Bollywood &amp; Cinema

How to sell film posters and cinema memorabilia

Measure it, say whether it is an original printing or a later one, and never let anyone guess which.

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Buying film posters and cinema memorabilia

Ask for the reverse. The front sells the poster; the back tells you what happened to it.

Pricing cinema memorabilia for a live auction

The title on the poster is not the price. The printing, the size and the back of the sheet are.

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Packing and posting posters and cinema memorabilia

A tube for what was rolled, boards for what was folded, and never the other way round.

Describing the condition of film posters

Paper grades on what has happened to it, and every repair is part of the description.

What is your film poster worth?

Original printing, measured size, and what is on the back of the sheet.

Photographing film posters

Flat, square on, in daylight — and then the back, which is where the history is.

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Delivering film posters: courier, local or collection

A tube is light and long. A folded sheet is flat and fragile. Price them differently.

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Questions to ask before bidding on a film poster

Show me the back, and measure it. Both answers change the price.

How film posters are graded

Described rather than scored — and every intervention named.

Storing and caring for film posters

Flat or loosely rolled, never taped, never laminated, and never in the light.

Starting a cinema memorabilia collection

Lobby cards and stills before posters. Smaller, cheaper, and they teach you the paper.

Common mistakes selling film posters

Flattening a folded poster, and never showing the back of the sheet.

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How to spot a fake film poster

A later reproduction sold as an original printing. Ask for the whole sheet, the folds and the back.