To Linen Back or NOT to Linen Back?

[sederic68]

What are your thoughts?

[erik1925]

Looks very nice as is in that frame. 

I'd leave it alone.

[brude]

I'm with Jeff.
Looks great as is.

[50s]

OMG...those folds would drive me insane

[sederic68]

Thank you everyone for your feedback.  Would linen backing this make the poster a better investment?

[bigmike]

Thank you everyone for your feedback.  Would linen backing this make the poster a better investment?

You have to linenback it because you want to do it or preserve it. It's preference, most like to purchase an unrestored poster IMO if they can find it. Half the time you won't get the costs of backing/restoring it back unless its extremely rare. Look at it in how you want the poster, not as an investment,

[brude]

Usually, an unbacked poster will sell for more than a backed one.
Especially if its in nice shape like yours appears to be.

[erik1925]

Eric, did you frame it pretty much after you unfolded it?

If the fold creases seem too pronounced, what you could also do is the Weight and Wait Method™ by removing it from the frame and pressing it between a couple pieces of foam core (or something similar) with evenly distributed weight on top, using books, for example.

Then allow time and the applied weight to press it more flat and ease out the fold lines. They will lessen to quite a degree, but that all depends on how much wait you give it. 

[sederic68]

Erik, I frame it as soon as I got it.  Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[erik1925]

And if it looks good to you, as is, that's all that matters in the end, anyhow. 

[MoviePosterBid.com]

1) it looks fine as is
2) if Steve's head spins because of the folds, he'll be in a straight jacket soon (if he isn't already as some of us believe)
3) no, linenbacking this poster would not increase it's value

[jayn_j]

step 1:  Buy one already linen backed
step 2: Sell this one unbacked

All you will lose is the commission fees, and that's a lot cheaper than what it will cost to back this one.

[marklawd]

 

......... linenbacking this poster would not increase it's value

I agree - a better strategy might be to seek out a rolled example.

Mark

[MoviePosterBid.com]

step 1:  Buy one already linen backed
step 2: Sell this one unbacked

I agree - a better strategy might be to seek out a rolled example.

Mark

while I might otherwise agree with my esteemed fellows, my position would be a little different:

get used to posters being folded.
folds are only going to bother you if you focus on them
I prefer to focus on the great collectible posters I have

[50s]

get used to posters being folded.

I believe you start getting used to folds when you reach Rich's age... your eyes start failing.

folds are only going to bother you if you focus on them

Best not look at the poster

I prefer to focus on the great collectible posters I have

Rich isn't a fan of this poster (see my comment above)

[sederic68]

Thanks for everyone's feedback.  I have found NOES quad is not an easy quad to find and can be pricey. Unless others have found them more easily than I have.

[jedgerley]

Well a rolled NOES is verrry hard to find nowadays for a price that doesnt kill the wallet. For this quad my opinion is that it will add value to it...a little more value than the cost of backing imho.  Most posters it wont add value to but this one I think so. 
I dont mind folded posters but for some titles including this one I held out till finding a rolled copy because folds kinda would bug me on this one. The prices for a folded vs. a rolled quad are immensely different. You can buy two maybe three folded for the price of a rolled.
Anyways its a beautiful quad you have and enjoy it!

[marklawd]

Well a rolled NOES is verrry hard to find nowadays for a price that doesnt kill the wallet.

I'm out of touch with what a folded and a rolled NOES quad cost these days. Does anyone know please?

Mark

[jedgerley]

I saw a folded one sell this month at auction for $450USD. I've only seen one rolled one sell at auction about double that price last year. Hopefully someone else can give input on sale prices of recent rolled ones they have seen. If there are any that sold recently???

[paul waines]

If the folds bother you too much, take it out of the frame, flatten the poster for a few weeks, and pop it back in, but I definitely wouldn't back it.  You'd be better off buying a rolled one, and selling that one on to cover some of the cost of the rolled one.

[erik1925]

Thank you everyone for your feedback.  Would linen backing this make the poster a better investment?

I dont think Eric has ever said that the folds bother him.

Others have mentioned that, though.

He was simply asking if backing it would make for a more solid investment. 

[paul waines]

That would then be a resounding NO.

[sederic68]

The folds don't bother me... i was wondering if linen backing it would in anyway increase the value of it over time. If I did get it linen backed, I send it to Dario!  He's amazing.  He's done work for me where you CANT even find the fold lines!

[CJ138]

I vote "no", as well.  I have never linen backed a poster and would only do so if it was falling apart. I don't have any hard feelings against folds. It adds character, like scars. 

[CJ138]

Linen backed does not add to value. Keep as OG as possible.