I have about 40 or so dvd's in the 2 years that i have had a dvd player so i would say im not 2nd guessin' my choices ;)

No collection is ever permanent. It will always change, be it all the additions or subtractions or both, as I add and subtract all the time. By checking out my collection you will see things divided into "owned" and "Have seen," with some subfolders (see: "sold"). The "Have seen - sold" films are titles I once owned but sold (some of these are damn fine films but offer little in replay value, IMO). Keep your collection active, and you will never second-guess it. Oh, if I ever second-guess a title I own, I just re-watch it. Sometimes I’ll keep them sometimes I’ll sell. Many times I do not have to second-guess a DVD, and I just know it is ready to be passed on to another owner.

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I don't blind buy. I make educated decisions on what to buy, based on what I have already seen or based on my familiarity with the director, so I am confident about what is truly worthy of preserving in my collection. This keeps my collection very manageable and free of crap films, so I'll always have pride in my collection and no regrets.

This isn't true. A properly copied DVD-R of a DVD does not sacrifice anything by way of video or audio.

I only buy movies I want to see (or have seen and just want). I have begun to buy used movies almost exclusively because of cost. Right now I have about 350 movies. I don't think that's a ridiculous amount.

Yet. ;)

Every couple of months I second guess about 20 titles or more. I get rid of them on eBay. I've owned around 700 titles but keep the fat trimmed so I have about 300 or so most of the time. I'm happy to have sold Smokey and the Bandit 2 this week, as it is likely the worst movie I've ever bought on DVD.

no. mine is perfect, for me.

Mine needs refining, but I love the majority of it. I'd just hate it if anyone stole from it. Dvds that need to go are Flatliners, Fatal Attraction, and some others. I may donate to the library, though.

I have around 300 and have spent about $2400 and second guess it every time I play one. If I could go back in time about half of them I wouldn't buy because I won't watch them enough to justify the purchase. It is neat to have a big collection for friends to choose from if they come over to watch but that is rare that it happens. Instead they borrow a movie because they know I'm a nice guy and will loan them one. Now that they are coming out with all the TV shows and cartoons from my childhood on it is making me use some restraint and still costing dearly. Luckily I don't smoke or drink or do drugs so this is my only addiction and I have the money. It is a nice and safe hobby that can be expensive.

But don't think of it that way. In the time period you bought those, how much did you spend for gas, food, other things that you don't still have today? All that money is gone with nothing to show for it.

Meanwhile, you still have the DVDs and if you want that $2400 back, you can easily sell those DVDs. Maybe even make something on it (if you only spent $8 a DVD, you can certainly make something on it).

Every movie I buy is justified because I would just be spending that disposable income on something else.

I second-guessed my collection so many times I actually sold my entire collection about 9 months ago. However, I regretted it ever since, so I decided to start it all over again. It’s not all that bad though, I more than made all my money back selling them, and I can’t believe how many DVD’s were re-released and how many have become so cheap. This time around, I know what to avoid (mainly criterions and bad blind buys since I ended up not liking about 90% of them, therefore I think I’ll be better off. My addiction has returned!

i dont second guess mine but i was wondering why you avoid criterions?

I only have 305 in my collection, but will keep on getting them.
I have bought a lot of used DVD's, I visit 7 different pawn shops every week and I get them for between $2.00 to $10.00.
I have even bought Panic room (superbit) and snatch (superbit) for $5.00 each. thats the only two superbit movies I own ATM - lol..
Sure every once in awhle I get a non-working dvd. so far out of all my buys there have been only two.
there are very few that I have bought when released
(pirates of the Cara- LOTR 2-)
so I am building a nice collection at a very low price.
I really watch a lot of movies over and over again, so I never second guess my collection.
and by buying them as cheap as i do I can buy them blind and if I don't like it, so what, it was almost the same cost as renting it !!!
bought 2 yesterday that were weak ( the big red one and supernova) but a $4.00 each its not a big deal.
anyway my collection has benn built cheaply and I watch them so many times it makes the cost meaningless PLUS my wife watches almost as much as I do !!!

I have nothing against criterions per say. Its just I think I was buying them for them wrong reasons, I was trying to see what all the fuss was about, and see what movies I have been missing all these years. However when it all boiled down, I just didnt like the majority of the movies.

No, I only buy DVD's which I want to own. Doesn't everyone?

Yep... I just happen to want to own a bunch of movies :D

I don't have that big of a collection - probably around 180 or so, but I have been selling the ones that have been gathering dust.

I don't second guess it, because I rarely buy new releases anymore. If anything, I will buy TV on DVD and some of the classics. Right now, I am pretty happy with my collection. But there is room for some more selling and I will be doing that soon.

I bought most of my collection when the average cost was $9-$10 for new, nice versions...so when I sell I either make money or break even.

Sometimes I wonder why I buy so many DVDs. I have over 500 counting. But I watch them all at least twice each. Some many times more, so I think it's worth it to buy them instead of renting them.