Hi Tom,
That's because you got the really good film :-)
Nick
On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Tom Iacobellis <tiacobellis_at_hotmail.com>wrote:
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> Hey Nick,
> I don't see those people that made me bid higher than necessary setting
> any records.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:51 AM, "Nick Ray" <lasray_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Gary,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick
>
>
> 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.
>>
>> 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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