Question
I am about to list posters
large posters
unframed
I have stored these flat, because I hate rolled posters
but, do I ship them flat, in a mailing tube
or in a piece of pvc pipe
Which way do you want to receive your poster
all costs about the same to me.
PVC is the easiest for me
mailing tube is second in ease but most expensive
cardboard is a bit cumbersome but doable
two I gotta roll the poster, one is flat and ready for framing....
I prefer flat but that would just be me, but honestly tube is probably safer it will just roll the poster.
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I shipped rolled. If I use a triangular priority box I roll the poster up tighter in some kraft paper so it's got a better chance if the box gets smooshed. All the posters I get in for customers come rolled from the distributors. Art.com and Posters.com ship rolled. The semi-pricey ($150-200) limited edition prints all come flat. The most expensive prints ($1500 - $3000) all come rolled. The most expensive things I've sold, originals from $10,000 to $55,000, all came rolled.
Flat is overrated, and a pain in the ass. It's easier for the piece to get damaged when it's flat. We hates it.
Occasionally UPS will charge me an $8 fee for shipping a round tube because it's irregular. They will normally remove it if I call and explain where else the tube may fit. Packaging a poster flat falls into their oversize category and that's expensive to ship.
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explain where else the tube may fit.
I was hoping you would come along, this is your area of expertise
if its good enough for a 55,000.00 original, its good enough for a bud poster
I just hate flattening these things back out, it is a real pet peeve of mine.
Johnny, you got any connection in the antique art industry in old english art.
I got a guy with a very, very good piece, too good for this area.
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PVC? -- thats expensive, and heavy! --
if its an expensive poster i saw cool, it will get there in perfect condition.
if its a normal poster use a normal tri-tube.
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I saw...
>> I am about to list posters
I just had to read why and how you planned on listing here posters... Obviously, I need more coffee..
-Jim
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we don't have tri poster tubes locally and the round ones are 60 miles away. there is only aobut 300 grams difference between a PVC and a poster tube, which makes very little difference on the postage. If I only have couple to mail I will use it.
I'll see if and what they sell for, then worry about which way to package them, I am about due for a trip to the big city.
Jim, if I could figure out how to make mney listing your posters, I would certainly share it with you
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In my experience posters on eBay don't get jack for bids and it wasn't worth it. I wish you luck, I hope you have something you can make some bucks on.
I don't have any connections for that antique piece. Maybe someone here who is closer to the antiques market than the interior design market can provide something. There was Wolf's Auction House, a great place locally, but they closed down several years ago. Anyway, I'm pretty much universally hated on a local level.
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I'm pretty much universally hated on a local level.
I find this hard to believe.....
older beer posters are sometimes good on ebay, otherwise, not much goes.
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Gabs, it is SO much easier to ship them rolled. I stack three of the #4 priority boxes (the small square boxes) inside each other and tape them together and they are just right. Three of the #4 boxes weigh much less than the triangular tube box and besides, I hate putting the tube box together.
Joan
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I am canadian, we don't get FREE boxes.....
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