Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[househead]

Originally Posted by jla135

This was a crappy job, and crappy cell phone camera photo, and crappy frame, but here's kind of what I meant. The poster is something like 25x38, so I bought a 27x40 frame and went to work.

Is there a pic?

* see it now

[jla135]

Originally Posted by househead

I'm torn. I feel like buying a bunch of standard frames just to get these things on the wall but then I'd regret it every time I see a snazzy matte job like roar's.

Need to start playing lottery.

I know how you feel. The one I used to have was for American Psycho, after the matte poster and frame, it ran me about $94. The poster was only 17x11 too.

Originally Posted by househead

Is there a pic?

Sorry about that, I had forgot to link it.

[roar]

Originally Posted by househead

I'm torn. I feel like buying a bunch of standard frames just to get these things on the wall but then I'd regret it every time I see a snazzy matte job like roar's.

Need to start playing lottery.

It's tough man... cathexist said it... it literally costs more to to frame them than to buy them and that sucks... I just can't not frame them though

Honestly... I have no problem at all with no matting, me, personally though, I would rather wait 2 months... 3 months... 6 months... and save the money to do them with the mattes.

Check out this killer Stout Let the Right One In (NOT MINE)


I can't imagine that print any other way now.

[househead]

Wow that LTROI looks awesome! roar, you settled it for me. Guess I'll have to get a part time job.

Funny thing: I never used to notice the framing on prints/photos out in public 'til recently but now see it everywhere. At work, the vet, doctor, bars, etc etc. It's everywhere! Should have gone into the framing business.

[kovalchuk71]

So I took a chance and hit the JACKPOT tonight. Drove over 3.5 hours roundtrip, but ended up picking up an Original Forrest Gump poster, an Original Jurassic Park poster, and a Cool Runnings poster. The best part? They are all in great condition and came with the original tubes. And all three cost me $20 total

[roar]

Originally Posted by kovalchuk71

So I took a chance and hit the JACKPOT tonight. Drove over 3.5 hours roundtrip, but ended up picking up an Original Forrest Gump poster, an Original Jurassic Park poster, and a Cool Runnings poster. The best part? They are all in great condition and came with the original tubes. And all three cost me $20 total

[Show spoiler]

WTG! You did well.

Movieposter.com has been known to price some of their posters on the high side... and like any other hobby an item is really only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but if we use movieposter.com as a reference you scored big:

http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...ssic_Park.html $270
http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...rest_Gump.html $215

[cathexist]

Hey everybody, I don't know how many of your are familiar with it...but I just joined ExpressoBeans.com

...it's a GREAT resource for screen printed posters, and they have a collection feature for prints similar to what Blu-ray.com has for our movie collections here.

I've already purchased another poster from a member on there, and I've started actively seeking some trades. They also have an ebay notification system so you can look or be notified which posters you want have been listed on ebay or are in another members collection waiting for a trade.

If you guys are interested in seeing what I personally have up for trade, check out my trade thread over there:

http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewt...47482#p1247482

UPDATE: Woops...my trade thread over there may be taken down because I'm supposed to wait 30 days from joining to start a thread on their open market...visit while you can and then I'll put it back up after the time has passed as well.

I have my Iron Man II Tyler Stout Variant and Stark Trek: The Motion Picture posters up for trade

[sonicboom]

yea eb is an excellent but dangerous site.

dangerous because you start finding out about more and more prints you want to buy, and the next thing you know you have way too many prints sitting in tubes waiting to be framed or at the very least flattened and put into sleeves/portfolios.

[cathexist]

Originally Posted by sonicboom

yea eb is an excellent but dangerous site.

dangerous because you start finding out about more and more prints you want to buy, and the next thing you know you have way too many prints sitting in tubes waiting to be framed or at the very least flattened and put into sleeves/portfolios.

...I'm going to TRY to keep mine to a minimum

[TP83]

Originally Posted by victim

I just noticed that on movieposter.com, they say FedEx doesn't ship to P.O. boxes. Does anyone know if their other shipping option will? I think it's Airmail. I never used that before.

I also have a PO box and I figured out a way to get around it. Use your physical address and your po box at the same time. Say if your physical address is 111 Circle lane and your po box is po box 99 try:

John Doe
111 Circle lane
Box 99
Whatever, US 00000

In my experience they usually end up delivering it to the post office when they cant find your address. It may not work for you, but its worth a shot.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by victim

I just noticed that on movieposter.com, they say FedEx doesn't ship to P.O. boxes. Does anyone know if their other shipping option will? I think it's Airmail. I never used that before.

Cough cough, I ship to post office boxes. LOL! In all seriousness, most post offices have a FedEX drop box usually located outside and the FedEx employee comes along and empties it at a certain time in the late afternoon but unsure if they actually go into a post office to deliver or pick up packages. But as another poster mentioned, you try putting the actual address for the post office and then put "Box #" but there is a chance they may not deliver. You may want to contact MoviePoster.com regarding orders shipped to post office boxes just to be safe.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by kovalchuk71

So I took a chance and hit the JACKPOT tonight. Drove over 3.5 hours roundtrip, but ended up picking up an Original Forrest Gump poster, an Original Jurassic Park poster, and a Cool Runnings poster. The best part? They are all in great condition and came with the original tubes. And all three cost me $20 total

Congrats on scoring the originals you wanted, glad they were in great shape too, you did well especially on the Gump as double-sided originals are quite hard to find for that film.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

Framing costs are not a whole lot of fun but you've got options as there are ways to reduce the costs. Plastic rather than glass in the frame, no matting or simple matting, plastic frames rather than wood or metal.

Personally I'd rather save up and get one print framed at a time and go all out as I don't plan on taking these down and want them to look their best.

Naturally I'd rather have my prints framed than sitting in tubes but due to the cost involved I have more in tubes at the moment. I hope to get one framed in the next couple weeks, and then slowly work my way through my collection over the course of the next year, I'm done with buying prints I am simply clear out of wall space now (Famous last words I'm sure as I know I've said them before )

I know Michael's was in the news recently regarding their framing coupons and how they were charging people twice as much for the framing and then deducting 50% from the coupon thus bringing it down to the normal price any other time. I don't know the details but remember hearing about it on the news recently.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by TP83

Yeah I know. My print of Iron Man 2 (not the T.Stout version) was $40 and they wanted $120 for a basic framing.

If you get your Stout IM2 print framed, make sure the framer does NOT dry mount the print. Doing so is a permanent process and devalues the print completely. Dry mounting is when they take the poster and a piece of styrofoam backing and spray it with an adhesive spray and then place the poster/print on it and they then put it in a vacuum sealed machine that bonds them together. It is designed to take the ripples and bubbles out but it then alters the original poster/print and makes it worthless. Just have it loose between the glass and the backing of the frame, and for a collectible print such as Stout's IM2, go with an acid-free backing and matte board.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by cathexist

Hey everybody, I don't know how many of your are familiar with it...but I just joined ExpressoBeans.com

...it's a GREAT resource for screen printed posters, and they have a collection feature for prints similar to what Blu-ray.com has for our movie collections here.

I've already purchased another poster from a member on there, and I've started actively seeking some trades. They also have an ebay notification system so you can look or be notified which posters you want have been listed on ebay or are in another members collection waiting for a trade.

If you guys are interested in seeing what I personally have up for trade, check out my trade thread over there:

http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewt...47482#p1247482

UPDATE: Woops...my trade thread over there may be taken down because I'm supposed to wait 30 days from joining to start a thread on their open market...visit while you can and then I'll put it back up after the time has passed as well.

I have my Iron Man II Tyler Stout Variant and Stark Trek: The Motion Picture posters up for trade

While I will agree EB site is very informative and a fun place to go, and there are a lot of helpful friendly people with a ton of knowledge on screen prints, there are also those who feel they are above everyone else and will ridicule anyone they don't agree with, etc. One other thing I noticed is that some people don't bother to update their "wanted" list or "for sale" list, meaning someone will have a print that they want, but then they get it but don't bother removing their name from the want list. But, things like that are common most everywhere else, overall its a very informative site with some really helpful people over there.

[househead]

gosh for any of you guys seeking real movie posters please consult Kinsella first. Time after time the guy gets people what they want.

Even if you don't get it from him he wont steer you wrong.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by househead

gosh for any of you guys seeking real movie posters please consult Kinsella first. Time after time the guy gets people what they want.

Even if you don't get it from him he wont steer you wrong.

Thanks man, and yes if I can't help someone, I will try my best to still help people out. I just don't want to see anyone here (or anywhere for that matter) fall victim to the knock-offs out there, etc.

[Blu Doon]

quick question on moviegoods.com they have orginal 1 sheets are these really orginal production or just something that they make and they are calling it orginal here is a example http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_prod...123&sku=147453

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by victim

I have my eye on this:
http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...ung_Adult.html

Do you know anything about the AirMail shipping option?

I don't know about their shipping options, you may want to send off an email to their customer support and ask what options are available for shipping for those in the USA, I am sure they will get back to you with an answer quickly.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by doonprobe

quick question on moviegoods.com they have orginal 1 sheets are these really orginal production or just something that they make and they are calling it orginal here is a example http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_prod...123&sku=147453

Personally, in my opinion, they have ruined their own reputation. Several years ago they used to be a legit dealer for originals and they would offer reproductions but then they switched to mainly dealing in reproductions. They then started producing double-sided reproductions. Then it was rumored they were basically printing up their own stuff, digital copies if you will in all types of various sizes. Reprints used to be 26x39 but then they came along and started printing up 27x40 reprints, and most collectors know 27x40 is designated for originals.

Back when the Dark Knight advance style "B" (the only style to feature Ledger on it with the Why So Serious? tag line on it) was out and most dealers sold out of them due to Ledger's unfortunate death, there was a sudden surge in reproductions being peddled on eBay, etc. I had found over a dozen eBay sellers, who knew nothing about posters selling them and saying they were double-sided and real posters, but their sizes were off (the originals are actually 27x40 1/16th of an inch), they all said to me "Oh I bought what I thought was a reprint from MovieGoods and it was double-sided so I thought they goofed and sent me an original so I bought more to resell. I had one shipped to me by someone and it was a poorly made reproduction but these people "thought" they had originals. I even contacted MovieGoods at the time who then started advertising them as reproductions on eBay claiming they were not authentic but then stated they were double-sided.

It is quite sad that a dealer has had to resort to those type of tactics, but I personally would stay clear away from them. They used to have that "Authentic Original Item" logo on their posters, but because they flood the market with so much reprinted garbage, who can really be sure what they are getting is authentic. It could be that the poster in question is original and they are simply clearing it out. MovieGoods sells under a various assortment of names as well, via websites, and on Amazon, eBay, etc. One of their main eBay names was MGPoster but it shows now as "No Longer Registered". A fellow dealer friend of mine overseas recently emailed me saying they don't appear on Amazon's UK site anymore as well. The tend to pop up with new names every so often. It's a big "Buyer Beware" when it comes to them in my book.