I seriously do not think it is a good idea to invest in DVDs. The whole point of them is to watch the movie and if these OOP titles start having other releases people are going to use their common sense and buy those for a fraction of the price. Like some are worth something now but in the near future (5 years) I do not see them being worth that much. Don't go hunting for dvds that demand a premium on ebay, just get some movies that you want to add to your collection to watch.

The best way to make big bucks out of collectible is to buy toys and keep it mint with boxes. In 10/20 years (when the kids will be adults) it will be gold !

Look at the price of stuffs like Nitendo Game & Watch or Dinky Toys. Again I am talking of toys still new in the box.

Most nintendo (nes) games new in the box still go for pretty cheap on eBay. I picked up Legend of Zelda a few months ago new in box for $25.

Now for some reason, a lot of Super NES RPG's are going for premium prices.. Chrono Trigger new in box I have seen for over $130. I have no idea why... It seems to defy logic..

the same is true of some of square's ps games: ehrgeiz, final fantasy tactics, and xenogears. also with super puzzle fighter 2 turbo.

Er, sorry about that. Actually, I'm not sure. I just remember reading something a while back, and it was definitely Midnight something.

I'll go put my foot in my mouth now.

You got me pegged Mutley, that's exactly what my mindset was. I figured since I'm scouring, if I see something that would otherwise be a chore to secure, I"m going to go ahead and do it. Forgive my newbie jargon, I forgot the OOP concept. I picked up quite a few VHS tapes at shops and markets when they were hard to find, like Meet the Feebles, Transformers the Movie and a few others. Thanks for the help here guys and gals, it's great, and I'd love any additional feedback.

I still havent found a copy of Good Burger:CC yet...

Dang I've got all the image Marx Bros DVDs including the box set. Didn't realize they were going for so much. They were selling for $9.99 at one point.

Talking about the best way to make money out of collectibles is like talking about the best way to flush your life savings down the toilet. Start with the change or start with the bills, either way you're screwed at the end.

The only people that make money at collectibles are the ones that consistently see a trend before it starts, and they get in big and get out quick before the market collapses after they've artificially inflated it and driven away all the real fans of the hobby with their scalping BS.


The BEST bet to make money on collectibles, if you're dead set on investing, is to buy golden and silver age comic books.

Collectibles like Silver Age comics have a history of decades of increasing values. This makes them an investment.

There is a collectibles marketplace for DVDs. People will pay lots of bucks for these discs. But many of these discs aren't showing increasing values, with steady rises... instead the bubble seems to burst on rare titles, as new editions are released, or updated SEs come out.

The key is spotting the soon to be collectible titles and snagging them up.

Here's some suggestions for types of disc, and how they might rate by risk, and possible gains.

Downgraded Discs (Low to Moderate Gains, Possible long hold, Moderate Risk) -- 2 Disc SEs rereleased as a movie-only. The movie is available, demand won't be as feverish. Risk is there won't be much demand for the extras.

Limited Issues (Moderate Gains, Possible Long Holds, Lesser Risk) -- Disc with planned lapses in releases, like Disney. Easier to spot than downgraded disc, more values because the movie will be oop. But, lots of competition for buyers. Disney stuff is here, including tins.

Lapsed Titles (Greatest Gains, Shorter Holds) -- Like Criterions that go out of print. These are the best bets for long term investments.

Fakey Limited Number Crap (Nominal Gains, Possible Long Hold, Most risk) -- You know the ones. This stuff is manufactured collectibles.

If I had to pick one's to invest in, I'd buy Criterions as they go out of print, and downgraded discs from lesser sellers. I'd also pick up Disney's and ET. Stuff like Spider-Man 2 disc... if they release a single disc version, there will be BILLION of the 2 discs around still. Even Criterions, if you pick a title and someone comes up with a good reissue, maybe better issue, it may lose lots of value. There's risk, but I think if you have good money to invest here... you could make a good return on your investment.

I'd watch for culty little flicks like Midnight Run, as well. But I don't think it would be as smart to buy them, over disney's or criterions.

-Beebs

Mario Bava's Rabid Dogs

this was one hard dvd to find. When I was trying to get it, I had to wait weeks and weeks even before I saw one pop up on ebay. It was worth over-paying for since it was Bava's last unreleased film and this dvd was the only way to see it.

nope

A few other OOP stuff:

The Charlie Chaplin discs that Image released, most of note:
City Lights
The Gold Rush
Modern Times
The Great Dictator

HBO's release of Wuthering Heights (1939)

The Decalogue

All of the Universal titles that Image released including the 5 Marx Brothers discs, Sixteen Candles, Fahrenheit 451, and many others...

This disc is an example of a true rarity b/c you can't find 10 copies at any given time on ebay.

I payed 100 for a mint cond. copy. Well woth it imo. I have heard it has since been re-released though under the name "kidnapped"?

Aren't the Chaplin and Marx Bros. titles being remastered for brand new releases? I hope so, that's the only reason I held off on getting them.

I'm not sure about the Marx Brothers - I haven't heard anything recently.

The Chaplin films are all being released again, but with the reworked scores and edits that Chaplin performed on them much later in his life. This is in accord with the wishes of his estate. It isn't clear if the original versions are going to be included in some manner with the re-edited versions.

This whole thing raises the sticky issue of director-driven re-edits to movies... modern examples are E.T., Apocalypse Now, the original Star Wars trilogy, etc. I picked up the earlier Image releases before they went OOP, because I'd like to experience these films as the first audiences did upon their original release. I may still get the re-mastered, re-edited versions, but the original versions hold a lot of historical appeal for me.

Just my opinion....

akira tin?

Robocop - Criterion is worth a few bob (I own two copies) they can fetch up to $80 if they are still shrink wrapped.

The E.T. boxed set (I own that too) will be wortha bit too since Universal stopped production on December 31st.

yes, but it is a different version of the same film. new footage was shot and it was re-edited for that version. I used to know more details about this version, but I can't recall them. Here is a little bit of infor from the IMDB:

http://us.imdb.com/AlternateVersions?0071275
So I hope this version eventually comes out on dvd too, as it would be nice to have both. Although I remain skeptical if Lamberto's version would really be any closer to what Mario would have ultimately done.

can anyone help me with some of the others? i think weird science is one, but after that i am clueless.

thanks for finding that garmonbozia

Here's a list of most of them. I may be missing a few. They were all Universal pictures that were released by Image in snapper cases. Most of them were pretty bare-bones. Only a few have been re-released since they were discontinued a couple of years ago. Best shot at finding any of them is out-of-the-way stores, although people have had luck at Borders.....

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Across the Moon
Andromeda Strain
Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
Belle of the Nineties
Body Puzzle
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Buck Privates
Buck Privates Come Home
Casual Sex?
Cocoanuts
Cream: Farewell Concert
Dracula (1979)
Electric Horseman
Elm-Chanted Forest
Fahrenheit 451
Firestarter
Ghost Story
I’m No Angel
In the Navy
Jack-O
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
Kiss of the Vampire
Klondike Annie
Legal Eagles
Lipstick Camera
Magic Voyage
Man of a Thousand Faces
Mask (1985)
Matinee
Midway
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Prince of Darkness
Project Eliminator
Quantum Leap: The Pilot Episode
Radioland Murders
Road To Morocco
Road to Utopia
Serpent and the Rainbow
Seven Percent Solution
Silent Running
Sixteen Candles
Slaughterhouse Five
Street Law
Sweet Justice
Tales From the Crypt: Bordello of Blood
They Live
This Island Earth
Treasure Island (1997)
Weird Science

your welcome!