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Simon McConway
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Doncaster, UK
Registered: Jun 2004


 - posted August 01, 2012 04:30 PM      Profile for Simon McConway     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Not intentionally, these last two weeks, I find myself having visited two dealers; Paul Foster Films and Tua Films (Debonaire).

Last week was Paul Foster; the pile of films he was keeping to one side for me was growing by the day, so I thought I had better go and collect them. A straight-forward drive to Paul's and a boxed GS800 and Super 8 films were mine. I bought quite a few trailers such as Casper, White Christmas and Gulliver's Travels...all very reasonably priced. Paul's set up is well organised and he said he has enough films for many more years of listings, which can only be good news for us. His shelves were loaded with Super 8 films of all kinds and I counted quite a few decent Super 8 sound projectors he had too. I have always found Paul to be a very fair and honest dealer, and after having dealt with him for well over ten years, I think I've qualified to make that comment.

Today, I find myself having visited Rob Foxon of Tua Films in Leicester. I received his list this morning and decided on a British Transport Film on 16mm. This visit tied in nicely with my collecting a non-cine related item bought from Ebay, located just ten minutes away from Rob! His set up is mostly 16mm, and the shelves really were three-deep with cans of film. And that's not for sale, it's his own collection of film! I arrived the day the list went out, so the phone was ringing with customers placing orders. Again, Rob is very fair; he made a special effort to get my film from his archives with only a few hours notice. From both trips, there is one similarity...the phones were ringing with customers buying. Both dealers were busy which is pleasing to report.

Interesting trips and it's always good to see the places we usually only contact by phone or email.

[ August 01, 2012, 06:02 PM: Message edited by: Simon McConway ]

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010


 - posted August 01, 2012 05:23 PM      Profile for Pasquale DAlessio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Simon

Great story. Always good to know what's going on the other end of the phone. But, your teasing us. Did't you take any photos? [Confused]

PatD

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004


 - posted August 02, 2012 09:34 AM      Profile for Adrian Winchester     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Very interesting reading. It shows that they are well-organised if they can cope with visitors. I dread to think what any visitor seeing my chaotic shelves and random piles and boxes of films would think!

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Steven Sigel
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted August 02, 2012 02:11 PM      Profile for Steven Sigel   Email Steven Sigel   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I've had some people come visit me. It's a bit chaotic, but I know where pretty much everything is... Current count is about 10,000 reels (features, shorts, TV, cartoons, etc).

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted August 02, 2012 03:08 PM      Profile for Winbert Hutahaean     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Steven, it is interesting to know how you keep those 10000 reels [Eek!]

Do you have a storage?

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