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Author Topic: Westrex 7000 sold for £800 on Ebay! Ben Wales Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Southampton. England Registered: Jul 99 posted 06-03-2003 05:32 PM                     A auction has just ended on ebay and a Westrex 7000 35mm projector was sold for around £800 and it is not even complete, like on it's original base and is was a home mod rebuild for a home cinema setup. Do we feel sorry for the guy who has paid well over the what's this projector is worth as they are only fetch about £50/200 or some would say the best place is in the trash... Here was the ebay auction number for the Westrex 7000:- item=2931388837&category=11722  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Worthing Master Film Handler Posts: 384 From: Hereford, UK Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-03-2003 06:20 PM                     People will buy any old crap on ebay quote: (off ebay) all it needs is a lamp house/ lenses and plug into a pre-amp and you are away !! The person who has purchased this I hope he is in the trade or he is in for the shock of his life.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-03-2003 06:32 PM                     Ben Why are you holding a Norelco DP70 door next to your projector???? I just been wanting to ask that about your picture.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 06-03-2003 07:13 PM                     E-Bay can be very tricky to deal with. There have been a few items that I attempted to bids on, but every time some idiot starts a bidding war and before you know it, something that is worth say $50.00 is going for several times its value. For instance, I was bidding on a tool recently. Opening bid was $10.00 with no reserve. By the time the auction closed, the tool had sold for over $150.00. I found the needed tool locally...in excellent condition, for $25.00. The same can be said for classic car auctions such as the Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ....were a car that may be worth $10k to $20k may fetch $75k-$100k.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 06-03-2003 08:45 PM                    "A rising tide floats all boats." We all have crap...now crap is worth more than ever before. Why complain?  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2003 11:33 PM                     Ben how come I can't find any of them for 50lb  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2003 12:33 AM                     Gord, Probably because they don't go by lb's in Canada!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-04-2003 04:13 AM                        quote: Why are you holding a Norelco DP70 door next to your projector???? At a Volkswagen get-together, i once saw a VW buggy (1300) with a Rolls Royce Grill in front... That was qute, too. p.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2003 06:14 AM                     quote: ________________________________________________________________ "At a Volkswagen get-together, i once saw a VW buggy (1300) with a Rolls Royce Grill in front... That was qute, too." ________________________________________________________________ Those were quite common over here in the states back in the 70's!! It was a kit that you bought to dress up your bug. Many "Bugs" were, and still are made into dune buggys......by those that hang out near dunes.... Mark  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Worthing Master Film Handler Posts: 384 From: Hereford, UK Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-15-2003 05:21 PM                     Hot News another 7000 has just appered on ebay. This one is with a lamphouse. At the moment the 100 pound stirling price tag is a good price for the lamphouse. Item no is 2934565335 someone saw the price the last one whent for & is trying to make a killing. quote: With Orcon 1K Xenon Lamp house With Built In PSU,Dolby Stereo Photo Cell,Take 6000 Ft Spools,Comes With Lens ,Sound Outs XLR,Ready To Run,Very Good Condtion.Last Used On Saving Private Ryan to Show Rushes To Steven Speilberg,Can Be Viewed Before End Of Auction  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-15-2003 05:39 PM                     Actually the projector immediately behind that one is a much better machine....Its a DeVry XD missing its incandescent lamphouse. Actually this is probably the better machine hh has up for auction right now..... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11722&item=2934582509 Not my favorite Phillips but still pretty good. Mark  |  IP: Logged Gerard S. Cohen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 975 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 06-15-2003 06:07 PM                     Per & Mark, I read that Rolls-Royce forced the manufacture to stop selling those kits because they infringed on the patented design of the RR grille. And the last VW (old-style) beetles will roll off the last assembly line, the one remaining in Mexico, this summer. I've owned three of the original beetles, and kept a 1972 super beetle running for 22 years, until chassis rusting forced me to sell it. I now drive a year 2000 New Beetle. Gerard  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-15-2003 07:51 PM                        Well, Gerard Then we might just do something to Ben for his fraud - maybe on behalf of the late Mr Kotte, whose fine design Ben is manipulating so rudely. OR we could tell Ben, that a certain Mr Gulbrandsen just may be willing to sell him the projector of his dreams, if he's not aware.... p.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-15-2003 08:03 PM                     So who's Ben anyway.....Don't you mean Brad? Mark  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-16-2003 03:40 AM                        Who's Brad ? Is he the guy from the Monee Vintage Club ? Polish up Your salesmanship now, and watch through this topic from start once more. The top post picture is that often discussed one showing BEN with his great fantasy !! p.  |  IP: Logged

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