Originally Posted by
webstar1000
Originally Posted by
herbertwest
I believe that a few years back I heard that there are shrinkwrap machines that could be used to re-apply shrinkwrap onto books.
Any idea of how to differenciate the "real" ones and those?
I work at a press and we have these machines. I could wrap a book and you would never know. NEVER pay more for it. Get it opened before before you buy.
PS: Richard send me your Slinger and I’ll wrap it for you. I get what your saying but it really is that easy man.
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Kris,
I truly understand the point your trying to convey.
I also understand how shrinkwrap machines work, I've been collecting for a while now as well. I don't claim to know it all, but I'm doing OK so far.
Again, I will disagree with your statement "it really is that easy man".
No matter how awesome you are in your craft, you can't turn a sow into a princess just by wrapping it in plastic. (except for a horror story)
But if your stating you would (for example) wrap a fine mint/mint as new unblemished gunslinger & jacket in shrinkwrap, risk damaging it, for possibly 10% more money.. I'll give you that... but what's the point?
Anybody here could do the same, and many on eBay & ABE obviously try as well.
That's usually what I'm most vocal about on the the DT.org site, Bullys, Liars & outright Cheats.
It's ok for all of us to have different collecting styles, and its also ok to change that style.
Some people here collect everything (and I mean everything), some just limited ed's, some no limited ed's, some proofs only.
Many on this site have thrown insane gobs of money at this just to get to the end and say "lookie here I'm the best, I've got it all", I'm ok with that, to each there own.
Myself, I'm a slow and easy kind of collector.
This is a true hobby for me, doing this for right around 3 decades now.
I "now" tend to stick to what makes me happy, could change, has changed, my collection thread is pretty much my ongoing process of what I collect.
Ok, I've rambled enough, I'm guess my point is, there is no blanket right and wrong to every aspect of this collecting disease we all share.
But please.. because you believe your right & telling everybody everywhere to rip off the shrinkwrap from every book they own is NOT necessarily right.