Why do some blu ray movies suddenly go way up in price?

[Movie shy]

Just curious why some blu ray movies go way up in price? For instance Disney's animated blu ray of The Jungle Book is now 39.99. I was fortunate to buy it for 19.99 last year but it's now twice that price. Is it because the new Jungle Book film is so popular it is making people want to go out and buy the animated 1967 release? Realize that if a blu ray is out of print it will be very expensive. A few months ago I noticed that the James Bond film Never say never again was 43.00 for the blu ray that's why I picked it up for 3.99 at my grocery store when I saw it so cheap a few months ago. Disney films in the vault I expect to be expensive. For instance when I bought a used copy of Beauty and the Beat in January I payed 39.00 and it's my most expensive blu ray ( with the exception of boxed sets). Luckily it included both blu rays and the dvd with a slipcover in great condition. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite animated film and did not want to wait for it to come out of the vault wanted it now. What are your thoughts about certain blu rays going up so much in price?

[ThisKid]

The most likely reason for many, many titles is because that certain edition goes out of print. Whenever a title goes OOP, people start jacking up the prices because "it's a rare release!" Other reasons are that stores and that become lazy and they don't order more stock, and they start charging at the RRP. Amazon did that to most Synapse blu-rays earlier this year.

[blurayfriend]

I get what you mean OP, some movies just never seem to go down in price and sometimes it's just due to straight up lack of demand. I've been trying to get "Click" for under $10 for the entire time I've been buying blu-rays and for some reason it never, ever seems to go below $15-20. At a certain point I have to figure, it's because nobody wants it, therefore they never stick it in a Best Buy sale or something because they have no leftover stock to dump in the first place.

[nikita70]

Supply and demand is a basic law in the marketplace.

Plenty of movies go OOP and the price doesn't go higher because nobody wants them.

I'd be willing to wager that the owners of the TT Fright Night blu were not too happy when TT re-released it. They had a blu worth hundreds suddenly drop to $30 overnight.

[DrunkenPumpkin]

Originally Posted by Movie shy

Just curious why some blu ray movies go way up in price? For instance Disney's animated blu ray of The Jungle Book is now 39.99. I was fortunate to buy it for 19.99 last year but it's now twice that price. Is it because the new Jungle Book film is so popular it is making people want to go out and buy the animated 1967 release? Realize that if a blu ray is out of print it will be very expensive. A few months ago I noticed that the James Bond film Never say never again was 43.00 for the blu ray that's why I picked it up for 3.99 at my grocery store when I saw it so cheap a few months ago. Disney films in the vault I expect to be expensive. For instance when I bought a used copy of Beauty and the Beat in January I payed 39.00 and it's my most expensive blu ray ( with the exception of boxed sets). Luckily it included both blu rays and the dvd with a slipcover in great condition. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite animated film and did not want to wait for it to come out of the vault wanted it now. What are your thoughts about certain blu rays going up so much in price?

In yours and many cases Amazon (or your store of choice) runs out of stock and you are left with third party vendors who bump their prices to take advantage.
This is not an official bump by any means, just taking advantage of it being popular and supply hitting a dry spot.
As soon as Amazon restocks prices will drop again.
Jungle book in fact was down to 19.99 (still is at Best Buy)

[glennstl]

This is frustrating, for those of us who love Blu's and happen to miss out on a movie when it's much cheaper. I've noticed this lately with the Complete Friday the 13th Collection. And my craziest experience with this was last August or September when ( just about overnight) Scream/Shout announced suddenly that the Vincent Price Collection Vol. I was OOP. Within about 1-2 days, prices skyrocketed on all websites. I had to go old school and drive around frantically to brick and mortar stores to pick one up for $60. Luckily I was able to find one. It stinks when they go OOP, especially suddenly and without any real notice.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by glennstl

This is frustrating, for those of us who love Blu's and happen to miss out on a movie when it's much cheaper. I've noticed this lately with the Complete Friday the 13th Collection. And my craziest experience with this was last Auguest or September when ( just about over night) Scream/Shout announced suddenly that the Vincent Price a Collection Vol. I was OOP. Within about 1-2 days, prices skyrocketed on all websites. I had to go old school and drive around frantically to brick and mortar stores to pick one up for $60. Luckily I was able to find one. It stinks when they go OOP, especially suddenly and without any real notice.

Same thing with DVDs, CDs, etc. This is nothing new, although the lack of B&M stores makes it harder to find them once they do go OOP.

[glennstl]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Same thing with DVDs, CDs, etc. This is nothing new, although the lack of B&M stores makes it harder to find them once they do go OOP.

Very true, the lack of brick and mortar stores now makes it much more difficult. Most people selling on the most popular websites know right away and therefore you can't find one hardly ever cheaply. In the old days, with alot of brick and mortars, they had no idea, so you still had a good shot. In my situation. I just happened to get lucky because I moved quickly. It also really helps to check Bluray.com ( love this site) daily. Really gives you a great heads up.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by nikita70

Supply and demand is a basic law in the marketplace.

Plenty of movies go OOP and the price doesn't go higher because nobody wants them.

I'd be willing to wager that the owners of the TT Fright Night blu were not too happy when TT re-released it. They had a blu worth hundreds suddenly drop to $30 overnight.

Anyone who wanted to make money off of that first release who didn't keep their eye on the market and sell as soon as the 2nd release was announced, or even when it was hinted that TT were going to re-release it, is an idiot.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Anyone who wanted to make money off of that first release who didn't keep their eye on the market and sell as soon as the 2nd release was announced, or even when it was hinted that TT were going to re-release it, is an idiot.

I'd also add that they shouldn't have had a title to sell by that point given how long the value remained high on Fright Night. I have plenty of films that are currently out of print and go for solid money... (Dawn of the Dead, Dead Alive, Martyrs (Region A release), Slither, etc.) and I'm well aware of their value. If I was planning to sell them I would have done so already. Market fluctuations mean little to me as I already know that I have no desire to get rid of these films and so the people affected by the Fright Night price drop were selling for well above what the market was willing to pay and got what they deserved when the prices dropped back down.

[Wooden Lens]

It's just the market place. Even when I try to sell my own movies sometimes it's hard to find a general basis as to what they go for. Even when I'm trying to sell slightly under that number there's a price somewhere else that's cheaper.

And when I find out that prices are astronomical I realize that I might be selling my Blurays too cheaply. And that's just in the second hand market. Always hard to predict titles that are widely available via Amazon or anywhere else.