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Jordan J. Bolinger
Junior
Posts: 12
From: Dallas, Tx
Registered: Feb 2013

posted March 05, 2013 04:41 PM

This ebay item is listed as "1977 STAR WARS SUPER 8 8MM FILM, COLOR SOUND, KEN FILMS, 400ft, SELECTED SCENES"

Yet in the photo. The reel is clearly a 200ft reel and the film shown coming off the reel is from a Castle Film.

I sent the sellar a message noting this. Maybe the sellar never looked at the film or maybe it has Castle Super 8 film used as leader.

[*]http://www.ebay.com/itm/230937274131?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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Jon Addams
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 638
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Apr 2007

posted March 05, 2013 08:11 PM

Not even 200 feet!!!

The back of the box says it is 42.5m long, thus 42.5m = 139ft

Jon

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Jordan J. Bolinger
Junior
Posts: 12
From: Dallas, Tx
Registered: Feb 2013

posted March 05, 2013 08:59 PM

Exactly.

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John Capazzo
Master Film Handler

Posts: 421
From: Hillside, NJ USA
Registered: Jan 2004

posted March 05, 2013 09:17 PM

Jorda,

Novice film sellers are coming out of the woodwork. Get used to it. I'd say 90% never view them on a projector or even hold them up to light with magnifying glass to see if titles are present (that would at least give us a glimmer of hope for the rest of the print)so with that said, most wouldn't even know 200' from 400. Some even have $75.00 on a super 8 SILENT film since in it's "cool original box". wow. Convincing. You can take comfort that if you get a film and you're dissatisfied, they'll return it since they have to.

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