Should I sell my DVD's? - Blu-ray Forum

DirtyUncleJames · 03-02-2008, 06:03 PM

I was just wondering if I should sell my Dvd's since Blu-Ray has won the format war, or if I should keep them if they are worth any money anymore?

Ultimate1 · 03-02-2008, 06:09 PM

I still have mine and watch them occasionally.

jpthomas27 · 03-02-2008, 06:15 PM

It would probably depend on your collection. If you have a very small collection and replace them easily with Blu-ray, then sell. If you don't plan on replacing them with Blu then I would definately keep them.

I'm somewhere in the middle. I had around 750 DVDs when I started investing in Blu. I've sold the DVDs that I replaced with Blu but have no intention of replacing my entire DVD collection, so I will contiunue to have 100's of DVDs in my collection along with Blu for new titles as well ass some of the selct titles that I am replacing along the way.

katharsis · 03-02-2008, 06:15 PM

I am slowly getting rid of whichever movies I either upgrade to blu-ray or of course the ones I don't want anymore.
Currently down to about 400 DVDs... there is a bunch that I personally think are good enough on DVD and won't need an upgrade any time soon.
It's not like DVD will be dead tomorrow, so don't panic and enjoy the movies on whichever format you prefer

DirtyUncleJames · 03-02-2008, 06:20 PM

Thanks, yeah I will probably start selling them off little by little.

bhampton · 03-02-2008, 06:29 PM

I started by selling stuff I couldn't remember why I bought in the first place.

Or,.. gifts from others that knew I was collecting movies but bought me things I didn't exactly want.

I can't be bothered with Ebay which is where you are likely to get the best money for them so I go to places like FYE or Newbury comics.

I get average $3 for them so it's 10 to 1 for Blu Ray and that's ok for a lot of my DVD's.

I don't keep anything on DVD once I get the Blu Ray version.

Still,.. I don't think I will upgrade any TV on DVD unless it's something that was widescreen HD to begin with. (My Simpsons, Avengers seasons and South Park will stay on DVD most likely.)

I wouldn't mind upgrading any and all my movies to Blu Ray.

-Brian

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 03-02-2008, 06:47 PM

It's up to you.. I sold around 70% of mine.
But as much as I got new Blu's I was pretty cheesed off about the cash I got.

rreed · 03-02-2008, 06:48 PM

I simply gave my collection away. My step-dad is a contractor in Iraq and last year while he was here on break, I boxed up my entire collection of around 75 DVDs and he took them back to Iraq. From what I've been told, everyone on the base watches them including our soldiers. While I took a finanical hit doing that, I'm actually really happy I did. Of all the DVDs I had, my step-dad told me that the Iraqis on the base enjoyed Superman Returns the most.

...that's cool!!

-Ryan

tron3 · 03-02-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyUncleJames

I was just wondering if I should sell my Dvd's since Blu-Ray has won the format war, or if I should keep them if they are worth any money anymore?

One word, "Sell. Sell. SELL!" I have a friend with RACKS AND RACKS of movies. When he tried to sell his old VHS, he was lucky to get a buck for them. If you get 5 bucks per DVD, consider yourself lucky.

On the other hand, because a portable blu-ray player doesn't exist yet, DVD could be worth having for use with a portable DVD player.

dgator783 · 03-02-2008, 07:03 PM

I had my collection in the 150's....I sold them all and never looked back....

RustyK94 · 03-02-2008, 07:10 PM

In the middle of selling most of mine to buy bluray discs

Downhere · 03-02-2008, 07:28 PM

What I have done is replace most of my action movies with its high def counterpart. I'm keeping my comedy films on DVD as I usually watch them anywhere and I keep and continue to buy TV Show's on DVD considering it's usually about 3 times cheaper on DVD compared to Blu.

PS3_Kiwi · 03-02-2008, 07:36 PM

Still adding to my DVD collection. Some of the new releases have excellent PQ when upscaled.

When the price of BD's drop, (hopefully in the next 6 months), I will buy only BD's.

I can buy 4 or 5 DVD's for the price of 1 BD.

walk on the blu side · 03-26-2008, 09:05 PM

Personally, I sold almost all of my DVDs (trying to sell some Walt Disney Tresures sets on ebay for a few bucks), but that is because I never watched all of them more than once. If you have a huge collection, replace your favorites and keep the rest, but if you have a petite collection like me, just sell it. You will not regret it, turst me

.

psx3man · 03-26-2008, 09:18 PM

and if you do sell the of course your not going to get alot i traid mine at blockbuster they seem to give the most. than like gamestop i dont know how bestbuy trade in price is so dont know if its worth it there

BeardedNinjaGuy · 03-26-2008, 09:23 PM

I at one point had just over 600 titles on DVD. As I double dip, I have been bringing those titles in to work or offering them to friends for 5 bucks a pop, or 5 for 20.

I pretty much sell them all in minutes at work because im slick and bring them in on pay day or the day after pay day (and just recycle that money into more Blu-Ray discs

).

Clark Kent · 03-26-2008, 10:34 PM

You have to have a strategy. The fact is there are titles released today on dvd that will never see the light of day on Blu-ray. The same was true of the transition from VHS to dvd. My dvd collection is nearing 4000 titles and I have to think carefully about what to do with them. Many of them will never get more money than now for them on the secondary market. Some dvds still contain a few extras that probably will never show up on BD(due to licensing or rights issues). You really have to decide on a title by title basis.

Many of the hardcore dvd collectors have already moved on to BD. I would never buy a new dvd of any major studio film at this point. Those will all see a Blu-ray release eventually. What may not see a BD release are certain television shows with limited popularity or poor sources. Or anything from an independent studio or of niche material. I have several hundred minor horror dvds that most likely will never show up on BD. I don't plan on selling any of them unless a BD version is released.

MovieFan242 · 03-26-2008, 11:59 PM

I have a pretty decent size collection of DVD's and plan on keeping for a couple reasons. First as someone else mentioned there is no cheap portable Blu Ray player yet, and being able to watch movies on the plane is always nice, esp on long flights, and i would hate to sell all my good DVD's that i replace with blu's and be stuck with the movies i made the mistake of buying before watching, and now only collect dust.(And those are not even worth the hassle of trying to get 50 cents to a $1 for) Secondly most of my friends/family dont have HDTV's or Blu Ray players yet, or just an HDTV and no blu ray player.

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03-02-2008, 06:03 PM	#1
DirtyUncleJames Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Hemet, CA	Should I sell my DVD's? I was just wondering if I should sell my Dvd's since Blu-Ray has won the format war, or if I should keep them if they are worth any money anymore?

03-02-2008, 06:48 PM	#8
rreed Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	I simply gave my collection away. My step-dad is a contractor in Iraq and last year while he was here on break, I boxed up my entire collection of around 75 DVDs and he took them back to Iraq. From what I've been told, everyone on the base watches them including our soldiers. While I took a finanical hit doing that, I'm actually really happy I did. Of all the DVDs I had, my step-dad told me that the Iraqis on the base enjoyed Superman Returns the most. ...that's cool!! -Ryan Last edited by rreed; 03-02-2008 at 06:50 PM.

03-26-2008, 09:05 PM	#14
walk on the blu side Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:74	Personally, I sold almost all of my DVDs (trying to sell some Walt Disney Tresures sets on ebay for a few bucks), but that is because I never watched all of them more than once. If you have a huge collection, replace your favorites and keep the rest, but if you have a petite collection like me, just sell it. You will not regret it, turst me . Last edited by walk on the blu side; 04-07-2008 at 10:28 PM.

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Ultimate1 Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:United States	I still have mine and watch them occasionally.

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03-02-2008, 06:15 PM	#4
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I am slowly getting rid of whichever movies I either upgrade to blu-ray or of course the ones I don't want anymore. Currently down to about 400 DVDs... there is a bunch that I personally think are good enough on DVD and won't need an upgrade any time soon. It's not like DVD will be dead tomorrow, so don't panic and enjoy the movies on whichever format you prefer

03-02-2008, 06:20 PM	#5
DirtyUncleJames Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Hemet, CA	Thanks, yeah I will probably start selling them off little by little.

03-02-2008, 06:29 PM	#6
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	I started by selling stuff I couldn't remember why I bought in the first place. Or,.. gifts from others that knew I was collecting movies but bought me things I didn't exactly want. I can't be bothered with Ebay which is where you are likely to get the best money for them so I go to places like FYE or Newbury comics. I get average $3 for them so it's 10 to 1 for Blu Ray and that's ok for a lot of my DVD's. I don't keep anything on DVD once I get the Blu Ray version. Still,.. I don't think I will upgrade any TV on DVD unless it's something that was widescreen HD to begin with. (My Simpsons, Avengers seasons and South Park will stay on DVD most likely.) I wouldn't mind upgrading any and all my movies to Blu Ray. -Brian

03-02-2008, 06:47 PM	#7
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	It's up to you.. I sold around 70% of mine. But as much as I got new Blu's I was pretty cheesed off about the cash I got.

03-02-2008, 07:03 PM	#10
dgator783 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Lakeland,FL 4K collection:377 Blu-ray collection:1521 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:14	I had my collection in the 150's....I sold them all and never looked back....

03-02-2008, 07:10 PM	#11
RustyK94 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Independent Republic Of Scotland Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:126	In the middle of selling most of mine to buy bluray discs

03-02-2008, 07:28 PM	#12
Downhere Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Central Florida Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:8	What I have done is replace most of my action movies with its high def counterpart. I'm keeping my comedy films on DVD as I usually watch them anywhere and I keep and continue to buy TV Show's on DVD considering it's usually about 3 times cheaper on DVD compared to Blu.

03-02-2008, 07:36 PM	#13
PS3_Kiwi Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Christchurch, New Zealand 4K collection:173 Blu-ray collection:173 iTunes collection:564 Trading Score:5	Still adding to my DVD collection. Some of the new releases have excellent PQ when upscaled. When the price of BD's drop, (hopefully in the next 6 months), I will buy only BD's. I can buy 4 or 5 DVD's for the price of 1 BD.

03-26-2008, 09:18 PM	#15
psx3man Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Lima, Ohio Blu-ray collection:1172 Trading Score:92	and if you do sell the of course your not going to get alot i traid mine at blockbuster they seem to give the most. than like gamestop i dont know how bestbuy trade in price is so dont know if its worth it there

03-26-2008, 09:23 PM	#16
BeardedNinjaGuy Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Columbia, Maryland Blu-ray collection:502	I at one point had just over 600 titles on DVD. As I double dip, I have been bringing those titles in to work or offering them to friends for 5 bucks a pop, or 5 for 20. I pretty much sell them all in minutes at work because im slick and bring them in on pay day or the day after pay day (and just recycle that money into more Blu-Ray discs ).

03-26-2008, 10:34 PM	#17
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	You have to have a strategy. The fact is there are titles released today on dvd that will never see the light of day on Blu-ray. The same was true of the transition from VHS to dvd. My dvd collection is nearing 4000 titles and I have to think carefully about what to do with them. Many of them will never get more money than now for them on the secondary market. Some dvds still contain a few extras that probably will never show up on BD(due to licensing or rights issues). You really have to decide on a title by title basis. Many of the hardcore dvd collectors have already moved on to BD. I would never buy a new dvd of any major studio film at this point. Those will all see a Blu-ray release eventually. What may not see a BD release are certain television shows with limited popularity or poor sources. Or anything from an independent studio or of niche material. I have several hundred minor horror dvds that most likely will never show up on BD. I don't plan on selling any of them unless a BD version is released.

03-26-2008, 11:59 PM	#18
MovieFan242 Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:FL	I have a pretty decent size collection of DVD's and plan on keeping for a couple reasons. First as someone else mentioned there is no cheap portable Blu Ray player yet, and being able to watch movies on the plane is always nice, esp on long flights, and i would hate to sell all my good DVD's that i replace with blu's and be stuck with the movies i made the mistake of buying before watching, and now only collect dust.(And those are not even worth the hassle of trying to get 50 cents to a $1 for) Secondly most of my friends/family dont have HDTV's or Blu Ray players yet, or just an HDTV and no blu ray player. _____________________________________ Samsung 50'' Slim DLP 1080p HDTV HL-T5076S Philips - 1000W 5.1-Ch. Home Theater System/Upconvert DVD/CD PS3 80 Gig Xbox 360 Elite (120 Gig) Blu-Rays - 57 Blu-Rays on Order - 6 DVD's - 725 DVD Boxed Tv Series Sets- 79

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