Economy Shipping

Apparently some 16 mm prints of Walt Disney's short "The Mail Pilot" (1933) carry the title "The Dizzy Pilot." It's not close to a good alternate title, and it ignores the direct references to "The Mail Pilot" in the cartoon short's lyrics. So be it.

The eBay seller, supposedly endeavoring to learn more about it, has listed it with a shipping cost of $90,014.67. Why? Ostensibly "just to get your attention, to see if others have some input or information and to encourage a reasonable offer." How does an unreasonable shipping charge encourage a reasonable offer? We aren't told.

Apparently no reasonable offers came in, so the Buy It Now price was lowered from $500 to $100. But the economy shipping rate remains $90,014.67. OK, eBay seller gepetto3, you have my attention. This print is not unique. WorthPoint, which archives some old eBay sales for price research by its subscribers, has recorded several 8 mm and 16 mm print sales of this odd title.

eBay Listing Ended July 7, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-16mm-Films-Disney-Mickey-Mouse-in-DIZZY-PILOT-Old-SPANKY-OUR-GANG-Others-/251286875971?pt=US_Film&hash=item3a81dd6f43

eBay Listing Ending August 19, 2013

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251308094549

eBay Item Description

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-16mm-Films-Disney-Mickey-Mouse-in-DIZZY-PILOT-Old-SPANKY-OUR-GANG-Others-/251286875971?pt=US_Film&hash=item3a81dd6f43

Walt Disney's

"The Mail Pilot" (1933)

Note:  Check out a few more Disney posts here.

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Rick Griffin: Mickey Mouse Wants You

Rick Griffin takes James Montgomery Flagg's iconic World War I "I Want You" poster and has some fun with it for Walt Disney. Later Alton Kelley frames the preliminary drawing.

Rick Griffin, Mickey Mouse Wants You
Frame by Alton Kelley

Rick Griffin, Mickey Mouse Wants You

Frame by Alton Kelley 

Bonhams Los Angeles, June 14, 2009

Unsold

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17108/lot/6262/?search_query=1&division=None&passages=True&earliest_first=True&country=None&past_sales=past&back_to_year=2003&sale_no=None&top_level_department=None&department=None&query=Mickey+mouse+I+want+you&create_facets=True&value_data_currency=GBP

Rick Griffin, Mickey Mouse Wants You

Note:  The original Flagg poster is in yesterday's post here.

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Minnie Liberty

Back in 2005, five and a half years before I started this blog, I snapped a few pictures in the Disney Store and enthusiastically posted them on flickr. As it turns out, I did not keep posting on this site for long, but I did show an early (for me) interest in using the Internet to share with the world some of what I happened upon. Now, as Independence Day approaches, I am delighted to be able to recycle these pictures on a site I can call my own. Well, mine and Google's.

Minnie Mouse as the Statue of Liberty
The Disney Store, Fifth Avenue, New York City
December 18, 2005

Torch and Plush Versions of Minnie Mouse as the Statue of Liberty
The Disney Store, Fifth Avenue, New York City
December 18, 2005

More Merchandise Featuring Minnie Mouse as the Statue of Liberty
The Disney Store, Fifth Avenue, New York City
December 18, 2005

Minnie Mouse as the Statue of Liberty
The Disney Store, Fifth Avenue, New York City
December 18, 2005

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Mike Wazowski by David Silverman

Noted animator David Silverman created this expressive sketch of the character Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc." It was sold on eBay last month for less than $100.

David Silverman, Sketch of Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc."

Note:  Be sure to check out my previous post to see Mike Wazowski as drawn by "Monsters, Inc." director Pete Docter.

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Mike Wazowski by Pete Docter

For a 2012 children's charity event, "Monsters, Inc." director Pete Docter made this lively marker sketch of the character Mike Wazowski. It is currently offered on eBay.

Pete Docter, Marker Sketch of Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc.," 2012

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/261097074516?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3cca992f54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/261097074516?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3cca992f54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/261097074516?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3cca992f54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/261097074516?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3cca992f54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/261097074516?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3cca992f54

 Note:  You might wish to check out my previous post to see another "Monsters, Inc." sketch by Pete Docter.

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Pete Docter: Sulley, Mike, and Boo!

"Monsters, Inc." director Pete Docter made this sketch of characters James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, and Boo for a 2012 children's charity event. The prequel "Monsters University" is being released today.

Pete Doctor, Sketch of Characters from "Monsters, Inc.," 2012

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/251149916011?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3a79b3976b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/251149916011?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3a79b3976b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-DOCTER-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-MARKER-SKETCH-MONSTERS-INC-ON-CARD-STOCK-/251149916011?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item3a79b3976b

Note:  Check out another Pete Docter drawing on this blog here.

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Summer for Mickey Mouse and Friends

Have a great summer. This is how Mickey Mouse Magazine welcomed in the summer with its very first quarterly issue in 1935.

Oh, and for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, have a great winter!

Mickey Mouse Magazine, Vol. 1, #1, Summer 1935

 http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/mickey-mouse-magazine

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