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About "Oversized" U.S. Posters
This week on eBay we are selling a very large number of three-sheet and six-sheet posters, including some very scarce titles, some of which may never have been at auction before. Most of the posters we are selling were actually used in a theater (all were printed intended for theater-use, but some never made it out of the poster exchange that distributed them), and they have defects typical with those acquired by a poster that has been attached to a wall and then taken down again. Some of the posters were used in theaters in other parts of the world, and some of those have "censor stamps" on them (but, unlike one-sheets with censor stamps, most three-sheets and and six-sheets with censor stamps are stamped in unobtrusive places, often in the blank background areas; in addition, sometimes the censor stamps are relatively very small on these larger posters and are much less noticeable than they would be on one-sheets). MOST COLLECTORS OF THREE-SHEETS AND SIX-SHEETS ARE ACCEPTING OF THE DEFECTS THAT THEATER-USED LARGER POSTERS ACQUIRE, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BID ON THESE POSTERS. Most collectors of three-sheets and six-sheets have them linenbacked and restored prior to displaying them, and they know that most of the defects theater-used posters acquire can be fairly easily restored during the linenbacking process. If you are like most collectors, and can accept the defects that most of these posters have (which WERE acquired during actual theater use!) then we think you will be very happy to have this rare opportunity to select from such a huge number of rarely seen larger U.S. posters!

About Our Photos of Posters Printed in 2+ Pieces, and of Larger Posters
Most of the posters we are offering this week are printed in 2 or more pieces (almost all of the three-sheets and six-sheets, which were made before printers had the ability to print such large posters in one piece, so they were normally printed in two or four pieces; in the late 1970s, printers began printing three-sheets in a single piece, and six-sheets in two pieces). To give you the best possible idea of what the poster will look like when the pieces are combined, as intended, we photograph each piece separately and then digitally "join" the images to show you what the entire poster looks like (when there are multiple pieces, they are printed with extra blank borders designed to overlap, so that the pieces can be combined to have a perfect "fit"). BUT THE DOWNSIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHING THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BY THEMSELVES IS THAT THE LIGHTING IS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME WHEN WE PHOTOGRAPH EACH PIECE SEPARATELY. Often this leads to one part of the poster appearing darker (or lighter) than the rest of the poster. THIS IS DUE SOLELY TO THE LIGHTING AND DOES NOT MEAN ONE PIECE IS "DARKER" THAN ANOTHER! If one of our posters ACTUALLY has significantly different coloring from one piece to another, we SURELY note that in words. This same "lighter" and "darker" issue can occur in single piece posters, if they are very large (like three-sheets that are printed in a single piece), because the poster is so large that the lighting may vary from one area of the poster to another. But know that any color difference from one section of a poster to another, or from one portion of the poster to another, is purely due to photography and is NOT on the actual poster, and when you see the poster in person, you will see that this is correct!

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 a general description of the defects, and we only describe specific defects if they are the type 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.

Note that SOME of the posters we are selling this week will fit in our standard mailers, usually if they are purchased by themselves!
Some of the folded three-sheets we are selling were folded perfectly evenly, and those still can fit in our standard mailers. However, this is not true of many of the three-sheets, because most of them were actually used in a theater, and they were refolded slightly unevenly, which means they do NOT fit in our standard mailers. We are telling you this because, if you solely purchase items that WILL fit in our standard mailers, we will pack them that way, and then reimburse you the excess shipping (if you already paid it), or only charge you the lower shipping amount, if you have not yet paid when we pack the item. KNOW THAT WE WILL PACK EVERY ITEM IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY (so as to save you shipping), BUT OF COURSE, WE WILL NOT PACK ANYTHING IN A LESS SAFE WAY, JUST TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS ON SHIPPING!

Why $10 shipping this week?
This week only (because we are selling "oversized" posters which do not fit in our standard mailers, and will need to be sent in large oversized mailers, or between six heavy pieces of large cardboard), all U.S. buyers must pay a total of $10 (ten) shipping, whether you buy 1 item or 100 (or any number in-between). Note that we FULLY INSURE EVERY U.S. order we send! We will spend the shipping collected on virtually all orders, and we spend far more on those that involve lots of items and high dollar items.

WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE MONEY ON SHIPPING!
In fact, when we sold these sizes of posters on eBay in the past, we charged $12 for U.S. shipping, but we are making this special "$10 U.S. shipping" offer this week, as a special discount to our buyers in these new auctions on our site, even though this means we will lose money on shipping virtually every U.S. package!

You CAN usually combine shipment!
(NOTE: This week's items can be combined with the window cards/French posters we just sold as well as the stills we are auctioning, but NOT with the rolled non-U.S. posters that sold Tuesday, June 3rd)
Note that we not only allow you to combine as many items as you want from a single week, and still pay only a single shipping charge for all of the items, but we also allow you to wait until next week's auctions end so that you can combine your current purchases with those of our following auctions (if possible), and since we do two sets of auctions every week, that means there is a chance you could combine items from up to four of our sets of auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge (assuming those items fit into the same type of package). We KNOW there are other sellers who charge a little less on shipping than we do, but 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 $10 U.S. SHIPPING CHARGE).

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE QUOTED SHIPPING ($10 for U.S. shipping)!

Note that SOME of the posters we are selling this week will fit in our standard mailers, usually if they are purchased by themselves!
Some of the folded three-sheets we are selling were folded perfectly evenly, and those still can fit in our standard mailers. However, this is not true of many of the three-sheets, because most of them were actually used in a theater, and they were refolded slightly unevenly, which means they do NOT fit in our standard mailers. We are telling you this because, if you solely purchase items that WILL fit in our standard mailers, we will pack them that way, and then reimburse you the excess shipping (if you already paid it), or only charge you the lower shipping amount, if you have not yet paid when we pack the item. KNOW THAT WE WILL PACK EVERY ITEM IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY (so as to save you shipping), BUT OF COURSE, WE WILL NOT PACK ANYTHING IN A LESS SAFE WAY, JUST TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS ON SHIPPING!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the major raise in U.S. postage rates to other countries, just about any "oversized" package to most non-U.S. countries that weighs one pound or more will cost at least $38 for Uninsured Airmail shipping (and this includes all of our "oversized" packages that are too big for our regular standard sized boards and boxes).
We pack "oversized" posters in one of two ways: if they are fairly inexpensive, we use 2 pieces of extra heavy duty cardboard placed inside of a Calumet cardboard mailer; if they are more expensive, we use five pieces of extra heavy-duty cardboard (two on one side and three on the other), which creates a pretty indestructible flat package.
The downside to having such strong packaging is that it cost more to ship, especially on orders to outside the U.S. To send an oversized package in a Calumet with two boards costs approximately $38 for Uninsured Airmail to most non-U.S. locations, and approximately $47 for Global Priority to most non-U.S. locations. To send an oversized package using the "five board" method described above (which is really a much more secure way of sending) costs approximately $44 for uninsured Airmail to most non-U.S. locations, and approximately $52 for Global Priority to most non-U.S. locations. So please bear these shipping costs in mind BEFORE your place a bid (if you live outside the U.S.).
Please note that we conceivably COULD pack more expensive non-U.S. "oversized" orders between two cardboards in a Calumet which will lower the shipping cost, but the savings is only around $5, so we just do not want to do that! Over the years, we have found that everyone wants to save on shipping, but that NOBODY wants to get a damaged package, so we just do not do this anymore, and PLEASE do not ask us to! If you do not want to pay the shipping described above, THEN PLEASE DO NOT BID ON ANY OF OUR ITEMS THIS WEEK.
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!

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (the actual cost of shipping plus $2 outside the U.S.)!

Illustration Magazines (can be shipped flat only)
Know that we also sell several other movie poster-related publications, so now is a good time to pick up items you may have missed! We have copies of a great full-color magazine entirely devoted to the great legendary poster artist, Bob Peak! This magazine (called Illustration Magazine #6) has tons of full-color images, all shot directly from Peak's originals, and has a great in-depth overview of Peak's entire career, written by his son! It sells for $9 and it is almost completely sold out, but if you want a copy, just enclose $9 with your order! We also have copies of Illustration Magazine #7, which has a long article on master horror/sci-fi illustrator Reynold Brown, with many full-color images shot directly from his originals, and that issue is also just $9.

Movie Collectors World (can be shipped rolled or flat)
WE ALSO OFFER THE LATEST ISSUE OF MOVIE COLLECTORS WORLD TO ALL OUR BUYERS (the latest is the July issue). This magazine has been published for over 30 years and is the "Bible" of the movie poster collecting hobby! The cover price is $3.00. If you want a copy of the July issue added to your order for $3.00 (with NO additional shipping), just let us know when you pay for your order and we will include it! Note that we give a sample issue of this magazine with every purchase, but it will be one that is at least several months old, and NOT the latest issue!

Fixed Price Posters (most can be shipped rolled but not all can be sent flat; if an item has a "UF" or "TF" in the description, it can only be shipped rolled, but if it has a "FF" in the description, it can likely be sent rolled or flat; please check with us if you are unsure)
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 150 MOVIE POSTERS ON OUR WEBSITE AS "FIXED PRICE" ITEMS! Click HERE to view these Fixed Price posters on our website (many of them are one-sheets). If we can combine any of the Fixed Price items with your current purchases into a single package, then we won't charge you any added shipping!