8mm Forum: Buying films from fellow Forum members

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Posted by David Baker (Member # 3259) on September 13, 2012, 05:48 PM:

Is it " safe " to buy films from other Forum members personally ?
I know I have delt with some of you members in the past on eBay , but is everyone on here " legit. "?

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on September 13, 2012, 05:54 PM:

YES!

Posted by David Baker (Member # 3259) on September 13, 2012, 05:55 PM:

Well ...yes Pat D , I KNOW you are !!!

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on September 13, 2012, 08:50 PM:

Not that fast David.

If you deal with a long time forum member with significant number of posts, yes you are perhaps not going to have a problem.

But there are several case that a new member suddenly offering films here. This should be taken carefully unless there is a recommendation from other fellow member here.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 14, 2012, 01:21 PM:

One of the best reasons for buying films from fellow forum members is that, (especially for us older members of the forum who just can't "shut up", yeah, I speak of myself) ...

Whenever we make a buy, sell or trade, our reputation is on the line, everytime, and that, if one of us is so "shadey" as to do a rotten deed on a felow forum member, that member will be called out for it, and hey, that includes myself as well.

This means that there is an "accountability" to being a forum member that is kind of inherant in being a forum member, and I personally like that protection.

So, for instance, I have no problem buying, selling or trading with Pat, Rob or any one of you, as far as I'm concerned, as I know full well, that one screw-job can lose you a lot of "street cred" when it comes to reliability.

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on September 14, 2012, 03:40 PM:

Some of the best deals and highest quality purchases I've ever made were from reputable members of this forum. Not a lot - about a handful - but I'm really grateful for this bunch.

Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on September 14, 2012, 07:52 PM:

I have references here as well, so yes.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on September 15, 2012, 10:25 PM:

David, I have bought films from forum members over the years and every deal has been a good one. There have not been a large amount of them, but good just the same.

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