Great points spoken there Ian, Del, Tom and of course Vidar.
It seems it's the Derann Super 8mm stuff that is tipping the scales more than anything else. I suppose if you can avoid these, there is still a chance of other goodies in both 8mm but particularly 16mm where prices really do vary.
I, personally, don't mind at all, paying what these cost in the first place if they have been kept very very well. I won't pay 3 times what they were new, but I can quite understand from a sellers perspective, that if you've done your bit right, and looked after these things for many many decades now, and knowing now, that they are no longer available, then I can fully understand why old time collectors are not prepared to virtually give these things away. why should they whilever there are people playing catch up still?
As people know here, I am huge fan of collecting quality Super 8mm Disney prints. i am now a the stage where i am beginning to duplicate certain prints just to ensure I have at least one perfect print of all the titles i am interested in.
There will be some prints like these that I will be prepared to make available to our collecting community here in the future. So if Disney in the future is what you're seeking, just keep a look out here from time to time.
I will more than likely be making at least one Mickey's Christmas Carol print available sometime in the next few months. It won't be mint as I have had to wait a very long time to find the ones that are, but it will be very very good indeed and will have a better stereo track than the original by far!
I won't be expecting ebay prices for it either.