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Topic: Here we go again: Star Wars for sale on eBay

Can Sanalan
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posted July 30, 2018 05:02 PM

https://m.ebay.com/itm/16mm-Feature-Film-STAR-WARS-Episode-IV-A-New-Hope-UNCUT-1977-Scope-Movie/302825533086?hash=item4681ceee9e%3Ag%3AJZQAAOSwyCNbX3oB&_nkw=16mm+star+wars&_from=R4 0&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m4084.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.X16mm+star+wa.TRS0

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Brian Stearns
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posted July 31, 2018 12:15 AM

looks like its SP color

kinda high for a starting bid

I guess the seller is afraid to start low

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Tom Photiou
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posted July 31, 2018 06:35 AM

I think he would get that for it and more possibly if, as you say, the start price wasn't so high.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted July 31, 2018 07:19 AM

It is on Eastman... one photo shows that code in between the sprockets.

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Tom Photiou
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posted July 31, 2018 09:15 AM

Its certainly fadeing.

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Clyde Miles
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posted July 31, 2018 11:35 AM

date code for that print is 1982, just missed out on being lpp.

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Steven Sigel
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posted July 31, 2018 03:58 PM

It's eastman and faded - and in my opinion anyone who would pay anywhere near that much for it is not right in the head... With that said, it will probably sell - which is great for the seller but not so much for the buyer who will be left holding the bag so to speak... Eventually the prices for Star Wars prints will come back to reality. It always happens.....

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Tom Photiou
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posted July 31, 2018 04:03 PM

Got to agree with you Steven, i'm currently looking at off loading faded or fading prints now, why anyone would pay that is just nuts, but, very good luck to the seller.

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Bill Brandenstein
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posted July 31, 2018 08:36 PM

Points have to be given for it being 16mm and an "original" print, as sharpness and quality would be first-rate. (Or was when new before the fade wrecked the density.) But for half this price, with a little patience, you'd be able to buy a Derann print in Super 8, in LPP, with the potential for better sound than 16mm.

So no, this makes no sense. Except that it's Star Wars, and therefore it is just what it is!

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David Hardy
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posted August 02, 2018 05:49 PM

Aye there is an afa lot o' film collectors oot there jist nea richt in the heid ! Michty me min ! [Big Grin]

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Brian Stearns
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posted August 03, 2018 03:45 AM

The color doesn't look that bad being SP color vs Eastman red prints

Least it will never go vinegar

Ive got several SP color films around this time and not bothered by the orange tone.

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Can Sanalan
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posted August 06, 2018 05:31 PM

Looks like it’s ended with no bids.

What I’ve noticed on eBay is that if you set an auction with a low start it entices bidding and usually once bidding has started the auction gathers momentum and in most cases ends on a high amount.
Start the auction too high, which in this case I personally think it was, then it’s very difficult to even get a starting bid.

Apart from the colour issue this looked like a good, sharp print.

If only I had the equipment and this copy I’d scan each frame, colour correct it and transfer it back onto 16mm or a blu ray disc.

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Brian Stearns
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posted August 07, 2018 12:29 AM

He should have started auction as a penny. 3000 scares people away

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Can Sanalan
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posted August 07, 2018 07:34 AM

Exactly!!

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Steven Sigel
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posted August 07, 2018 11:57 AM

Faded prints by definition lose definition -- in otherwords, the sharpness suffers as the color goes...

Also - this print is NOT SP - you can see the edge code in the picture - it says "Eastman".

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Brian Stearns
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posted August 09, 2018 01:51 AM

looks like SP by the color fade

I guess later Eastman had the same kind of fading as SP

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Can Sanalan
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posted August 09, 2018 06:16 PM

Well it’s back up again.

This time Buy It Now for $3775!

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Adrian Winchester
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posted August 09, 2018 06:56 PM

Wasn't it 'only' $3,000 last time? The seller must think the low price was discouraging bids!

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Brian Stearns
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posted August 10, 2018 12:23 AM

someone is getting greedy

The guys trying to catch fish with a shoe

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Can Sanalan
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posted August 10, 2018 01:39 AM

Yes Adrian it was.
This is obviously a sought after title, it’s Star Wars uncut and in scope, and we don’t know how much this seller bought the film for in the first place.
I can understand if they’re worried about making a loss hence the high asking price and it’s their right to ask for whatever price but like it’s been mentioned in the previous comments, the colour is fading, soon it’ll go all together.
I can’t imagine a buyer paying that much for it I don’t know.

Like I mentioned iearlier if someone has the professional equipment to scan the film, clean it up, colour correct it and either transfer it back onto 16mm or a Blu Ray disc then perfect go for it.

I think the seller is scared of making a loss or they just want to make a huge profit. Hence the high price. That’s just my opinion.

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Rob Young.
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posted August 11, 2018 06:43 AM

I think it's crazy for a faded print, but if someone is willing to pay that for it, that's entirely up to them.

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David Baker
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posted August 11, 2018 09:19 AM

But Can , why do all that if it's already on Blu Ray ??

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Rob Young.
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posted August 11, 2018 11:11 AM

I think that Can is getting at the fact that it’s the original version as the Blu-ray version has been severely altered by Lucas.

I’ll stick with my non faded super 8 print with stereo sound.

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Can Sanalan
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posted August 11, 2018 04:41 PM

David it’s like what Rob said, the current Blu Ray is essential the special edition version with pointless cgi added. Every hardcore Star Wars fan wants the original, unaltered 1977 version on Blu Ray.

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Steven Sigel
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posted August 13, 2018 09:43 AM

It's not on Blu-Ray - but there's the de-specialized version out there.

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