Sometimes I can't believe...

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Sometimes I can't believe what I see on ebay; try this for an example of the world we live in:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35mm-Film...ps=63&clkid=3363047718390927380&_qi=RTM756417

And someone bid for them!

OTOH, I guess someone, somewhere in the world is making money out of film photography...

Regards, David

 

[sevo]

Going by which of my assistants carried them home, they obviously had a second life among pot home growers...

 

[jsrockit]

Could be perfect for someone who never bothers with film (or knows no one who uses film). Still cheaper than buying film and throwing the film away.

 

[awbphotog]

Going by which of my assistants carried them home, they obviously had a second life among pot home growers...

🙄

Yes. Second life indeed.

😀

 

[bsdunek]

He left out the words "rare" and "vintage". That always seems to get more attention. I think I have enough of those to retire if I could sell them for that much. I also have a bunch of the tops that make them into salt and pepper shakers. Those should really be valuable.

 

[btgc]

Film is listed in another auction! 😀

 

[zauhar]

My kid loves them. They really do have a lot of uses.

Reminds me of the story (urban legend?) about the guy who traded up from a paper clip to a house on ebay.

Randy

 

[NeeZee]

that guy has 100% positive feedback - it seems he only sells them in MINT condition...

 

[jsrockit]

Reminds me of the story (urban legend?) about the guy who traded up from a paper clip to a house on ebay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

 

[goamules]

And the problem of ebay is you have a greatest chance of getting a bad feedback from items selling for less than $10. Check out the feedback given for old hotpads, used fireworks, "air lenses" with no glass, and you'll see a lot of newbies slamming the seller.

I wouldn't waste my time taking pictures of plastic film canisters, uploading, waiting to get paid, wrapping them and taking them to the post office for $1.50. My time is worth way more than that...but some people still walk the roadsides collecting aluminum cans.

 

[rbiemer]

I also have a bunch of the tops that make them into salt and pepper shakers. Those should really be valuable.

Bruce,
I've actually been looking for a few of these. If you want to part with a couple, PM me, please!
Rob

 

[btgc]

I wouldn't waste my time taking pictures of plastic film canisters, uploading, waiting to get paid, wrapping them and taking them to the post office for $1.50

Selling empty cans and nose grease is a way to build up your ebay feedback without dropping worthy stuff for pennies just because your feedback is small. Sure, no sane buyer would trust you 100% when your next item would be expensive stuff, but that's how it works.

In this case maybe seller is a type who hates to throw away anything, or maybe believes anything related to film photography is c00L

And if someone needs this cans, as said, it's still cheaper than buying film and using only cans.

 

[Pablito]

among pot home growers...

They are not very good for storing that particular valuable substance because they can pop open accidentally if they get squeezed. With film in them they don't pop open because the film cassette prevents them being squeezed for far as to pop open.

 

[NeeZee]

They are not very good for storing that particular valuable substance because they can pop open accidentally if they get squeezed. With film in them they don't pop open because the film cassette prevents them being squeezed for far as to pop open.

That's true - the old aluminium screw-top type film canister are pretty popular for that particular storage use, though...

 

[TXForester]

I can't believe it myself

100's of uses

Surely it must be in the thousands. 😀

 

[zauhar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

Good God - that is really true, apparently. Thanks for the link.

Reading over the trades, I have the sense that publicity may have played some part in it, plus people with some very particular tastes/obsessions.

Randy

 

[jtm6]

And the problem of ebay is you have a greatest chance of getting a bad feedback from items selling for less than $10. Check out the feedback given for old hotpads, used fireworks, "air lenses" with no glass, and you'll see a lot of newbies slamming the seller.

I sold something that worked well and was in great condition. The buyer, a young, entitled newbie with anger management issues wrote to tell me, "I didn't test it but it sounded like there was something wrong with it, so I left you negative feedback." A relay inside makes an audible click when it is used but otherwise I don't know what he was talking about. I had 100% feedback since I opened the account in the late '90s. That was probably the cheapest thing I ever sold (1% the cost of the most expensive item).

I asked him to correct it after going through the eBay return procedures, but the best he could do was change it to neutral. If he had told me there was a problem before letting his temper get the best of him, I would have refunded all his money and told him to keep it — and felt good about it since he wanted to use it for a volunteer group.

My time is worth way more than that...but some people still walk the roadsides collecting aluminum cans.

When I was an undergrad, the line between off-campus housing and danger zone was blurry due to the low rent. You wouldn't tell anyone in the neighborhood you were leaving for vacation because you'd come home to find out all the aluminum siding was removed while you were gone.