When we package a collectible, we use a layered defense against shipping damage, but the final layer remains full insurance coverage, since sometimes the postal service or destiny or other forces beyond our control seem to decree that one or another package must be lost or destroyed (or both, for all we know). It happens rarely, but it does happen. We use a private underwriter who lets us insure international packages shipped at the letter rate, and domestic packages at all rates, and who also pays in a much more timely manner than the US Postal Service. Buyers who use Paypal or most Credit Cards also enjoy another layer of protection, but we encourage you to work with us rather than depend on them: Making claims is easy, but in all cases must be handled in a relatively timely manner. For that reason, we do not ship fine collectibles overseas via economy rates. If you are determined to save a few dollars on economy shipment, we'll work with you, but you'll have to waive protection against loss or damage.

ROLLED POSTERS

The two most common causes of damage to rolled 1-sheets are crushing and shaking. We ship rolled posters in double-cylinder, 200 lb.+ test blueprint tubes with metallic end caps. We roll the posters themselves tightly, wrap and secure them plastic poster bags, then stabilize them with crushed newspaper (making sure to brace the sides as well as the ends), leaving as much space as possible between them and the walls and ends of the tubes - offering protection against impacts that might otherwise prove fatal to the poster. We then tape everything down securely. Finally, we mark the tubes HANDLE WITH CARE, in the hope that the postal workers will NOT take it as a challenge, but will instead refrain from playing baseball, cricket, or whatever other favorite bat-and-ball game with the tube.

When shipping relatively large numbers of posters that do not necessarily match in width, we'll roll and secure them around a narrow inner tube with clearance at both ends, thus reducing (or in fact largely eliminating) any risk of edge-damage.

½ Sheets, Insert Posters, Mini-Posters, Lobby Posters, and other smaller rolled posters are shipped in extra-thick cardboard tubes cut down to size: The walls of longer tubes are usually thicker than the walls of 24-inch and smaller tubes, so we use the former, cut to custom lengths, and roll and wrap the poster. Large rolled posters - 40x60 and larger - are shipped in custom-made tubes constructed from our double-cylinder blueprint tubes.

FOLDED POSTERS

Folded posters are placed within plastic envelopes, then taped down inside sandwiches made of 200 lb. cardboard. Sometimes, the cardboard has to be cut to excess dimensions for 1-sheets that have been mis-folded or folded in unusual ways. A regular shipping envelope provides a modicum of additional protection.

LOBBY CARDS

We ship 11x14 lobby cards and sets in 12x15 blocks made of hand-cut heavy cardboard flats. The package amounts to a four-board thick solid container that we feel is extremely unlikely to allow bending or impact damage in anything less than a truly calamitous event. Single cards and small sets typically ship in three-board thick blocks. Extra large lobby cards and window cards are handled similarly.

TRADING CARDS

Individual trading cards and small sets are placed within rigid plastic Snap-Lock holders that are then taped closed, and shipped within folded-over envelopes. Larger sets are wrapped and cushioned within sturdy cardboard boxes.

OTHER ITEMS