Expired Film on Ebay

[dbonamo]

In regards to buying expired film, how can someone say it is new film when it expired 5 years ago. Two auctions ending today states in the title New.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370248728460&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220469790768&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I have no problem buying expired film and would have bidded on these except the seller blocked me because I asked how could this be new?

However I was wondering if anyone else considers outdated film "New" because it was never open?

 

[c6h6o3]

I guess he considers any film that's unexposed as "New". After all, nobody has run it through a camera yet, so it can hardly be characterized as "Used".

 

[fotch]

Well, its still NEW, meaning never been used. Used film would have been open and maybe exposed. As long as seller states its expired, its buyer beware.

 

[BimmerJake]

i think it's still new, but certainly not fresh.

 

[dbonamo]

i think it's still new, but certainly not fresh.

I agree, I guess a equate New and Fresh as the same... Anyway I would have bidded on the several of his film auctions.... But I guess he was to sensitive when I question it... Oh well.

 

[Robert Hall]

Besides, it's color. Why would you want to shoot that anyway?

 

[2F/2F]

It is "new old stock" film, I guess.