Hey Nick,
I don't see those people that made me bid higher than necessary setting any records.
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> On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:51 AM, "Nick Ray" <lasray_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Gary,
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> I was hoping others would chime in before me. The fair market value for a full roll (20'-25' depending on when it was sold) of Y2K is about $100 and $150 for a full roll (25') of Y2K2. There has been a roll of Y2K2 sold for $300 on Ebay, but there are a couple of points to be made about this roll.
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> The roll the that sold for $300 was sold by a well known and respected indoor flyer. Pedigree counts for quite a bit with film or rubber, because if they were handled or stored improperly they can be worthless. This roll was also the first roll to be sold publicly in several years. Some of the people that bid on the $300 dollar roll were hoping to set the bar high so that others would sell at a lower price later. Indeed several rolls of Y2K2 have since sold for under $150 on Ebay.
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> You can authenticate the film by looking at it on a smooth, dark surface. It is very helpful if this surface is a poor conductor of static electricity. Y2K will be bright red, and green with some blue violet. Think heavy to mid-weight microfilm. Y2K2 is typically violet and gold, sometimes with a green streak on one side of the roll. It looks more like lighter microfilm. In either case, both films are rather fragile and great care should be taken in unrolling them. High humidity, dryer pads to rub over the tissue wrapped roll and products like Static Guard are very helpful for unrolling the film without tearing it. I steam my bathroom and unroll the film on a beach towel. If a tear is found, its better to deal with it sooner rather than later.
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> Regards,
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> Nick
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>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Phedon Tsiknopoulos <phedon21t_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> I sold mine for $150 but it wasn't Y2K2 even though it said so on the tube.
>> Of course I returned the money.
>> The real stuff I would guess a minimum of $500 for the above and $300 for the Y2K.
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 16, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Warthodson_at_aol.com wrote:
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>>> I might have an opportunity to purchase some Y2K film. I don't know how much or at what price yet.
>>> My question is: How can I tell if it is actually Y2K and not some other file? What is a full roll going for these days?
>>> Gary Hodson
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