The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Most people seem to just be listing their OOP DVDs when the topic is valuable OOP DVDs.

I was about to say this specifically regarding that title until I checked on Amazon and saw it going for around $38.

On the other hand the Spider-Man 3 Target exclusive is selling for less than when it came out and the Spider-Man 67 cartoons is selling for about the price it did when it came out.

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is finally not worth anything now since the 20th anniversary edition came out last August.

I am pissed off the Larry Cohen box set went away since it was one of those things I was always putting off getting and now it's over $100 on amazon.

For me and just doing a quick search at amazon:
That silly Ewok dvd
MST3K vol 9 - cheapest at amazon is $222.22
MST3K vol 10
The Guinea Pig Box Set
The Coffin Joe Trilogy

Torchur317

Not true,The original pressing is still worth $....
Plus my copy is signed by Gunnar Hansen & Linnea Quigley....

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

But why would anyone buy the old version for a lot when they could get the new version, now in widescreen, for a decent price?

Looking at ebay, the old one isn't even selling for over $10 anymore.

LosingMyMind

True. I didn't even consider buying the old version. What would be the point?

Torchur317

I know there's a new release but that doesn't change fact it's rare & worth $....
The ebay comparison is pretty much useless,you can find anything cheap there.
I've won rare stuff for next to nothing depending on the date & time....

On amazon it's $32.84 to $60.37....
on half it's $33.60 to $51.44....

Torchur317

It's pretty common for people to buy an original pressing over a re-release....
I guess it depends if you are a hardcore collector or whatever....
I have no interest in selling mine & re-release doesn't add much for a double dip.
I'm assuming they didn't press many of the original because it went OPP quick....
Regardless the thread is for valuable OOP DVD & Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is one....

bsmith

I just sold the "House of the Spirits" to an online used DVD site for $30. It was nothing special, just an early 1999-2000 pressing that happens to be OOP. I'll pick it up again for my wife at some later date when it comes back out, but for now it was major trade bait.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Going by what people are actually paying for an item is more valuable in finding the value of something than what something is listed for and may or may not be selling at that price. Items are only worth what they sell for, not what a seller would like to sell it for.

As an example, I have a copy of Nail Gun Massacre signed by the director. It's also one of the limited editions 60 something out of 250 or so. No copies for sale on ebay or amazon. By your logic, I could put my copy up on amazon with a listing of $1,000,000. For the sake of gumby, lets say a couple copies have sold on ebay for $5 each, does that really mean it's worth one million dollars because what it's actually selling for doesn't matter?

If you can't see that point of view, then I guess we'll just agree to disagree.

edit: Unless I'm mistaken, it didn't go OOP that quick. I remember when this and a large collection of other Retromedia titles were being sold super cheap so they could get rid off all their stock. Prices were from under $1 to around $3-4 which most being on the cheaper side.

That movie, along with a bunch of other ones had cards you could send in for free stuff. I think it was the more cards you did the better stuff you got. I sent in around 20 or so and never heard back so I sent an email to find out what was up. Fred Olen Ray responded saying that promotion had ended more than a year earlier but he'd send me something anyway. He ended up sending me an autographed animation cell, along with the drawing it was based from, from the Evil Toons movie.

LosingMyMind

I have that autographed Nail Gun Massacre as well.

Torchur317

Mister Peepers....
What happened to your little short reply, What's up with the big re-edit???? Seriously you are not proving anything to me. I dunno why this is bothering you so much. This isn't some DVD that went OOP last week, it's been like that way for awhile. I didn't buy it autographed & the whole point of bringing that up is I'm very happy with it & have no desire to sell it or buy the re-release. I'm not trying to brag or promote it I have no reason to lie. Again, I will repeat myself for the last time this thread is for DVDs that are OUT OF PRINT & VALUABLE the original Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers release fits that with no problem so I posted it with my other stuff. Btw, It was never that "cheap" compared to the other Retro stuff. Unlike most of their stuff it did go OOP pretty quick. I already proved it was rare & obviously all those sellers agree with me with the cheapest price being $32.84 even with the re-release available. I think your wrong & you think I'm wrong stick to your "agree to disagree" comment because I'm done talking about this....

TomOpus

This is funny. I have the autographed Nail Gun Massacre also. #63/500. I would actually speak with the director (Terry Lofton) via IM back when the DVD was released. Nice guy.

Torchur317

Is Nail Gun Massacre any good?

LosingMyMind

Good in a cheesy horror way.

I've been meaning to pick up the re-release. It has like one special feature that's not on the original release.

Robert

SOTL criterion
Robocop criterion
E.T. The Extraterrestrial 2 disc set with original theatrical version in DTS(my most prized OOP dvd)
United 93 2 disc LE
Munich 2 disc
Speed 5 star
French Connection 5 star
ID4 5 star
Terminator SE with holo foil coverart
Terminator 2 UE with metal tin
Usual Suspects SE with orange slipcover
Hellraiser III
Abyss 2 disc
Anchorman w/Wake up Ron Burgandy movie
Boondock Saints steelbook
Goldeneye MGM SE with correct framing(unlike the UE version)
Great Raid Directors Cut 2 disc
Halloween LE with correct color timing
Hard Boiled Fox Lorber and Criterion
The Killer Fox Lorber
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit
Manhunter Restored Directors Cut
Animal House Collectors Edition
Payback Theatrical Version
Saving Private Ryan DTS LE
Straw Dogs Criterion
Van Helsing 3 disc
Jurassic Park DTS

mikelowry

Almost Famous The Bootleg Cut and Oldboy 3 Disc Tin

rw2516

Concerning the debate on what qualifies as valuable. For me, if you can get more than original full retail for a used copy it's valuable.

JeffTheAlpaca

How do you know the value or price?

is there a Beckett price guide for rare OOP dvds?

slowcloud

Check Amazon or eBay closed listings. See what people are paying for DVDs. That's the practical way to determine the value of anything-- the marketplace.

man*machine

The three titles in that set are still in print individually and you can easily get them super-cheap. I don't think anyone really needs to spend $100+ just for the cheap outer cardboard sleeve.

zombeaner

I have a few valuable ones that I've kept, though I've sold most of them:

Nekromantik
Rebecca & Notorious CC
Ilsa Box Set
1984
Panther
47 Ronin (Mizoguchi)

Those are probably the biggies, there are a couple other OOP that are worth in the $30's

dmkb

Here are a few of mine:

The Lumiere Brothers' First Films (currently $228 at Amazon marketplace)
Cinema Europe - The Other Hollywood (139 - 219)
American Cinema - 100 Years of Filmmaking (149 -499)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies (Complete Edition) (129 -229)
Origins of Film (129 - 198)
Shoeshine [R1, image] (249)
Wonderman [R1, HBO] (88 -474)
Secret Life of Walter Mitty [R1, HBO] (79 - 150)
The 47 Ronin (58 - 167)
Wrong Men & Notorious Women (168 - 687)
Naked City [sets 1-3] (@60 - 224)
Beanie & Cecil (46 -100)
Ipcress File [R1, Anchor Bay] (58 - 175)
The Silent Enemy (99 - 275)
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (42 - 111)

majorjoe23

Straw Dogs Criterion and the OOP Hitchcock Criterions and MST3K Vols. 9-10 for me.

I wish I hadn't sold my Spider-Man 67 set, but mostly because a friend had his stolen and I want to be able to replace it.

DonnachaOne

I don't think there's such a thing as a "valuable" DVD.

NoirFan

1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
L'Argent
The American Soldier
Beware of a Holy Whore
The Big Combo
Big Trouble in Little China (2-disc)
Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness
California Split
Chinese Roulette
Universal Classic Monster Collection
Coffin Joe Trilogy
Evil Dead - Book of the Dead
Experiment in Terror
Fantasia
Four of the Apocalypse
Get a Life, Vol. 2
Happy Birthday to Me
The Harder They Fall
Heathers (Tin)
The Indian Runner
Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
Katzelmacher
Kiss Me Deadly
Love is Colder Than Death
Minnie and Moscowitz
MST3k Vol. 10
Nights of Cabiria
Notorious (Criterion)
Out of the Blue
Possession
Repo Man (Tin)
Rebecca (Criterion)
The Sadist
Safe
Satan's Brew
The Savage Innocents
Seconds
Sid and Nancy (Criterion)
Snow White
Spaghetti Western Collection
Spellbound
Straw Dogs (Criterion)
The Stunt Man (Limited Edition)
Suspiria (w/soundtrack)
Sweet Smell of Success
The Swimmer
Targets
The Tenant
They Live (R2 SE)
Tracks
VH! Pop-Up Video: The 80's
Week End
What's Up Tiger Lily?
The Wicker Man (Wooden Box)
Wizard of Oz
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Fat City
Christ in Concrete

TomOpus

If you can sell it for upwards of $1000, I'd say that's pretty valuable.

Remember how much those Criterion "Salo"s were going for?