Office (both degree of damage, and number of
claims).
3) UPS DOES pay insurance claims, both for damage and loss, and in a
timely fashion. In the most extreme case yet, we had a $11,500 tube vanish, and
they paid the insurance in full, 3 weeks after it went missing.
4) UPS has NOT been leaving packages (WITH Signature Confirmation
paid for) on the recipient's porch as the Post Office has.
5) We have a dedicated UPS representative, who DOES return our phone
calls and emails, and HAS (over and over) gotten problems resolved (and
often quickly)
WHAT
DOES ALL THIS ADD UP TO? Effective immediately, with all our domestic
customers (those receiving orders WITHIN the U.S.) we will only quote
(and use UPS), and NOT the Post Office, EXCEPT in the following
situations:
1) If your package is both very light (under 4 pounds) AND under $50,
where we will offer our customers a Post Office option (on request)
2) If your only shipping address is a Post Office box, we will offer our
customers a Post Office option, because UPS won't deliver to Post Office boxes
(on request)
BUT IF YOU DO
WANT A POST OFFICE OPTION WITHIN THE U.S., YOU MUST
REQUEST IT, AND ACCEPT IN WRITING THAT YOU CAN'T COLLECT FOR LOST OR
DAMAGED PACKAGES UNTIL WE COLLECT ON THE INSURANCE, AND THAT MAY TAKE A MONTH OR
TWO.
However, if your package is going to a country other than the U.S.
we are still convinced the Post Office is a better option
than UPS for MOST international orders. WHY? Because sadly, while UPS
does a better job delivering international orders, they OFTEN add on customs
fees that the Post Office does NOT charge (at least for now). So we
ONLY offer our international customers a Post Office option, but NOT
a UPS option, unless the customer specifically requests it and accepts that they
MAY need to pay high customs fees (that we will have no responsibility
for).
This is
all part of our desire to get our packages and tubes sent via the fastest,
safest and fully insured method, and after long experience, we feel certain that
within the United States, UPS offers this the best, and that using them almost
exclusively within the U.S. will result in fewer damaged packages, faster
deliveries, and full insurance payments o losses!
AND REMEMBER THAT AS OF NOW, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING (however it is sent) IS
STILL GETTING TO ITS DESTINATION UNHARMED, SO LET'S BE THANKFUL FOR THAT!
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U.S. Shipping Details
U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order plus $5
per tube or box,
for both the best packaging materials you have ever seen. All U.S. orders will be sent fully insured.
Missouri,
California, Washington, and Illinois customers: If your order is sent within these states, we MUST
collect sales tax, and we will do so automatically unless you have a
Reseller Certificate from your state (in which case you need to provide a
copy of that Certificate, so you can be exempted from the sales tax).
Have you heard about our Pay and Hold Program?
Our Pay and Hold Program allows you to have your purchases sent every
SIXTEEN weeks, which means we will only send you packages around three times
a year, but you MUST pay for your purchases every two weeks, even though
they may not be shipped for 16 weeks. Click
HERE to learn more about becoming one of the hundreds of our buyers
who are already part of this program and saving a massive amount on
shipping!
Do you need "signature required"?
Neither
UPS nor USPS automatically require a signature to deliver packages, so if you want the
signature to be required on orders under $100, you will need to pay the extra $5.00 for UPS or $2.60 for USPS that
they charge for "signature required". But please realize that they
then will NOT leave
the package at the door, and you may well have to go to the UPS or USPS facility yourself to
pick it up if you aren't there to meet the delivery person. If you have any other special requirements, please tell us when you are paying for
your order. IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY THAT YOU WANT SIGNATURE REQUIRED, THEN YOUR PACKAGE WILL BE
SENT WITHOUT SIGNATURE REQUIRED, unless your package has a dollar value over $100, in which case we will ALWAYS send it
with signature required, due to the massive rise in "porch thefts".
You can specifically tell us not to do so, but you will need to fully accept responsibility for the package if it is stolen from your porch or
lobby!
You CAN usually combine shipment!
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NOTE: These items need to be
sent rolled in tubes so...
*they can be combined with
these auctions:
Thursday February 12th items that ship in tubes
Sunday February 15th items that ship in tubes
Thursday March 12th items that ship in tubes
Thursday April 9th items that ship in tubes
Sunday April 12th items that ship in tubes
Thursday May 7th items that ship in tubes
Sunday May 10th items that ship in tubes
*they must be sent separately
from these auctions for an additional shipping charge:
Tuesday February 10th items that ship in flat packages
Sunday February 15th items that ship in flat packages
Tuesday March 10th items that ship in flat packages
Sunday March 15th items that ship in flat packages
Tuesday April 7th items that ship in flat packages
Sunday April 12th items that ship in flat packages
Tuesday May 5th items that ship in flat packages
Sunday May 10th items that ship in flat packages
Tuesday June 2nd items that ship in flat packages
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Note that (if you join our Pay and Hold Program) we allow you to wait to
have your purchases shipped until a total of twelve auctions
have ended
so that you can combine your current purchases with those of our following auctions (if
possible; see
Learn More
About Combining), and that means there is a chance you could combine
all those items, and still pay only a single shipping charge (assuming those items
fit into the same type of package). But of course, there is a limit to how many items can fit in
a single package or tube, and if you end up with several packages, you will need to pay that
many shipping charges;
Learn More About Combining. Since around half of our auctions have items that ship in
tubes and the other half have items that ship in flat packages, and since few of those
two types of items can
be combined, most of our regular buyers end up with at least two packages after
sixteen weeks. We
KNOW there are other sellers who charge a little less on shipping than we do (and of
course, there are others who charge far more!), but none of the ones with lower rates offer the
same generous combined shipping we do, and we know that our packaging is the best there is, and
our orders virtually never arrive damaged (and on the very rare times that they do, all our U.S.
packages are fully insured, and FULL INSURANCE IS INCLUDED IN THE U.S. SHIPPING CHARGE).
DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus
$5 per tube or box for packaging
materials)!
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Non-U.S. Shipping Details
Non-U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order
(you can choose whatever method you prefer, but know that the U.S. Post
Office has eliminated Surface Mail, so we can only send via Express or
Airmail), plus $5 per tube or box, for both the best packaging materials you have ever seen
and a separate printed invoice mailed to you.
All non-U.S. buyers must have their packages fully insured, UNLESS
they expressly state they accept fully responsibility if their order is lost
or damaged.
Have you heard about our Pay and Hold Program?
Our Pay and Hold Program allows you to have your purchases sent every
SIXTEEN weeks, which means we will only send you packages around three times
a year, but you MUST pay for your purchases every two weeks, even though
they may not be shipped for 16 weeks. Click
HERE to learn more about becoming one of the hundreds of our buyers
who are already part of this program and saving a massive amount on
shipping!
Learn
more about how to save money on shipping by shipping to friends/family
in the U.S., insurance, and customs fees.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please bear these
approximate shipping cost in mind BEFORE you place a bid (if
you live outside the U.S.). The vast majority of our customers want a very
securely packed tube, and will pay the extra shipping cost involved (and of
course, it goes to the Post Office or UPS, and not us!). Please do not ask
us to pack less securely, as that would likely result in a damaged order.
Some sellers are sending by Ground UPS to Canada, but that incurs large
"brokerage fees", so we do not recommend it. Note that there are also
some sellers sending non-U.S. packages via a "Letter" rate, or marked as
"gift", or marked with a low value, but we can not do this. We have outlined the
possibilities for sending non-U.S. packages above, so please read that
carefully, BEFORE placing a bid!
Do you have a friend or relative who lives in the United States?
Some of our customers either visit the U.S. regularly, or have friends or
relatives within the U.S., and often those customers have us send their orders to a U.S.
address, and then they transport the posters from there. THIS CAN SAVE YOU A GREAT DEAL ON
SHIPPING (but bear in mind that, depending on the state, we might have to
then charge U.S. sales tax)! This is fine with us, but realize that you still need to let us know within one
week of receipt if you want to return anything, so don't use this method unless you are certain
you will want to keep your purchases.
DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus
$5 per tube or box for packaging
materials)!
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