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Title: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: dkrolewski on August 22, 2007, 02:58:46 am
There are quite a few arcade posters on eBay right now. Tron, Joust, Journey, and some others. Do a search for "arcade poster" and check it out.
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: RayB on August 22, 2007, 01:13:31 pm
Nice!
I have a Star Wars arcade one I've been meaning to either frame or Ebay.
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: dkrolewski on August 22, 2007, 01:39:48 pm
Framing costs make me think I might be in the wrong line of work. It cost me $400 to frame a $30 Dragon's Lair poster. I went the archival route, UV non-reflective plexi, black matte, stainless 4-inch frame. It's covering up an unsightly electrical panel.

By the way, I'll give you $5 for the Star Wars poster.  8)
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: RayB on August 22, 2007, 03:46:53 pm
You appear to have been charged what it costs to frame a $5000 painting.

Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: saint on August 22, 2007, 04:24:08 pm
Actually that sounds about right from what I can tell, if you don't hit a sale. Michael's typically runs a 50% off sale every couple of weeks...
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: GameOver on August 22, 2007, 05:31:51 pm
Framing costs make me think I might be in the wrong line of work. It cost me $400 to frame a $30 Dragon's Lair poster.

Yeah no joke...I bought 4 Norman Rockwell pics from an antique store, $5/ea.  It cost me $600 to get them framed the way I wanted...good lord.  And that place was cheaper than Michaels even w/their 50% off special!  Forget building cabs I'm gonna start a framing business!

btw the arcade posters on ebay are cool thanks for the tip!   8)
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: Dmod on August 22, 2007, 06:52:05 pm
Framing costs make me think I might be in the wrong line of work. It cost me $400 to frame a $30 Dragon's Lair poster. I went the archival route, UV non-reflective plexi, black matte, stainless 4-inch frame. It's covering up an unsightly electrical panel.

By the way, I'll give you $5 for the Star Wars poster.  8)

For that price, you could have put the poster in a cheap plastic frame (which I did with my $30 Dragon's Lair and Space Ace posters) and had the windows in your room UV tinted (which I also did, but not to protect the posters).

Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: RayB on August 23, 2007, 01:11:32 pm
You're being charged CUSTOM FRAMING costs.  That's the problem. If you buy a standard size POSTER, then go for a pre-made standard size FRAME.
Title: Re: Check out all the arcade posters
Post by: AcidArmitage on August 23, 2007, 01:19:21 pm
thumbtacs baby!