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Geoff Clingan
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From: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Registered: Jan 2015

- posted February 01, 2015 02:51 PM      Profile for Geoff Clingan   Email Geoff Clingan   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi all,

New here - just found this site yesterday.

I've been cleaning out and found my old Super 8 print of John Carpenter's Dark Star. It's 4 reels, colour and sound and from what I can tell it's in excellent condition. I've never put it through a projector as I never managed to acquire one over the years.

I'm looking to sell it and thought that this forum might be the place.

Can anyone tell me what this might be worth?

[ February 03, 2015, 03:50 AM: Message edited by: Geoff Clingan ]

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Dino Everette
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Long Beach, CA USA
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- posted February 03, 2015 12:16 AM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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- posted February 03, 2015 01:33 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I think Dino wants it. [Smile]

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David Ollerearnshaw
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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
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- posted February 03, 2015 02:48 PM      Profile for David Ollerearnshaw   Author's Homepage   Email David Ollerearnshaw   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
But are you sure Osi? Is this an Iver release?

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Dino Everette
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From: Long Beach, CA USA
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- posted February 04, 2015 10:38 AM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I guess someone else got it, since he has no email on his profile, and hasn't answered the message/post yet...

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Jose Artiles
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From: Spain
Registered: Oct 2005

- posted February 04, 2015 11:14 AM      Profile for Jose Artiles   Email Jose Artiles   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Dino,there´s a email in his profile,here it is:goclingan (at)gmail(dot)com

Regards

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Dino Everette
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From: Long Beach, CA USA
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- posted February 04, 2015 11:26 AM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
excellent thanks, will fire off an email right now

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Osi Osgood
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- posted February 04, 2015 12:59 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hey, yuh know whut? I think Dino really wants this?!

All kidding aside, I hope you get it Dino! [Smile]

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Dino Everette
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- posted February 05, 2015 10:59 AM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yes I put together a traveling program of shorts by Dan O'Bannon and John Carpenter called SHOCK VALUE THE MOVIE: How Dan O'Bannon and some USC outsiders Helped invent Modern Horror . It is actually playing in NYC in a couple of weeks for the film society of Lincoln Center, so since I have those guys on the brain, when I saw this I thought "excellent" I'll watch Dark Star at home....BUT after email, PM and posting here, with no replies I am guessing someone contacted him and already claimed it....

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Osi Osgood
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- posted February 05, 2015 12:44 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
or, perhaps, (fingers crossed) the person saw that there is certainly interest and they may put it up on ebay?

At any rate, could the seller please let everyone know if the film is sold? [Smile]

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Winbert Hutahaean
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- posted February 05, 2015 07:29 PM      Profile for Winbert Hutahaean     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
or, perhaps, (fingers crossed) the person saw that there is certainly interest and they may put it up on ebay?
Or perhaps for next time, Dino you can say " ...errrr...I think I can take it for my spare" [Big Grin]

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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From: Athens,Greece
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- posted February 06, 2015 02:12 AM      Profile for Panayotis A. Carayannis     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Well,if you care to travel to Athens,I can give you a showing [Smile]

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Tom Photiou
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- posted February 08, 2015 04:44 PM      Profile for Tom Photiou     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
This was an Iver films release and it was very well edited. I sold mine some years ago after picking up the 4 x 400 feature and it is a great cult classic. Made by John carpenter and Dan or Bannan during there student years.

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Joe Vannicola
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From: Lincoln, DE, USA
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- posted February 08, 2015 09:42 PM      Profile for Joe Vannicola   Email Joe Vannicola   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I hate to be a wet blanket, guys; but he said he never bought a projector and yet the film appears to be in excellent condition. Doesn't that raise a red flag or two? Let me say that I'm not accusing him of anything, I'm just curious.

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Dino Everette
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- posted February 09, 2015 02:20 AM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Joe
Good point but he came and went so fast that either someone did buy it and could follow up on quality, or he posted the listing, then got a projector, realized it was in bad shape had second thoughts, decided to keep it, lost the film in a bet, sold it on craig's list, accidentally dropped it in water, saw that the title was actually Dark Victory, opened the boxes and realized there was no film in there, saw my name and said "Oh no", or lost his password to the forum, since he is clearly not coming back to address any questions..

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Tim Hartnell
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From: Gorleston, Norfolk, UK
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- posted February 09, 2015 05:23 PM      Profile for Tim Hartnell   Email Tim Hartnell   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi fellow collectors I sent the seller a question about buying the film from him shortly after seeing the post and he said that although the film has been sitting there for a while he had become rather attached to it so didnt want to sell.I advised him he should get a projector and watch it.
Thanks
Tim

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Osi Osgood
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- posted February 10, 2015 12:54 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks 4 that info, Tim ...

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Dino Everette
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- posted February 10, 2015 01:40 PM      Profile for Dino Everette     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
So happy that Geoff signed up to the forum to list a film for sale that he doesn't want to sell, even though he has never been able to use it...

People are awesome! [Confused]

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Thomas Smith
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- posted February 10, 2015 02:32 PM      Profile for Thomas Smith     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I think he posted just to find out if film was worth anything
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