OldBoy

So it happened to me today. i never thought it would happen to me as i have a pretty good penchant for remembering what i have and sure enough i picked up Evil Dead 2 @ BB today for $4.99 with U&S, went to put it in DVD Profiler and it told me, sure enough, it was already in my collection.

of course, this was after i removed the shrink wrap so no returns are in order, but man, that is some stupid shit to buy a Blu or DVD again, by accident. i mean i only have like 300-400 of them compared to 1,000 plus DVD's and only once did that with them with Layer Cake.

ever happen to you?

BuckNaked2k

I have never done that with a Blu-ray, but it has happened before with music, including an expensive OOP SACD!

TheMovieman

Yep, more than once but I've learned to check my DVD Profiler database before removing the shrinkwrap. A couple I got on sale and rather than returning it, I just kept it to give a gift later on.

OldBoy

i think it has been the impulse of it all lately that with deals that are so good it just pushes me to get without thinking too much.

Obi-Wanma

Send it to Decker, he hasn't seen it yet.

LorenzoL

I have an app with my entire collection on the phone and it has come in handy when I needed to check if I have a title.

E Unit

I use the blu-ray.com app to check whenever I get that feeling.

TomOpus

No, have a link to DvdProfiler.

PhantomStranger

It's never happened with a Blu-ray, but it has happened with a DVD. My DVD collection is nearing 6000 and I have a good recall of what's in it, but not perfect recall.

MrSmearkase

Which app is that?

asianxcore

Never with Blu-Ray.

It's happening once with DVD, where I was unsure if I had a certain film already. Since, I was unsure, I didn't buy it and double checked on my Excel spreadsheet later that day.

jackson walker

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-m...om/id514571960
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...droid.mymovies

Mike86

I have a duplicate copy of The Muppets. I had bought a copy when it first came out and then Disney Movie Club had it as their monthly featured selection and I somehow forgot to decline it. I kept meaning to send it back but ended up forgetting about it and just wound up keeping it.

DeanoBKN

I never have done this in my 16 years of collecting DVDs and now Blu-Rays.

iNCREDiPiNOY

I have a brain and picture to keep track of my movie collection.

chente

I accidently pre-ordered two copies of the MOC Rumble Fish Steelbook. Anybody need one?

BuckNaked2k

Ugh....I just ordered one yesterday....along with a Cleopatra and a Dr. Mabuse.

GreenVulture

Whoa! We can order up DVDTalk members now?

Can't say this has ever happened to me. Should anyone find themselves unknowingly buying a duplicate Blu-Ray/DVD/whatever, you can probably take that as a sign that you have too much crap, and should look into any or all of the following:

* Rethinking your buying habits
* Paring down your collection
* Watching what you've already goddamn purchased

Hadrian7

I guess that applies to me way too often. I've probably rebought a couple dozen Blurays so far before I put my collection on dvdaf. I've got around 2,000 Blus and trimmed down the DVDs to around 1,000 now so I figure having only 20ish duplicates is pretty good. And I can always regift them later on.

eedoon

Yes I have in a couple of times.

Because I bought online, usually its when the movie has more than one edition. Its stupid but thats what I did.

maxfisher

Haven't tried those, but I'd highly recommend this one: http://www.mymovies.dk/products/my-m...or-iphone.aspx. I downloaded it after accidentally rebuying a movie and it's a great app, though it's not free.

bunkaroo

Never with BD, but once with DVD. Can't remember the title. That's when my collection was out of control and I would pick up any bargain title I saw if I thought I'd watch it once.

I will say I have found myself checking my collection on my iPhone to see if I have something while I'm in a store. Just happened the other day - I saw Good Morning, Vietnam at Target and couldn't remember if I bought it when it came out. I did.

Jaymole

This happened not so long ago...I bought Gremlins 2 via Columbia House during their big sale a few months ago, and a month or so later bought it at Best Buy for $4.99.

OldBoy

i wish one of those great my movie apps let you import an already established .dpb file that you can create as backup in DVD Profiler.

slop101

Even with a few thousand DVDs/blu-rays, that has never happened to me. I don't have a database or anything either.