Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay — Page 5

It got pulled.  If it sold, it would be listed as a "completed item" for 90 days.

So do you think the seller will be receiving a friendly visit from the LFL lawyers asking for their print back?

Why am i not surprised.

Luca$ wants to keep the original version out of collector's hands.

Bfi and Afi prints are also out of his hands. as well as the library of congress.

Otherwise he would have them destroyed.

I feel the same way Lucas does about the holiday special as i do the special editions and the prequels.  All the dvds should be smashed to bits and burned.  The oneg and prints ot the special editions should be altered back to the original cuts, and any thing else should be destroyed.  All the added cgi belongs in the trim bins not the original scenes.

I love reading your posts, Skyjedi.

oh well,

too bad, i should have  contacted the seller to see what price they wanted..

maybe next time....

later

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I believe eBay has a policy against selling 35mm features. The seller probably wasn't aware.

skyjedi2005 said:

Why am i not surprised.

Luca$ wants to keep the original version out of collector's hands. 

if that was actually true, why even bother making the bonus dvd discs with the original versions?

sorry, i don't see any conspiracy here...

these aren't the films you're looking for, move along....

later

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there are 2 star wars 16mm clips up on ebay and 2 16mm clips of empire as i type this.

They all do appear to be faded. They also appear to be pan and scan as if they were ment for television.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-STAR-WARS-77-Promo-Clip-Han-Solo-Cantina-RARE_W0QQitemZ160253601225QQihZ006QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-STAR-WARS-77-Promo-Clip-Death-Star-Rescue-RARE_W0QQitemZ160253752002QQihZ006QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-STAR-WARS-Emp-Promo-Clip-Asteroid-Chase-RARE_W0QQitemZ150264181100QQihZ005QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-STAR-WARS-Emp-Promo-Clip-Scoundrel-Kiss-RARE_W0QQitemZ150264182020QQihZ005QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

digitalfreaknyc said:

by the way...I don't think I've ever seen this trailer before...

anyone know anyhting about it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Movie-Trailer-Star-Wars-35mm-Film-B-W-1977-George-Lucas_W0QQitemZ200233935654QQihZ010QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

That looks very interesting.  I have no way of scanning it, myself, but it's short enough that it shouldn't be very expensive to pay someone to scan it. Heck, it looks so short that it might be scannable by hand (although that doesn't work for the sound).  It might be worth asking the seller if he has any further information about it.

SilverWook said:

Ebay only seems to bother enforcing such policies when someone with clout actually complains. (There are several 35mm features on there right now.) Between this and that "make your own SW crawl" site getting scuttled, I'm getting paranoid about who else is reading our posts! ;)

 

Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing when the "SW crawl" site shut down. It happened almost immediately after the thread was started. I often wonder if there are Lucasfilm moles here, keeping an eye on us...........**looks around**    LOL!

drfsupercenter said:

Do you guys have the ability to scan 35mm film?  I know my Epson scanner can do 35mm film... and I totally would if someone needed me to.  (Of course it only does one frame at a time so it would take FOREVER)

 

negative1, do you or anyone else remember the username of the seller? Even though the listing was removed, the guy probably still has it and you can always send a message through eBay.

Is someone going to bid on that trailer? I kinda wanna see it... I even would if no one else wants to.  (Provided it stays at a low price... it's not worth that much to me)

 yes, i'm bidding on the trailer,

and yes i've already contacted the seller, and he's written

me back with an offer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

however, there's a small chance that he'll put it up

for bidding again...... so i've given him my highest

bid, and told him i will just buy it outright, since

i can't bid from work..

will let everyone know what happens later today..

fingers crossed...

(and no, i'm not forgetting that SKot won't be getting

a copy if i do manage to get it, unless there is an apology,

or some help in restoring it)

later

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i'm in negotiations with the seller for the 35mm empire print...

(i hope they aren't short!)....

will keep you posted..

later

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Good luck!

I wonder if this is something Kurtz could have shown at the world sceince fiction convention in 1976?

I wonder because i have seen pre release projector slides for star wars show up on ebay before.

SilverWook said:

It does say "partial trailer" in the description, which makes me think it's incomplete. :(

Can 35mm film fade completely to black and white?

 No, it would fade to pink.

When I first looked at it, I thought maybe it was one of those "film strips" they used to show in school- but it wouldn't have all those duplicate frames.

Maybe it is for a slide projector, and the frames were supposed to be cut out and mounted? It must be an early one because of that old pointed "w". 

I'm curious as to whether or not there are any other images on it or just the one we're seeing.

Dunedain said:

Way to go, negative1 ! :)

 don't start the celebrations yet..

they still have to get back to me with the final price,

how to send the money, insurance etc....maybe no

news is good news..

the much bigger problem will be what to do with it,

if we do get it, since no commercial place would touch

this with a 10 foot pole..

later

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SilverWook said:

It's definitely not the Star Wars filmstrip. And filmstrips do not have optical soundtracks.

I didn't even see the sdtk- I thought it was a shadow.

I guess it's not a strip of slides then, either.