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    10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    http://www.polapremium.com/shop/film..._1_0109_55film

    Polapemium by name and premium by price

    Robin Brigham
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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    Or is the UK in massive inflation now?

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    Hi Dirk

    I'm not sure where they are
    but they seem to of bought all of polaroids stock of all types of film
    Shame they don't have any 10x8 at £1000 a box !

    robin

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    I was waiting for them to open again. They were formerly know as unsaleable.com - a company based in Austria. They partner(ed) with http://www.polanoid.net/

    I bought some type59 from them a few months ago, with a more recent expiry date and more interesting price :-)

    G

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    It might seem a lot, well it actually is a lot,
    but it's only €5 more per box than it was in Ireland when it was in production-

    j

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    I can definitely see why they put "premium" in the shop name!!

    I'll stick with Fuji, I can just about afford their prices!

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    Considering SX70 film has been selling for up to $100 a box on eBay, the prices are not so bad.

    I wondering if as the inventory declines the price will increase? Wonder what the last box of Pola 55 goes for? And at what point do you not open the box because it is too valuable?

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Petronio View Post
    Considering SX70 film has been selling for up to $100 a box on eBay, the prices are not so bad.

    I wondering if as the inventory declines the price will increase? Wonder what the last box of Pola 55 goes for? And at what point do you not open the box because it is too valuable?
    frank,

    i am sitting on a few unopened boxes i plan on selling in a few years,
    together with boxes of OLD tri x, OLD tmy 400, azo, and OLDE forte.

    just hope the cosmic rays don't get them first!

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    Quote Originally Posted by jnanian View Post
    frank,

    i am sitting on a few unopened boxes i plan on selling in a few years,
    together with boxes of OLD tri x, OLD tmy 400, azo, and OLDE forte.

    just hope the cosmic rays don't get them first!
    So that is how you fund your excursions...the truth becomes apparent at last
    John you will forevermore be known as Trader John...the film hedge fund genius

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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    We could trade shares, future options, sell short, etc. The strategy to boost the market would be to promote the use and rarity of Polaroid, show people beautiful work done in the past, and create bidding wars for private sales of Polaroid materials to increase the average price. Create an evil Polaroid Cartel (And then... we could take over the world!)

    I haven't used it in 18 years but loss of having the option to capture the special tonality with that Type 55 film is a sad event all the same.

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