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How to Buy Old or Vintage 16 mm Movies.
Relive the movie experience at your home by buying and collecting 16mm film prints of your favorite classics. Find a 16mm film projector first so you can watch your favorite films projected on your movie screen in your home! We have some tips you might want to consider before you start becoming a 16mm movie collector. (Read article on tips for buying movie prints below.)
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16MM Dismas fully animated religious film 1983 LPP
$24.95 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 15m |
| 16mm HOME MOVIE Vacation in IRELAND 1953
$19.99 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 18m |
| 16mm Feature: "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" (1950)
$49.95 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 18m |
| 16MM FILM: LITTLE GRAY NECK - 1955 - Animation, Children
$2.13 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 20m |
| SUPER 8mm LPP COLOR FEATURE: EASTER PARADE*JUDY GARLAND
$299.00 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 21m |
| 16mm PATHEGRAMS 1937 FILM CORONATION QUEEN ENGLAND
$9.99 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 21m |
| 16MM FILM: THE EYE OF THE STORM - ABC News, Bigotry
$4.37 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 26m |
| 1600' MATCHING SET OF GOLDBERG 16MM REELS---very nice
$12.50 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 29m |
| 16MM FILM: TRUE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR - U.S. History
$6.49 (3 Bids) Sale Closing in 31m |
| PAIR OF 2000' GOLDBERG REELS & CANS -- 16MM--excellent
$17.50 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 32m |
| 16mm THEM THAR HILLS Laurel Hardy SOUND BLACKHAWK mint!
$72.00 (25 Bids) Sale Closing in 40m |
| Lot of (7) 400' 16mm Film Reels and Cans - Good Cond.
$25.00 (5 Bids) Sale Closing in 44m |
| 16mm LEAVE IT TO BEAVER Episode "The School Play"
$29.00 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 47m |
| 16mm TIT FOR TAT Laurel & Hardy SOUND BLACKHAWK mint!
$52.50 (5 Bids) Sale Closing in 49m |
| 16mm MEN O'WAR Laurel & Hardy SOUND BLACKHAWK mint!
$25.08 (4 Bids) Sale Closing in 53m |
| 16mm - Abbott & Costello Special with Wayne & Shuster
$59.95 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 2m |
| 16mm Theatrical Trailer: HARUM SCARUM (ELVIS PRESLEY)
$24.99 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 4m |
| 16mm Feature: THE QUARTERBACK (Wayne Morris) UNCUT
$99.99 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 7m |
| SUPER 8mm FEATURE: HITCHCOCK'S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
$199.95 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 7m |
| VINTAGE 16MM SONGS (Jean Harlow, Irene Dunne, More)
$24.99 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 9m |
| 16mm HOG WILD Laurel & Hardy SOUND BLACKHAWK mint!
$15.50 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 9m |
| SUPER 8mm FEATURE: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG * TERRY MOORE *1949
$151.99 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 23m |
| 16mm Film :: Anatomy of a Lie ::
$10.50 (2 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 26m |
| 16mm Film :: Energy: The Nucular Alternitive ::
$0.99 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 26m |
| 16mm Film :: Golf...A Special kind of Joy ::
$0.99 (0 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 27m |
| 16mm Film :: Our Productive Resources ::
$0.99 (1 Bids) Sale Closing in 1h 27m |
Tips on Buying and Collecting Old Vintage 16mm Film Prints:
1) See if the eBay or other auction listing indicates the smell of the print. If not, don't be shy to ask the seller. If the film smells like vinegar, that is a sign that the movie is breaking down and will deteriorate soon. This problem is called cellulose acetate decomposition or "vinegar syndrome." Film in high humidity and temperatures are prone to this problem.
2) Film stored improperly in cold dark areas like the basement or garage are suspectible to mold. Film has a gelatin emulsion so moisture in the air in the darkness will allow the mold to thrive. See if the auction listing indicates how the film was stored or says it is mold free.
3) Ask the seller if he viewed the film for quality check. Auction listings where sellers say they don't have a projector to view the movie are risky. You might end up with blank or damaged film or footage of something else.
4) Buy from an experienced seller or film collector. Auction sites such as eBay have feedback records of the quality of the seller's past sales.
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