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Scott Fitzpatrick
Junior
Posts: 10
From: Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2018

posted April 21, 2018 07:21 PM

I have a Sears Du-All 8 I was using to convert family film to digital but the bulb burnt out in the process. Considering the price of the replacement bulb I would be interested in accepting offers if anyone is interested. I would like to put some money together to get the wolverine converter.

The projector is in perfect working order clean and no damage, auto-feed works great. If you are willing to convert to an LED or halogen bulb it would make a great projector.

I would like some help to know a good market price I might put in on ebay.

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Scott Fitzpatrick
Junior
Posts: 10
From: Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2018

posted May 12, 2018 02:13 PM

Hi here are some videos and pictures of the unit. If anyone could help me price it I plan to put it up on craigslist. Let me know what the market might be for a working unit but the bulb is burnt out.

https://youtu.be/Qcw5UWesWbk

Hi here are some videos and pictures of the unit. If anyone could help me price it I plan to put it up on craigslist. Let me know what the market might be for a working unit but the bulb is burnt out.

https://youtu.be/Qcw5UWesWbk
https://ibb.co/bXgXty
https://ibb.co/cSFsty
https://ibb.co/dk0gmJ

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted May 13, 2018 01:27 AM

Unfortunately Scott with the bulb burned out in my opinion you'd be looking at $25-$30 for it on Craigs list (if you can sell it at all). The marjority of people don't want to spend $60 for a new bulb and don't know how to do the lamp conversion. I have the same projector, but I have done a lamp conversion on it to use a low-cost halogen bulb. Even with that upgrade I don't think I could get more than $50-$60 for it.

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Janice

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Scott Fitzpatrick
Junior
Posts: 10
From: Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2018

posted May 15, 2018 08:11 AM

ah that's not unfortunate at all and very helpful. I just didn't want to overprice it and waste everyone's time. I think I will put it up on ebay for local pickup at about $20

I just had bad luck that the bulb burnt on my session but it actually motivated me to get the Wolverine conversion scanner which did a much better job capturing than filming with my cell phone on the Du-all

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted May 15, 2018 10:35 AM

That sounds good Scott. I hope you can sell it. The Sears Du-All was actually made by Bell & Howell and is very rugged and well designed dual format projector. However due to it not being variable speed, it is not a good projector for telecine transfers.

Good luck with your sale.

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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