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Alan Rik
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posted May 13, 2008 09:25 PM

Well...these are not mine but it seems there are a lot of really great titles. Unfortunately the seller does not give a description of the quality...only the plot!
Here it is:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZiamqueeg

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted May 13, 2008 09:57 PM

Quite a list! Thanks for letting us know.

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Claus Harding
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posted May 13, 2008 10:18 PM

What I don't get is the '2 reels' bit in the description. Since we are not talking about a 2-by-400ft edition, can we assume that titles like '2001' is showing up on, what, 2 1600ft Super-8 reels (just doing the math in my head)...think not, although that would be nice.
Might be time to ask the seller a question or two.

OK, as a follow-up, I sent a couple of questions to the seller about whether these are in fact full-length prints and what the quality might be. We shall see... [Wink]

Claus.

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Alan Rik
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posted May 13, 2008 11:02 PM

I put this post up because so many times you hear about an auction AFTER the fact! I know people don't want to start a bidding war but we are all friends here. [Smile]

(Aren't we?) [Smile]

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Dan Lail
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posted May 13, 2008 11:38 PM

Bidding war? Why, I wouldn't even hurt that fly. [Razz]

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Jan Bister
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posted May 14, 2008 12:03 AM

Caught you stepping on that spider just now, Dan! [Razz]

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Gary Crawford
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posted May 14, 2008 08:18 AM

The guy with the films answered by questions by saying he didn't have a way to check them. They are on 12 inch reels....and that there is a full money back quarantee. that last part is good...and shows good faith.

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Alan Rik
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posted May 14, 2008 08:43 AM

That is great news. Now nobody bid on "Rebel Rousers" please.
[Smile]

(That is a joke of course...!!!)

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Chip Gelmini
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posted May 14, 2008 09:21 AM

No way to check these, and 12 inch reels?

Folks, we need pictures before bidding.

Are you kidding me?

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Jan Bister
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posted May 14, 2008 11:16 AM

Well, it's eBay after all - this is one of those times where you could get incredibly lucky and score a mint feature for a few dozen bucks. Or win a bidding war and find it was all for naught.

I asked the seller about 2001 - A Space Odyssey, btw... he said it came on two reels, again 12" in diameter. So these must be 1200ft reels, which means either there are reels missing or this is a 2-hour cut-down of the feature. Anyone know if such a cut-down exists?...

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Tony Stucchio
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posted May 14, 2008 07:42 PM

Why did the seller list this under projectors and not film?

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Brian Hendel
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posted May 14, 2008 07:51 PM

Wow - that list is almost too good to be true... wish there was more info on the quality of the prints before I go crazy bidding.

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Chip Gelmini
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posted May 14, 2008 08:34 PM

There are two things that bother me about this.

1. Most of those titles listed have always been available as digests, and hardly ever in features that I know of.

2. When the seller can not check the product to be sure, we need pictures.

I once bid on an auction labeled as two optical films on cores. I don't recall there were pictures. The seller could not check the print, yet his business name was a projector shop.

I bid high by proxy, and won. The box arrived, and these were two identical prints. One print was smaller than the other because it was missing a reel. And the missing reel was present on the other print that was complete. And furthermore, I already had an earlier copy of this movie with much better color. So I kept it as chopped leader as needed and still have alot of it to use.

My experience tells me what I have told everyone else here. If there are no pictures and the description is not trusting, count me out.

Chip

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Osi Osgood
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posted May 14, 2008 08:52 PM

Boy, it makes me even happier that you bid on my print, which is on it's way to you, being that I didn't have any screen shots. I always a little uneasy about selling to forum members, because everybodies measure of "Fade" can be different, so i hope you enjoy the film.

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Chip Gelmini
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posted May 14, 2008 09:35 PM

Hi Osi

Buying from a forum member is different and I would make the exception. Because we could ask questions and have a feeling of trust that questions and answers would be honest and that fair and reasonable return policies could be agreed upon should there be a difference after item is sent/received.

Having written that, I often suggest that "all sales are final" whenever I sell something because I don't want these kinds of headaches especially if the box is going international. I also feel that, buying something used condition is being stuck with it regardless.

The auctions in question in this folder or another one is much different, and anybody can say anything in that case.

And yes, if you ever have something I am interested in, I'd buy from you again. What I really would like to find is a copy of the earthling and I know you have it, but I do not need a second copy of the Golden (YORT) Seal. If you would like to work something out for the Earthling as a single print, talk to me!

CG

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Alan Rik
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posted May 14, 2008 10:09 PM

I would buy a print provided that the seller would take it back if the item was not in good condition or if I was unhappy with the print. I know many of the marketing prints that he has were released as full features. He sounds legit to me and the fact that he will take back the films means I will bid.
Chip, you should have told me you wanted the "Earthling". I just gave my full length print away to a fellow Super 8 collector for free. And before I sold it I watched 2 reels. Actually thought they were faded when I held it up to the light but when projected the colors were still very nice.
Trying to keep the hobby moving along! [Smile]

**Now who bid on "Rebel Rousers"? [Mad]

(Just joking!)

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Osi Osgood
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posted May 14, 2008 10:48 PM

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Osi Osgood
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posted May 14, 2008 10:50 PM

Sorry Chip, that auction is for two prints together, plus a print of "Hoppity Goes to Town" for free. It's got the dreaded "pinking" and so I couldn't in all good conscience sell it seperately, but for 50.00 dollars for all three films, that's pretty good.

That Earthling print just has a slight browning, not too bad at all, but i understand not wanting yet another print of "Golden Seal".

By the way, I'm always very wary of return policies as well. Anybody, no matter how good the print is, could watch it a few times over a day or wto and then just say, "Hell, I'll send it back and get my money back, haha!", and then you, the seller, are SOL.

These days, almost everything I'm selling, I'm actually selling for someone else.

OH MY GAWD!! I've become an actual seller and I didn't even realize it!!

(Now, if I could just get CHC or Derann to send me prints for me to test and review, hee hee!)

Yort Yort Yort!

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Keith Ashfield
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posted May 15, 2008 03:39 AM

Marketing Films did release "Airplane", "The Longest Yard", Rosemary's Baby" and "The Godfather" as full length prints, back in the early 1980's. I remember hiring these from Deranns' film library.

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Jan Bister
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posted May 15, 2008 09:49 AM

I'm very, very tempted to grab that print of "Airplane!" ... even though it brings me right back to spending money I don't have. But with that return policy the seller's offering... oh my God... temptation is overcoming me... *trembling* must ... resist ... urge ... gGAaaaAAaAAHhHHhh!!

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted May 15, 2008 10:26 AM

My feature print of "The Godfather" (and from what I understand, other prints of this title) have a definite brown tint. Similar to sepia but without the red.

Doug

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Chip Gelmini
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posted May 15, 2008 11:19 AM

Here is a vendor on Ebay selling some 16mm films. Notice how he has done these pictures. Looks like he used an overhead projector and took a digital snap of that said image. Nicely done.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-THE-ODD-COUPLE-WHERS-GRANDPA-1972-Paramount_W0QQitemZ270236717171QQihZ017QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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James N. Savage 3
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posted May 15, 2008 12:25 PM

I agree Chip!

That is an excellent way to show the true condition of a used film.

I noticed something strange on one of the seller's other 16mm film prints. The Mary Tyler Moore Show- Viacom- there are four still shots from the film. Three of them are almost completely red. But one has perfect, like-new color. I've never seen such an extreme difference of quality in a single print.

James.

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Osi Osgood
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posted May 15, 2008 07:07 PM

This reminds me of Dan lail's auctions, (and hey, I don't get any freebies for plugginh his occasional auctions). I have never seen such great pictures from actual prints than on His auctions, and he doesn't doctor them either. I have seen that
doctoring in the past, and unless you have a trained eye, you can be fooled, (you know, the use of assorted filters to enhance color.

Even if I don't bid on his stuff, I love to view his auctions.

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Adrian Winchester
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posted May 15, 2008 08:17 PM

"I have seen that doctoring in the past"
This can be a tricky area as there are times when I've taken a screenshot of a seriously faded print for eBay use, and found that the colour and contrast on the photo looks significantly better than on the print!

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