Time to check on the state of the market again...the Film Market, that is, according to the supply and demand played out on good old eBay. Here are a few random auction from the past month or so with emphasis on Christmas reels....
SYNCHO-SMOOTH SWING : a 1945 Universal theatrical band short featuring Ted Fio-Rito and five songs went for
$510 http://www.ebay.com/itm/291931679518?_t ... EBIDX%3AITTHE AFRICAN QUEEN : a Kodachrome 16mm of this classic sold for
$563 http://www.ebay.com/itm/282224001128?_t ... EBIDX%3AITIT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD : a Technicolor scope 16mm went into 4 figures at
$1099 http://www.ebay.com/itm/282257579018?_t ... EBIDX%3AITNow for a look at some Christmas Big Screen treats....
CLARK GABLE CHRISTMAS SEAL PROMO : 16mm one minute theatrical appeal to support the Christmas Seals fundraiser by Rhett Butler himself raised
$32.51 http://www.ebay.com/itm/371783926480?_t ... 438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
SUZY SNOWFLAKE : 100' 16mm Castle Films release of the animated Christmas classic did
$81 http://www.ebay.com/itm/291941150763?_t ... EBIDX%3AITTHREE LITTLE DWARFS : Another 16mm Castle 100' Christmas classic sold for a ho-ho-ho
$102.50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/302136712118?_t ... EBIDX%3AITFROSTY THE SNOWMAN : Not to be let out of the auction fun, the third of the 16mm Castle Films 100' Christmas shorts did well at
$72 http://www.ebay.com/sch/besthomemovies/ ... 7675.l2562GIFTS FROM THE AIR : An LPP 16mm of this 1938 Christmas cartoon was snapped up for
$206.50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/262743823734?_t ... EBIDX%3AITNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS : An LPP print of my favorite Christmas toon with Tom and Jerry did a merry
$274 http://www.ebay.com/itm/112222642816?_t ... EBIDX%3AITMICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL : 16mm LPP of yet another Christmas reel went for
$417 http://www.ebay.com/itm/252660117175?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT