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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

- posted September 10, 2018 07:59 AM      Profile for Terry Sills     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Would anyone buy this projector?
No lens, No spool arms, No speaker, No pressure plate, No drive belts, No valves/tubes, No cables, Metal casing missing and who knows what else. Quite obviously cannibalised.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RCA-16mm-Cine-Film-Projector-Hollywood-Constellation-Untested/223138825494?hash=item33f41c4516:g:iKcAAOSw38VblgsQ
Untested? Impossible to power it up let alone test it. Some people [Embarrassed]

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Del Phillipson
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 679
From: Derbyshire, England
Registered: Dec 2005

- posted September 10, 2018 01:08 PM      Profile for Del Phillipson   Email Del Phillipson   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Chocolate fireguard springs to mind Terry [Big Grin]

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

- posted September 11, 2018 02:33 AM      Profile for Terry Sills     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Del
That's one way of describing it. The reason it caught my eye is that I have a Hollywood Star, which is virtually the same apart from not having the magnetic recording facility.
It is in beautiful condition and my favourite 16mm projector, for many reasons, but mainly because they are such a quiet running machine.
The one on offer is a travesty and good only for spares. Probably beyond repair.
I cannot believe that the seller has not researched for a comparison to price it up. That would be a basic, surely for an online company like this one.
Seems to me they have got the decimal places wrong. £14.99 would be a good starting point [Cool]

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Del Phillipson
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Derbyshire, England
Registered: Dec 2005

- posted September 11, 2018 02:45 AM      Profile for Del Phillipson   Email Del Phillipson   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Totally agree Terry, a spares machine at best, these people see a projector and the pound signs start rolling [Frown]

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