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Dave Ruth
Film Handler

Posts: 84
From: Easton, PA, USA
Registered: Dec 2014

posted August 13, 2017 09:56 AM

Hello all!

I don't really have any friends who appreciate film or collecting, but I have done very well for myself in the past few weeks!

It all started when I found a reel of "Putting Pants on Philip" with Laurel and Hardy for $2.50. Afterwards, I was walking around the flea market and saw a gentleman with other L&H memorabilia and casually asked "Have anything like this?" and showed him the reel. He replied "They made 105 films together, I think I have close to 100 on Super 8." This led to a back and forth for a few weeks before finally he brought two full boxes of films for me to look at and potentially purchase. The following week he was not there, but I found two people selling reels at very reasonable prices, and finally this week he was back again with a new box full of reels. He still hasn't brought everything he owns, but I'm sure I will see him again.

Pictured here are my scores. 6 of the boxes are from an eBay lot I won last week, but the rest were all picked up from the Flea Market!

Anyone else have any success stories like this?

Also: The Jaws reel had a poster inside. Was this issued with the 200' release or was this a promotional poster that just happened to get placed inside?

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1482
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2009

posted August 13, 2017 10:33 AM

That is a very nice haul! I love flea markets. I don't always come across films but lots of projectors. I once got a Chinon 330 super 8 sound projector (in working condition) for $8...a Canon regular 8 camera for $1 that I used all during 2010 to use up my Kodachrome filming my son and his car collection. But the best deal was the Bolex M-8 regular 8 projector for $20. It looked brand new and runs great. You can really find some great film related stuff at the flea markets.

All your film friends are right here Dave!

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted August 14, 2017 11:42 AM

SCORE!!! There's some really great titles there! I hope all the cartoons have great color! That "Dover Boys" is probably the earlier release and not the new prints that came out a few years ago, but boy, I'd LOVE to be at that flea market sale!!!!

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 14, 2017 11:57 AM

Nice!

You are obviously going to a better class of flea markets than I do because I've never seen films or equipment in one I'd waste the space on at any price!

It's the perfect opportunity too: the odds of there being several film collectors there are pretty small.

-definitely a buyers market!

I thought I saw a projector standing out at the curb on garbage day once a few years ago.

-turned out to be a sewing machine!

Screens? I don't even slow down these days.

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Joe Caruso
Film God

Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 14, 2017 12:17 PM

Never found anything close to that in Jersey, except at "live" shows (excepting flea markets) - Envy it a bit, maybe I'll bet singularly fortunate some day - Shorty

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Dave Ruth
Film Handler

Posts: 84
From: Easton, PA, USA
Registered: Dec 2014

posted August 14, 2017 02:34 PM

The one reel I picked up I was pretty sure was Nosferatu, but it was labeled "Terror of Dracula" on a 400' reel with an intro card from a place called Entertainment Films. It is Nosferatu, albeit a one reel abridged version.

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