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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted June 08, 2019 01:01 PM

While most ebay listings marked as acceptable are just this, would you call this one acceptable? Would you seriously be happy to pay this minimum price and sit through it?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaws-2-x-400-Super-8/303163924156?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3D71055244efa94f93b55b9d3dac78198d%2 6pid%3D100010%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D223539708692%26itm%3D303163924156&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109

Personally, i would either start this at 0.99p or bin it.

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Mark Mander
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Dunstable ,Bedfordshire.
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 08, 2019 01:17 PM

Acceptable is the only option for description to describe it when using eBay Tom,at least the screen shots show the faults,probably fetch more without them,Mark.

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: USA
Registered: Jan 2009

posted June 08, 2019 01:44 PM

How does a print get that scratched up? That is never cleaning the film path of your projector.

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted June 08, 2019 02:40 PM

Mark, agree, dont get me wrong though, the listing itself is fine but at that stupid start price its not fit for purpose.

Bill, it does make you wonder doesn't it? one can only assume that either the projector is a wreck, (may even be something like a royal!!) or as you say, the previous owners had no idea how to look after the film or equipment, either way, the prices films cost it does make you wonder.

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Rob Young.
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Cheshire, U.K.
Registered: Dec 2003

posted June 08, 2019 02:42 PM

A few years ago I sold my nice 2 x 400ft Jaws on eBay because it was faded to pink.

I got 9 quid for it.

In this day and age I can't understand any value at all in these old, faded, knackered prints.

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted June 08, 2019 03:08 PM

Im the same there Rob, you cannot possible show off the gauge with this sort of print. If anything, an audience would laugh at us. This is one of those prints thats should be binned and taken out of circulation. (only my opinion though)

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted June 08, 2019 03:11 PM

It does state later on "Considerably scratched".

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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted June 08, 2019 03:23 PM

Absolutly, the listing description is fine.just not sure why the high start price.then again a nut job may pay it.

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted June 08, 2019 03:43 PM

Yee Gods I would give it away and pay the post myself !!!

I have given far far better films away, and been givien them also.

Its all going Pete Tong.

Best Mark.

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted June 09, 2019 10:37 AM

My black plastic rubbish bin bag would gladly find this print as being acceptable . [Big Grin]

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