$1000 for twenty sheets of film

david b · Jun 11, 2008

No I am not kidding.

Polaroid 809

Paul Cocklin · Jun 11, 2008

4 years out of date, too. But that's ok, it's been 'properly stored'.

keithwms · Jun 11, 2008

Fifteen sheets, you mean!

As much as I like the 809, I concluded that I would need many more shots to become familiar enough with it to make anything worth selling, so... off to the auction site my fresh box went... and was snapped up at $720 in 30 minutes. That had me peering into my fridge at all those cherished boxes of 55 and 665... No! I shall remain strong!

Mind you, someone who knows what they're doing with the stuff can still see merit in $50 per shot.

Removed Account · Jun 11, 2008

$1000? It says $3.25 on my screen...

Bob F. · Jun 11, 2008

Justin Silber said:
$1000? It says $3.25 on my screen...

It probably had a BIN of $1000. Clearly that did not impress the first couple of bidders...

Bob.

david b · Jun 11, 2008

yes it had a buy it now of $1000

David A. Goldfarb · Jun 11, 2008

At that price, you can use 8x10" slide film to proof for Polaroid.

c6h6o3 · Jun 11, 2008

Bob F. said:
It probably had a BIN of $1000. Clearly that did not impress the first couple of bidders...

Bob.

It's up to $1,025 now. There's one born every minute, ain't there?

Frank Szabo · Jun 11, 2008

c6h6o3 said:
It's up to $1,025 now. There's one born every minute, ain't there?

That's what I was going to post - $1025 for a box of Hemmorhoid film. It's not worth that - must be a collector. I saw a processor with two holders somewhere for <$100 that supposedly worked.

I have one of the 8X10 to 4X5 reducers and since it's all in registration (Sinar), use it that way to check the shot, if need be. Most of the time, I forget the film and back and am stuck with John Wayne-ing the shot.

Besides that, the FP100c Fuji is better than the 'rhoid film ever was (IMHO).

Kino · Jun 11, 2008

Love to be the seller, hate to be the buyer...

david b · Jun 11, 2008

IF the buyer has $1000 to spend on a few sheets of film, he has a very nice bank account.

Frank Szabo · Jun 11, 2008

david b said:
IF the buyer has $1000 to spend on a few sheets of film, he has a very nice bank account.

Anything to do with large format photography is a black hole for one's cash anyway - ...

Bob F. · Jun 11, 2008

c6h6o3 said:
It's up to $1,025 now. There's one born every minute, ain't there?

Be even funnier if "a***m" ends up having to buy it at well over the BIN...

Dave Miller · Jun 11, 2008

Frank Szabo said:
Anything to do with large format photography is a black hole for one's cash anyway - ...

In that case I can give you the number of a black hole that needs feeding.

Frank Szabo · Jun 12, 2008

Dave Miller said:
In that case I can give you the number of a black hole that needs feeding.

Aw, c'mon Dave - I'm trying to whine ...

$1000 for twenty sheets of film

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