When do prices come down . - Blu-ray Forum

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 02:41 PM

Why is it that some titles go as low as 14.00 -19.00 such as batman begins ,shooter,black hawk down,which IMO are some kick a$$ movies but other titles I love never come below 26.00 like rush hour 3,live free or die hard,and even super bad, Iam I lokking in the right place?

kpkelley · 02-25-2009, 02:46 PM

For older titles check Amazon Marketplace, you can get the titles you listed new for:

Life Free or Die Hard $15
Rush Hour 3 $9
Superbad $16

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 02:52 PM

it says 24.99/what im a missing?

metsfan1545d · 02-25-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

it says 24.99/what im a missing?

he is talking about 3rd party sellers on amazon not amazons prices

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by metsfan1545d

he is talking about 3rd party sellers on amazon not amazons prices

Are those trust worthy,I mean come on 9.95 for rush hour 3 on blu ray?

kpkelley · 02-25-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Are those trust worthy,I mean come on 9.95 for rush hour 3 on blu ray?

I've bought about a dozen blu's from sellers on amazon without any problems so far. They typically ship faster than amazon does, at least in my experience.

vamsilak · 02-25-2009, 03:23 PM

sonic
i did get diehard and spiderman3 @3.99 from the third party thru amazon
sometimes u will get great kickass deals

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 03:25 PM

Im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...YFOPH&v=glance but look who it says is starring kind of fishy to me.Should I jump on it?

1Fish2FishRedFishBlu · 02-25-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Why is it that some titles go as low as 14.00 -19.00 such as batman begins ,shooter,black hawk down,which IMO are some kick a$$ movies but other titles I love never come below 26.00 like rush hour 3,live free or die hard,and even super bad, Iam I lokking in the right place?

Generally older titles come down in price quicker then new releases. Especially films that were on older formats which are then released on the new format.

Supply and demand have some bearing on the price as does the releasing studio.

I have about 2-3 dozen titles that I have in a wish list that I check every day for a lower amazon price. I agree with you and have my own price threshold ($15-18). There are many titles I am also waiting on a lower price for example I have NEVER seen Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium for less then $27

PepeGameblouse · 02-25-2009, 03:29 PM

that seller has a 95 percent approval rating from just under 30,000 buyers. You should be getting what you pay for. I always check the seller's approval rating before buying.

Oh and I've been looking for a good price on Close Encounters and that is always expensive

MyBlu-rayBrotherEd · 02-25-2009, 03:34 PM

If it turns out to be not as advertised, Amazon will make it right according to people who have shopped the marketplace a lot. My first experience is kind of so-so. I placed 5 different orders for blurays on Monday the 9th, and one of them has yet to arrive, and one other one took almost 2 weeks. The other 3 arrived within a week tho. Some of the individual sellers, even though they have high approval ratings and fast shipping speeds, are very slow in my first experience. Some of them don't even e-mail that they have shipped your order, and there is no way to track where the order is at. That being said, if you are patient, and trust Amazon will make things right for you if there is a problem I have not been able to find better prices.

Meeklo · 02-25-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...YFOPH&v=glance but look who it says is starring kind of fishy to me.Should I jump on it?

Amazon doesn't always list the "top billed" actors as the starring actors. Look those names up on imdb, I guarantee they are listed as being in Rush Hour 3.

metsfan1545d · 02-25-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Are those trust worthy,I mean come on 9.95 for rush hour 3 on blu ray?

ive heard enough horror stories to avoid it myself but most people seem to not have any problems

bajor27 · 02-25-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PepeGameblouse

that seller has a 95 percent approval rating from just under 30,000 buyers. You should be getting what you pay for. I always check the seller's approval rating before buying.

Oh and I've been looking for a good price on Close Encounters and that is always expensive

Amazon.co.uk. It's only £8.98 and is part of their 3 for 2 sale. And yes, it's region free. The only difference is that it comes in a different package and doesn't contain the booklet that is in the US version.

wormraper · 02-25-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...YFOPH&v=glance but look who it says is starring kind of fishy to me.Should I jump on it?

Pieceofmindmedia is a good seller man, I get tons of stuff through them (especially since they ship through amazon and I get to use prime

)

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 03:40 PM

Does everything look legit about this blu ray .Look who it says its starring !!

wormraper · 02-25-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

Does everything look legit about this blu ray .Look who it says its starring !!

ummm, yeah, like we have said before, Amazon doesn't always list the MAIN actors. That web page is the EXACT same listing that Amazon.com sells themselves brand new. It definitely stars those actors too, they just didn't list Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in those two billing spots. Besides, as I said myself, Pieceofmindmedia are good sellers. I have had one issue in dozens of transactions with them and they corrected it within 20 minutes of me contacting them. Don't worry. best bet is to look at feedback ratings and go with trusted sellers with high ratings. Amazon has an A to Z guarantee on everything you buy through their sellers.

djluis2k6 · 02-25-2009, 03:46 PM

A lot of the times it has to do with the actual store. I found that Fry's prices are pretty comparable to Amazon.com prices, Wal-Mart and H-E-B Plus! are probably the cheapest, and Best Buy the most expensive. You probably won't see Best Buy drop their prices by much, unless it's a special event like Christmas, but it wouldn't be out of the question to see the other stores drop their prices on older titles at some point.

s0nIc · 02-25-2009, 03:49 PM

kk im going for it need to find 1 more movie so I can get that free shipping,lets see what I can find.

kpkelley · 02-25-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by s0nIc

kk im going for it need to find 1 more movie so I can get that free shipping,lets see what I can find.

I don't believe free shipping applies to amazon marketplace transactions. I could be wrong though.

02-25-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	When do prices come down . Why is it that some titles go as low as 14.00 -19.00 such as batman begins ,shooter,black hawk down,which IMO are some kick a$$ movies but other titles I love never come below 26.00 like rush hour 3,live free or die hard,and even super bad, Iam I lokking in the right place?

02-25-2009, 03:46 PM	#18
djluis2k6 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007	A lot of the times it has to do with the actual store. I found that Fry's prices are pretty comparable to Amazon.com prices, Wal-Mart and H-E-B Plus! are probably the cheapest, and Best Buy the most expensive. You probably won't see Best Buy drop their prices by much, unless it's a special event like Christmas, but it wouldn't be out of the question to see the other stores drop their prices on older titles at some point. Last edited by djluis2k6; 02-25-2009 at 03:49 PM.

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02-25-2009, 02:46 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	For older titles check Amazon Marketplace, you can get the titles you listed new for: Life Free or Die Hard $15 Rush Hour 3 $9 Superbad $16

02-25-2009, 02:52 PM	#3
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	it says 24.99/what im a missing?

02-25-2009, 03:23 PM	#7
vamsilak Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Trading Score:1	sonic i did get diehard and spiderman3 @3.99 from the third party thru amazon sometimes u will get great kickass deals

02-25-2009, 03:25 PM	#8
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	Im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...YFOPH&v=glance but look who it says is starring kind of fishy to me.Should I jump on it?

02-25-2009, 03:29 PM	#10
PepeGameblouse Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Pennsylvania Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:2	that seller has a 95 percent approval rating from just under 30,000 buyers. You should be getting what you pay for. I always check the seller's approval rating before buying. Oh and I've been looking for a good price on Close Encounters and that is always expensive

02-25-2009, 03:34 PM	#11
MyBlu-rayBrotherEd Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Billings, MT Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:132 Blu-ray collection:1057 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:13	If it turns out to be not as advertised, Amazon will make it right according to people who have shopped the marketplace a lot. My first experience is kind of so-so. I placed 5 different orders for blurays on Monday the 9th, and one of them has yet to arrive, and one other one took almost 2 weeks. The other 3 arrived within a week tho. Some of the individual sellers, even though they have high approval ratings and fast shipping speeds, are very slow in my first experience. Some of them don't even e-mail that they have shipped your order, and there is no way to track where the order is at. That being said, if you are patient, and trust Amazon will make things right for you if there is a problem I have not been able to find better prices.

02-25-2009, 03:40 PM	#16
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	Does everything look legit about this blu ray .Look who it says its starring !!

02-25-2009, 03:49 PM	#19
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	kk im going for it need to find 1 more movie so I can get that free shipping,lets see what I can find.

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