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Best Place to Frame Poster?

AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Hello all,

Buffalo this year was my PJ show. I waited 8 years (since high school) to see them and finally got the chance to. It was fucking amazing and makes me crave more shows (gonna have to wait til next tour). Everything about the show was amazing, including the poster.

I have a few show posters from other artists (Wilco, two from NIN) and the PJ is the highest quality, in color and texture.The Scranton 2010 Wilco poster is also a pretty high quality, but lacks vibrant color. I want to have these two, Wilco and PJ, framed somewhere that won't charge me an arm and a leg. I'm a college student so I don't need anything too fancy but I'd like it to be framed in something halfway decent and presentable.

I want them to include the ticket stubs underneath and possibly the PJ one having the official bootleg discs too. What are some rough estimates that people have experienced? What stores should I look into?

Any help, tips and things to look for would be helpful!

Thanks!
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    if you search the board for poster framing special, it should bring up the framing special I had, and can arrange to do again. If youre just looking for cheapest and install yourself frames, some people on here will have an online store to refer you to.

    I'd post my own link but cant at the moment on my cell. :)
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    Thanks but I think the most I'd be willing to spend is $120-150. Most I have found are $220+, a little steep for my college wallet. Are there a lot of personal framing places where I could get UV protected class and decent matte's?
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I'm sure if you wanted a generic metal frame and no matting, you could get the price well below $120-$150 at a local frame shop near you.

    Here's the link to my PJ Poster Framing Special with real wood frames with a choice of seven color-stripe frames, with museum artcare matting, conservation UV protection glass and museum artcare foamboard. The price is a bit higher than your price range, though with other participants it would get the price down.

    http://westendframing.com/pearl-jam-poster-framing.html


    ...and I'm sure there will a variety of online snap-together-at-home frames people will chime in with.

    Hope this helps. :)
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    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
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  • ambuonoambuono Posts: 9
    try a place like Michaels. go with the standard frames they have (not custom frames). you can get a decent wood frame for $20-$25 on sale and with a coupon from the Sunday newspaper. choose a matte from them and they will put it all together for you for another $25 or so. I recently got a picture framed them doing it this way and total cost was $50 for frame, matte and the service. Did a really nice job and I was pretty pleased.
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,672
    Americanframe.com is the best option for you
  • weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,292
    MayDay10 wrote:
    Americanframe.com is the best option for you

    yup, and don't expect to do the stub/cd's if you want to keep the cost pretty low.
  • Raineman311Raineman311 Posts: 127
    There were a lot of good ideas in this thread
    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=132533
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,356
    Check out your local Kent's & Home Depot Frame Shops. They are pretty good. Plus if you have a contractor's account, you get a pretty sweet deal on them. 8-)
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