Why would one pay several grand for a film, spend what it takes (time, frustration and money) to scan it, and then give it away to somebody who's spent nothing (time, frustration nor money)?
Any of you who figure you're just about done once you've bought film are dreaming. Once you've bought film, all you have is approximately 200,000 small photos on a strip of plastic approximately a mile long. You don't have a telecine or scanner, you don't have a projector, you don't have clearances -- you don't have anything, really. Except an exceedingly empty wallet, and perhaps an irate spouse.
I think if any of you were to do all the (inexpensive but time-consuming) legwork in finding a post house that will definitely transfer film to a decent digital format (e.g. DV or better) using a decent process (e.g. not putting up a bedsheet and videotaping it), you may find some people out there who have film and might be willing to help out. But I suspect the chances of you doing any better than those people who have film already and have actively tried to find a way to transfer it are rather slim indeed.
If you find anything, please post some technical details here...