According to documentary mag RealScreen, eBay is a new source for cash-strapped filmmakers seeking fertile footage, and a cursory search by Boards at press time showed almost 90 items up for auction, ranging from animated backgrounds to Desert Storm clips. One producer/director told RealScreen he'd seen 16mm footage of Martin Luther King's marches for sale. Home movies from the US, from the 1950s and later, appear to be plentiful. Apparently even the most generic rolls of footage attract determined bidders, leading to the conclusion that there are people scooping it off eBay for commercial licensing purposes. The main caveats are quality and copyright. Somebody, somewhere, may own it, or a seemingly innocuous bystander may not have signed a clearance form to appear in a "generic" piece of film. In the end, you'd probably have to employ a research/clearance firm to ascertain the legality of your footage, which would make it less of a bargain - NY-based Re:search (see main article) charges a consultation fee of $275 US per day.