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What does everyone do with their tour posters?

edpearsonedpearson Posts: 331
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I'm planning on framing all of mine and putting them up in my home office or possibly throughout the house (assuming my wife goes for that). I haven't framed any of them yet and I'm contemplating either doing it myself (never done it before so I have no idea if it's difficult or easy) or taking it to a framing specialist (preferably a cheap one, maybe Michael's). Anyone have recommendations on framing myself vs. paying a specialist? I have about a dozen PJ and non-PJ posters that are frame-worthy -- would love to have purchased a poster at every concert I went to instead of the occasional T-shirt!!!! What was I thinking???

t-shirt = worthless
poster = $$$$$ (although I'd never sell it -- maybe for charity).

So what do you all do with your posters? Frame them? Put them on your walls at home? Buy them only to sell on eBay? Buy to sell for charity? Do you buy one at every concert? Just curious as to what other Jammers do with their posters -- hence this posting.
Rock on!
~Edward

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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    All of you poster collectors are doomed to Dante's fourth circle of hell
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I've got 4 posters...

    UK/Ireland 06
    Newcastle 06
    Italy 06
    The Vic 07

    And they're all sitting on top of my wardrobe... probably where they'll stay :o Anyone want them?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    I have 5 or 6 posters and made the first 2 framed by a professional in December. the others will follow.
    If you want to put the frames in your house, go with a professional framer.
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    this is precisely what bully boxes and flat files were created for,....
    For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
    That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    i have three framed and displayed in my living room, one in my bedroom, and the rest are in mylar sleeves under the bed.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I have mine framed on my wall. I only get the ones from the shows I've been too. I have more to get, but either they're too much $$$ (any of the 98' shows) or I'm out of wall space.
    NERDS!
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    I cut them into squares and put them in the downstairs lav in case of emergencies.

    Only joking I give them to these people.

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  • panthergirlpanthergirl Posts: 469
    i only get the ones from shows i've been to (missing a few)
    and i have about six framed.

    by the way, michael's isn't cheap...
    i've had better luck with smaller private framing shops.

    they've given me a little discount when i've done more than one or two at a time, but you have to speak up and ask :)
    08 6/11 WPB 6/12 Tampa 6/24,25 MSG, 8/7 Ed @ Newark
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  • SigEpCougarSigEpCougar Posts: 96
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    All of you poster collectors are doomed to Dante's fourth circle of hell


    Just the fourth circle? :)
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  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    i have a bunch framed and hanging in my office... then i have a TON still in tubes.
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    I had quite a few framed, and our last apartment was covered with them. Then we got sort of tired of them, sold them and went to the Bahamas. :D I REGRET NOTHING!!

    And I sold a STL 98 and we bought a video camera with the money from that. :)

    I still have a few left, and they're in the den/art project room/spare bedroom. :)
  • SigEpCougarSigEpCougar Posts: 96
    I was actually big into collecting them a few years ago. I became bored really quick, eventually sold them all except for the shows i have been too and hung a few of those in my office. The rest are under my bed collecting dust bunnies. It became pointless buying certain posters for 100 bucks or more sometimes and then having to find the time to get trades out on time which I hardly ever had time to do. Now I just collect paychecks
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