LogFAQs > #968428435

A lot of lost film is probably just sitting around in collections without the owners realizing its rarity. Recently, I found an auction for the "lost" 1911 film The Battle of Trafalgar. The description for the auction didn't mention how rare the film was, it seems like it was just a dude unloading old films he owned. I was gonna bid up to $100 on it and try to get it digitally persevered and shared (it was on early safety film, not dangerous nitrate so I wasn't worried about it spontaneously burning up). However there was already a $300 bid and it sold for $500. I only hope the buyer is trying to preserve and share the film, not hoard it.