Heh. I noticed a few months ago that my case for The French Connection had become not worn, dusty, or sun-faded, but bent. Significantly. I have no idea how this happened, but the thing is a veritable parenthesis now. Somehow, just sitting on my shelf, it's acquired upwards of what I'd guess to be about ten degrees of curve. Bizarre.

I disagree. Regardless what people collect, it does not necessarily mean that it's an imitation of something else. Stamps, sports cards, memorabilias, magazines and the list goes on. Are they all valuable and expensive? Not necessarily. People have their own reasons of collecting. I would say if a friend comes over and start opening things that you have in wrap... that's some friend that you've got there. Friends are supposed to respect things that you value even if it's a DVD collection. I think a typical so-called DVD collector should realize by now that it is not an investment. I believe most people collect for the sake of collection itself and not for an investment. The only thing is that if collecting DVDs, like everything else, interfers with your life then it is a problem that should be dealt with.

As for for the initial post, a scratched DVD used to bother me a whole lot. Overtime, I slowly found myself don't care as much as long as the film plays. If it a film that you absolutely can not stand of not having in the future and it will disappear of the face of the earth, then buy another one and don't open it. Yeah, I know, over time even if you don't open them it's possible for them to rot but at least psychologically you know you have a backup copy. Maybe that will help you feel better.

Yup, somehwere in DVDtalk, I shared photos of it.

I only look for perfection when I buy. Everything from the insert being not attached to the security stickers, or if there are none, I look to see if the insert is not coming out of the case slightly, and may in fact be bent. If it's a slipcover, box set, digipack, of course I want perfection. When I buy them used, I look to see if I can remove stickers if there are any, and how much of a hassle it would be to do so. If I am spending money on stuff like this, I want it perfect.

When it get's home, any kind of imperfection is my own doing and it doesn't bother me as much.

Only when I buy.

Ahh..thats a load of horseshit. I can smell it...and it's time to pooper scoop.

No rules in molesting my library? Now thats crazytalk. My library is a huge investment(2,200+titles) and not only that, it belongs to me. Touch my stuff....follow the procedure. It's simple people. You need to respect was does not belong to you. It's called common sense.

Funny, I don't need to hand out a rules sheet to my buddies when they observe my growing and well maintained library. They are respectful and smart enough to know what to do. Besides, my "vault" is a locked away room with a few flesh eating dogs and you could not even get close to the vault door without taking stitches.

Worthless to who? You? I don't give a shit about what you or anyone else thinks...thats a pure waste of mindpower.

it's not the dvd. It's not the disc and the artwork. It's a film(most of the time) and having a long term library requires a sense of preservation and protection. The library is filled with film knowledge, information, good times, bad times and most important....memories. It's far from worthless to me.

As for the condition of the discs, cases and how anal I am....well, not too anal. I look over the case once in the retail store or give it a check if it's mailorder. I have never sent back a mailorder disc due to damage. Just lucky I guess. But....I do use re-sealable plastic sleeves to protect each case. They help guard against dust, fingerprints, rips, cuts, droplets of water or other liquid....on and on. It's just basic protection....but nothing to get any panties in a twist about.

its in page1..if you thought youre the only one gettin addicted (which I doubt).. heheheh


http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=455094&page=1

Geez mine come home get opened and the box gets thrown away and my dvd goes in a cd holder. Come on guys they are just DVDs.

You're right, they ARE just DVDs when you do that. Just DVD discs and nothing else.

You mean you take out the cover insert and put it in the paper recycling bin, and then put the case in the plastic recycling bin, right?

What works for you might not work for someone else, and that goes for everyone, because, surprisingly, we're all different.

GUTWRENCHER:

I never said there was anything wrong with collecting. I just said it's crazy. Don't deny that your obsession is not out of hand and almost crazy...A lot of people are crazy - it's no big deal. But at least, admit that it's out of control.
Libraries are created to TOUCH, not be locked away. Unless you are fantasizing about the locked-up warehouse at the end of Raiders of Lost Ark or having a library a la Soviet Union, in which one could only get the book from the librarian and not allowed to look for it oneself.

Preservation and protection? DVDs are not artifacts from the Museum of Natural History. If you are keeping your DVDs in a locked dark room, that's crazy...Dude, don't worry about DVD rot. All existing films are already probably scanned into a computer in case of a nuclear war. Don't worry, the DVDs will last if their is no nuclear war. And either way, all your DVDs will soon be thrown away just like VHS when the next Video technological trend comes along.

There is nothing wrong with having a hobby or being crazy, just don't pretend that wrapping up unopened DVDs in plastic and putting them in some storage room is something normal to do! Calling anything a "hobby" is not the answer to everything. If I was an obese man, and my goal was to eat as much as possible so that I can become a human sphere, and tell people "oh, that's just my hobby." So it's all okay then, since it's labeled as a pleasurable personal activity. It's not.

If anyone comes to your house and sees that you have CAPTAIN RON wrapped up and not allowed to be touched, then that's a bit extreme.

By the way, you have a great DVD collection. I just hope you let them breathe and let people touch 'em!

well man I get shoes i take out of the box and wear. I get a shirt i take the tags out and wear. I get a cd i listen to it. Yeah DVDs are nice but eventually all this money you spend on them and the displaying you do will eventually be worthless when the format goes out of style. Enjoy what you got be happy with what you got and use what you got because you cant take them with you and if you want your legacy to be a DVD collection I would say it maybe time to rethink things out. Sorry guys these are my views I dont mean to offend any of you but had to speak my mind.

Sadly, I am extremely anal with my collection. No, I don't keep the plastic on, or put on rubber gloves when I handle them, but I don't like damaged cases, slipcovers, or scratched discs. I recently bought a bunch of keepcases in bulk, so I've switched out a bunch that got worn out or dirty/scratched. I also replaced a bunch of old New Line DVD's that first came out in snappers, but were re-released in keepcases. After selling the old version, it only came to a few bucks per movie, so I didn't mind much.

The way I look at it is, I spent my hard earned money on this stuff, I take pride in my collection and I don't mistreat it. Friends borrow your DVD's and treat them like shit, because they didn't pay for it and they could care less (I've read countless horror stories here, and I got some myself)

Ugh...Fight Club was right. Sooner or later these things start owning you instead of you owning them.

I hate it when I get a small puncture in the back middle of my DVDs. Doesn't happen often but it bugs the hell out of me.

You are thinking of a public library. A personal library is what I have. It's not a social event. I have nobody in my life who wishes to just stand there and stare or fondle the dvds. Most of my buddies have their own large collections. Really, there is nobody who wants to touch anything.

Now thats funny.

No...but they are in the Gutwrencher Museum of personal faves and assorted film studies.

Preservation for while I'm alive or "into" this passion. It's a personal thing. Protection is also a personal deal. I don't like dust or fingerprints. I want my library to be somewhat secure. It makes me sleep better.


I don't. Piss poor manufacturing is only evident on a few titles....and nothing of late. The discs that have suffered delamination are already well documented for the most part. It's dust, prints, moisture(ya never know) and little kids that I worry about now.

Now I must say...and forgive me....but you are hittin' the glass pipe to often. Please explain this. And by the way....I still have over 700 vinyl LP's that are essential for various individual reasons, including never again released tracks, never seen again album art work....or whatever. many of those vinyl imports are STILL not on any format here in the US.

For the record...I myself never said I do this and I never have. My dvds are rotated on a decent viddey schedule and all have been viddied. Except for new additions. Today I bought 5 more and have watched nothing yet.



No worries man, anyone who wants to touch Ron...can touch him all they want. But like I said, they will know HOW to touch them and respect my property. And guess what...they already are aware of these things. But really, people don't line up to see my dvds. Thats my serious passion....and many of them do NOT share that passion. *Edited to say*...they may have their own collection of dvds, but in my world a collection and a library are two different animals. They still do not have that hunger for film knowledge like I do. I'm a whore and have to blame it on my childhood.


You also need to understand something. It would be much easier if you just came over and actually see my library. It's not locked away because I am selfish. Well, I am...but thats not the reason. My wife threw a shit attack years ago about the dvds clogging up the living room. Thats when I decided to turn the huge downstairs walkin closet into the library vault. In fact. it's my reference room and also includes all of my film related books and study material. It houses my music collection as well. Now, my wife is happy and this is the most important thing!

Also, downstairs is where the Robertson Miniplex is and having it next to the library makes sense. Now, the electronic security lock came along because of time spent away from home on biz.....and again, I sleep better. I don't trust crackhead thieves and I'm not letting them walk out with 40 bags of dvds...which are very easy to steal. No way Jose. Again...I feel better because I've nipped it in the bud, at least a little bit. And the dogbeasts...Dario, Titan and Roscoe...what can I say? They just have this taste for blood...I dunno why.

I'm so bad that I keep the sticker on top of the dvd that you peel off on the top. I do throw away the security sticker but the top one I keep on. I open one side usually the back side of the sticker and after seeing the movie I just paste i back down. Thats how bad i've gotten.

Why don't you just slice it open right down the middle? That way, you get to keep your sticker and you don't have go through all that trouble everytime you want to watch a movie.

Not trying to be smart, but it sounds like you could use the help from sort sort of professional/therapist. I mean a minor imperfection is a trivial thing, and to drive you up the wall makes no sense.

This is just IMHO, and well all have one...an opinion that is...

I rather use the payment in buying DVDs than paying someone to diagnose my mentality.

Deymm now a days, its like $$$ for an hour to see a shrink