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Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on January 02, 2015, 12:57 PM:

Ok. Who will be the first to bid?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WORLDS-LARGEST-SUPER-8-8MM-MOVIE-FILM-COLLECTION-LOT-FEATURE-SHORTS-ALL-/191468424656?pt=US_Film&hash=item2c94684dd0

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on January 02, 2015, 01:17 PM:

10 Big ones????? [Eek!]

Take out the crap,
Remove the faded,
Then, start the bid at 99p and I may consider it [Big Grin]

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 02, 2015, 01:31 PM:

You could drop 10Gs in Vegas too: this is pretty much the same thing!

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 02, 2015, 03:06 PM:

Information is King here.

I recently bought two films for a total of $40 that I would have backed away from at $60. If the seller had described them better I would have been willing to follow them past $100 and maybe had more of a fight too.

This collection could be worth every last penny of that $10,000 (and more)...but you just don't know!

This is one for the single guys: I can't talk keeping a budget to my wife and also talk doing something like this with the same set of vocal chords!

Posted by Guy Taylor, Jr. (Member # 786) on January 02, 2015, 04:54 PM:

I wonder if the pool table comes with it?

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 02, 2015, 05:05 PM:

That sure is a lot of film and only $10000 [Big Grin]

A collector here was selling of a lot of Super8 of late. I went round to have a look, but out of the huge pile I only came away with a small box of stuff...many films had faded, or been scratched. just not worth getting for any price.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on January 02, 2015, 05:30 PM:

Waw, the picture is appealing. For sure, you need a lot of room to own that.

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on January 02, 2015, 06:46 PM:

I suppose a dealer might buy this and hope to profit selling off bit by bit. But it's not for me.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on January 02, 2015, 06:58 PM:

I would not touch this without an accurate description of the condition of each film. We all know that most of the color digests will be all pink, and the same for color features if not from Derann. And what about film shrinkage and curling and VS? He says the collection is worth $200,000.00! [Eek!]

Obviously that makes a $10,000.00 sale price an irresistable bargain! [Big Grin]

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on January 03, 2015, 02:15 AM:

The carriage cost will be astronomical, and why the final payment by wire transfer when the deposit can be accepted with PayPal?
As members say above, much more detailed description is required rather than the flowery words.

[ January 03, 2015, 06:47 AM: Message edited by: Maurice Leakey ]

Posted by Jason Gronn (Member # 3921) on January 03, 2015, 04:47 AM:

I think the seller has a screw loose to be honest

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on January 03, 2015, 07:45 AM:

look at his ebay id illegaltoys i notice he has 35mm trailers for sale the 8mm collection is in the back ground to bad one cannot see them more clearly. What do you suppose the white contraption is on the far end of the collection?

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 03, 2015, 07:49 AM:

If this was Great Britain about 1985 it would be time for Mr. Simmonds to send the guys and the van around for a look.

I contacted Steve Osborne: maybe that way we can all get some of these!

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on January 03, 2015, 07:51 AM:

It is clearly an expensive risky investment. To avoid any disappointment or misunderstanding on this ad, you have to live close to the seller, to have the cash, a car and a big house.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 03, 2015, 07:57 AM:

What's needed here is a middleman: somebody to assess, negotiate, purchase, transport, inventory, market, and resell.

Everybody wants to cut them out, but they actually do something!

Posted by Guy Taylor, Jr. (Member # 786) on January 03, 2015, 09:18 AM:

I'm more of an idea man.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 03, 2015, 11:20 AM:

-and I'm a low level retail consumer.

C'monnn film dealer!!!!

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 03, 2015, 01:26 PM:

Good Gawd!

divide up that big bad boy and we'll consider it!

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on January 04, 2015, 10:09 AM:

I'm retired anyway, however, considering the boxes that are pictured, and the titles (common and preferred) are extensive (Not as much as I'd like), also even though many have labeled codes on both cans and boxes...you must admit, this is the largest library that has come in view - Whomever acquires it, please be generous with the rest of us peons - Cheers, Shorty

Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on January 05, 2015, 08:34 AM:

Too Bad I don't have 10 grand lying around that collection is only about a hour from me.

Cheers
Terry

Posted by Tony Pitts (Member # 1679) on January 07, 2015, 06:58 AM:

Just had a quick look and 3 projectors have been added
bauer t60 royal stereo projector
heurtier stereo sound super8 projector
eumig s 940 stereo projector

but still no takers and 4 days to go

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on January 07, 2015, 01:16 PM:

No one of sound mind is gonna touch this lot as an entire collection even if he threw 3 GS Xenons in with the films!

[ January 07, 2015, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]

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