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  • ali

    One of my clients has an original 12 min unreleased film of an interview with the Beatles when they were buying guitars in Spain early in their career.

    What is something like this worth?

    Aug 5, 10, 6:53 p.m. – Permalink
  • meffid

    Does it have to be 'worth' something?
    Post it on Vimeo.

    • it'll end up there anyway. might as well make a buckscarabin1/3
      You can only with it on an old movie projector at the momentali2/3
      only 'watch' itali3/3
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 6:55 p.m. – Permalink
  • scarabin

    find out what sort of people would be interested (rock memorabilia collectors, history channel, news, etc) and ask them

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 6:56 p.m. – Permalink
  • scarabin

    it'd be worthwhile to do a teaser write-up on it to send to people

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 6:57 p.m. – Permalink
  • scarabin

    even movie studios could be potential buyers. unreleased material like that could sell a documentary

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 6:59 p.m. – Permalink
  • scarabin

    too bad it's not a sex tape, these guys must be making some money http://www.hendrixsextape.com/

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:01 p.m. – Permalink
  • meffid

    Email Rolling Stone, ask them if they'd do a story along with the history of the film and who shot it. I don't imagine they'd pay much.

    Next stop, ebay.

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Beatles-M…

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:02 p.m. – Permalink
  • ETM

    If it really is authentic and has any interesting content, I suspect, to the right person, it could be worth 6 maybe even 7 digits.

    • Yeah that should cover itali
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:05 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    Was asking it's worth as my client owes me a fair bit of money and apparently he's going auction it and pay me when it sells.

    Funny bit in it when the interviewer asks them what they'll be doing when they're 30 and they say 'we won't be dong this (playing music)'

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:07 p.m. – Permalink
  • Dodecahedron

    I bet you could get $10,000 tops if its of interest at all. Unless its them chillin with Elvis there's no way you'd get 6-7 digits.

    • there is another famous person in the film but not Elvisali1/5
      Is it Ravi Shankar?ETM2/5
      not if it's early Beatles.CyBrain3/5
      Andres Segoviaali4/5
      Some say best guitarist in the world.ali5/5
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:24 p.m. – Permalink
  • meffid

    It'll be 7 digits or $7.50 – There will be no in between.

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:25 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    Hopefully worth more than a poster...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/enter…

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:30 p.m. – Permalink
  • scarabin

    $00007.50 is seven digits

    • So bitter. Your Hanna Montana collectibles not moving on eBay?
      ETM1/4
      pardon?scarabin2/4
      i was referring to meffid's post above, sirscarabin3/4
      It's okay, I put a bid in for the framed poster. $7.50 to be exact. :DETM4/4
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:31 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    He said he watched it about 400 times to write down all the words that in it.

    • now it won't playscarabin1/2
      haha I thought the same thing when he told me thatali2/2
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:37 p.m. – Permalink
  • ETM

    @Dodecahedron

    You should really research what Beatles memorabilia can go for. If its a one of a kind original video that nobody knew existed, there will be big interest and potentially big bucks.

    If its of any significant length, just releasing it on DVD for all the fans would be worth some real cash.

    There was just a BBC story that someone sold some unpublished Beatles photos for $20k. So an interesting video, I suspect, could easily get into 6 figures. Yes, maybe a million is over the top.

    • $10,000 my final offer. Its unique and interesting sure but not a serious rarity.Dodecahedron1/7
      You've watched said video to make that statement, have you?ETM2/7
      no i'm just guessing its nothing special. Safe bet I think, I'd like to know who the other famous person is.Dodecahedron3/7
      I'm going to get the chance to watch it next week so will let you knowali4/7
      Apparently it's a famous guitar playerali5/7
      Hmm... Eric Clapton maybe? Him and George were buddies I believe.ETM6/7
      It was in Spain so maybe someone they met thereali7/7
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 7:58 p.m. – Permalink
  • Sep

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ne…

    • That's 2 minutes of stage performance, not a personal interview.ETM
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:02 p.m. – Permalink
  • ETM

    Either way, update us if/when it sells, ali.

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:07 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    ^ That's more like it... he's friends with the guy who filmed it who has photos as well.

    • make sure you tell BBC news as wellDodecahedron1/2
      For sure, they report every other collectible sale.ETM2/2
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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:09 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    Has to be sent to London so could be a while before it goes to auction. I'll post the sell price here when/if it does. Will be interesting to see if it makes enough to cover his overpaid bill.

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:14 p.m. – Permalink
  • ETM

    Yes, I know a video is not in the same class as some of the below, but it just goes to show what some people are willing to pay for their collectibles:

    Top 5 most expensive Beatles collectibles:

    5. John Lennon's talisman necklace, sold 2008, $528,000
    4. Gibson SG guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon, $567,500
    3. A hand painted Beatles Sgt. Pepper's drum skin, sold 2008, $1.1m
    2. John Lennon's Steinway piano, sold 2000, for $2.1m
    1. John Lennon's hand painted Rolls Royce Phantom V, sold 1985, $2.23m

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:16 p.m. – Permalink
  • ali

    http://www.reuters.com/article/i…

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    Dog-earAug 5, 10, 8:36 p.m. – Permalink

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