8mm Forum: Is it worth it?

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Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on November 06, 2011, 08:26 AM:

You tell me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIFE-AND-DEATH-PRESIDENT-FRANKLIN-D-ROOSEVELT-PERSONAL-8MM-FILM-1882-1945-/260887750795?pt=US_Film&hash=item3cbe1f288b

Posted by Chris Fries (Member # 2719) on November 06, 2011, 08:35 AM:

Really?

I don't understand. They say "MAKE ME AN OFFER!" but do not have "or best offer" available. What if somebody wanted it for $3500? [Big Grin]

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on November 06, 2011, 08:40 AM:

AND Free shipping? By Armoured Car, I take it, escorted by the entire US Marine Corps?

Martin.

Posted by Gerald Santana (Member # 2362) on November 06, 2011, 12:45 PM:

Here is a catalog from Official Films on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1950-OFFICIAL-FILMS-MOVIE-CATALOG-UNUSED-8MM-16MM-/110745276412

When they were available for distribution in 1950, shorts sold for $1.75 meanwhile, "Features" or 400' titles were $5.50.

According to an inflation calculator: What cost $5.50 in 1950 would cost $49.26 in 2010. That's over 90% in appreciation for this film in the last 60 years! A true piece of "history". [Roll Eyes]

Posted by John Davis (Member # 1184) on November 06, 2011, 01:57 PM:

well spotted Gerald, this shows what a bunch of chancers there are out there on eBay - and this is just in a field we have expertise in. How many people are selling original 1950s elvis CDs?
Am I missing a trick or does the eBay seller have to pay a fee on every listing based on the starting price even if the item is not sold - so this seller's $4,000 starting price would attract a substantial eBay fee?

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on November 06, 2011, 02:36 PM:

Ebay charges a "final value fee" based on the final selling price. Plus Paypal gets a piece (Ebay owns Paypal). There may or may not be a listing fee depending on listing type.

Posted by Chris Fries (Member # 2719) on November 06, 2011, 04:31 PM:

Pat, unless eBay has some sort of seller sale, there is always a fee. I just checked. This seller paid $2.

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on November 06, 2011, 04:50 PM:

I think ebay even charges a fee for the fees they charge!

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