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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 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.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 09-29-2002, 04:11 AM:
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" 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!
Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 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?
Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 09-29-2002, 09:06 AM:
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SOld at 500 pounds
No, reserve not met. I would be interested to know what the reserve was set at.
Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 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:
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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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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 09-29-2002, 08:22 PM:
He's re-listed with no reserve, and it now says "35mm".
Re-listed
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 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
Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 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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