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HD Canuck · 10-04-2017, 12:41 PM

Ok, which one of you is this?

CTV News: Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection

El Baz · 10-04-2017, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Canuck

Ok, which one of you is this?

CTV News: Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection

LOL! I was just reading this article like...2 minutes ago and was going to post it and ask the same question.

TheCapn · 10-04-2017, 12:57 PM

totally unrelated but when cruising FB or Insta and come across a photo with a DVD shelf in the BG, does anyone else scan through to see what they own?

asabreed · 10-04-2017, 12:59 PM

Wouldn't this be only $900,000 or so U.S. dollars?

Someone here needs to pony up.

zeze · 10-04-2017, 01:07 PM

I saw it last month when someone posted the ebay listing in another thread (https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=16301).

He basically wants $57 for each title which is ridiculous.

thatguamguy · 10-04-2017, 01:56 PM

I just wonder what the listing fees are on that auction...

bdpf · 10-04-2017, 02:24 PM

10% for Ebay, 3% for paypal, so $130 000.

On the bright side, for his 17K+ collection of likely mostly VHSs and DVDs, he's willing to personally deliver them for that price

Ez9000 · 10-04-2017, 02:40 PM

I wonder what he will end up selling his collection for?

Animatic33 · 10-04-2017, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ez9000

I wonder what he will end up selling his collection for?

[sarcasm] $0.00. Physical media is dead. [/sarcasm]

But seriously, it looks like a good portion of that collection are DVDs and VHSs. Like, why include this stuff in the sale? You're lucky to get .50 a piece for most of the forms of media at garage sales.

As for the Criterion collection, if he had a complete DVD and blu-ray set of those, he would get a good price for it. Yet, to collect those in Canada, especially with $$ the way it is, those weren't cheap to begin with. The OOP titles would push it over the top.

But things like a complete Marvel, Disney and Pixar collections? Who doesn't have this? Especially those with kids.

Shame, because underneath a lot of meh, there probably are small collections of gems worth something. Selling it all in one go, puts your collection under scrutiny of buyers and invites a whole lot of garbage offers.

bdpf · 10-04-2017, 03:09 PM

I agree, he'll get $0.
It looks to me that he wants to get rid of probably 90% garbage or non valuables and get a million for it which will never happen.
I'll be surprised if the most non-low-balling person would offer $20000.
And that would be to only get watever is worth something and junk the rest (like 2400 out of the 2465 VHSs or 8000 out of the 8826 DVDs, etc...)
And in which case, he will not sale.

sleeman · 10-04-2017, 03:27 PM

Incredible! Good luck getting million bucks for that.

gong0704 · 10-04-2017, 03:46 PM

here is my one million dollars!

RickyBetter · 10-04-2017, 04:15 PM

You want your collection to look aesthetically pleasing. Those shelves look like cork wall paneling. Yuuuuck.

RCRochester · 10-04-2017, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Canuck

Ok, which one of you is this?

CTV News: Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection

According to the article, the guy's name is Adam Malik. I've sold tons of my old blu-rays to this guy on E-bay.

ilovedealsonmovies · 10-04-2017, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Canuck

Ok, which one of you is this?

CTV News: Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection

or go on ebay and amazon and buy just the ones you want with out getting vhs lol

DarkEco910 · 10-04-2017, 04:43 PM

Slow news day in Canada?

meremortal · 10-04-2017, 04:53 PM

Sounds like the inflated number has more to do with his emotional/time investment in obtaining all of those over the years. In reality, he probably doesn't really want to part with them but would if someone bit on his dream payout. Doubtful he'll reach an agreement. Another likely scenario is his wife may be giving him an ultimatum and this is his excuse to say, "well, I tried."

Ez9000 · 10-04-2017, 05:04 PM

Something tells me that this guy was better off collecting Star Wars figures instead...

Come on 23 copies of Jurassic Park on every format from VHS to Blu-ray,... WORTH LESS!

Animatic33 · 10-04-2017, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

Slow news day in Canada?

We normally see stupid things like this on social media pertaining to non-Canadians, so this is a rarity for us

...

I do wonder if he's insured his collection... and I wonder who is insuring it...

Ez9000 · 10-04-2017, 05:15 PM

His posting on ebay is quite interesting to read.

It's worth noting there is no copies of Jurassic Park 2.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/17-053-Movie...JKj&rmvSB=true

56 4K Ultra Blu-rays.

5816 Blu-rays.

8826 DVDs.

2465 VHS (Including titles not available on DVD or Blu-ray)

29 HD-DVD

2 Laserdiscs

1 Beta

10-04-2017, 12:41 PM	#1
HD Canuck Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Calgary, AB, Canada 4K collection:122 Blu-ray collection:1486 DVD collection:219 Digital collection:1538 iTunes collection:398 Blu-ray reviews:1 Timezone GMT: 0	Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection Ok, which one of you is this? CTV News: Winnipeg man wants $1 million for his movie collection

10-04-2017, 03:09 PM	#10
bdpf Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:106 Timezone GMT: -5	I agree, he'll get $0. It looks to me that he wants to get rid of probably 90% garbage or non valuables and get a million for it which will never happen. I'll be surprised if the most non-low-balling person would offer $20000. And that would be to only get watever is worth something and junk the rest (like 2400 out of the 2465 VHSs or 8000 out of the 8826 DVDs, etc...) And in which case, he will not sale. Last edited by bdpf; 10-04-2017 at 03:19 PM.

10-04-2017, 04:53 PM	#17
meremortal Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Bedford Falls Trading Score:258 Timezone GMT: 0	Sounds like the inflated number has more to do with his emotional/time investment in obtaining all of those over the years. In reality, he probably doesn't really want to part with them but would if someone bit on his dream payout. Doubtful he'll reach an agreement. Another likely scenario is his wife may be giving him an ultimatum and this is his excuse to say, "well, I tried." Last edited by meremortal; 10-04-2017 at 04:58 PM.

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10-04-2017, 12:57 PM	#3
TheCapn Power Member Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:906 Blu-ray collection:6905 Trading Score:1 Timezone GMT: 0	totally unrelated but when cruising FB or Insta and come across a photo with a DVD shelf in the BG, does anyone else scan through to see what they own?

10-04-2017, 12:59 PM	#4
asabreed Special Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Pittsburgh 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1323 DVD collection:77 Trading Score:62 Timezone GMT: -5	Wouldn't this be only $900,000 or so U.S. dollars? Someone here needs to pony up.

10-04-2017, 01:07 PM	#5
zeze Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:604 Blu-ray collection:7678 DVD collection:123 Trading Score:297 Timezone GMT: -7	I saw it last month when someone posted the ebay listing in another thread (https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=16301). He basically wants $57 for each title which is ridiculous.

10-04-2017, 01:56 PM	#6
thatguamguy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2016 Trading Score:4 Timezone GMT: -5	I just wonder what the listing fees are on that auction...

10-04-2017, 02:24 PM	#7
bdpf Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:106 Timezone GMT: -5	10% for Ebay, 3% for paypal, so $130 000. On the bright side, for his 17K+ collection of likely mostly VHSs and DVDs, he's willing to personally deliver them for that price

10-04-2017, 02:40 PM	#8
Ez9000 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:91 Blu-ray collection:264 DVD collection:103 Timezone GMT: 0	I wonder what he will end up selling his collection for?

10-04-2017, 03:27 PM	#11
sleeman Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Trading Score:1 Timezone GMT: -5	Incredible! Good luck getting million bucks for that.

10-04-2017, 03:46 PM	#12
gong0704 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:3141 DVD collection:513 Digital collection:1894 iTunes collection:982 Prime collection:103 Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:233 Timezone GMT: 0	here is my one million dollars!

10-04-2017, 04:15 PM	#13
RickyBetter Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2016 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:2047 DVD collection:386 Blu-ray reviews:1 Timezone GMT: -5	You want your collection to look aesthetically pleasing. Those shelves look like cork wall paneling. Yuuuuck.

10-04-2017, 04:43 PM	#16
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297 Timezone GMT: -5	Slow news day in Canada?

10-04-2017, 05:04 PM	#18
Ez9000 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:91 Blu-ray collection:264 DVD collection:103 Timezone GMT: 0	Something tells me that this guy was better off collecting Star Wars figures instead... Come on 23 copies of Jurassic Park on every format from VHS to Blu-ray,... WORTH LESS!

10-04-2017, 05:15 PM	#20
Ez9000 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:91 Blu-ray collection:264 DVD collection:103 Timezone GMT: 0	His posting on ebay is quite interesting to read. It's worth noting there is no copies of Jurassic Park 2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/17-053-Movie...JKj&rmvSB=true 56 4K Ultra Blu-rays. 5816 Blu-rays. 8826 DVDs. 2465 VHS (Including titles not available on DVD or Blu-ray) 29 HD-DVD 2 Laserdiscs 1 Beta

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