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Topic: For sale... NEARLY EVERYTHING!!!!!!
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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm
Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted April 09, 2008 02:40 AM
Okay, this is a big one. Please read carefully. Ask any and all questions you may have... And for heaven's sake, please help me o_O
My life is in shambles... I'm unemployed now, have some saved money but huge credit-card bills. I'm getting divorced and losing the house that we lived in so I'm facing moving into a small apartment and having to dig myself out from a mess. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) On top of that I am in treatment for severe depression and crying spells as well as medication but may lose health insurance soon (due to divorce) until I do find work again... oh, AND my new Argentinian girlfriend and me are desperately looking for ways to be together in the USA which means more money to spend on immigration business ... but enough rambling...
To that end (and because I'm looking to reduce the amount of personal belongings I have)... I want to sell off most of my super-8 gear, projectors, accessories and feature films. That includes my fabled Elmo ST-1600HD super-jector with a gigantic 1600ft. take-up reel and lenghtened reel arms, a Schneider Xenovaron 1.2 lens, scope lens (with lens holder/stand) and spare bulbs...in very clean and excellent condition with good belts and purring like a kitten...
Several feature films such as Flash Gordon: Mars Attacks, Laurel & Hardy in Way Out West and another one I can't remember right now... Intolerance (2x1200ft)... Secret of Nimh (on one 1600ft. reel)... Hoppity Goes To Town (red but sharp)... Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush (on 2x800ft reels with musical soundtrack)...
Also have a silver Elmo ST-600D M&O that has the separate twin-track headphone outputs and beautiful optical sound, rare and in great condition... still have my Sankyo Stereo-800 (but may keep it as it'll be the only machine left that can take 800ft reels and I still want to keep some of my films).
ALSO! Tons and tons of spare reels, many 800-footers, some 1200-footers and some of the plastic 1600ft "supaspools" that fit on 1200ft reel arms...several cans from Urbanski Films as well...
Will throw in my huge Da-Lite roll-down silver screen as well, it spans 96 inches in width, designed to hang from the ceiling...
Long story short, I have tons of stuff (and will add more details and pictures upon request). I live in Akron, Ohio, USA... shipping would probably be prohibitive so if whoever is interested can do a local pickup that would be absolutely fantastic (and of course a demonstration is possible then, too).
I'm in need of getting rid of all this stuff (and getting the money it's worth) rather quickly... so please, please, HELP ME... I'll consider all serious offers...
Thanks ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Call me Phoenix. *dusts off the ashes*
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 17, 2008 02:55 PM
I agree with Tom, Jan, as I suffered under a severe depression for about five years. In my case, drugs were not the answer, (nor God, though I would love to give Him credit), as it wasn't a mediacal condition.
In my PERSONAL situation, it was an incredibly overwhelming self-centeredness on my part and while I was engulfed in it(that's a good way to put it) I, (of course) couldn't see that
, that is, until I came out of it.
So, in my OWN case, I was on a self centered "poor me" act, (most of the time, WE are our own worst enemy) and it wasn't a medical or biological condition, though my condition did cause a great deal of physical suffering, (as the body's health is directly linked to our mental state). It almost killed me, to be frank,(and hey, I'm not Frank!)
... each persons depression is thier own "child" and only they have the key, and I hope that you will find the key, as only you truly can and, upon having found that key, have the courage
to unlock your personal situation and walk away, a free man.
Remember Jan, most (not all) bondages and the "prisons" we find ourselves in, are made by ourselves, whether the depression is biological or self-imposed.
One of the things that helped me to "come forth" out of my personal "dungeon", was my next door neighbor, at the time, who literally lived in his wheelchair, a cripple, who's only usuable part of his anatomy was one hand, with which he steered his wheelchair, (and performed most other tasks.).
If there was one person who had a major reason to hate life in general, it was him, and yet, he was actually one of the most positive people I have ever met. It is comical now, but I remember, in my own depression, trying to convince him one day, why he SHOULD be depressed, so that I could feel comfortable in mine, (misery loves company)
In my case, I was embarrassed into the realization of how incredibly good I had it. It was strange,as the "depression" really felt like a heavy blanket, a heavy weight, that was actually "lifted" off my mind, as I personally acknowledged REAL suffering and yet, that fellow was happy.
I only offer this insight from my life as something that could help, but since I have not walked in your shoes, I shall end that there. You do have my absolute best wishes.
... and, as Tom stated, we can make quick decisions while in depression that we wish we'd backed off from later on. Be cautious my fellow forum member!
OSI
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Robert Aragon
Master Film Handler
Posts: 264
From: Santa Fe
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted April 19, 2008 03:47 PM
It's interesting to read my fellow film collectors personal and private thoughts on bouts of depression and dealings with life. I agree with Osi's sentiments. Eloquently expressed and illuminating. If I may add a couple points and experiences. As a kid, age 15-21, I worked at a cancer Hospice. I watched between 30-40 patients a month. A lot of dying, a lot of love and MORE than anything Joy. Joy? YUP, JOY! Joy for the moment, for we shall not pass this way again. There I witnessed the spectrum of life. I lost centigenarians and eventually "retired" when I lost a 2 year old named Maria. I often think the world would be a much kinder, gentler and understandable place if all were required to have such an experience. It truly does give one a perspective which can ONLY come from such an experience. Peace and joy are not gratis, they must be earned. Entering a dark realm means nothing if one forgets what it's all about. Life is NOT about oneself, it's about everything around us and EVERYONE.
Life is too short. If it's money Problems...ehhh,work for it. If it's a problematic romance,ehhh, it's not true Love. Life truly is simple, it's the ego which makes it's difficult. Abandon the ego and enjoy the world which surrounds you. But, for some reason that's the MOST difficult thing to do.
signed, just some thoughts
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