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Alan Rik
Film God

Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 02, 2015 12:57 PM

Ok. Who will be the first to bid?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WORLDS-LARGEST-SUPER-8-8MM-MOVIE-FILM-COLLECTION-LOT-FEATURE-SHORTS-ALL-/191468424656?pt=US_Film&hash=item2c94684dd0

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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

posted January 02, 2015 01:17 PM

10 Big ones????? [Eek!]

Take out the crap,
Remove the faded,
Then, start the bid at 99p and I may consider it [Big Grin]

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 02, 2015 01:31 PM

You could drop 10Gs in Vegas too: this is pretty much the same thing!

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 02, 2015 03:06 PM

Information is King here.

I recently bought two films for a total of $40 that I would have backed away from at $60. If the seller had described them better I would have been willing to follow them past $100 and maybe had more of a fight too.

This collection could be worth every last penny of that $10,000 (and more)...but you just don't know!

This is one for the single guys: I can't talk keeping a budget to my wife and also talk doing something like this with the same set of vocal chords!

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted January 02, 2015 04:54 PM

I wonder if the pool table comes with it?

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted January 02, 2015 05:05 PM

That sure is a lot of film and only $10000 [Big Grin]

A collector here was selling of a lot of Super8 of late. I went round to have a look, but out of the huge pile I only came away with a small box of stuff...many films had faded, or been scratched. just not worth getting for any price.

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted January 02, 2015 05:30 PM

Waw, the picture is appealing. For sure, you need a lot of room to own that.

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Steven J Kirk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 873
From: Southern England
Registered: Apr 2008

posted January 02, 2015 06:46 PM

I suppose a dealer might buy this and hope to profit selling off bit by bit. But it's not for me.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 02, 2015 06:58 PM

I would not touch this without an accurate description of the condition of each film. We all know that most of the color digests will be all pink, and the same for color features if not from Derann. And what about film shrinkage and curling and VS? He says the collection is worth $200,000.00! [Eek!]

Obviously that makes a $10,000.00 sale price an irresistable bargain! [Big Grin]

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted January 03, 2015 02:15 AM

The carriage cost will be astronomical, and why the final payment by wire transfer when the deposit can be accepted with PayPal?
As members say above, much more detailed description is required rather than the flowery words.

[ January 03, 2015, 06:47 AM: Message edited by: Maurice Leakey ]

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Jason Gronn
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 237
From: Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia
Registered: Sep 2013

posted January 03, 2015 04:47 AM

I think the seller has a screw loose to be honest

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 03, 2015 07:45 AM

look at his ebay id illegaltoys i notice he has 35mm trailers for sale the 8mm collection is in the back ground to bad one cannot see them more clearly. What do you suppose the white contraption is on the far end of the collection?

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 03, 2015 07:49 AM

If this was Great Britain about 1985 it would be time for Mr. Simmonds to send the guys and the van around for a look.

I contacted Steve Osborne: maybe that way we can all get some of these!

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted January 03, 2015 07:51 AM

It is clearly an expensive risky investment. To avoid any disappointment or misunderstanding on this ad, you have to live close to the seller, to have the cash, a car and a big house.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 03, 2015 07:57 AM

What's needed here is a middleman: somebody to assess, negotiate, purchase, transport, inventory, market, and resell.

Everybody wants to cut them out, but they actually do something!

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted January 03, 2015 09:18 AM

I'm more of an idea man.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 03, 2015 11:20 AM

-and I'm a low level retail consumer.

C'monnn film dealer!!!!

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted January 03, 2015 01:26 PM

Good Gawd!

divide up that big bad boy and we'll consider it!

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Joe Caruso
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 04, 2015 10:09 AM

I'm retired anyway, however, considering the boxes that are pictured, and the titles (common and preferred) are extensive (Not as much as I'd like), also even though many have labeled codes on both cans and boxes...you must admit, this is the largest library that has come in view - Whomever acquires it, please be generous with the rest of us peons - Cheers, Shorty

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Terry Lagler
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008

posted January 05, 2015 08:34 AM

Too Bad I don't have 10 grand lying around that collection is only about a hour from me.

Cheers
Terry

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Tony Pitts
Junior
Posts: 14
From: London Uk
Registered: Jul 2009

posted January 07, 2015 06:58 AM

Just had a quick look and 3 projectors have been added
bauer t60 royal stereo projector
heurtier stereo sound super8 projector
eumig s 940 stereo projector

but still no takers and 4 days to go

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted January 07, 2015 01:16 PM

No one of sound mind is gonna touch this lot as an entire collection even if he threw 3 GS Xenons in with the films!

[ January 07, 2015, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]

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