Ever buy dvds you own for the new cover
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Ever buy dvds you own for the new cover
I already own the 2 disc Cast Away but since fox re-released it with a totally different cover. I am really considering selling my old one and buying the new one just for the cover. Am I nuts? Does anyone here do this with their dvds?
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Re: Ever buy dvds you own for the new cover
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Am I nuts?
Am I nuts?
Each to their own but personally it's something i haven't, nor ever will resort to.
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Well, I bought the Austin Powers Trilogy again for the keepcases, but I sold off my old ones already. ALSO, I got them during the Wal-Mart mix-up, so I think I actually made money on the deal. So I guess that was not really bad.
As for re-buying Cast-Away for a new cover....NO WAY!
As for re-buying Cast-Away for a new cover....NO WAY!
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You say you'd sell the old copy. If you can get a decent price and the difference is minimal it might be worth it to you. How much is that new cover worth to you? That's really all that matters.
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I haven't done it, but I have definitely been annoyed that a later (better) edition of a DVD has a worse cover. For me, that would be Swingers: Collector's Edition and The Whole Wide World. I had the Canadian version which has a nice cover, probably the poster art, but the US version that just came out is awful.
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Not so much as cover art but I have been known to rebuy for a keep case when my origional was in a snapper. I hate snappers!!!!!!!!! yes, I am anal.
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Yes Swiss Family Robinson since it was Disney I knew if the cover was good, so would the 2 disc set of Swiss Family Robinson.
Yes Swiss Family Robinson since it was Disney I knew if the cover was good, so would the 2 disc set of Swiss Family Robinson.
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I already own the 2 disc Cast Away but since fox re-released it with a totally different cover. I am really considering selling my old one and buying the new one just for the cover. Am I nuts? Does anyone here do this with their dvds?
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You know, I'm considering getting a new copy of the Total Recall SE to get a keepcase to replace that stupid tin. It's less than $10, so I may do it. As for buying a new copy of something just for a different cover, no, I wouldn't do that.
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Ive bought them to get DVDs in a keep case rather than a snapper. Example, when Austin Powers was rereleased in keepcases when Goldmember came out and Best Buy had the free DVD if you bought the set...it was easily cheaper to buy the set and sell the two snappers I had and get Blade for free (even though in a snapper) than to buy Goldmember and Blade only. Im in the progress of "upgrading" my Friday movies, which by the time I sell my snappers off, I shouldnt be paying more than it would cost me to print covers out.
However, you are crazy for getting the new cover for CastAway. The one on the original release is more like the original poster art, and the new case is just ugly, especially with that new numbering they are doing...I dont want numbers when I have no intention of collecting them all, ESPECIALLY numbers that big (Criterion is exempt, besides, they keep their numbers small). Ill keep my original non-numbered cases, though I know eventually Fox is going to put X2 or some other big Fox release out with a number on the side.
However, you are crazy for getting the new cover for CastAway. The one on the original release is more like the original poster art, and the new case is just ugly, especially with that new numbering they are doing...I dont want numbers when I have no intention of collecting them all, ESPECIALLY numbers that big (Criterion is exempt, besides, they keep their numbers small). Ill keep my original non-numbered cases, though I know eventually Fox is going to put X2 or some other big Fox release out with a number on the side.