Auction Description: 205 backed and unbacked items that ship in oversized tubes or flat packages in Part II of our February Major Auction
Start Date: 2/6/2020
End Date: 2/20/2020 beginning at 7:05 CDT

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Our February Major Auction contains around 1,000 items from all of the world and from every decade, and many different sizes and is being run in three parts:

• Part I (ends Tuesday, February 18th): 486 linenbacked posters (all of which ship rolled in standard size tubes)

• Part II (ends Thursday, February 20th): 205 backed and unbacked items that ship in oversized tubes or flat packages

• Part III (starts Sunday, February 9th):

around 300 unbacked items that ship in standard tubes or flat packages

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

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHIP IN VERY OVERSIZED FLAT PACKAGES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING
3k0001-3k0002 original art for movie posters
3k0003-3k0009 calendar, trolley card, jumbo window cards
3k0010-3k0044 English half-sheets, U.S. half-sheets
3k0045-3k0060 I LIVE MY LIFE local theater six-sheet, inserts

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHIP IN OVERSIZED FLAT PACKAGES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING
3k0061-3k0063 George O'Brien's SUNRISE scrapbook, TRON Kodalith cels, VALLEY OF THE CLIFFHANGERS
3k0064-3k0070 jumbo LCs, German, French, Italian
3k0071-3k0099 window cards, 2001 Wedgewood ash tray

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT BACKED AND SHIP ROLLED IN VERY LONG TUBES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING
3k0100-3k0104 40x60, bus stop, English door panel, rolled French one-panels, French film festival
3k0105 LONE RANGER and TONTO two special posters
3k0106-3k0111 ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD wilding posters
3k0112-3k0118 paper banners

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE LINENBACKED AND SHIP ROLLED IN VERY LONG TUBES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING
3k0119-3k0121 U.S. three-sheets
3k0122-3k0127 Polish, Monacan, French
3k0128-3k0137 Italian one-panels, English
3k0138-3k0155 special posters of all kinds from many countries
3k0156-3k0205 French special posters of all kinds

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 a poster 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 poster 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!

KNOW THAT IN THIS SET OF AUCTIONS ONLY (Part II of our February Major Auction), all of the posters are oversized (some are linenbacked or paperbacked, but not all) and all must be shipped either rolled in oversized tubes or large flat packages for the actual cost of sending your order (plus $3 for the packaging materials) for all customers. NOTE THAT THESE ITEMS WILL COST MUCH MORE TO SHIP THAN STANDARD SIZE TUBES OR FLAT PACKAGES, SO BEAR THE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COSTS IN MIND BEFORE PLACING YOUR BIDS. After winning, you need to request a shipping quote through our Checkout system.

Missouri, Arizona, California, Washington, Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio 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 19 auctions and around 25,000+ 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.

Do you need "signature required"?
 Neither UPS nor USPS automatically require a signature to deliver packages, so if you want the signature to be required, you will 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. 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 (unless your package has a dollar value over $300, in which case we will ALWAYS send it with signature required, due to the massive rise in "porch thefts", unless you specifically tell us not to, and you will need to fully accept responsibility for the package if it is stolen from your porch or lobby)!

You CAN usually combine shipment!

NOTE: The non-linenbacked posters in Part II of our February Major Auction can NOT be combined with any of the linenbacked items in Part I or Part II, and maybe able to be combined with non-linenbacked posters we auctioned over the past weeks or those we will auction over the coming weeks, but that is not true for every non-linenbacked poster in Part II. The linenbacked posters in Part II LIKELY CAN be combined with all of the other linenbacked posters that are in Part I, but they CAN'T be combined with the non-linenbacked items in the other parts.

Note that we not only combine all your purchases into as few packages or tubes as possible, but we also allow you to wait to have your purchases shipped until a total of twelve weeks end (a total of up to nineteen sets of auctions) 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 items from up to nineteen of our sets of auctions, 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 items can be combined, most of our regular buyers end up with at least two packages after four 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 flat rate 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 CURRENT ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $3 for packaging materials)!

KNOW THAT IN THIS SET OF AUCTIONS ONLY (Part II of our February Major Auction), many of the posters must be shipped rolled in long tubes or in large oversized flat packages for the actual cost of sending your order (plus $3 for the packaging materials) for all customers (the price will vary greatly depending on how long the posters are, and how many you purchase, and that is why we have no "estimated rates" below). REALIZE THAT THESE POSTERS WILL COST MORE THAN STANDARD SIZE POSTERS TO SHIP, SO BEAR THAT IN MIND BEFORE BIDDING ON THEM, AND REALIZE THAT POSTERS THAT SHIP IN VERY LONG TUBES OR VERY LARGE FLAT PACKAGES WILL COST A GREAT DEAL TO SHIP OUTSIDE THE U.S., SO DO NOT BID ON THEM AT ALL, UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY THE SUBSTANTIAL SHIPPING FOR THOSE POSTERS.

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 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 12 consecutive weeks (a total of 19 auctions and around 25,000+ 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 non-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.

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!

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $3 for packaging materials)!