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A special note about the German and Austrian programs contained in this auction
In the past we have auctioned many hundreds of German programs, most from a remarkable collection of a collector who was attempting to acquire every single German program ever created. That collector had a huge percentage of the post-World War II German programs, but he had only a small selection of the German programs made during World War II, and an even smaller selection of those made before World War II.
     But the collection we are offering now is completely different from that collection, and even more remarkable! This collector was trying to get as many of the highlights of German cinema (and the world's cinema) from all years, and he was successful in tracking down a very large number of pre-war German and Austrian programs, and he even located 20 of the 'conditional' programs (from movies made by the Nazis in the late 1930s and early 1940s), as well as a wonderful overview of the best movies from after World War II, all the way to the 1990s!
     Note that some of the programs we are auctioning are from Germany, and some are from Austria. The two countries were completely separate until Hitler annexed Austria, and they were again separate right after World War II. There are differences between the programs from the two countries, most notably the sizes, and we clearly identify which of the two countries each program is from.
     Also note that there were two entirely different companies that made programs in Germany (and there was a third company for a very short while). Both of these companies made programs right when the movies first came out, and the programs from the same movies usually look entirely different from each other. In a few cases, we have two programs from the same movie that are from the different companies, and both are first release.
     This is certainly the finest collection of these programs I have ever seen, and it is remarkable in how wide ranging it is. This is a wonderful opportunity to get original first release movie paper on titles where you never ever see any first release items offered for sale (or if you do, they are priced so high that they are beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest of collectors)!

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

NOTE: Many of these are INCREDIBLY rare due to paper shortages in WWII when most pre-war paper was recycled:
8g001-8g072 pre-WWII German programs
8g073-8g116 pre-WWII Austrian programs

8g117-8g136 "conditional" German programs (movies made by the Nazis that can only be shown in Germany if accompanied by a lecturer, in an educational setting)
8g137-8g149 German programs made immediately after WWII by the occupying military government
8g150-8g155 East German programs
8g156-8g427 post-WWII German programs
8g428-8g551 post-WWII Austrian programs

About the Condition
Note that we give an 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!

Payment Options

We accept all major credit cards, either directly over the phone at 1-417-256-9616 during our regular business hours which are Monday to Friday, 9 AM CST to 5 PM CST except between 12 and 1 when we take lunch, or you can e-mail us payment details, and there are still a few people who fax us!

If you like to pay via PayPal (our PayPal e-mail is "mail@emovieposter.com"), that is fine, but know that PayPal has many glitches, and you should ABSOLUTELY e-mail us separately when you send us a PayPal payment Learn More! To pay with PayPal, follow the step-by-step instructions on the following page of our website: http://www.emovieposter.com/statpages/paypal_payment_instructions.php. 
     U.S. customers may now pay us using our PayPal Express Checkout! NOTE: This is in development, so we are currently unable to allow non-U.S. customers to use the Checkout to pay (although they can use it to request their shipping quote), but we will be adding that ability very soon. Also note that it is still fine to pay us using any other payment method (including using PayPal "the old way").

You can send a check or money order (if you do, enclose your address and details about what you purchased) to:
Bruce Hershenson
Attn: Payments
P.O. Box 874
West Plains, MO 65775

If it is your best payment option, you can pay by Western Union (unlike SOME auction sites, we are not prejudiced against Western Union!).  But please don't send cash (as we can't be responsible for lost cash)!

U.S. buyers need to enclose $10 shipping (which includes full insurance)! 
     Missouri customers: You must pay an additional 7.162% sales tax on your purchases.  If your order is sent within the state of Missouri, we MUST collect this tax (if it is shipped to another state, we do not collect the tax).

Will your order be shipped to you by UPS?
     UPS does NOT automatically require a signature to deliver packages, so if you want the signature to be required, you will need to pay the extra $3.00 UPS charges for "signature required" Delivery Confirmation, and please realize that they will then NOT leave the package, and you may well have to go to the UPS facility yourself to pick it up.  But if you prefer this, that is fine, and 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!

You CAN usually combine shipment!

NOTE: These Thursday items need to be sent in flat packages so... *they can be combined with these auctions: Sunday December 19th 'regular' Sunday auctions Tuesday December 28th WCs, French & Italian, and more (note the $14 U.S. shipping from these auctions) Thursday December 30th three-sheets, six-sheets, Argentinean, & more (note the $12 U.S. shipping from these auctions) Tuesday January 4th folded one-sheets *they must be sent separately from these auctions for an additional shipping charge: Tuesday December 21st half-sheets & Japanese posters Thursday December 23rd inserts Sunday January 2nd White Christmas banner

Note that we not only allow you to combine as many items as you want from a single set of Tuesday, Thursday, and/or Sunday auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge for all of the items, but we also allow you to wait until the next five sets of auctions end (a total of six sets of auctions) so that you can combine your current purchases with those of our following auctions (if possible), and that means there is a chance you could combine items from up to six 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 U.S. SHIPPING CHARGE).

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE $10 U.S. SHIPPING!

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 $2 for the best packaging materials you have ever seen.  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 non-U.S. buyers pay for their purchases from 4 consecutive weeks (a total of 12 auctions and around 8,000+ items!), and we then send all your purchases at once saving you LOTS of money!  Click HERE to learn more (if you are not one of the hundreds of our non-U.S. buyers who are already part of this program)

     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, 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 (the actual cost of shipping plus $2 outside the U.S.)!