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ozpjmanozpjman Posts: 872
edited August 2008 in The Porch
Hi all

Never really understood the fuss, and after my recent bullshit experience, dont want to.

So someone contacted me about a trade. I made mention that I had a poster that Pearl Jam and U2 had played at Hawaii (birthday present from the now ex), that I really didnt want, didnt like the design, and hate U2.

They wanted to swap it for a Toronto, the blue one with the dragons. I was happy with that cos I liked the design and have a thing for dragons. They explained mine was worth a bit more, and offered a bit of cash. How the hell do I know how much they are worth, but trusting the person, I accepted.

The only instruction I got was 'make sure you protect it with acid-free paper.'

Too easy.

If anyone knows that PJ poster, its a big bastard! So tried rolling it into a tube. The tube was too small, and the poster got creased. Didnt mind because I read here how creases frame out, so wasnt bothered. In the end, the biggest tube I needed was gonna cost over $60 for purchase/shipping/insurance/tracking etc.

Fuck that!

It already had a crease, so I folded it, wrapped it with the acid-free paper, put on the tracking etc, and sent it.

This where the bullshit started.

I got THE most abusive email saying how I fucked a perfectly good poster and why didnt I put it in a tube blah blah blah. I explained how the creases frame out, but she went on about the paint has flaked away and whatever else.

How fucken rude is that?????

Now she wants her quote 'prefectly shipped, crease free, still worth something' poster endquote, and her money back from me, cos she reckons the poster I sent her is destroyed!!!

I aint sending shit back!

What the fuck is that all about?!?!?!?!

After i got screwed with this swap, Im never going to bother with posters again, its crap!!

Someone please give me some support so I can put this bitch in her place!!
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    I thankfully now know what a rude and inconsiderate peice of work you are and will never let you near one of my posters :eek:

    How could you even think that doing that would be okay?

    Ive heard that there are assholes in Australia, but you really take the cake.

    If I was that chick I would be sending my used sanitary products and framing them for you.

    :mad:
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  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    ozpjman wrote:
    Hi all

    Never really understood the fuss, and after my recent bullshit experience, dont want to.

    So someone contacted me about a trade. I made mention that I had a poster that Pearl Jam and U2 had played at Hawaii (birthday present from the now ex), that I really didnt want, didnt like the design, and hate U2.

    They wanted to swap it for a Toronto, the blue one with the dragons. I was happy with that cos I liked the design and have a thing for dragons. They explained mine was worth a bit more, and offered a bit of cash. How the hell do I know how much they are worth, but trusting the person, I accepted.

    The only instruction I got was 'make sure you protect it with acid-free paper.'

    Too easy.

    If anyone knows that PJ poster, its a big bastard! So tried rolling it into a tube. The tube was too small, and the poster got creased. Didnt mind because I read here how creases frame out, so wasnt bothered. In the end, the biggest tube I needed was gonna cost over $60 for purchase/shipping/insurance/tracking etc.

    Fuck that!

    It already had a crease, so I folded it, wrapped it with the acid-free paper, put on the tracking etc, and sent it.

    This where the bullshit started.

    I got THE most abusive email saying how I fucked a perfectly good poster and why didnt I put it in a tube blah blah blah. I explained how the creases frame out, but she went on about the paint has flaked away and whatever else.

    How fucken rude is that?????

    Now she wants her quote 'prefectly shipped, crease free, still worth something' poster endquote, and her money back from me, cos she reckons the poster I sent her is destroyed!!!

    I aint sending shit back!

    What the fuck is that all about?!?!?!?!

    After i got screwed with this swap, Im never going to bother with posters again, its crap!!

    Someone please give me some support so I can put this bitch in her place!!


    Um, are you really that ignorant and rude? Send her the poster back. What you did was pretty messed up. You're lucky it wasn't me involved in that trade.
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  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    Could you possibly get your poster back and touch it up where the paint has flaked off?
  • PJStatTrackerPJStatTracker Posts: 2,400
    sorry, man. I gotta agree with her on this, unless you warned her about what you were doing. I think she had an expectation, and a reasonable one, that she wouldn't be getting damaged goods. That kind of thing has to be explicitly stated, because she may not have made the deal in the first place given all the information.

    Best thing to do is keep calm and try to find a compromise. Maybe keep the Toronto, but send her her money back. The poster you sent her is definitely worse far less than it was before it was creased, and that sounds like it was all you.
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    [size=+2]fuckin A ozpjman :mad:[/size]
    wah
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    are you seriously looking for support here??? what you did was fucked up

    you shouldve figured the shipping cost into the trade if it was that big of a deal... you were lazy, cut corners, and fucked up a very valuable poster...

    dont know where you heard that creases can be miraculously fixed by framing... but thats not really the case... im sure the paint was damaged and theres likely multiple creases that will be visable in certain light

    i understand that youre not big in the poster biz but how can you not understand the other end of this deal and sympathize?!?

    how would you like to buy a piece of pottery and receive it in pieces? "oh you cant tell if you just glue it together" :rolleyes:

    people are very trusting on this board to do trades with complete strangers and its things like this that make it unlikely for people to be as trusting again in the future... i would DEFINITELY return the poster and cash... and consider yourself lucky if you get your fucked up poster back in return
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  • pjfan9110pjfan9110 Posts: 145
    ozpjman wrote:
    Hi all

    Never really understood the fuss, and after my recent bullshit experience, dont want to.

    So someone contacted me about a trade. I made mention that I had a poster that Pearl Jam and U2 had played at Hawaii (birthday present from the now ex), that I really didnt want, didnt like the design, and hate U2.

    They wanted to swap it for a Toronto, the blue one with the dragons. I was happy with that cos I liked the design and have a thing for dragons. They explained mine was worth a bit more, and offered a bit of cash. How the hell do I know how much they are worth, but trusting the person, I accepted.

    The only instruction I got was 'make sure you protect it with acid-free paper.'

    Too easy.

    If anyone knows that PJ poster, its a big bastard! So tried rolling it into a tube. The tube was too small, and the poster got creased. Didnt mind because I read here how creases frame out, so wasnt bothered. In the end, the biggest tube I needed was gonna cost over $60 for purchase/shipping/insurance/tracking etc.

    Fuck that!

    It already had a crease, so I folded it, wrapped it with the acid-free paper, put on the tracking etc, and sent it.

    This where the bullshit started.

    I got THE most abusive email saying how I fucked a perfectly good poster and why didnt I put it in a tube blah blah blah. I explained how the creases frame out, but she went on about the paint has flaked away and whatever else.

    How fucken rude is that?????

    Now she wants her quote 'prefectly shipped, crease free, still worth something' poster endquote, and her money back from me, cos she reckons the poster I sent her is destroyed!!!

    I aint sending shit back!

    What the fuck is that all about?!?!?!?!

    After i got screwed with this swap, Im never going to bother with posters again, its crap!!

    Someone please give me some support so I can put this bitch in her place!!


    why you fold one of those posters is beyond me...if you can't afford to pay for the shipping cost...include in your price...or in this case...just cancel the trade and find your poster on ebay
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  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    I'm not a U2 fan either, but that Poster Fucking Rocks!!!



    This is example of why people shouldn't trade with Rookies!!!
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    illegal pants wrote:
    [size=+2]fuckin A ozpjman :mad:[/size]


    THIS IS HILAROUS!!
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    Lizardking wrote:
    I'm not a U2 fan either, but that Poster Fucking Rocks!!!



    This is example of why people shouldn't trade with Rookies!!!
    yeah, sounds like the OP is not that smart at all!

    Dumb ass
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    How to ship a print ...

    http://www.expressobeans.com/wiki/index.php/Shipping_Prints
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    sgossard3 wrote:
    are you seriously looking for support here??? what you did was fucked up

    you shouldve figured the shipping cost into the trade if it was that big of a deal... you were lazy, cut corners, and fucked up a very valuable poster...

    dont know where you heard that creases can be miraculously fixed by framing... but thats not really the case... im sure the paint was damaged and theres likely multiple creases that will be visable in certain light

    i understand that youre not big in the poster biz but how can you not understand the other end of this deal and sympathize?!?

    how would you like to buy a piece of pottery and receive it in pieces? "oh you cant tell if you just glue it together" :rolleyes:

    people are very trusting on this board to do trades with complete strangers and its things like this that make it unlikely for people to be as trusting again in the future... i would DEFINITELY return the poster and cash... and consider yourself lucky if you get your fucked up poster back in return

    This is 100% correct. Wow. That was moronic. It's so funny that the wrong side of this deal is the one who posted to the board. Kinda cracks me up except for the person who's got the ass end of the deal. Bummer : (

    Cheers!
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i will take the flaked, creased poster off your hands if you ever get it back! ;)
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    TipJammer wrote:
    This is 100% correct. Wow. That was moronic. It's so funny that the wrong side of this deal is the one who posted to the board. Kinda cracks me up except for the person who's got the ass end of the deal. Bummer : (

    Cheers!
    Well, that chick will no doubt see this thread and have something to say about it! :rolleyes:
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    TipJammer wrote:
    This is 100% correct. Wow. That was moronic. It's so funny that the wrong side of this deal is the one who posted to the board. Kinda cracks me up except for the person who's got the ass end of the deal. Bummer : (

    Cheers!
    ha... no kidding... hopefully the other person in this trade sees this thread and weighs in on her feelings... kindof surprised the OP hasnt expressed his disbelief yet that we all disagree with him... but i hope this thread is enough to persuade him to do the right thing here... no name calling necessary... im sure it was an honest mistake... definitely a sacrilege around these parts though :D
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    sgossard3 wrote:
    ... kindof surprised the OP hasnt expressed his disbelief yet that we all disagree with him...
    Cause they are fucking gutless, thats why.

    Im sorry, but people like this I have met in my life and they shit me to tears. No respect for people OR possesions :mad:
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    ozpjman wrote:

    I made mention that I had a poster that Pearl Jam and U2 had played at Hawaii (birthday present from the now ex) <- NO SHOCKER , that I really didnt want, didnt like the design, and hate U2. <---U2 is GREAT!

    The tube was too small, and the poster got creased. <--- WHAT!?!?! Didnt mind because I read here how creases frame out,<---HUH???? so wasnt bothered. <
    OF COURSE... NOT YOUR PROBLEM. In the end, the biggest tube I needed was gonna cost over $60 <--- HUH?!?!?! SOUNDS OUTLANDISH. for purchase/shipping/insurance/tracking etc.


    It already had a crease, so I folded it,<---- WHAT!!!!! WHAT????? wrapped it with the acid-free paper, put on the tracking etc, and sent it.

    This where the bullshit started. <---NOPE. IT STARTED WHEN YOU FOLDED THE HAWAII!!!!!

    I got THE most abusive email<----DESERVED. saying how I fucked a perfectly good poster <---- YOU DID. and why didnt I put it in a tube <---YOU SHOULD HAVE. blah blah blah. I explained how the creases frame out<--- THEY DON'T , but she went on about the paint has flaked away and whatever else.

    How fucken rude is that????? <---NOT RUDE ENOUGH.

    Now she wants her quote 'prefectly shipped, crease free, still worth something' poster endquote, and her money back from me <--- SHE IS RIGHT! , cos she reckons the poster I sent her is destroyed!!!

    I aint sending shit back! <---THATS FUCKED UP.

    What the fuck is that all about?!?!?!?! <---YOUR IGNORANCE.

    After i got screwed with this swap, Im never going to bother with posters again, its crap!! <--- THANK GOD.

    Someone please give me some support so I can put this bitch in her place!! <--- SHE'S NOT THE BITCH. NO SUPPORT HERE.


    Added some thoughts to the OP. :)
  • pjfan9110pjfan9110 Posts: 145
    there's no way this was a mistake...honestly, how can any person think that folding up a poster like that will somehow magically end up like new in a frame? someone said it earlier...but this guy was just plain lazy and idiotic...
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    yellowled24 wrote:
    No respect for possesions
    maybe hes buddhist :p
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    pjfan9110 wrote:
    there's no way this was a mistake...honestly, how can any person think that folding up a poster like that will somehow magically end up like new in a frame? someone said it earlier...but this guy was just plain lazy and idiotic...
    i cant even imagine opening my mailbox and seeing my poster wrapped as if it were an album... ha... i had it happen to me once on ebay... it was just some cheapy promo poster that i was using to decorate a wall and i only spent like $10 but i was pissed cause they didnt say anywhere that it was folded... i think thats the main problem with these situations... people expect one thing and are REASONABLY angry when its not up to snuff
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    This is probably the most entertaining post I have read in 6 months. I'm shaking my head in disbelief.

    UNREAL.
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    TipJammer wrote:
    This is probably the most entertaining post I have read in 6 months. I'm shaking my head in disbelief.

    UNREAL.
    disbelief that someone could be so damn stupid.
    This is true, its a wonder how something like this could ever happen in todays society, considering how bright we all think we are.

    I cant believe that the OP even posted this thread HERE :eek:
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    You're all welcome.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770686&postcount=80246

    ozpjman ozpjman is online now
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    Thinking I might cause a bit of a ruckus in the Porch. I am gonna start a thread basically saying I got caught up in the whole poster-mania thats sweeping the site. Then im gonna talk about my first successful trade, and how I folded their poster up to fit in an A3 envelope as the poster tubes were too expensive and I didnt see what the fuss is about

    Still deciding what poster to say I sent. Might make one of you guys the lucky recipient, so play along haha

    Should get a few tongues wagging

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770923&postcount=80268


    hahaha

    I just got a PM basically having a go at me and demanding I send her back her poster and money.

    HILARIOUS!!!!!!

    This is getting way out of control - might let it run for a bit longer...
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  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,610
    Also, many who collect these posters are serious art collectors. Condition of the print matters ALOT.

    What you did is unforgivable. If I were you I would suck it up and send her the print and money back. I take it you recieved a nice condition poster from her?
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  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    South of Seattle wrote:
    You're all welcome.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770686&postcount=80246

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770923&postcount=80268
    BUSTED!!!!! Dayum....was fun while it lasted :D

    Now gimme my poster and money ozpjman!!! :mad: :D
  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    Niko80 wrote:
    Also, many who collect these posters are serious art collectors. Condition of the print matters ALOT.

    What you did is unforgivable. If I were you I would suck it up and send her the print and money back. I take it you recieved a nice condition poster from her?
    Yeah and to save you money....fold it up and post it in an envelope....just as long as you wrap it in acid free paper :eek: :D
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    South of Seattle wrote:
    You're all welcome.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770686&postcount=80246

    ozpjman ozpjman is online now
    Soldier of Love

    Join Date: Mar 2004
    Location: Sydney Australia
    Posts: 868
    Thinking I might cause a bit of a ruckus in the Porch. I am gonna start a thread basically saying I got caught up in the whole poster-mania thats sweeping the site. Then im gonna talk about my first successful trade, and how I folded their poster up to fit in an A3 envelope as the poster tubes were too expensive and I didnt see what the fuss is about

    Still deciding what poster to say I sent. Might make one of you guys the lucky recipient, so play along haha

    Should get a few tongues wagging

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5770923&postcount=80268


    hahaha

    I just got a PM basically having a go at me and demanding I send her back her poster and money.

    HILARIOUS!!!!!!

    This is getting way out of control - might let it run for a bit longer...
    i hope a dingo eats his baby..... :D

    great joke! pretty predictable responses though... and nothing really all that mean
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    :D Atleast it made the forum a little more interesting whilst we wait for album news :o

    Good work Ozpjman :D
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  • DownStockholmDownStockholm Posts: 149
    ozpjman wrote:
    .......................................

    It already had a crease, so I folded it.....
    This where the bullshit started.

    ......................................

    You what???!!
    Because my car has a scratch I dont drive it into a tree!!!

    edit: puhh just a joke! :)
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