Auction Description: 1,434 exhibitor magazines, pressbooks, all sorts of books and much more
Start Date: 11/10/2020
End Date: 11/24/2020 beginning at 7:05 CDT

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

ALL THE FOLLOWING SHIP IN STANDARD FLAT PACKAGES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (some of the books and other items can be sent by Media Mail, but that is not insurable or trackable)
6p0001-6p0006 half-sheets and inserts
6p0007-6p0023 unusual items of all sorts
6p0024-6p0030 programs and catalogs
6p0031-6p0039 ad slicks and pressbook supplements
6p0040-6p0061 magazines, date books, exhibitor brochures
6p0062-6p0070 casting directories with ads for future stars!
6p0071-6p0080 mini window cards
6p0081-6p0093 cigarette card albums, stamp albums
6p0094-6p0101 auction catalogs
6p0102-6p0128 English FOH REPRO sets of 8, other REPRO 8x10 sets, commercial 8x10 sets
6p0129-6p0140 other size REPRO and commercial photos
6p0141-6p0197 first day covers, stamp sheets
6p0198-6p0217 For Your Consideration scripts
6p0218-6p0246 studio campaign books
6p0247-6p0276 RE-STRIKE 11x14 stills
6p0277-6p0299 mostly 1940s and 1950s sexploitation paperbacks
6p0300-6p0369 screening programs, promo brochures
6p0370-6p0467 hardcover books, with many English annuals
6p0468-6p0472 WHO'S WHO AT MGM, VOM WERDEN DEUTSCHER FILMKUNST
6p0473-6p0554 softcover books
6p0555-6p0595 English and non-U.S. trade ads
6p0596-6p0663 U.S. trade ads
6p0664-6p0697 French pressbooks, English pressbooks, German pressbooks
6p0698-6p0920 U.S. pressbooks
6p0921-6p0932 incomplete pressbooks
6p0933-6p1151 souvenir program books (U.S., English, Australian, more)
6p1152-6p1193 LION'S ROAR and many other exhibitor magazines
6p1194-6p1210 rare 1910s to 1930s exhibitor magazines
6p1211-6p1338 128 issues of MOTION PICTURE HERALD
6p1339-6p1401 more exhibitor magazines
6p1402-6p1434 BOX OFFICE exhibitor magazines

Why are we auctioning so many exhibitor magazines, pressbooks, all sorts of books and much more in one set of auctions?
     This auction contains 1,434 exhibitor magazines, pressbooks, all sorts of books and much more of every imaginable type. 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 of these types of items we have here, and when this auction is over we will be "starting from scratch" so it might be a year or even several years before we do even a small auction of these! If one wanted to match the collection of items offered here, and started buying them today, it would likely take them many years to do so!

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 that some of the items (books and a few others) can be sent via Media Mail, but since that can't be insured, we will only do that if the buyer accepts full responsibility against loss or damage, and they can't combine non-Media Mail items with them in the same package.

NOTE: In the past, we offered a "flat rate" shipping price on some of our auctions. We no longer have this, for two reasons. One is that the shipping companies have drastically raised their rates many times in the past few years, so we were losing lots of money with our flat rate. The other more important reason is that 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, and almost all of those packages were already being charged the actual cost anyway. We urge all of our customers to 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.

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: 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 (and the flat items must be sent separately from these auctions): Tuesday September 15th sets of lobby cards and sets of stills Thursday September 17th window cards, Italian, French, 3sh, 6sh, and similar Sunday September 20th folded one-sheets and folded non-U.S. Tuesday September 29th signed items that ship in flat packages Thursday October 1st all sorts of miscellaneous items Sunday October 4th the items that ship flat Thursday October 15th items that ship in oversized flat packages Sunday October 18th bulk lots that ship in flat packages Thursday October 29th window cards, Italian, French, and pressbooks Thursday November 12th some of the items that ship flat in Part II of the 21st Annual Halloween auction Sunday November 15th items that ship flat in Part III of the 21st Annual Halloween auction They must be sent separately from these auctions for an additional shipping charge (but the flat items can be combined with these auctions): Tuesday September 29th signed items that ship in tubes Sunday October 4th some of the oversized items that ship rolled in tubes Tuesday October 13th inserts, half-sheets, and small rolled non-U.S. posters Sunday October 18th bulk lots that ship rolled in tubes Tuesday October 27th rolled one-sheets, non-U.S., and special posters Tuesday November 10th all items in Part I of our 21st Annual Halloween auction Thursday November 12th items that ship rolled in Part II of the 21st Annual Halloween auction

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)!