Anchor Bay Double Dracula, Why so expensive?
07-23-05, 01:23 AM
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Anchor Bay Double Dracula, Why so expensive?
I thought I'd pick up a copy of Dracula, Prince of Darkness/Satanic Rites of Dracula but wha? How did a DVD which came out in 2003 get to be so rare that it commands a price of $100 and up?
hmm?
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07-23-05, 02:35 AM
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Wait are you serious? I just saw a copy of that somewhere. I belive it is out of print and I have both the single release versions. Not much there worth big money. The prints or okay at best and not anamorphic. Dracula Prince of Darkness is a pretty awful movie to be honest and I'm a fan of Hammer Horror.
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07-23-05, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott Connors
I just checked eBay and there is a sealed copy going for $8.50. Where in the world did you see it offered for that price? I find that truly amazing.
07-23-05, 02:41 AM
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Yeah, this DVD is out of print and going for a nice price, though you can still find copies at some Borders. The QUATERMASS 2-DVD set is also OOP now.
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07-23-05, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by darkside
...Dracula Prince of Darkness is a pretty awful movie to be honest and I'm a fan of Hammer Horror.
07-23-05, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by JAA
Wow! I might agree if you were talking about Satanic Rites... However, I have never heard a Hammer fan make this claim. Once again, WOW!
Anyway, I usually loved the Hammer films directed by Terence Fisher, but for some reason this one just bores me. To each his own though.
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07-23-05, 01:18 PM
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It only costs $8.50!
Originally Posted by Scott Connors
I just checked eBay and there is a sealed copy going for $8.50. Where in the world did you see it offered for that price? I find that truly amazing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6417022024
It WAS $8.50 until I bid on it and I still didn't bid enough to outbid the current high bidder!
We'll just see where this auction ends in a few days....
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07-23-05, 01:38 PM
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Well I went back to the used CD and DVD store where I had run across this DVD on Friday, but of course it was already sold. The had had a few of the other Hammer Double Feature discs as well, but someone had snagged them all.
07-23-05, 08:11 PM
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I didn't like Satanis Rites either, I had bought it before and ended up trading it back in, Dracula Prince of Darkness was ok, I had it on VHS before but wasn't good enough for me to get on DVD. Actually I'd pass on both these movies now, and i'm a big fan of the Hammer series too.
07-24-05, 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Cameron
since you have it handy can you post that upc for me
07-24-05, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Gojira69
I thought I'd pick up a copy of Dracula, Prince of Darkness/Satanic Rites of Dracula but wha? How did a DVD which came out in 2003 get to be so rare that it commands a price of $100 and up?
hmm?
hmm?
07-24-05, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by darkside
If you have a Borders Books in your area go to http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp and see if they have it in stock. You may also want to check local Barnes and Nobles. I did a quick check for copies in San Antonio and Austin and three stores showed it in stock for $20. This is probably a better way to get it than ebay if by chance you can get it locally.
eBay buyers never cease to amaze me.
07-25-05, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by RevKarl
UPC for Anchor Bay's Hammer Collection Double Feature: Dracula, Prince of Darknesss/The Satanic Rites of Dracula is 0 1313-12679 9 0.
07-25-05, 10:31 PM
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Thanks for the feedback, all. I sauntered into Borders today and found the thing on the shelf, I pluncked down my $20 and sauntered back out.
I had not thought to look prior to your posts because I had the (false) impression I would not be able to find it becasue its "rare"
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BobB
I had not thought to look prior to your posts because I had the (false) impression I would not be able to find it becasue its "rare"
.BobB
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07-27-05, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott Connors
I just checked eBay and there is a sealed copy going for $8.50. Where in the world did you see it offered for that price? I find that truly amazing.
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07-27-05, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Cameron
i have seen this sold at around that price a few times. Who has the link to the entire list of hammer films on dvd
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431929
07-27-05, 06:58 PM
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I don't understand the fervid activity over this release. Didn't I read somewhere that the Hammer Collection was going to be released entirely (or re-released as the case is)?
07-27-05, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Kimiakane
I don't understand the fervid activity over this release. Didn't I read somewhere that the Hammer Collection was going to be released entirely (or re-released as the case is)?
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