I need your HELP with a possible purchase please.

[Monster_A_GoGo]

Hi. I found a dealer who has a really hard-to-find foreign poster I've been looking for. He said the poster was "sealed" and matted. i asked if it were trimmed and what he meant by "sealed". This was his reply:

The poster has never been trimmed in anyway. The poster is sealed professionally to a sheet of cardstock that backs the matting. It s part of an archival process.

I bought it about ten years ago from a private collecter who was really good about keeping his pieces clean, dry, and protected. I put a lot of money in and had it framed and on a wall for about four years but it was always kept behind museum grade glass so the sunlight didn t hurt the print.


My questions are basically what is the process he is describing ("sealed professionally to sheet of cardstock"), does this process devalue the poster and does it sound like something you would buy if it were a poster you were looking for? i'm guessing this is like linenbacking--but with paper/cardstock? Hmm. I'm no fan of linenbacking and this "sealed to cardstock" thing doesn't sound all that great to me...  But what do you all think?

THANKS!

[erik1925]

You should ask him if he knows if it was adhered to a piece of foam core with non-water soluble spray adhesive.

Hopefully, that isnt what he means by "sealed."

[Monster_A_GoGo]

Ew...that doesn't sound good either. But I'll ask. THANKS!

[erik1925]

Maybe ask, too, if it was dry mounted (if he knows).

[Crazy Vick]

ask him if he can ship it rolled ... if not, then don't buy it!

[Harry Caul]

Yes, basically you need to figure out what he means by "sealed" -- drymounted/laminated/adhesive = bad, encapsulation = good.

[Crazy Vick]

After asking him, ask yourself if you really need this poster!

[Ari]

sounds to me like its been glued to the card when framed (as most framers do unless you make it CLEAR not to)
takes out the fold lines somewhat and makes it easier to sit in the frame, and look more presentable

if its cheap for what it is, you can get it and get it framed and forget the damage done.
shipping might be hard though.

if its expensive, pass.

[jayn_j]

If cheap, and not too far, it might be time for a road trip

[Monster_A_GoGo]

Jeff: Sent him the question--but he has no idea. So i thanked him but told him I was declining. I'm just too unsure---and I don't want to spend $200 plus shipping for a ruined poster.

Ari: It was already framed.

Harry Caul: Thank you for the link for encapsulation---otherwise I'd be asking what that was too. Cool. Thank you.,

Crazy Vick: Do we really NEED any poster?

Jay: It's far away--Seattle (and I live in Central California). However i am going on a road trip up there this summer to visit my mom on Whidbey Island. Maybe, if he still has it, i'll swing by on the way and pick it up. Ha!

Anyway--THANK all for the help.