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Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on July 11, 2011, 01:44 PM:

it atleast has to have sound

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 11, 2011, 02:09 PM:

Hi Austin,

$40 is probably not going to get you a very nice feature length print.

My very first feature film cost about $35. The reason why is the color is faded and that's what the seller thought it was worth.

A brand new feature runs in the hundreds, so a used one is going to be some fraction of that, the better the condition the higher the percentage. (Plus the issue of rarity...)

I still have that film after all these years. Even though it's not the nicest print on the planet any feature solves that problem of what to watch for several nights if you are willing to take it a reel per night.

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on July 11, 2011, 02:22 PM:

and what feature is that?

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 11, 2011, 03:42 PM:

Cattle Queen of Montana

MOOOO!!!

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on July 11, 2011, 05:20 PM:

do you want to sell it

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 11, 2011, 08:30 PM:

Nahhh....

Selling your first feature would be just a little like selling your oldest child!

Well..OK...very little.

Besides, I still enjoy the film!

THe thing to do is troll E-bay for a while and see what pops up. That's where this one came from.

Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on July 11, 2011, 08:39 PM:

You should be able to find lots of features that are faded with red color for that price. Good luck!

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on July 12, 2011, 12:39 AM:

Steve makes a good point.

Then again, there may be members on the Forum, or people that
you will eventually meet and they might unload a film print in
your lap, only to move it quickly.

It may also be surprising that some films listed on ebay may be very
good.

Ebay claims that you "win" an auction.
It's all what you are willing to pay for an item.

Among many bids, someone recently purchased a Super 8mm Scope
full length print of Star Wars on ebay for: $1,800.

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on July 12, 2011, 01:33 PM:

wow thats a .ot for some film

Posted by John Capazzo (Member # 157) on July 12, 2011, 08:19 PM:

Not so sure about that, Brian! Another Brian (or was he Bryan) in Syracuse tried to sell " The Lively Set" feature for $20.00! He didn't sell it at all at the time. 20 bucks for an entire feature! I just sold the silent digest for $26.00 last week. He had it for 25 and would have taken 20. No need to mention is was beet red..

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on July 12, 2011, 08:39 PM:

the red color really dosent bother me

Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on July 13, 2011, 01:58 AM:

You can find some nice classic silent features for $40....I'm just saying.... [Big Grin]

Posted by John Capazzo (Member # 157) on July 13, 2011, 06:40 AM:

Dino,

I said that once to a woman who was in the ocean. She looked at me as if I were nuts. Too bad I didn't have a Don Post Creature mask on that day while saying it; or would a Nestor Paiva mask be more suitable???

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