Purchasing a new bellows for an 8x10 camera is pretty expensive. Getting someone to replace the bellows for you would be more expensive. If the holes are just pinholes, you might be able to deal with them by painting them with flat acrylic paint. Just a thin layer - don't goop it on. Then you can recheck. Don't collapse the bellows until all tackiness is gone from the paint.
Since this is your first 8x10, you should make sure you want to shoot 8x10 before committing too much money (like film isn't enough money to commit). If you use the camera in a studio setting, you can keep the bellows in the dark by putting a cloth over them and, well, keeping the light off them. Harder to do outside.
And, of course, there are ways to make your own bellows. Someone here recently posted a method that looks effective and fairly easy.
I made the mistake of using "liquid electric tape" on a bellows' pinholes - at endless recommendations online. That stuff stays tacky for millennia. And when it attaches to itself, it's more likely to pull off what you put it on.
I have a camera with a bellows so disintegrated, I glued black paper from an old photo paper box on the entire inside. It was either that or replace the bellows. It worked but added 1/4" to the collapsed length of the bellows - and the camera wouldn't fold up (a mini Speed Graphic). That was irritating. But, like I said, it worked.
If you decide to replace the bellows at some point, Custom Bellows in the UK do excellent work.
There is always the option to just tape over the worst pinholes. Black bookbinding tape would be a good choice. If the bellows are already shot, it doesn't matter much what you do to them.
From an old post by shutterfinger, who is very knowledgeable
Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Artist Paint #1040 Carbon Black https://www.goldenpaints.com/products/colors/heavy-body
Dilute no more than 1:1 with water, paint on in thin layers and allow to dry between coats. 2 to 3 coats light seal holes depending on how thick you make each one.
I have done entire Graflex 4x5 shutter curtains with this and the stay light tight over the years. It can be applied with an air brush if desired.
I used this and found it worked well.
I've used "Puffy" fabric paint to cover pinholes in the past, and book binders tape for larger patches and corner repair, it's the best tape to replace film holder hinges. If that doesn't fix everything there's a good company here in the states that will make custom camera bellows.
Camera Bellows Manufacturers, Replacement & Repair in USA
Camera bellows or optical bellows specially designed for camera and optical applications. At Nabell, get perforated fold bellows in a variety of sizes and shapes to meet your needs.nabell.com
Last winter I ordered custom made bellows from China for my 100 year old ICA Ideal. I've been pleased with the service and product. https://www.etonephoto.com/products...o-wista-agfa-ansco-kodak-gandolfi-whole-plate
+1. I've bought 7 bellows from them, some stock product and some custom jobs and found them especially helpful. They did bellows for my 8x10 long-focus ROC Premo with extension of over a meter, in red cloth, and it was impeccable.Last winter I ordered custom made bellows from China for my 100 year old ICA Ideal. I've been pleased with the service and product. https://www.etonephoto.com/products...o-wista-agfa-ansco-kodak-gandolfi-whole-plate
+1. I've bought 7 bellows from them, some stock product and some custom jobs and found them especially helpful. They did bellows for my 8x10 long-focus ROC Premo with extension of over a meter, in red cloth, and it was impeccable.
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