not sure if it's that great a deal since it's being re-released but there's a used copy of Flash Gordon at Secondspin.com for $40.00

http://www.secondspin.com/buy/CollDt...3&sr=51&er=100

I guess that if someone uses it, they can just quote this and say it's dead.

I've made the necessary adjustments to the buyer's and seller's posts information at the top of the thread as best I can. I still need information about Benfiltness, Shagrat and NCYankee - specifically, I need their real names to add to the buyer's and seller's info. This is a necessary precaution to protect against one person using multiple accounts. So, feel free to e-mail me that info and I will revise the entries for you guys. Thanks.

my name is Ben Filtness... what else do u need???

Your confirmation will suffice. Thank you. This may come as a bit of a shock to you, but not everyone uses their real name as their DVD Talk username.

Title: Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection
Status: How Fast Can You Order
Total Price: $8.01 FREE SHIPPING
Availability: Click And Order Quick!
Disc Condition: They say good...

http://www.superpawn.com/product.asp...&holdingstore=

have fun... and please post if u buy it...

it was sold... guess once again no poster...

I wonder what they meant by "Minor flaws, May affect part(s) of the movie/Basically playable" if it says mint/sealed, never opened for condition?

Title: Disney's Dinosaur - Collector's Edition
Status: Spotted
Total Price: 9.99 + 0.65(tax) + 2.00 shipping (media mail) = $12.64
Availability: Spotted
Disc Condition: Used. Case is in very good condition. Can check discs if anyone is interested.

Title: Notorious: Criterion Collection
Status: http://secondspin.com/buy/CollDtlMov...=ar&sr=1&er=50
Total Price: 20.95 + tax + shipping
Availability: Spotted
Disc Condition: Used.

This is available over at SecondSpin.com. Their used discs are always immaculate. If anyone snags this, give me a +1, please.

Title: Spellbound: Criterion Collection
Status: http://secondspin.com/buy/vidover.cf...&vidID=3059060
Total Price: 20.95 + tax + shipping
Availability: Spotted
Disc Condition: Used.

This is available over at SecondSpin.com. Their used discs are always immaculate. If anyone snags this, give me a +1, please.

Well, there have been several people posting deals from SecondSpin, and they go dead pretty quick. I'm not sure if it's lurkers or someone not even from the site, but if it is lurkers who are not playing by the "Treasure Hunt Rules," then that sucks for us.

I propose that anyone who finds a deal at SecondSpin from now, just posts it as spotted, and doesn't divulge the location until someone claims it, so that we can get the credit for the "find."

Information regarding spotted or in hand goes under the Status category. There is no requirement that you list the location of the disk you have spotted. That appears to be the problem. Secondspin should just be thought of as any other used DVD store one might come across. Any listing someone finds there and wishes to pass along here should simply list the disk as "spotted" and unclaimed and leave it at that. If someone indicates they want it, then the original lister should purchase it (as they would from a used dvd store) and then complete the transaction with the interested buyer only after the original lister receives the disk in hand.

In other words, secondspin should be treated EXACTLY like a brick and mortar used dvd store in one's home town.

A seller is not going to get a Treasure Hunt sales credit by simply listing a disclosed Secondspin disk as spotted and saying, essentially, "go get it." Nor would that seller get a TH credit by listing (without revealing the source) a secondspin disk as spotted and then when someone expresses interest, telling that interested party to go get it at secondspin.

I hope that makes sense. If not, please ask questions.

I am not sure this is the best policy - not only does that require paying shipping twice, but then the burden of verifying the authenticity of the DVD falls on the seller. For example, my Silence of the Lambs from hitmenow was authentic - but had it been a bootleg and had gotten past Ben Filtness (some are very hard to spot), I would have had to pay yet again to ship it back to him so he could return it, and then possible time limits on returns come into play.

Of course, even if the person spotting the sale would not disclose the location right away, it would still be on the honor of the person claiming it to say whether or not he actually got the deal in time.

Issues of authenticity in the process I described are no different than in any typical brick and mortar Used DVD Treasure Hunt transaction. We expect any seller to have a good faith belief that it is authentic, but, as you mention, some are very difficult to spot. There could be no 100% guarantee.

Regarding shipping, that is indeed an additional cost of the product and could be added and passed on just as tax is added in a brick and mortar transaction, if the seller wished to include it.

The way I described it is the best way to keep the process in line with the operation of the rules as they were intended. I see the potential for far too many problems doing it in a "there it is - go get it fashion." Next up, people would be posting or directing people to ebay listings.

Publicly posting the location of the disk at second spin or wherever accomplishes nothing, due to the fact that anyone viewing the thread could go get it outside the operation of the process here. And let's talk about the last problem you cite: The disk is listed as spotted with no disclosure of the location. Someone claims it as interested. Seller then e-mails potential buyer the link at secondspin. Buyer buys it at secondspin, but tells seller that he was too late and didn't get it. How would you be able to prevent that situation from happening? I can't think of a way. There's no way the seller would be able to prove that the buyer bought the disk he spotted. I have no desire to play referee for such situations.

I'm not in favor of changing the process as I described it. However, if drjay or drgerbil (essentially co-chairmen of this whole thing) have a different opinion, I'd be happy to hear it.

a couple of R2 LE titles if you are into that sort of thing. not awesome prices as far as MSRP goes, but well below ebay and most other secondary markets (when they can be found at all)

Troy - Korean LE Box
Status: Spotted
Total Price: $84.98+shipping
Availability: available
Disc Condition: New

Title: Kill Bill Vol 2 - Japanese Premium Box
Status: Spotted
Total Price: $68.92+shipping
Availability: available
Disc Condition: New

Title: The Bank Dick - Criterion Collection
Status: In-Hand
Total Price: $14 - including media mail shipping - add $1 if paying with PayPal
Availability: available
Disc Condition: Used. Case is in good condition. Insert and discs are all in great shape..

I am interested in this one. email me at [email protected]

Title: WWF: X8: Icon vs. Icon
Status: Spotted at Electronics Boutique
Total Price: $8.99-10% EB discount card I have+shipping+tax
Availability: available
Disc Condition: Used
The box and cover art looked pretty banged up. I have no idea how good the discs are, but I know this does go for some money on the secondary market, so if anyone wants it cheap I can get it for them.

Title: 12 Monkeys (DTS) Out of Print
Status: In Hand
Total Price: $9.84 Shipped via 2 day U.S. Priority ($5.99 Disc price plus $3.85 2 day priority price)
Availability: Unclaimed.
Disc Condition: Good - disc played.
Notes: Case is in reasonably good "used" shape. There is a little sticker glue residue at the top of the plastic sleeve that could be cleaned off - no damage to the paper liner. Insert is present. One tine is missing off of the disc holder, but the disc is still held in place well.

This is a very cheap way to complete your 12 Monkeys collection to get the DTS mix that is missing off of the recent re-issue of this title.

Moderator: I received my Bank Dick Criterion today.
Please credit Aaron Chauncey (achua959) a +1 and me Geoffrey Littlejohn (GeoffreyL) a -1

Updated Veteran Buyers List:

1. Real Name: Zac Schellhardt (1/2); Username(s): drjay
2. Real Name: Aaron Chauncey (1/7); Username(s): achau9598
3. Real Name: David Schonfeld (1/1); Username(s): dhs122
4. Real Name: Samuel Fidecaro (1/1); Username(s): Samuel
5. Real Name: Josh Hebert (2/0); Username(s): dick_grayson
6. Real Name: Joe Perry(1/1); Username(s): kicker_of_elves
7. Real Name: Scott Oie (1/1); Username(s): bright cucumber
8. Real Name: Jerry Reimann (1/1); Username(s): Jarcat
9. Real Name: Robert Stacks (1/1); Username(s): ProjectMayhem
10. Real Name: Brian Adelstein (1/1); Username(s): indiansbsa
11. Real Name: Lucian Mattia (1/1); Username: Lucian55
12. Real Name: Chris Matherne (1/1); Username: cmatherne
13. Real Name: James Wireman (1/2); Username: Johnny Zhivago
14. Real Name: Hans Morgenstern (2/0); Username: slowcloud
15. Real Name: Justin Tackett (1/1); Username: Shagrath
16. Real Name: Scott Thomas (1/1); Username: NCYankee
17. Real Name: Geoffrey Littlejohn (1/1); Username: GeoffreyL

Veteran Sellers:

1. Real Name: Aaron Chauncey (7); Username: achau9598
2. Real Name: Peter Suchowacki (1); Username: DrGerbil
3. Real Name: David Schonfeld (1); Username: dhs122
4. Real Name: Zac Schellhardt (1); Username: drjay
5. Real Name: Jerry Reimann (1); Username: Jarcat
6. Real Name: James Wireman (1); Username: Johnny Zhivago
7. Real Name: David Warren (8); Username: Loc Nar
8. Real Name: Nathan Nguyen (1); Username: nonametofame
9. Real Name: Tom Hancher (1); Username: TomOpus
10. Real Name: Bill Geiger (1); Username: Bill Geiger
11. Real Name: Sean Formato (2); Username: wewantflair
12. Real Name: Ben Filtness (1); Username: Benfiltness


*This is the updated Buyers and Sellers list. I had to enter this as a new post, because I use and like Norton Internet Security. As a result, I can't edit my posts because the edit button is located on dvdtalk's adserver which NIS blocks. I'm not interested in jumping through the elaborate hoops required to tinker with my security settings just to be able to edit a post. So, this will have to do for now.

Title: Toy Story 1 & 2 2-pack
Status: At used DVD store
Total Price: $ 26.99 (Used Price) + 2.60 (Tax) + Actual Cost (Shipping)
Availability: Unclaimed
Disc Condition: Used - Case looks like it is in good shape
Notes: Just saw the set today. Please only US buyers only. It is OOP.

Obviously not as good as a buy as it would have been months ago but for someone who wants both movies it isn't that bad.

Chet Fletcher

It's been a loooong time between finds, but ....

Title: Little Shop of Horrors (w/alternate ending)
Status: still being held for me
Total Price: $80 + shipping of your choice
Availability: Unclaimed
Disc Condition: Used - Case is excellent, and disc has no marks of any kind on it. very nice

Wow this thread really went dead.

Title: Silence of the Lambs - Criterion Collection
Status: In hand
Total Price: $17 + shipping (whatever USPS you choose)
Availability: Unclaimed
Disc Condition: Used - Case has a sticker on the outer plastic (should come off easy enough). Disc is flawless.

Daniel, saw earlier that it was $12 + shipping. Was that a typo? If it's still available at that price, I'll bite.

Yeah, it was written on a sticker and I read it wrong. Send me an email if you are interested.