Advice please

[Clive Casey]

Good afternoon Forum members. After quite a few years collecting super 8 films I have become quite disillusioned as to how the hobby has gone. I have gone over to 4K digital and I am very impressed with it.
I got rid of my features last year and I am now looking at selling my shorts. I have about 150 in all, comprising of 200ft, 400ft and a few 600 footers.
What I would like to ask members is, would it be better to list them as a job lot on the likes of eBay, or on here or Facebook or to split them into smaller lots or to sell them individually.
Any advance would be gratefully received.
Im not sure if this sort of topic is allowed on The Forum, if not I apologise and hope Doug will remove it.
Just to end on, I am not giving up film completely, just keeping a few for nostalgia.
Thanks to all and best wishes.

[Clive Casey]

Forgot to say to leave a message on here or my email is. clivecasey1@gmail.com

[Steve Klare]

Hi Clive,

I think you‘d get more money selling individual films, but also earn it by all the extra work involved.

Someone buying as a lot will probably be thinking about reselling, and they will want enough room in your price for their own profit.

[Osi Osgood]

Steve is absolutely correct. Sell them individually. Someone buying a large lot is, quite frankly, looking to screw you with as little cash in your pocket as possible. What I would suggest, is make a nice long list of what's left, with prices, on here. My bet is you will sell quite a few on here to people who will really value and probably keep, from collector to collector, and then do eBay afterwards. Be advised, however, that, like all collectors, you will have that standard remorse over what you tossed aside, in favor of fragile digital.

[Steve Klare]

In all fairness, I said that selling individual films is more work, so a reseller is taking that work off the original owner‘s hands.

-so they really aren’t screwing anybody.

it’s just that the original seller needs to decide what is more valuable: the extra money or their own time and effort.

[Rik Jackman]

What they said!

You say you sold your features last year so what sales channel did you use and how did it go for you?

I'm figuring you have a pretty good idea whether there are any gems in your collection and will price accordingly.

My tuppence worth on where best to sell but Osi has pretty much nailed it

• On the forum - collector to collector and you won't pay any selling fees but you do have a limited audience
• Ebay - wider audience and quite likely a higher sale price but then you have to pay about 15% in ebay/paypal commission
• Facebook/Gumtree/Preloved - No sale commission but can be hard work sorting the jokers from the genuine buyers
• Resellers - They will take the lot off you in one go so nice and convenient but the price they pay will be much lower as there needs to be something in it for them

[Melvin England]

Clive - Sorry to hear you are taking a step back from the celluloid game. I enjoyed meeting and chatting with you at a CHC open day a while back.
Take heed of the comments made by our colleagues. Wise words of wisdom from them all !

[Clive Casey]

Thank you Rick, Steve and Osi, your input is very valuable. I guess I am looking for a quick sale without having to run all the films and take photos of them. I have checked the start of each film to check the colour and I am presently putting a list together.
Thanks again.
As a ps, I am bowled over with 4K, the quality is amazing. I was a projectionist for a lot of years and was against digital in the cinema. I ran both 35mm and 70mm and had 8mm when I was a kid. I still love running actual film, but the cost of it now has just gone stupid. Plus getting projectors repaired is almost impossible. I have bought a digital projector with a 6 year warranty which will probably see me through my time and the cost of discs is brilliant. I have just got Saving Private Ryan on 4K and it is amazing. I never thought I would be saying anything against film, but I’m afraid I’m converting.

[Clive Casey]

Hi Melvin, I will still be going to Blackpool and maybe CHC, I also enjoyed our chat and hope we can chat lots more. I hope you are keeping well.
Kind regards, Clive

[Mark McLaughlin]

Hey Clive my sentiments about film and 4k echo yours exactly. The love for film is in the blood but you have mentioned many reasons it’s tough to be enthusiastic about it any more. When Derann were putting out excellent product in the 90s it was hard to argue against it. Now days not so much. I have always worked in th film biz most of my time in LA and had seen how even productions made the gradual switch over and although I was against it at first, I’m all for it now. I’m keeping a few Derann Disney prints mostly for my daughter who wants me to show them to her kids when she has them. I will of course and spread the wonder of the coursing beat of a film projector’s heart to a new generation.

[Clive Casey]

Thank you Mark, I feel a lot better when I read comments like yours. I almost feel a bit of a traitor against film, but my pockets aren’t bottomless. I love film and projectors and always will, but I have to look after myself.
Best wishes, Clive