I saw no less than 2 new listings today for films with a "mild" vinegar smell. One is a fairly common Laurel and Hardy 16mm short with a BIN of $80. I've seen this particular title go for less than that with no vinegar smell at all. The other is the 3 Stooges first short for Columbia with a BIN of $105. Seller does not appear to be a collector since he sells a little of everything.

I'm not sure why this annoys me so much, but it just does. I have to keep looking at these listings since they show up in my saved searches for films I'm interested in.

I think it would be more annoying if the sellers didn't mention it, I think as long as they are honest and state the VS then it is a fair sale, all be it, I myself would not buy.

Quote: Tom Photiou wrote in post #27

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I think it would be more annoying if the sellers didn't mention it, I think as long as they are honest and state the VS then it is a fair sale, all be it, I myself would not buy.

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This actually happened on a recent film purchase, I saw advertised on ebay, pt2 of Seven Nights in Japan and the colour looked lovely, it was one to complete a feature and to be fair cheap, I won the reel and it was quickly sent, I opened it after it sitting for a couple of days and got a feint wiff of vinegar, I decided to contact the seller and they seemed surprised but did say that I could return it, I left it that I'll clean the plastic can and check it again in a couple of days,sure enough once again I got a vinegar wiff on opening the can, it's at the very early stages but will only get worse, I did get a refund and the film is now in the dustbin, Mark

Sadly, the only place for a print with VS.

Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf tätigen, kann dies dazu führen, dass diese Website eine Provision erhält.

Some idiot listed a film with VS:

Werbung: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175669085140?nm...=p2047675.l2557

And some numbskull actually bought it for $127. And..it got 24 bids from various people off their rockers.
You can't make this stuff up!

BTW, why does the link go to "www.ebay.de"???

Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf tätigen, kann dies dazu führen, dass diese Website eine Provision erhält.

Another head scratcher:

Werbung: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325637824543?nm...=p2047675.l2557

Note about all his listings:

"**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY PRIOR TO BIDDING!** All the film reels I have listed are sold AS-IS. They are UNTESTED (though partly INSPECTED) and may have varying degrees of vinegar syndrome and/or tinting (if color Eastman film)."

Look at his sold items list -- many films with VS have sold!

What the heck am I missing???????