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For those who want to be serious movie poster collectors, and look at movie posters as art, you will need to know some things about taking care of your movie poster art. Most of these tips are common sense. They are some of the same things you would look for in any collection such as comic books or baseball cards. A mint comic book, baseball card, or poster brings a lot more value than even a near mint collectable. Remember if you ever want to sell your poster in ten years, you will be selling to another serious collector with a strict grading system. Of course as with all collectables grading may be taken into less consideration with the rarity of the movie poster when selling your poster. Tips to retain the total collectable value of movie posters Never alter the appearance of an poster. Do not fold, bend, tear, or punch holes in it even to hang it on your wall. Never place a movie poster in direct sunlight. UV lights can also be harmful. Don't write on your poster even on the back. Marks on the back can sometimes be seen from the other side taking away from the poster's value. Never put tape on the front of a poster even to repair tears. If you do use tape, use acid free tape available from an art supply shop, and place the tape on the back. For expensive movie art take it to a professional to be restored. Posters can be restored the same way rare comic books are professionally restored. When shipping posters use thick poster tubes or bubble envelopes. For long time storage frame or place the poster in a plastic bag or tube, and keep it in a cool dry climate. When framing a poster do not dry mount it, and use a acid free backing board. The practice of using backing boards are also used by comic book collectors to prevent aging.
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