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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted November 06, 2011 08:26 AM

You tell me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIFE-AND-DEATH-PRESIDENT-FRANKLIN-D-ROOSEVELT-PERSONAL-8MM-FILM-1882-1945-/260887750795?pt=US_Film&hash=item3cbe1f288b

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Chris Fries
Master Film Handler

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From: Ohio, US
Registered: Aug 2011

posted November 06, 2011 08:35 AM

Really?

I don't understand. They say "MAKE ME AN OFFER!" but do not have "or best offer" available. What if somebody wanted it for $3500? [Big Grin]

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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
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posted November 06, 2011 08:40 AM

AND Free shipping? By Armoured Car, I take it, escorted by the entire US Marine Corps?

Martin.

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Gerald Santana
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From: Cottage Grove OR
Registered: Dec 2010

posted November 06, 2011 12:45 PM

Here is a catalog from Official Films on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1950-OFFICIAL-FILMS-MOVIE-CATALOG-UNUSED-8MM-16MM-/110745276412

When they were available for distribution in 1950, shorts sold for $1.75 meanwhile, "Features" or 400' titles were $5.50.

According to an inflation calculator: What cost $5.50 in 1950 would cost $49.26 in 2010. That's over 90% in appreciation for this film in the last 60 years! A true piece of "history". [Roll Eyes]

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John Davis
Master Film Handler

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From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Registered: Jun 2008

posted November 06, 2011 01:57 PM

well spotted Gerald, this shows what a bunch of chancers there are out there on eBay - and this is just in a field we have expertise in. How many people are selling original 1950s elvis CDs?
Am I missing a trick or does the eBay seller have to pay a fee on every listing based on the starting price even if the item is not sold - so this seller's $4,000 starting price would attract a substantial eBay fee?

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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posted November 06, 2011 02:36 PM

Ebay charges a "final value fee" based on the final selling price. Plus Paypal gets a piece (Ebay owns Paypal). There may or may not be a listing fee depending on listing type.

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Chris Fries
Master Film Handler

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From: Ohio, US
Registered: Aug 2011

posted November 06, 2011 04:31 PM

Pat, unless eBay has some sort of seller sale, there is always a fee. I just checked. This seller paid $2.

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
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posted November 06, 2011 04:50 PM

I think ebay even charges a fee for the fees they charge!

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