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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 09-29-2002 04:00 AM

Another Ebay item I won't be bidding for:
CLICK HERE

Half a print, the title is wrong, the guage is wrong, or if it is 45mm then he's right, it is *extreamly* rare. Reserve not met at 500 pounds. I won't ask where the print came from.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 09-29-2002 04:11 AM

quote:
" Each reel is 20 minutes long and has been cleaned and run to check quality by a professional film refurbisher."

Yeah, right. Either I'm going blind or that is a whole lot of DIRT on the sides of the rolls!

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Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1723
From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-29-2002 08:54 AM

Seems that the bidding is closed for that item now. SOld at 500 pounds. Wonder what kind fo shit the seller could get into if reported selling the film?

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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 09-29-2002 09:06 AM

quote:
SOld at 500 pounds

No, reserve not met. I would be interested to know what the reserve was set at.

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Thomas Procyk
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1842
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 09-29-2002 11:51 AM

See, you're not allowed to sell 35mm or 75mm (sic) on eBay, but you ARE allowed to sell 45mm. Maybe that's why they listed it that way.

Amother point of interest:

quote:
There is no reserve so start your bidding.

Isn't this clearly listed as a Reserve Price Auction???

Oh, and if it wasn't cleaned with Film-Guard, then it's not clean.

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David Stambaugh
Film God

Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-29-2002 08:22 PM

He's re-listed with no reserve, and it now says "35mm".
Re-listed

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 09-29-2002 09:45 PM

Cool, not only is the format downgraded from 45mm to 35mm, the picture is no longer 2.35, but 1.85

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Thomas Procyk
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1842
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 09-30-2002 01:22 PM

Wow, only $156 (U.S. approx)!! I noticed the person listed it as either Featured or Featured Plus both times. Hopefully he will get most of his listing and re-listing fees back if he ever sells this thing.

Questions I would ask if I was a bidder:
- It's only the first three reels. How/why are they separated from the rest of the print? Were replacement reels requested and these were the ones left behind at the theater?

- How can someone who has 3 feature film reels of a major motion picture be "unsure" of the aspect ratio?

- Did the Professional Film Refurbisher person consider the fact that he is cleaning/refurbishing such a print for an individual?

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