Hi Everybody!

I searched the forum and found a bunch of links for movie poster sites, but what I'm looking for here:
Is there one place you consistently go back to for your movie posters?

I'm interested in cheap, good selection, fast shipping of 27"x40" posters.

Thanks!

eBay for originals

allposters for replicas

Thanks for the link.
Do you guys roll the posters back up when not in use or store them flat somehow?

I store mine flat... I bought Bass LOC frames and kept one of the boxes the frames came in. Makes a great box to store the posters in.

Thanks. I guess just any old plain flat box will do then...

They are EXTREMELY difficult to store flat if they had been stored rolled up to that point. I tried deperately to store them flat but eventually gave up. I probably have ~200 originals. Just a guess.

200 rolled up? Do you have a method of identifying them quickly?
Have you had much luck getting them from theaters?

I'm somewhere in the neighborhood of ~200 posters too. Have nowhere good to store mine flat, so I had to roll them up. I got a bunch of large shipping tubes from an office supply store to keep them in. They're organized by type of movie (comedy, etc) and the tube is labeled. I started an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of which poster was in which tube, but I cant say that I've referenced it that much.

My bro-in-law sells DVDs on the Internet, so he gets all those promotional posters. He gives the posters to me.

You may want to check small mom & pop rental stores. You'll find a decent selection there at cheap prices.

I found that storing the posters rolled up easily damages them when trying to put them in the poster frame. It would take two of us to hold the poster down to put in the case since rolling them up caused them to curl. I have since begun to store mine in a flat box and put that under a bed. Nicely protected and easy to access the posters.

I'd love to buy some origional posters and for some cash out for them but I dont trust anything on ebay :(

Get two ( or more) slightly oversized pieces of plexi-glass (Lucite, etc..) and use them to lay your posters between for storage. Use bungee cords to hold the sheets of plexi together and store them upright in a closet.

I've only got 1 poster right now, but I want to get more and rotate them out, and I plan on using that method for storage.

Store flat, under a bed or sofa. Out of the way and doesn't take up any extra space.

They are EXTREMELY difficult to store flat if they had been stored rolled up to that point. I tried deperately to store them flat but eventually gave up. I probably have ~200 originals. Just a guess.

When I first receive a rolled poster, I unroll it, lay it flat on the floor and lay 2-3 DVD cases on each corner. Leave it there for a couple of days and they will lay flat by themselves. Flattened posters are alot easier to put in the frames.
I keep my poster box on the top shelf of my storage shelving in the basement.

I also get quite a few poster from the local 'Movie Gallery' rental. They roll them up, put them in a box and are free for the taking. The only difference is the poster are normally mark "Now on DVD" or something similar.

I found that storing the posters rolled up easily damages them when trying to put them in the poster frame. It would take two of us to hold the poster down to put in the case since rolling them up caused them to curl. I have since begun to store mine in a flat box and put that under a bed. Nicely protected and easy to access the posters.
Where did you get a box poster size to store them in?

Take an appliance box and break it down. Lay the top on the bottom and tape two or three sides. Then open it up like a book. Pretty simple.

My experience was that when I tried to flatten them out and stack them in an organized fashion they just got damaged. I have some pretty nice posters in there and decided that was not an option. My system is very close to that of puskarich. To be honest, I don't change them nearly as frequently as I thought I would. There really aren't many frames that are conducive to rapid changing.

Honestly, if I didn't care about the condition of the posters (I have several original Steve McQueen posters like The Magnificent 7, The Great Escape, The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, etc that are pretty valuable) I would probably find a way to just stack them to take up less space. I just haven't been able to manage it. I also like that I don't have to mess with my entire poster collection to get at a few of them.

If anyone is looking for some specific posters let me know. I have many that will likely never see the light of day that I wouldn't mind getting rid of. I might also be able to show you what and where to look for.

If you're using cardboard boxes or tubes to store your posters, make sure you protect them with acid free tissue, mylar, etc.