How do you thin out your collection?
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I have never gotten rid of any titles, over the years. But I will certainly feel the need soon enough, and than my friends, that day will be one of the hardest to choose of all my titles which to toss.
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The only DVDs I've ever sold were put up on Half.com a couple of weeks ago. I got $20 more than I paid (after the fee was taken out) for the first volume of Bond DVDs. With new, remastered versions coming out, I figured I might want to sell them while I could. It also helped that I've watched them like 3x in 2 or 3 years.
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My process:
1) Any DVDs that I buy and don't love immediately go onto the for sale shelf.
2) Every time my shelf system starts to get full, I sit down and look at every title one at a time. I ask "is this a good investment?" If I will watch it again, then the answer is yes. If I think "I won't watch this for at least 3 years," I sell it.
It's important to sell them off once a year. Keeps the collection at fighting weight. To me, fighting weight is around 400 discs.
1) Any DVDs that I buy and don't love immediately go onto the for sale shelf.
2) Every time my shelf system starts to get full, I sit down and look at every title one at a time. I ask "is this a good investment?" If I will watch it again, then the answer is yes. If I think "I won't watch this for at least 3 years," I sell it.
It's important to sell them off once a year. Keeps the collection at fighting weight. To me, fighting weight is around 400 discs.
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Get rid of titles you would not watch a second time.
There are exceptions for me. I own Schindler's List. That's a film I won't be watching too often, but I would never part with it because it's a Spielberg title and it's such an important film.
Another way to keep your collection from growing is RENT FIRST.
I was going to blind buy Mr. and Mrs. Smith because it was "only" $13.99. I instead decided to rent it. I'm so glad I did that because I hated the film. I'd rather pay $4 to find out how I'd like a film or not rather than paying the $14+ and then having to go through the resale process.....just a thought.
There are exceptions for me. I own Schindler's List. That's a film I won't be watching too often, but I would never part with it because it's a Spielberg title and it's such an important film.
Another way to keep your collection from growing is RENT FIRST.
I was going to blind buy Mr. and Mrs. Smith because it was "only" $13.99. I instead decided to rent it. I'm so glad I did that because I hated the film. I'd rather pay $4 to find out how I'd like a film or not rather than paying the $14+ and then having to go through the resale process.....just a thought.
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Yeah I just scan my collection occasionally for stuff I haven't touched in a long time and ask myself if I will EVER watch some of the titles again. usually I won't and they go into the sale/trade pile. I've got rid of a lot of stuff I've liked but honestly probably wouldn't watch more than once every 3-4 years or something. In that case I'll just catch it on tv.
I'm a bit more picky now with my purchases.
I'm a bit more picky now with my purchases.
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Originally Posted by MrVette99
I throw the stinkers away. Not worth the time or the trouble to find a sucker to take them off your hands for a few coins +shipping charges.
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Thin out!? Bahhhhh...
I won't hear of such talk.
Actually I've been thinking about doing it because honestly I don't have as much time to watch movies as much as I used to and I have a bunch of movies that I need to get rid of.
I won't hear of such talk.
Actually I've been thinking about doing it because honestly I don't have as much time to watch movies as much as I used to and I have a bunch of movies that I need to get rid of.
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I go by a combination of rewatchability and resale value. If it's a rare OOP title that i don't watch often then i sell it. If it's something I don't watch that often but is only worth $3 then i just keep it.
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* Will I watch it again, or want to show it to someone else, either the whole thing, or just scenes?
* What's it worth now?
If I get 50 cents for a something I paid 20 for, I keep it [or donate it, or give to a friend/family member]. If I can profit off a title I didn't like or won't watch again, I do. If the 'net cost' is less than 3 bucks, then I probably sell it or try to trade it.
I used to use Half.com, but I moved some stuff to Amazon Marketplace and sold three things in three days. Nothing since then though.
Basically when my shelves get full, I try to purge a couple of titles.
And I have been renting a lot lately, which has helped to really cut down on purchasing. Most of the purchases recently have been movies for gifts, or tv series, or stuff that is a really good price, and a few titles I knew I wanted to 'own'.
* What's it worth now?
If I get 50 cents for a something I paid 20 for, I keep it [or donate it, or give to a friend/family member]. If I can profit off a title I didn't like or won't watch again, I do. If the 'net cost' is less than 3 bucks, then I probably sell it or try to trade it.
I used to use Half.com, but I moved some stuff to Amazon Marketplace and sold three things in three days. Nothing since then though.
Basically when my shelves get full, I try to purge a couple of titles.
And I have been renting a lot lately, which has helped to really cut down on purchasing. Most of the purchases recently have been movies for gifts, or tv series, or stuff that is a really good price, and a few titles I knew I wanted to 'own'.
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Originally Posted by nemein
Whenever I hit a new 50 mark in the number of titles (not actual disks) I go through and pick out 20 - 30 titles I know I'll never watch again and give those to the local library. The list is derived as I'm working towards the new 50 mark; some are older versions of things that are replaced/upgraded/double-dipped, others are movies I watch during that time and decide I've changed my mind about it or just don't like it anymore, finally if a particular DVD has been on my "rewatch and decide" list for awhile it ends up on the actual donate list by default
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What I usually do is give them away to my family members as you won't get much $$ for them.
Plus if you wanted to watch them again, at least they'll be accessible.
Plus if you wanted to watch them again, at least they'll be accessible.
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I did this last week, got rid about about 30 titles. It felt good. I looked at my collection and picked out what I would never watch again (or in some cases never even watched once). I put stuff that would sell on ebay and took the rest to Half Price books. I made about $290, which will come in handy this time of the year.