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Old 04-10-2013, 02:05 PM   #1
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Just ordered the Star Wars steels to swap in my box set discs (hate the pages in the Star Wars box set). Curious to know what people do with the discs that won't play in their region.

Is there a market for loose discs?
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Old 04-10-2013, 02:08 PM   #2
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I would guess there is a market for them, but how much you will get is anyones guess. I know some people have region free players so they don't have to worry about region coded discs and I have also heard of people buying a steelbook just for the case, swap out with their regions disc and discard the out or region disc.

I would say you should try selling the loose disc on eBay and see what you can get.
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Old 04-10-2013, 03:35 PM   #3
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I did that with the Indiana Jones Exclusive set from the UK. Obviously I'm not going to make a killing with selling the discs, but another member offered to buy them, and it recouped a little of my UK expense. Win/win for both people I would say.
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I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to do w/ my copy of Skyfall since I recently got the steelbook...
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Old 04-10-2013, 05:11 PM   #5
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I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to do w/ my copy of Skyfall since I recently got the steelbook...
Donate it to your local library.
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Old 04-10-2013, 05:17 PM   #6
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I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to do w/ my copy of Skyfall since I recently got the steelbook...
The UK Skyfall is region free isn't it?
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Old 04-10-2013, 05:27 PM   #7
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Just ordered the Star Wars steels to swap in my box set discs (hate the pages in the Star Wars box set). Curious to know what people do with the discs that won't play in their region.

Is there a market for loose discs?
According to This post, the Star Wars steelbook sets are region A B C.
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Old 04-10-2013, 05:30 PM   #8
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Just ordered the Star Wars steels to swap in my box set discs (hate the pages in the Star Wars box set). Curious to know what people do with the discs that won't play in their region.

Is there a market for loose discs?
Not sure why you did this. I've read several postings stating the SW's Steels are region free.
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The UK Skyfall is region free isn't it?
it is, but I already had purchased the regular copy and am keeping the dvd and digital copy...so I have 2 copies of the bluray disc itself...
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it is, but I already had purchased the regular copy and am keeping the dvd and digital copy...so I have 2 copies of the bluray disc itself...
Ahh, ok. I'm hoping The Great Escape is region free.
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Just ordered the Star Wars steels to swap in my box set discs (hate the pages in the Star Wars box set). Curious to know what people do with the discs that won't play in their region.

Is there a market for loose discs?
You won't have to worry about selling any of the discs because of region locking (the steels are region free), but yes, here in the trading forum I'm sure you could sell region-locked discs, assuming you were willing to sell them for the right price.
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Old 04-10-2013, 08:45 PM   #12
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That's awesome. Doe sit include the bonus discs that are in the box set? if so, then I can scrap that all together...
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I did that with the Indiana Jones Exclusive set from the UK. Obviously I'm not going to make a killing with selling the discs, but another member offered to buy them, and it recouped a little of my UK expense. Win/win for both people I would say.

I thought the Indy set was region free?
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That's awesome. Doe sit include the bonus discs that are in the box set? if so, then I can scrap that all together...
The steelbooks only contain the films, not the extras disks
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That's awesome. Doe sit include the bonus discs that are in the box set? if so, then I can scrap that all together...
I think it's just the movies like the Prequel and Original Trilogies. So no bonus discs.
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I thought the Indy set was region free?
Yes, they are...I probably should have included that. So, technically, they were not incompatible, but duplicates.
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I've sold blu-rays in this thread with out cases or artwork. Just make sure the buyer understands what they are getting.

2013 Bargain Bin - $10.00 or less Blu-ray movies. Sell Thread ONLY
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I just keep them in the case.
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