Auction Description: 1,257 oversized stills, magazines, books, program books, and comic books
Start Date: 4/18/2021
End Date: 5/2/2021 beginning at 3:05 CDT

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*Special Details About These Items (1,257 books and stills)
*U.S. Shipping Details
*Non-U.S. Shipping Details

HERE IS A CHART OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION:
(to better help you find the sizes and countries that interest you)

8m0001-8m0023 exhibitor magazine, campaign book
8m0024-8m0044 pulp magazine
8m0045-8m0182 comic book
8m0183-8m0206 oversized still (multiple)
8m0207-8m0321 oversized still (single)
8m0322-8m0438 program book
8m0439-8m0824 vintage magazine
8m0825-8m0826 WONDERFUL WIZARDS OF ART, ART DUCKO
8m0827-8m0987 hardcover book
8m0988-8m1088 softcover book
8m1089-8m1167 sexploitation paperback book
8m1168-8m1180 paperback, miscellaneous
8m1181-8m1213 FILM DAILY YEARBOOK
8m1214-8m1235 INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC
8m1236-8m1244 PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL
8m1245-8m1257 STANDARD CASTING DIRECTORY

Why are we auctioning so many magazines, program books, and books of all sorts in one set of auctions?
     This auction contains 1,257 magazines, program books, and books (hardcover, softcover, and paperback) of every imaginable type (and we also added oversized stills and comic books). The reason we are auctioning all of these at one time is because we know that anyone who collects some of these likely collects many of these, and bidders can buy a lot of these and combine them into a single package. This makes a big difference in shipping charges! We WISH we could tell you that we will offer a similar selection of these any time soon, but we would be lying! This is ALL the magazines and books we have here, and when this auction is over we will be "starting from scratch" so it might be a year or more before we do even a small auction of these!

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 poster 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!

U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order plus $3, for both the best packaging materials you have ever seen (you can choose either the U.S. Post Office or UPS (since you are paying it, you can choose the method you prefer). All U.S. orders will be sent fully insured.

NOTE: Our Pay and Hold Program (see below for how this works) allows you to have your purchases sent every TWELVE weeks, which means we will only send you packages four times a year. We urge that all of our customers who plan to buy from future auctions join the Pay and Hold Program, because it really saves you a massive amount on shipping!

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 reply to this email with a copy of that Certificate, so you can be exempted from the sales tax).

Have you heard about our Pay and Hold Program?
This lets U.S. buyers pay for their purchases from 12 consecutive weeks (a total of 18 auctions and around 24,000+ items!), and we then send all your purchases at once saving you LOTS of money! Click HERE to learn more about becoming one of the hundreds of our U.S. buyers who are already part of this program.

We require "signature required" on all orders over $100, unless the customer accepts responsibility
 Neither UPS nor USPS automatically require a signature to deliver packages, so in order for a signature to be required, you need to pay the extra $5.00 for UPS or $2.60 for USPS that they charge for "signature required", and please realize that they will then 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. We add "signature required" to all orders over $100, because of the drastic rise in "porch thefts" (packages being stolen after they are left off). We WILL allow you to have your package sent without signature required if it is over $100, but only if YOU accept full responsibility if it is stolen after it is left off, and if you agree to not file for a refund from your credit card company or Paypal (because they would take the money from us). We can't accept the responsibility if your package is stolen, so we require full insurance and signature required, unless YOU want that responsibility and say so in writing.

You CAN usually combine shipment!

NOTE: These items need to be sent in flat packages so... IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT COMBINING: We will combine bulk lots with other purchases when possible, but because many bulk lots contain lots of items, it is not always possible to combine them; Learn More About Combining). They can be combined with these auctions (but if you have books or magazines sent via U.S. Media Mail, then you can't combine them with the below): Tuesday February 16th folded one-sheets and folded non-U.S. Thursday February 18th single lobby cards and stills Sunday February 21st many of the bulk lots that ship in flat packages Thursday March 4th signed items that ship in flat packages Sunday March 7th oversized items that ship in flat packages Tuesday March 16th window cards, Italian, French, 3sh, 6sh, and similar Thursday March 18th the bulk lots that ship in flat packages Sunday April 4th most of the items that ship in flat packages in April Major Part III Tuesday April 13th folded one-sheets and folded non-U.S. Thursday April 15th sets of lobby cards and sets of stills Sunday April 18th the bulk lots that ship in flat packages Thursday April 29th single lobby cards and stills They must be sent separately from these auctions for an additional shipping charge: Sunday February 21st most of the bulk lots that ship in tubes Tuesday March 2nd inserts, 1/2-shs, small non-U.S. Thursday March 4th signed items that ship in tubes Sunday March 7th oversized items that ship in tubes Thursday March 18th most of the bulk lots that ship in tubes Sunday March 21st rolled one-sheets, non-U.S, and special posters Tuesday March 30th linenbacked 1-sheets (because we don't combine linen with non-linen) Thursday April 1st linenbacked posters (because we don't combine linen with non-linen) Sunday April 4th the items that ship in tubes in April Major Part III Sunday April 18th the bulk lots that ship in tubes Tuesday April 27th inserts, 1/2-shs, small non-U.S

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 twelve 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 $3 for packaging materials)!

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 $3, for both the best packaging materials you have ever seen and a separate printed invoice mailed to you. All non-U.S. buyers must tell us if they want the package sent insured or uninsured at the time they pay for their order.

Have you heard about our Pay and Hold Program?
This lets U.S. buyers pay for their purchases from 12 consecutive weeks (a total of 18 auctions and around 24,000+ items!), and we then send all your purchases at once saving you LOTS of money! Click HERE to learn more about becoming one of the hundreds of our U.S. buyers who are already part of this program.

Learn more about how to save money on shipping by shipping to friends/family in the U.S., insurance, and customs fees.

NOTE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CHART WITH ESTIMATED SHIPPING COSTS FOR THIS SET OF AUCTIONS, BECAUSE THE ITEMS ARE SUCH VARIED TYPES AND VERY DRASTICALLY IN SIZE AND WEIGHT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO GIVE A CHART (but you can guess yourself, based on the size and weight of the items you are bidding on)! Please bear the approximate shipping cost of what you are bidding on 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 box, 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, but of course this is not legal, and 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! 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 $3 for packaging materials)!