To all the cool VM cats and kittens: I just bought a gaf Walt Disney World Fantasyland packet in an eBay auction. In the listing title, the seller represented...
I have a few View-Master items on ebay: View-Master Personal Stereo Camera & accessories: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7535442415 ...
Well, there's several things if it was indeed factory sealed... A lot of it is probably just bad storage. Even with the tiniest hole that you may not have...
Well I have been saying it for years, Shrink Wrap does not make it mint. I have seen lots of factory items with problems, so it most likley is factory and the...
I agree 100% with Wolfgang. I normally open MNO packets, and in my stereo image consignment business have opened hundreds of packets over the years. I have...
John Saddy
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Aug 3, 2005 1:05 pm
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... I agree, having previously purchased MNO packets that had reel bubbling, from highly reputable sources. I suspect it might be better for the reels to be...
For your Viewmaster 3D personal Camera fans, we now have plenty of Viewmaster personal reels ready for shipping. These are the original Viewmaster personal...
Lesson learned. Me ow. In the past, I have picked up a few items here or there (only because the price happened to be right, not because I was bound and ...
Unintentional resealing is an issue with pre shrink wrap packets. I have often steamed opened a S4 or before packet and several weeks later gone back and found...
very slick Mitch very nice Did you design those covers? Kip http://geocities.com/mrviewmaster/viewpages/index.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I have seen things at Flea Markets that looked like there was a Rain Forest growing inside the shrink wrap and the dealer still calls it MNO. You are correct...
... seen the term "Minty" used. Is that the condition or the flavor of the item? ... Bill Armstrong "You have your sword, I have my tricks, we both play with...
So, dig: I got in a conversation last year...wait, it was last week...no! It was today! Yeah. Anyway, so I was in this conversation and we got to talking...
All this talk about "Mint" is making me hungry for a York peppermint patty. But enough about candy. Has anyone come up with a set of criteria to use to judge...
That appears to be a pretty good rule of thumb, but not hard and fast. I just did a quick look see in my collection and found a single exception. I have a...
I like to look at the surface of the cells, with light reflected on them. If I see delineation in the surface, I know it is Kodachrome. If it is smooth or...
John Saddy
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Aug 6, 2005 2:19 am
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I was going to suggest the same thing. Sometimes you can just tell by the colors (almost), Kodachrome just seems to have its distinctive coloring - kind of ...
... yes, it's the emulsion side, i believe, that looks like it's engraved - like a black and white, low-relief image. best to hold a known kodachrome next to...
I have just reveived a Top-Secret Double-Super-Confidential Your- Eyes-Only communique from a deep-cover agent in the field, regarding the film process to...
... for a ... I have also ... the item? Funny, isn't it? You never hear about chocolatey reels. You never hear about "New, improved View-Master, now with the...
Late breaking news that just might be relevant as a result of the post below: Every participant at the ISU Congress in Eastbourne in September will find a...
Firstly, I don't think anyone was talking about me regarding the mis-use of the term 'Minty.' BUT....I regret I have to admit that I have used the word 'Minty'...
John Saddy
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Aug 8, 2005 12:50 am
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I ran across a book called "Stereo Views"on Amazon.com and was wondering if it was worth getting? Thank you, Nancy...
Hey Gang, Just a reminder, I have several ebay auctions for a variety of View-Master items, which end today. Check 'em out. In addtion to these I have also...
I pity, and am happy that there are, antique dealers who just don't have the time or inclination to research everything they sell. How else could we find a...
By John Waldsmith. Wouldn't say I'd "read" it - I use it for reference, since it is a very comprehensive survey of the stereo views that have been published. ...
Hello,, Kodachrome is easy,, you can see the image etched in the film on the emulsion side, Looks like a negative when tilted towards the light... E-6 does not...
I don't know if Dalia and Andrew will quite approve of my telling this to everyone, but I felt it necessary. Today three huge boxes sit ready to go to Ontario,...