I loan mine out all the time. I think I have about 50 titles loaned out to around 30 people right now.

If it's in a special case or a box set I put it in a blank case.

I enjoy letting other people view my movies. Makes me feel like I got more out of the purchase if others can enjoy it as well.

I do have the occasional scratch or fingerprint, in which case that person gets a warning, then if it happens again they're off the "borrow list."

-Jason

I used to, but after two-month holding periods, dinged cases, and unexplainable scratches, I'm calling them all back.

The only exception is my business partner who takes really good care of them. Also, if I'm going to share a deal worth $25,000-100,000 (net to us) with someone, I figure I can trust him with a DVD or two (even with my Ultimate Toy Box!)....

Well, actually it's not in the Bible, but in Hamlet; Polonius' speech is to his son, who is about to go out into the cruel world... and I think even Polonius would have lent out a dvd to a friend. It lets you share your interest in films and, unless the disc is OOP, your risk is usually small.

I encourage friends to look at my list and if something interests them, to ask me! Never had a problem with scratched or ruined discs, but one guy, (yeah, you, Art) keeps putting off viewing the thing and then gives it back weeks later UNWATCHED!

blehhh!

I don't loan out my DVDs, in fact I try to hide them when we have visitors. I hate people who borrow stuff and take forever to return it. Also I paid good money for my collection, I'd be really pissed if they came back damaged.
But I'm more than happy to have people come over and watch them.

Just my family. They know how I am with my collection.

I loan out my DVDs but the first one is always on a trial basis. Before loanin' it to them, I check to see how they handle the discs. My sister scratched some but it was cuz she was usin' a DVD-ROM drive on her Mac. I didn't let her borrow more until she got a DVD player (actually, I gave her my old one).

My best friends borrows DVDs all the time from me. At first he somehow got some light scratches on my Family Guy Volume 1 set but that was cuz he played the DVDs on his crappy old PS2 that must've been dusty like no tomorrow. Once he got a new DVD player, he regained his privileges as well.

To quote someone else, "I'm not BlockBuster, you stupid #*%@*&!"

If someone can't afford to buy their own DVDs, or afford to join BB or NetFlix, then they have no business owning a DVD player, let alone borrowing other people's DVDs.

You can't trust people who borrow things. It usually means they're too cheap (or too poor and if they're too poor, see above) to buy it for them selves, and if they're that cheap, or poor, they certainly aren't going to buy you a replacement and will be insulted if you ask.

Them, "You know we can't afford to buy you a new DVD! We'll get you one for your birthday (or Christmas, or whatever)"

Me, "Excuse me?"

just once

how bout loaning me "The Beast in Heat" - pro-bassoonist...

It's very hard for me to lend DVD's or CD's. I had some bad experiences, for example, my best friend borrowed a DVD from me a while back (over a year, now) and I asked him about a few times about it until he told me the truth that he lent to someone at his workplace and that person hasn't returned it, of course my friend is banned from my collection.

When I was younger and more naive I used to go out with friends and buy stuff and so they would ask to borrow. Now, I never buy anything in front of anybody, nor do I talk about DVD's that I own, nor do I let people see my collection. And by the way, nobody knows my DVDtalk username so they can't check my collection online. This way I don't have to say "no" to close friends or family when it comes to borrow my stuff.

All the time. Its only a DVD. If it really gets beat up, I can always buy a new one.

i have not had a bad experience except for maybe slight scratches but i still lend them out, if its a really nice case like texas chainsaw, i just loan the dvd in an other case

Not really, only to my best friend who takes care of them. My brother has messed up a few so I don't really let him borrow them unless he lets me borrow something too, usually a higher dollar value than mine for protection

With the exception of titles that are OOP I will freely loan any DVD I own to my friends. I trust my friends, they respect me and my possessions, otherwise we wouldn't be friends. I own the DVD's I own because I enjoy the movies, sharing the movies I enjoy with friends is part of the pleasure.

Strangely, the friends and family members that I respect and loan movies to return the generosity. At birthdays, Christmas, etc. I always find them giving me DVDs or Gift Certificates for DVDs.

Most notably, one of my friends borrowed Band of Brothers last year, they had it for 6 months (no big deal, I told them take their time I know it's 10 hours and they had a busy schedule.) They returned it a week before Christmas, they also secretly slipped a gift under the Christmas tree, Christmas morning I found he had left a $200 Best Buy Gift Card with a note saying "Use this to get some more great DVDs I can borrow."

Friendship is based on mutual respect and generosity...

wow, very nice friend

Their is a passage that speaks of 'lending without usury"

Anyways, some lol comments in this thread! I've had a blast reading it...

I loan to my best friend primarily. The only thing is he never voluntarily returns it, i always have to ask for it back. Anyways, robbers just cleaned him out the other wk (loaded it all up in his SUV and took off!) so I will certainly lend him some movies anytime he wants. He takes care of em.

I do loan out DVD's sometimes, but only to close friends. I always use cd jewel cases for such purposes.
But if you are too fussy about such things, don't even think about it, because another person (be it your best friend or work colleague, etc ) will NEVER be treating your DVD's like you are.

I have 5 on loan & this will be the last time unless it is my brother.

Of course, it's only a DVD. The thing is that they shouldn't "get beat up." There's no need for that. Since when does lending mean beating up things or breaking them? Some of these people who borrow DVD's don't have the money or don't want to spend the money on DVD's, yet, they treat someone else's DVD's like crap!!!!

I lend my DVD's out all the time, and I have to admit, it does get frustrating when months go by and the borrower doesn't voluntarily return the DVD.

What it boils down to is that the DVD, or any item that is borrowed, is (in essence) an extension of it's owner. And as you would treat the owner with respect, treat the DVD with that same respect that the owner deserves.

Disrespecting something someone has lent you, shows an overall lack of respect for the person that lent it to you.


-NHN

I lend to my cousin and have lent at least 25 to her with no problem until this last week, when she returned Almost Famous Bootleg edition with smudges and noteable scratches. I suspect my 3 year old nephew got a hold of it. I have put her on probation for a while.

Cmon, man, you got good stuffs? Share them. If he rips it apart, charge him.

Yeah, i loan my backups, not my realcups.

But I do borrow alot :P And keep them for months :P And I like to scratch the back of their discs.

I'm quite lucky i guess...despite being in R2 a fair percentage of my collection is R1 and those titles that friends/family tend to ask to borrow are quite often R1 and the people that do ask aren't sufficiently bothered to own a multi-region player so a standard excuse is that...'i'm afraid you won't be able to play that on your machine'....mind you...i use that excuse whether they are R1 or R2 i just don't let them hold the case long enough to be any the wiser

I loan mine to my best friend and he returns them a few days later; he and I are both fastidious about our collections. Other than him, not a chance. I'm not gonna beg people for my own stuff back.

Yeah, a person who values personal relationships over material goods definitely deserves an eye-rolling. If it came down to your wife or your walk-in closet film "library," which would you choose?