Digital BW, The Print

Hi There, glad to see you're interested.
I also have a holiday the last two weeks in June and to be honest I 
think it will take a little longer to arrange.
I would expect to aim for a July exchange if that suits everyone.

Formal invite to follow next week.

Kind regards

Steve.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Alessandro Pardi 
<alessandro.pardi@i...> wrote:
> Italy here, and definitely interested in the exchange, with the only
> possible problem of a planned vacation the last two weeks of june. 
So I'll
> decide when the deadline is set...
>  
> Alessandro Pardi
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K2 Chittin [mailto:k2lists@h...]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 15:42
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: UK/Europe Print Exchange.....
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "colingruk" 
> <cconway@b...> wrote:
> > I have not fathomed out how these exchanges work (presumably 
prints 
> > aren't matted for example) and what the commitment is/might be.  
> How 
> > are prints circulated/distributed? I guess print sizes should be 
> > limited. I'm in Greece and also concerned about postal 
reliability 
> > but yes, I'm interested.  
> > 
> > 
> > Colin
> 
> Colin
> 
> You should have a look through the archives at Tom O'Connel's 
posts.  
> I think the way he has been running his print exchanges is:
> 
> 1. Both A4 and Letter formats allowed.  I don't think they're 
matted.
> 2. Enclose a data sheet.
> 3. Maximum 10 participants with 3 spare in case any of the first 10 
> don't make it for whatever reason.
> 4. They're first sent by all contributors to a central 
administrator 
> (ie Tom) who then redistributes them back to each of the 
contributors.
> 5. Each contributor sends a pre-paid UPS box (or some equivalent), 
> inside the one which they used for the initial shipment.  This 
second 
> box is used to ship the prints back to them. 
> 
> I had never participated in the past partly due to having to mess 
> with pre-paid UPS boxes back from the US etc.
> 
> With the European exchange, I propose that contributors outside the 
> UK who don't want to or can't feasibly send an extra pre-stamped 
box 
> send cash/UK stamps instead (limited to £ sterling, US$ and Euros) 
to 
> cover return postage.  The exchange co-ordinator can inform them of 
> the cost of registered postage to their country.  Their original 
box 
> can be used to return the prints.
> 
> Steve ... I don't want to take anything away from you.  However, I 
> regularly deal with the 3 currencies mentioned above.  If you find 
> dealing with these currencies a hassle, then I'm happy to be the co-
> ordinator if you like.  (Or take the currency off your hands for £ 
at 
> normal exchange rates without bank commission).  Let's see how the 
> first exchange pans out.
> 
> Let's get the ball rolling.  Please send a formal invite on-list 
with 
> a deadline.  Please sign me up.  
> 
> K2
> 
> 
> 
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