Ebay seller?

[Michael O’Regan]

Does anybody know who mc-jeanandjohn is, selling on eBay?

[Phil Moors]

I believe it to be John Halfacre a member of this forum

[Michael O’Regan]

Thanks.
There’s no problem or anything. Just some nice titles up at the moment.

[Osi Osgood]

Good, honest representations of the product as well. He has a fairly rare good color Barberella in his auctions right now. It's kind of hard to find a good color print of that these days.

[John Halfacre]

Hi Michael. Yes mc-jeanandjohn is our EbayId for ICSuper8. All our business details are shown at the bottom of each of our Ebay listings

[Rob Young]

Hello John! I've bought from you on eBay a few times. Never knew you were here on the forum. Always great and always really interesting films for sale!

Vintage Cine Film Seller | UK | ICSuper8

One of the hobbies good guys!!

[Maurice Leakey]

I can thoroughly recommend this eBay seller. Super 8 and 16mm.

[Osi Osgood]

I can as well! If anything, items are better than represented!

[Mike Newell]

No disrespect to the seller but it is a company not a film collector or dealer selling these titles so don’t get too sentimental or pie eyed. The titles being sold belong amongst others to the estate of the late Hugh Thompson Scott bought as a lot by the company.

Integral Continuity Ltd
21 Bell Lane
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN10 7HG
United Kingdom


The titles as expected from a renown and established collector like Hugh are rare and vast 800-1000 titles acquired. Each collector can make their own judgements in relation to the prices being asked.

The presentation of photos are to say the least very disappointing and the descriptions very generic as opposed to individual to the titles

Considering it is a commercial enterprise it should be much better. Collectors have stated that they are happy with purchases but others have expressed disappointment but are unable to comment on this forum.

[Maurice Leakey]

Does it really matter that the seller is not an enthusiast selling off some of his own film collection?

[Mike Newell]

That part is irrelevant but it does affect the hobby.Think about it and you will work it out.

[Maurice Leakey]

Sorry, I don't agree.

[Rob Young]

I don't either. My personal dealings with this seller have all been fine. As for how much a seller wants to charge for an item, or a buyer wants to pay, well, it's the age old story.

Nothing for me to get pie eyed about or work out.

[John Halfacre]

Mike. Just to clarify a couple of points :

1. Integral Continuity Ltd (t/a ICSuper8) has 2 full time employees, we are not a big company. Selling 8mm and 16mm cine film is our only activity. To sell above a basic level on Ebay we are required to be a tax registered business seller (either sole trader or Limited Company - I chose the latter). We are also required to be VAT registered so our listed prices include 20% VAT (sale tax)

2. Since we started in July 2019 we have handled about 18,000 reels of film, sold to collectors in 32 countries. Our stock comes from 2 sources - 80% from estate sales (all of this otherwise destined for landfill - as was the case with Hugh Scott's collection if we had not been contacted (there were 3,500 reels, approx 2.5 tons, rather more than you mentioned). Sadly that was the fate of Hugh's projector collection as there was no specialist dealer with the time and resources to handle it). 20% comes from major collectors (a few of them forum members) seeking to downsize their collection as 1 sale, rather than listing individually on the forum or elsewhere. As a rule we only buy collections of 100+ reels. We do not buy individual items on the forum, on Ebay or at film fairs - these should be for collectors to buy

3. Finally, we test run all the films we sell individually and take screenshots as best we can - we dont enhance, photoshop or use light boxes for stills. We just try to capture what is running on the projector screen. We try to provide details of condition (fade, lines, emulsion, v/s, film stock) as best we can, particularly for higher value items. It may not be perfect and it may 'undersell' some items but we are trying our best to show what we are selling.

I hope this gives a flavour of our activity and how, I believe, we are trying to help the hobby for the next generation of collectors

Best Regards

John

[Osi Osgood]

Well worded there, John.