chazawalla
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October 2022
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Flipping Art โข The Debate, by chazawalla on Nov 25, 2022 3:09:22 GMT 1, Another thought, I have no problem with flipping for whatever the market price is. It means we have an opportunity to get something that isnโt otherwise available anymore.
But its the scalpers that are the problem. People buying multiples of a limited release, using computers/software/etc to manipulate queueโs, buying every damn thing they can get. Fuck those people.
Another thought, I have no problem with flipping for whatever the market price is. It means we have an opportunity to get something that isnโt otherwise available anymore.
But its the scalpers that are the problem. People buying multiples of a limited release, using computers/software/etc to manipulate queueโs, buying every damn thing they can get. Fuck those people.
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eyectopus
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June 2008
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Flipping Art โข The Debate, by eyectopus on Nov 25, 2022 10:37:06 GMT 1, It baffles me whenever I see that seasoned collectors have stored posters in their tubes. I'd purchase a dinged poster before I'd buy one that has been sitting in a tube for years. More baffling is how some of them use this as a selling point. "Only removed to take pictures!" Not to sound like a dick, but itโs a bunch of shit I really donโt care aboutโฆBrainwash, Kawasaki, Keyes, some Fairey; not really worried about it. I bought every Brainwash that he released in his first two years of being an โartistโ, around 2008/2009. His prints were around $100 then. Worth a lot more now, but Iโm not bothered with the idea of keeping them in their tubes; same thing with my old Faireys etc. I have taken just a few pieces that sat in their tubes for years, to frame up, and I havenโt seen any paper damage, cracking etc. I take the piece out of the tube, and let it sit untouched for a few weeks, then slowly unfold it bit by bit every few days, until itโs ready as itโll ever be to get framed(it never lays flat without weights). Maybe Iโve been lucky, but I havenโt seen any visible damage to any of the ones Iโve done that with. Iโm sure there is some damage if you look at the paper under a microscope, but Iโm not worried about it. I should have mentioned in my post that I was referring to the "Only removed to take pictures" sales descriptions and not how collectors treat their tubed pieces in general. I have purchased prints with this description and found that they had roll marks and other signs of not being handled right.
I have also purchased some untouched tubed prints where stock photos were used. There are risks involved but I would rather this than the print being unrolled quickly to be photographed and then put in a tube.
The method I use is to put the print around a rolled piece of a foam mat., at this point the print is only very slightly unwound. Every few days i fill the inside of the foam mat to unwind it with the print still wrapped around it, over time it opens the print enough put between sheets for flattening. Probably overkill but seems to do the job. I use glassine between the print and all other materials.
It baffles me whenever I see that seasoned collectors have stored posters in their tubes. I'd purchase a dinged poster before I'd buy one that has been sitting in a tube for years. More baffling is how some of them use this as a selling point. "Only removed to take pictures!" Not to sound like a dick, but itโs a bunch of shit I really donโt care aboutโฆBrainwash, Kawasaki, Keyes, some Fairey; not really worried about it. I bought every Brainwash that he released in his first two years of being an โartistโ, around 2008/2009. His prints were around $100 then. Worth a lot more now, but Iโm not bothered with the idea of keeping them in their tubes; same thing with my old Faireys etc. I have taken just a few pieces that sat in their tubes for years, to frame up, and I havenโt seen any paper damage, cracking etc. I take the piece out of the tube, and let it sit untouched for a few weeks, then slowly unfold it bit by bit every few days, until itโs ready as itโll ever be to get framed(it never lays flat without weights). Maybe Iโve been lucky, but I havenโt seen any visible damage to any of the ones Iโve done that with. Iโm sure there is some damage if you look at the paper under a microscope, but Iโm not worried about it. I should have mentioned in my post that I was referring to the "Only removed to take pictures" sales descriptions and not how collectors treat their tubed pieces in general. I have purchased prints with this description and found that they had roll marks and other signs of not being handled right. I have also purchased some untouched tubed prints where stock photos were used. There are risks involved but I would rather this than the print being unrolled quickly to be photographed and then put in a tube. The method I use is to put the print around a rolled piece of a foam mat., at this point the print is only very slightly unwound. Every few days i fill the inside of the foam mat to unwind it with the print still wrapped around it, over time it opens the print enough put between sheets for flattening. Probably overkill but seems to do the job. I use glassine between the print and all other materials.
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