8mm Forum: This 400FT STAR WARS is not the film in the photo.

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Posted by Jordan J. Bolinger (Member # 3560) on March 05, 2013, 04:41 PM:

This ebay item is listed as "1977 STAR WARS SUPER 8 8MM FILM, COLOR SOUND, KEN FILMS, 400ft, SELECTED SCENES"

Yet in the photo. The reel is clearly a 200ft reel and the film shown coming off the reel is from a Castle Film.

I sent the sellar a message noting this. Maybe the sellar never looked at the film or maybe it has Castle Super 8 film used as leader.

[*]http://www.ebay.com/itm/230937274131?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Posted by Jon Addams (Member # 816) on March 05, 2013, 08:11 PM:

Not even 200 feet!!!

The back of the box says it is 42.5m long, thus 42.5m = 139ft

Jon

Posted by Jordan J. Bolinger (Member # 3560) on March 05, 2013, 08:59 PM:

Exactly.

Posted by John Capazzo (Member # 157) on March 05, 2013, 09:17 PM:

Jorda,

Novice film sellers are coming out of the woodwork. Get used to it. I'd say 90% never view them on a projector or even hold them up to light with magnifying glass to see if titles are present (that would at least give us a glimmer of hope for the rest of the print)so with that said, most wouldn't even know 200' from 400. Some even have $75.00 on a super 8 SILENT film since in it's "cool original box". wow. Convincing. You can take comfort that if you get a film and you're dissatisfied, they'll return it since they have to.

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