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  • #31
    Yes, I think I got one from Phil at a CHC August sale for free when buying something else, I think it was the silent "Talos" segment.

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    • #32
      Hi all,

      well...some interesting comments all told.

      My final bit of 8mm that I placed for sale on this site after I tentatively dabbled back in it a year or so ago will be going to our local Hospice as will the Chinon sp330 and spare bulbs. ) I did consider..."Coming soon...to a "skip" near me.." Lol. But decided charity shop.

      Whilst I still buy my music equipment on occasion from Ebay I will not sell there at all. It just seems a minefield of "greed"..I cannot be bothered with it.

      It was interesting the Eumig I bought from Ebay (last year).. turned out to be junk ...but "boy" did Ebay chase that seller to refund me straight away and take the item/junk from me. Lol!

      So it must be a really stressful/anxious place to sell...not for me.

      Talking about he old digests...back in the day I always enjoyed a good 2x400 or a nice and full 600"...those P.M. 600's were excellent back in the day...40 years or so ago...

      Cheers.

      Mark

      "Sing while you...Swing!"

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Steve Carter View Post
        4 x 200ft Columbia Jason and the Argonauts, just sold on eBay for £116.00 + £3.90 p&p, most probably faded too...
        It's virtually certain that all four were badly faded, so the only way I could make some sense of this would be if the boxes were in very good condition and the buyer viewed it as an attractive example of Harryhausen memorabilia, and wasn't bothered about the appearance of the films.

        In the early days of ebay, buyers were identifiable, so once when an obscure 200' b/w Mountain silent film had sold for about £20, I sent the buyer a polite question asking why it had attracted (then) quite high bids, and received a reply referencing the distinctive box artwork. It would be interesting to be able to send such messages now, if it were possible!

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        • #34
          It must be the condition of the boxes they are really good, the ones I have are the open end type, these look like later ones maybe the prints are okay as well.

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          • #35
            It's a similar situation with the UFA 3-part digest of Zombie, it's a collectors item for Romero/zombie movie fans. Most will never run it

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            • #36
              Nice boxes in Very Good condition. Must be Ray Harryhausen memorabilia fan. Jason and the Argonauts would be the favourite. When I was done sizing a lot of the buyers were not film collectors. The guy who bought my Disney Hunchback was an animator who worked on film.

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              • #37
                Frankly I don't understand what seems to be an obsession here over what people "pay" for films, if someone, as an example wants to pay a million dollars for a faded 200ft digest then that's up to them......who cares its nobody business except theirs.

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                • #38
                  Well if they are offering a million dollars for a 200ft digest I have a whole cupboard full of them in their original boxes. 😍😍😍😍😍
                  Last edited by Mike Newell; November 10, 2021, 12:25 PM.

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                  • #39
                    Wellll...

                    One nice thing about this is I've heard the opinion stated that "film prints are pretty much worthless".

                    -Just maybe the speaker had absolutely no idea what they were talking about!

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                    • #40
                      Prints are worthless just pretty shiny boxes are worth a fortune.

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                      • #41
                        Maybe not: I have plenty in white boxes, steel cans, plastic cases and just naked on the reels I've had to beat other bidders off to own.

                        They are so generic looking, I keep my wife busy with the label maker just to tell them apart!

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                        • #42
                          The point is, (as it seems to have been lost in translation), when some joker with too much money, bids something rediculously high, that signals other sellers that, "gee, I can get that much too!", and so, they have a rediculously high price, and it doesn't sell. Now, some tend to say, "Well, sooner or later, the market adjusts itself", but in the meantime, both seller and potential buyer are both inconvenienced. The seller is given the misconception that they will get an outrageously high amount, and the buyer is left in the lurch, only hoping that perhaps, someday, the market will adjust itself.

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                          • #43
                            ridiculous....

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                            • #44
                              How rediculous? That is exactly what happens.

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                              • #45
                                I'm only pointing out the proper way to spell ridiculous....

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