Won item, but why did it sell for so little?

[Reinier Wels]

I won this item on ebay, though I did not expect it. Still, the seller has a good reputation. Does this look cheap to you, or is there something wrong with it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120082357390&fromMakeTrack=true

[Jim Reid]

It's only the first reel of the movie. The movie is 90 minutes, so it's about half. It's a fun film and should be pretty enjoyable although it would drive me crazy not having the rest of the movie.
I wouldn't call it cheap, but not really expensive. I'd say it's on the high side of just about right.

[Reinier Wels]

Fair enough. I was under the impression that usually this kind of thing is sold for a lot more.
Or rather, I have seen people offer a lot more on ebay for heavily faded prints. Never mind.

Now, I wonder where I could rent/borrow a 16mm projector in Holland... :confused:

[James Wheeler]

Now you are stuck looking for the other half on ebay for the rest of your life. I'm looking for the last reel of a Frank Sinatra movie which I will probably never find, but I keep looking......every day.

[Reinier Wels]

Well, that does not really bother me in this case. What troubles me more is that I do not have a projector.

[Michael O'Regan]

Hi Reinier,

There are always projectors available to buy on ebay - most are relatively inexpensive.

Why not bite the bullet, buy a projector, and start collecting 16mm prints.

What are you into at the moment? 35mm, 8mm, DVD?

Mike.

[Dave Harris]

It's fun to try and get the entire feature when all you have is an odd reel. I have several odd reels (don't we all) and have spent years trying to track down the rest of the feature. Usually odd reels sell around $10 so if you can put three odd reels together and get the whole feature for $30 WOW.. that's like winning the lottery. Have I mentioned yet that I have never been able to put together a complete feature from odd reels?

[Reinier Wels]

Why I don't have a 16mm projector: lack of space. Why did I buy a 16mm film then: I am sort of a monty python collector (and I used to work in the lousiest cinema in the Netherlands).

I did at one time buy one reel of "the secret policeman's other ball", 16mm, and later the seller contacted me because he had found the second reel as well. So I ended up with the complete feature.
But that doesn't really count, does it? It never really was an odd reel.


Suppose everyone lists their odd reels, maybe that could complete a few films??


Luckily, "The Holy Grail" doesn't have much of a traditional storyline anyway. Indeed, it ends so suddenly you wonder if perhaps the last reel hasn't always been missing in every theatre.