Jurrasic Park for sale!

[Mark Todd]

I`d be interested to know if the seller bought it from a US official seller if you will, either David or Steve.

Rather than " Imported " ( with the rarity that suggests ) it themselves, or someone else ?

But the price does show there is an un tapped market that could make super 8 reelases go very well.

David`s next one surely will be a winner. Great film.

[Lee Mannering]

Good news Dom. The wait is really exciting, we have 2 on the way as well.

[Dominique De Bast]

I finally got my two new super films yesterday prints (the customs hold them a while) but will only be able to project them tomorrow (my GS is at my "other" home). I cannot wait.

[Lee Mannering]

Was reading this after filming Blackpool Illuminations in S8 Scope...as you do.

Winning bid wasnt that far off two new prints really but I do hope both are happy and the seller doesnt get landed with the cost of a return if buyer unhappy. You know how it goes now.

A really positive to be taken from this is our David will at least see the demand for his releases and that can only be a tremendous boost of confidence for his and others efforts today. Didn't I say these would be highly collectable in the future somewhere 🥳 Film is so magical and to project a moving image on a mechanical projector as when it first started is really quite marvelous.

Hats off to David and of course Steve O for the new prints.

[Mark Todd]

Well I hope the seller does not charge them more than the new price, or a bit under that really.

The new price would be a bit high, as its got marks etc.

It would be very unfair to the buyer, especially if the seller knows its available new.

It shows with more info getting out there is a bigger market than we maybe think ?

Best Mark.

[Osi Osgood]

Exactly Maurice! At least the fellow who sold it can buy a new one! Scratch free! Ironic that it would cost less to buy a pretty good projector, out of box for the cost of one 600ft print.

[Julian Baquero]

I can imagine many people searching for super 8 films on Ebay don't have the slightest idea that the film is available as a new print. Prints of The Empire Strikes Back are sold for more than 1K USD and you can get a brand new print from The Reel Image for a lower price. Many others in this hobby never get into a forum which certainly is a pity.

[Mark Mander]

A lot of money to spend on a print let alone a scratched and splicey one, Mark

[Bill Phelps]

Possibly as Oliver pointed out, most of the advertising for the digest is within the film collecting community by way of forums and publications and there are collectors outside of that so they may not know where to get a new copy.

[Maurice Leakey]

Sold for US $385 (23 bids).
A brand new print would have been cheaper.


Maurice

[Oliver Feld]

I think the seller might make someone very happy who is no member of the forum and never knew the JP-cutdown existed.

[Ryan Driscoll]

Thanks Lee, will check it out. It’s great that any film makes it to 8mm release these days and should be applauded. This might well be the Christmas present I promised myself!

[Lee Mannering]

It is Ryan. I've been collecting and filming on 8mm for 5 decades and this is a well edited a beautiful release.
Above all it's a great shame to hear of a damaged new film print.
As the years pass these signature prints become more collectable as history has already recorded.

Typically with fleabay sorry ebay people will pay silly money for even a damaged item.

New prints are available with details on here.

[Osi Osgood]

It's up to 140 now. I really don't want to pour water on a good thing, (new releases), but film is like a new car, it loses a good deal ofvalue once it's "driven off the lot", and, unless it's Star Wars, it tends to lose money. Though I do like to hear about new releases, I am also realistic about that it all .... Then again, if I had a rediculously large bunch of cash to blow, I no doubt really wouldn't care losing money on new releases.

[Ryan Driscoll]

Reading this new release has a splice in it already did send a shiver down my spine. Splices and lines. That's why I got out of film collecting for nearly a decade. I had a feature version of Sound of music that my (immaculately kept) GS1200 decided to stick a great big line through. I didn't understand about the green plastic bits back then. After that I spent more time watching for lines than I did watching the film. So I went digital but it wasn't the same of course so I went back full swing into the hobby. I love film! And Jurassic Park does look really fantastic - is the print as sharp as it looks?