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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 17, 2005 08:37 PM

Hello all i listed 2 super 8 sound little rascals films on ebay friday night only to have ebay pull them and say these are unauthorized copies, here is what they said:
Thank you for your recent listing on eBay. Unfortunately, we removed the
following item(s) for violating our Unauthorized Copies (Copyright) policy:

6414158015 - Super 8 sound Little Rascals Feed em and Weep
6414987193 - Little Rascals in "Pups is Pups" super 8 sound

The following information may help explain the reason for your listing(s)
removal:

35 mm (millimeter) and 70 mm movie prints are not permitted on eBay unless the
member is an authorized licensee or copyright owner. These movie prints are the
reels of film used by movie theaters to show movies. Members must state their
ownership or right to sell these prints and be able to prove it to eBay. This
policy extends to 35mm and 70mm picture shorts, such as cartoons.Your eBay fees
for this item have been credited to your account. All bidders on this item have
been notified of its cancellation.

Please note: violation of this or other eBay policies may result in forfeit of
eBay fees on cancelled listings, limits on account privileges and account
suspension.

eBay understands that it can be frustrating to have a listing removed. If you
have further questions, you can take the following steps:

Take eBays brief tutorial on Intellectual Property Policies and VeRO
Read the ended listings FAQ at
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/listing-ended.html
Ask a question using the link on any of the above help pages

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety
I have sold films on ebay for years are they not allowing this to happen anymore for us collectors? [Mad]

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 17, 2005 09:00 PM

Jim, what's your ebay ID? The item numbers aren't pulling anything up cancelled or otherwise.

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted July 17, 2005 09:30 PM

Gawd, eBay is full of s*?!. Are they really so stupid as to not know the difference between 35mm/70mm and super-8? I would email them back immediately and relist your items and ask them to refund any doubled insertion fees. [Mad]

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Call me Phoenix. *dusts off the ashes*

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Barry Attwood
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003

posted July 18, 2005 05:45 AM

Der Jim,

That is weird, especially as the UK site actually has a 35mm section, and I've sold many 35mm trailers with no problems at all, no one has asked me if I own them, perhaps it's a peculiarity of U.S. laws, but I thought our U.K. copyright laws are more stringent than the U.S., I'd email them and see what they say, or if your willing to sell internationally, then list them on the U.K. site, 8mm sells quite well on it.

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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted July 18, 2005 12:20 PM

Oh well, thats E-Bay, [Big Grin]

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