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Post by rmackenziefehr on Sept 12, 2017 22:04:20 GMT
Wonder if Irish tv has been checked. Irish tv began around 1961. Also, the BBC signal would possibly have been accessible in border counties but alas it's unlikely people had video recorders then. RTE never aired it, and any potential recordings made by a viewer in Ireland would be somewhere other than the RTE archive. |
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Post by Sofia Fox on Nov 8, 2017 16:34:49 GMT
I wonder whether it might be more fruitful to change the angle and offer a flat $50 per can for any old TV programs on film with the aim of reaching people who may have traded films 30 years ago and now they (or their heirs) just want to get rid of them. This would bring in a lot of redundant material but in theory might pull in some missing material from people who have no idea what they have. That might be that best option. |
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Post by Alex B on Nov 10, 2017 1:00:39 GMT
Let's say if I found The Tenth Planet Part 4, how much would the BBC reward me? £2000? £3000? Or much more?
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Post by RWels on Nov 10, 2017 17:29:23 GMT
Let's say if I found The Tenth Planet Part 4, how much would the BBC reward me? £2000? £3000? Or much more? And this is why it's a bad idea to start this line of thought. |
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Post by Matthew Kurth on Nov 14, 2017 3:28:00 GMT
Let's say if I found The Tenth Planet Part 4, how much would the BBC reward me? £2000? £3000? Or much more? You might wheedle a free copy of the DVD out of them. And this is why it's a bad idea to start this line of thought. People frequently say this, but I really have a hard time seeing how. I do understand how some of the intense speculation including patterns, lists, and compensation tied specifically to a certain missing episode hunter could have been detrimental in terms of encouraging people to pick up the phone and dial Zambia to meddle in things they oughtn't have and otherwise wouldn't have done. But anyone who can rub two and two together and get five is going to have an idle thought or two about what the BBC might theoretically cough up, especially for a widely-publicized episode like Tenth Planet:4. Ultimately, when it comes to missing episodes, my number one interest is not having them destroyed in ignorance. Therefore, I'd much rather have someone hoard a print of Space Pirates:6 thinking it's worth £10,000 than have them throw it out thinking it isn't worth £5. |
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Post by RWels on Nov 15, 2017 13:25:37 GMT
People frequently say this, but I really have a hard time seeing how. Ever tried to convince people that something they thought was the jackpot was in fact valuable but only in an immaterial way? Next thing, people will be wanting money for other missing series that are superior to DW in many ways except in reputation. They'll not get any and consequently they'll refuse to cooperate on their Out of the Unknown, All gas and gaiters, and (example of your choice) episodes. |
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Post by Matthew Kurth on Nov 20, 2017 6:05:19 GMT
Ever tried to convince people that something they thought was the jackpot was in fact valuable but only in an immaterial way? Having spent 9 years doing various levels of call center customer service work, yes, I have had that type of conversation more times than I can count. Next thing, people will be wanting money for other missing series that are superior to DW in many ways except in reputation. They'll not get any and consequently they'll refuse to cooperate on their Out of the Unknown, All gas and gaiters, and (example of your choice) episodes. Restating the basic line of thought doesn't make me feel any different about it. Admittedly, knowing my own video collection is valuable only in an immaterial way may have something to do with that, though. Do we have documentation that isn't old rumors from DWB where credible people have come forward with missing episodes from anything non-Who wanting payment because "if Doctor Who is worth X then this should be worth Y"? And I'm not talking about people wanting payment in general "because Auntie Beeb will make thousands on a DVD release", I mean specifically because they saw a forum post where one or more fans pegged a value on a given episode. |
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Post by RWels on Nov 20, 2017 20:18:57 GMT
Ever tried to convince people that something they thought was the jackpot was in fact valuable but only in an immaterial way? Having spent 9 years doing various levels of call center customer service work, yes, I have had that type of conversation more times than I can count. Next thing, people will be wanting money for other missing series that are superior to DW in many ways except in reputation. They'll not get any and consequently they'll refuse to cooperate on their Out of the Unknown, All gas and gaiters, and (example of your choice) episodes. Restating the basic line of thought doesn't make me feel any different about it. Admittedly, knowing my own video collection is valuable only in an immaterial way may have something to do with that, though. Do we have documentation that isn't old rumors from DWB where credible people have come forward with missing episodes from anything non-Who wanting payment because "if Doctor Who is worth X then this should be worth Y"? And I'm not talking about people wanting payment in general "because Auntie Beeb will make thousands on a DVD release", I mean specifically because they saw a forum post where one or more fans pegged a value on a given episode. We have people refusing cooperation although their reasons are generally their own. I have personally spoken to someone who refused to share his audio-only (!) tapes (nonwho) "because of their pecuniary value", although luckily he later changed his mind. By the way if people have other reasons than money for not returning missing episodes, then in that case a reward won't help. |
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