The condition report you receive before payment.
Every order receives a written condition report at intake — before any chargeable scanning begins. This page describes what the report contains. A real sample (with anonymized customer data) is in development; for now, see the field-by-field breakdown below.
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Six sections. One honest picture of what you have.
Reports run two to four pages depending on collection size. Mailed as a PDF; institutional clients receive structured XML or CSV variants on request.
- 01 / Reel inventory
Every reel barcoded with a unique reference. Format identified, length measured (or counted at standard reel sizes), and original packaging documented with intake photos.
- 02 / Condition flags
Vinegar syndrome stage if present (1—5), shrinkage measurement, brittleness assessment, mold or water damage indicators, splice integrity, edge damage, color fade where applicable.
- 03 / Recoverability outlook
Per-reel honest assessment: full recovery / partial recovery / specialist referral. We say what we can scan, what we can’t, and what would warrant outside help — before any chargeable work starts.
- 04 / Recommended interventions
Specific work items per reel — splice repair count, cleaning level, manual frame repair where needed. Each intervention has a quoted price; you approve or decline before work begins.
- 05 / Final estimate
Itemized total covering scanning, sound capture (if applicable), interventions, output media, and shipping. The number you see is the number you pay; no surprises.
- 06 / Approval workflow
Reply “approved” or request changes. Nothing chargeable proceeds until your approval is in writing. Decline anything and we return your reels untouched, with no charge beyond inbound shipping.
Send your reels and get the full report.
We respond within one business day with shipping instructions. The condition report follows within a week of receipt — before any chargeable work begins.