Discontinued status on movies you ONCE owned...and what you did about it.
04-30-04, 02:04 PM
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Discontinued status on movies you ONCE owned...and what you did about it.
I know many of you sell unwanted titles on eBay, as I have done, and wondered if you ever did what I have done.
I've sold movies when they were still current catalog titles, only to find later that they were discontinued. That discontinued status renewed my interest in them, and I ended up searching to attain them once again.
This happened a few years ago with Midnight Run. I sold it, and when it was discontinued, I sought it out again. Fortunately, I did this right about the time of the rerelease, so I didn't pay top dollar. However, the discontinued status sparked my interest in restocking it in my collection.
Also, I had a similar situation where I waited forever to buy Dawn of the Dead, expecting to see a price drop, only to find it was discontinued.
Fortunately, I bought that one for a mere $30 from Ameoba when eBay sellers were getting $100.
I've sold movies when they were still current catalog titles, only to find later that they were discontinued. That discontinued status renewed my interest in them, and I ended up searching to attain them once again.
This happened a few years ago with Midnight Run. I sold it, and when it was discontinued, I sought it out again. Fortunately, I did this right about the time of the rerelease, so I didn't pay top dollar. However, the discontinued status sparked my interest in restocking it in my collection.
Also, I had a similar situation where I waited forever to buy Dawn of the Dead, expecting to see a price drop, only to find it was discontinued.
Fortunately, I bought that one for a mere $30 from Ameoba when eBay sellers were getting $100.
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
Discontinued = Good?
Discontinued = Good?
I evaluate many things I own under a 1 year rule...don't use in 1 year, get rid of it. Every once and awhile that ends up being something I later regretted, such as a DVD.
However, I don't have a bunch of junk all over my house and I have plenty of extra cash from the sales of crap I would never miss, so the repurchase isn't such a big deal.
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
Well I try to evaluate DVDs I'd sell on if I'd ever watch it again, not on when the last time I watched it was.
Well I try to evaluate DVDs I'd sell on if I'd ever watch it again, not on when the last time I watched it was.
Actually, with DVDs, I do try to stay away from my 1 year rule about crap in my house, because it is unreasonable to think that one will watch every movie they own each year.
However, I did get into DVD early, sometime in 1996/97, and had a collection of nearly 600 by 1999, when I started an account on eBay. Previous to opening an account on eBay, I was buying near 20 DVDs per month, back when it was customary for all DVDs to be $20 or higher.
I weeded out many titles when I was in law school, because I wasn't watching anything during the time, and put them on eBay. Interestingly, I sold most DVDs at that time for what I paid for them or often more, as eBay was new to many and people were not as savvy with holding back on overbidding.
Since then, I wished I hadn't sold some of the titles that I had. It happens that anything I've repurchased was Universal. Midnight Run, Animal House, American Graffiti, and I did sell Fast Times and have considered buying the 2 pack at Circuit City I've read about here...
04-30-04, 05:31 PM
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I've only sold DVDs that I upgraded - i.e. Traffic, The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, &c.
So no, no worries there.
So no, no worries there.
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M Criterion was in print until February to make way for a better release. It's not exactly out of print, and is still available at pretty much every retailer:
The original Criterion edition of Fritz Lang's groundbreaking suspense masterwork M was taken out of print early this year to make room for an all new DVD edition of the film, slated for release late in 2004. The upcoming re-release of M will feature a pristine transfer from newly restored film elements, as well as a host of new special features. Keep an eye on the Criterion website for news and updates on this release.
04-30-04, 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
Discontinued = Good?
Discontinued = Good?
unattainable = desireable
easily obtainable = "eh"
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Originally posted by ukywyldcat
it is unreasonable to think that one will watch every movie they own each year.
it is unreasonable to think that one will watch every movie they own each year.
but then I'm way past film-addiction, so what do I know.
