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Back to previous page  BA-RA-KA PHOTO REPRINTS FINE COLLECTIBLE PHOTO REPROS for INSPIRATION & BEAUTY... VISIT BA-RA-KA.COM TODAY See Full LISTINGS on EBAY HERE Vintage nudes, art, dancers, ethnic subjects, Orientalist paintings, fantasy, mythology, romantic, erotic, Phoenix & Arabeth art, tattoo & bodyart history, circus, magic, etc. New items weekly. Add BA-RA-KA to your list of favorite sellers and come back often. = = = = = = = = = = = = = BA-RA-KA COLLECTORS NEWSLETTER Subscribe to the occasional BA-RA-KA VINTAGE TREASURES NEWSLETTER today and receive great articles of collecting vintage nudes, PLUS advance notice of SURPRISE One-Day MEGA-SALES and other special offers. Every month or so you will receive the Newsletter, plus a rare email notice of a special event or opportunity that you won't want to miss. F . A . Q . These are our auction terms, please read before bidding: COMMUNICATION: • For assured direct communication with BA-RA-KA, use the CONTACT SELLER Button, in eBay Message system, ONLY, please (from the relevant Item Page). Do NOT put an instructional message into the order form, checkout form, or Paypal form, do not send an email with special requests or instructions: most likely we will not see any of these. DO contact seller directly thru eBay messaging ONLY, we rely solely on EBAY records & communications for eBay auctions. PAYMENT: • ALL PAYMENTS via Paypal (www.paypal.com) ONLY. Please don’t bother to ask if we will accept a different form of payment. We won't. • PROMPT payment is always expected (and Appreciated), and definitely must be made within 5 days of auction close. SHIPPING: • We do give generous appropriate combined shipping discounts, IF you do not pay before we have a chance to send the combined invoice (can't be automated, and we are definitely not online line all the time). If you have a question about this send us a message first, we can't really refund shipping overpayments. • Buyer pays actual shipping cost plus a very small packaging/handling fee (see Item Page). All shipping via USPS. *** Once your item is mailed our liability ends. *** We have performed our due diligence when we (always) hand deliver your item(s) to United States Postal Service (USPS). But we have no control over what the Postal Service does from there, though our experience is that USPS is incredibly reliable. If you require some form of additional protection or insurance, you will have to arrange this before shipment. Use the CONTACT SELLER eBay Message system to do so before payment. • Shipment is made to your registered eBay address. It is the Buyer's responsibility to be sure that address is the correct one. • We ship regularly. All items are expected to be shipped within 4 days of receipt of payment. Most items ship within 48 hours (though occasionally it can take longer). 5x7's & 8x10s are special order items and typically may take 4-5 days to ship, occasionally longer) • We are not responsible for lost or damaged items. If you pay for insured shipping, then you must work with the carrier on damage reimbursement. We will assist with documentation as needed. PHOTO QUALITY: • We strive to deliver the finest quality vintage reprints on eBay and the web. Most of our scans were made from our own extensive photo collection, and lovingly retouched to repair any defects in the old print, without changing the image. Why are there borders on my photo? The original of this image is a vintage 3.5"x5.5" printing press printed postcard. The standard equivalent print size of 4"x6" is a different proportion/format. We sometimes add borders on 2 or 4 sides to prevent image loss when the print is cropped to size. Have always hated to see fingers, toes, hands, feet etc. lopped off a reprint when they were present in the original. Usually these borders do not display in the eBay image server, unfortunately. So why are some photos sharper than others? There is significant variation in image quality and sharpness in the reprints, and here is why: • 1) Quality is completely constrained by the quality of both the original photographer or artist's image, as well as the quality and printing method of the vintage postcard or photo we have used to reprint. Some vintage photographers used soft-focus as an element of their style. These cannot be effectively sharpened. • 2) The 4x6 format is an enlargement from 3.5x5.5 originals. For press printed images this is not an asset, but usually exhibits no visible image degradation. For photographically printed ones, the enlargement may reveal detail that cannot be seen in the original. This type also allows more latitude for retouching, sharpening and other enhancing adjustments, often resulting in a much stronger rendering of the original shot without sacrificing any of its inherent character. Most of these adjustment are done with the press-printed ones too, but sharpening is usually not possible. Either way, the repro virtually always looks BETTER than the original. Micro digital artifacts may appear under magnification since everything has been scanned and digitally enhanced. COPYRIGHTS: Photos are sold for personal use only. NO Copyrights are transferred explicitly or implied. CONTRACT OF SALE FOR BA-RA-KA EBAY AUCTIONS: • By bidding on any or our items, you indicate your full agreement to all the above terms and release us from any and all possible liability. Happy Bidding! • FYI: "Baraka" is an auspicious Berber and/or Arabic term (Morocco, North Africa) with a meaning of blessing, empowerment, good fortune, protection, etc. "BA-RA-KA" breaks it down into the ancient egyptian root words for the concepts of soul, sungod and shadow. ===================== THE SHORT STORY: I have avidly collected old pictures for over 35 years, with special attention to fantasy & myth, anthropology, anatomy and erotic subjects. I am trying to share some of the finest, most compelling images from the tens of thousands I've acquired over the years. Hope you will enjoy them.

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