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Dimitrios Kremalis
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 129
From: Athens - Greece
Registered: Oct 2004

posted April 08, 2005 03:28 AM

Jan, check your pm to find more... [Big Grin]

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted April 08, 2005 04:57 AM

I just did, thanks [Big Grin]

I had no idea there had been PMs waiting for me since the end of March - ack! I just went and turned on email notification for private messages so this doesn't happen again. [Roll Eyes]

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted April 14, 2005 11:49 PM

It's the continuing adventure of the Royal Sound...
Now back to an 800 euros starting price.
Check it out, here.
Will it ever end?

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted April 15, 2005 06:29 PM

You know it - by the time that seller goes down to 300 euros, someone will be clueless enough to actually bid (and win) at that price...

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted April 16, 2005 02:02 AM

Jan, it already went down from 1000 to 500, then to 250, and back up to 800. So I guess 400 is next... [Big Grin]

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted April 16, 2005 02:41 AM

It went BACK UP!!??? *dies laughing* [Big Grin]

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Alan Gouger
Master Film Handler

Posts: 451
From: Florida
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 16, 2005 02:40 PM

How can something keep going down then up. Is he relisting his add multible times. I like the lens but I dont like the fact there are no reel arms. Nice little projector though.

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted April 16, 2005 07:32 PM

Alan, this projector is constantly being relisted by a seller with "0" feedback. It never gets any bid.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 18, 2005 05:51 AM

This ones "Stereo"!!! They dont give up do they. Being a first generation ST1200 it can't even play a balance track.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5768343257&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:UK:1

Kev.

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted April 18, 2005 09:49 PM

Heh! And did you see the guy asking the seller, "are you sure this is a stereo model?" He responded by saying "you're right! It's a 2-track machine but not stereo!"
I just sent him a message to really set him straight... [Roll Eyes]

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 25, 2005 09:53 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2622&item=5971006926&rd=1

Top Cat!
The most effectual Top Cat!
Who's intellectual close friends get to call him T.C.
Providing it's with dignity.

Top Cat!
The indisputable leader of the gang.
He's the boss, he's a pip, he's the championship.
He's the most tip top,
Top Cat.

Yes he's a chief, he's a king,
But above everything,
He's the most tip top,
Top Cat.

Top Cat!

He's also a bit overpriced.

Doug

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 25, 2005 03:29 PM

Thats an insane amount for those reels. Prefer to put my money into Master & Commander.

Kev [Smile]

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 25, 2005 04:51 PM

Kev,

Absolutely! Even if Master & Commander doesn't have as catchy a theme song as Top Cat!

Doug

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted April 25, 2005 10:57 PM

Moreover, Master & Commander will have brilliant colors... wanna bet the Top Cat films are faded to red by now? [Razz]

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted May 04, 2005 02:43 PM

Yet another zero-feedback seller with an incredibly priced item for sale...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41676&item=6393284834&rd=1

Doesn't that just INSPIRE buyer confidence?? [Roll Eyes]

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1461
From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 07, 2005 04:24 PM

I think this seller is just a little optomisitic;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63821&item=6394266907&rd=1

Mike

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 07, 2005 06:10 PM

Mike,

You beat me to it. I was just about to mention the very same item on US eBay.
Maybe next week he'll lower it by five dollars.

Doug

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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted May 07, 2005 06:34 PM

Just when I though most OTT pricing for common bog standard films were generated from non Ebay UK sellers along comes this one today:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35075&item=6394278510&rd=1&tc=photo

Seller says the typical 'not tested but looks in good shape' then adds 'a piece is missing as the film starts at number 5' - for that BIN price I'd expect almost the full feature in colour, not this 50ft (make that 49ft allowing for number 10,9,8,7 & 6 of the missing countdown leader) b/w silent version! Nice box though..... [Big Grin]

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted May 07, 2005 07:22 PM

LOL! Where are these people when you're trying to sell something on eBay and want to get a lot of money for it? [Big Grin]

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 13, 2005 06:26 AM

Now this one did make me laugh [Big Grin]

It's the comments about the brighter picture.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6395769515&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:UK:1

Kev [Smile]

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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted May 13, 2005 06:57 AM

......also note the seller cannot count if you check the blades / apertures on the picture carefully, correct me if I am wrong but is this not a six-bladed shutter, making the picture in normal use even darker? Less flicker though if you like that sort of thing [Big Grin]

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 13, 2005 05:10 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63821&item=6394164575&rd=1

Do you think the seller meant "Rare"?

Doug

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted May 13, 2005 07:04 PM

He probably did, but would someone tell him that an eBay listing is NOT A NEWSPAPER AD? [Roll Eyes]

And a six-bladed shutter would, of course, give you 24 x 6 = 144 light/dark cycles per second, wholly incompatible with either PAL or NTSC... I think the idea is for you to install this shutter AND tune the machine to 20fps [Wink]

It's amazing, the things people do sometimes. [Big Grin]

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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted May 14, 2005 11:04 AM

Ignorance is bliss in the auction below, where did they get the idea it's made by Eumig anyway? At least the seller said they have no idea how or if it works (just hope they don't try to attach a mains lead) [Big Grin]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11722&item=7516091869&rd=1

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted May 14, 2005 11:45 AM

I must confess to a slight case of ignorance myself - I know that ain't no projector, but I can't tell for sure what it is. Looks like a striping machine... is it? [Confused]

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