Any value in old DVD titles? Worth holding onto them? - Blu-ray Forum

almy · 02-20-2008, 08:32 PM

Back in '97 as DVDs were starting to displace Laserdiscs for video enthusiasts, I (stupidly) dumped all my LDs at a place in California (now out of business) for trade-in towards DVDs. Now, I am replacing many DVDs with Blu. I have been giving the old DVDs to a friend who will probably never get involved with hi-def. Am I throwing money away? I read in one of the posts here that someone got 100.00 for a Laserdisc of Disney's SONG OF THE SOUTH - I got 12.00 on the trade-in. Do used standard-def DVDs have any monetary value?

PS3 Blu-Ray · 02-20-2008, 08:37 PM

ye you could craiglist them, or do ebay lots, but if you told your friend you would give them to him, it's too late, you got him all happy now, just my 2 cents

Brian Cash · 02-20-2008, 08:39 PM

was there not just a thread on this like 10min ago take them to gamestop they will buy them or just sell them on craigslist or ebay as bundles

Clark Kent · 02-20-2008, 08:41 PM

Most used dvds have very little value. The ones that are worth anything are usually out of print editions of desirable titles. Certain Criterion dvds fall into this category(the Hitchcock Criterions are worth lots of money). It really depends on the title. Go to Ebay and see completed auctions of a particular title to see the going value.

Josh · 02-20-2008, 08:41 PM

The only laserdiscs that are fetching big dollars are the extremely rare ones. Disney's 'Song of the South' was never released on DVD, and it doesn't appear like it will ever be put on home video again. Thus, the best way to watch it is on laserdisc (rather than trying to find a VHS copy). I also think some Criterions are fetching dollars. Star Wars used to, but now that Lucas has finally put them on DVD, not so much.

The only way a DVD would be worth anything, would be if they killed the DVD and said that it wasn't coming to Blu-ray. Of course, these are already worth money - some Criterians are OOP and worth some bucks. Its always possible, but highly unlikely, that anything in your collection will be worth more than it is today.

groovyone · 02-20-2008, 08:48 PM

I think the Criterians are the only ones worth anything in mine. Last I checked Hard Boiled was selling well, despite being reissued on DVD. Spinal Tap was going real high for the Crit. DVD.

dialog_gvf · 02-20-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by groovyone

I think the Criterians are the only ones worth anything in mine. Last I checked Hard Boiled was selling well, despite being reissued on DVD.

It's also available on BD on the Collectors Edition Stranglehold PS/3 game.

groovyone · 02-20-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

It's also available on BD on the Collectors Edition Stranglehold PS/3 game.

Dang, forgot about that.

Blu-Beard · 02-20-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Cash

was there not just a thread on this like 10min ago take them to gamestop they will buy them or just sell them on craigslist or ebay as bundles

I could've sworn I just saw a post just like this about a thread just like this

02-20-2008, 08:32 PM	#1
almy Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Any value in old DVD titles? Worth holding onto them? Back in '97 as DVDs were starting to displace Laserdiscs for video enthusiasts, I (stupidly) dumped all my LDs at a place in California (now out of business) for trade-in towards DVDs. Now, I am replacing many DVDs with Blu. I have been giving the old DVDs to a friend who will probably never get involved with hi-def. Am I throwing money away? I read in one of the posts here that someone got 100.00 for a Laserdisc of Disney's SONG OF THE SOUTH - I got 12.00 on the trade-in. Do used standard-def DVDs have any monetary value?

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PS3 Blu-Ray Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	ye you could craiglist them, or do ebay lots, but if you told your friend you would give them to him, it's too late, you got him all happy now, just my 2 cents

02-20-2008, 08:39 PM	#3
Brian Cash Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Chicago Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:3	was there not just a thread on this like 10min ago take them to gamestop they will buy them or just sell them on craigslist or ebay as bundles

02-20-2008, 08:41 PM	#4
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Most used dvds have very little value. The ones that are worth anything are usually out of print editions of desirable titles. Certain Criterion dvds fall into this category(the Hitchcock Criterions are worth lots of money). It really depends on the title. Go to Ebay and see completed auctions of a particular title to see the going value.

02-20-2008, 08:41 PM	#5
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	The only laserdiscs that are fetching big dollars are the extremely rare ones. Disney's 'Song of the South' was never released on DVD, and it doesn't appear like it will ever be put on home video again. Thus, the best way to watch it is on laserdisc (rather than trying to find a VHS copy). I also think some Criterions are fetching dollars. Star Wars used to, but now that Lucas has finally put them on DVD, not so much. The only way a DVD would be worth anything, would be if they killed the DVD and said that it wasn't coming to Blu-ray. Of course, these are already worth money - some Criterians are OOP and worth some bucks. Its always possible, but highly unlikely, that anything in your collection will be worth more than it is today.

02-20-2008, 08:48 PM	#6
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	I think the Criterians are the only ones worth anything in mine. Last I checked Hard Boiled was selling well, despite being reissued on DVD. Spinal Tap was going real high for the Crit. DVD.

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