Fright Night (1985) (30th Anniversary Edition) (Limited Edition) - SOLD OUT

[Dunemoon]

Originally Posted by Marv Inc.

I'am sure they'll be another re-re-release in three years.

Yeah but the whiners probably still won't have grown up yet.

[nvadr]

I wish people would not be so willing to purchase these limited editions at ridiculous prices.. Stop doing it and they will release 10,000 at $19.99. Fun little movie but I think I would prefer to purchase 4 blu's for what they are asking for one. Boutique prices just for bragging rights does not make good sense.

[Sho-Nuff]

Are these numbered? First purchase from TT. Thanks.

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by Sho-Nuff

Are these numbered? First purchase from TT. Thanks.

no

[Sho-Nuff]

Originally Posted by wormraper

no

Cool. Thanks

[VinnieRattolle]

Originally Posted by pEgLeG

I'm curious, why is it that you dislike scalpers? Until recently, I'd never really given much thought to scalpers, positive or negative. But either yesterday or the day before, a forum member commented about a chapter in the Freakonomics book that seemed to say that scalping wasn't a bad thing. That comment got me curious, so today I read some postings by scalpers about why they think scalping is okay. I found their arguments very interesting, and after reading them, I think I might sort of agree with them that it isn't a bad thing (though I'm still on the fence).

It's one thing to get back more than you paid for something -- in our disposable society, that's rare. But to snag up 30 copies just to jack up the price by 500% is a pretty dick thing to do. And sadly, it's become increasingly commonplace. The second amazon goes out of stock on a $5 movie, a scalper lists a used copy at $99 and all of the other resellers on the net and in resale shops follow suit. And anytime there's a limited edition like this (or the bazillions of Intrada special-release soundtracks), slow and initially-oblivious fans can forget about paying an affordable price for a copy.

[ImAWalkingCorpse]

Shoot I missed it again.

[Sho-Nuff]

As long as there's people willing to pay, there will always be scalpers. I'm not one of those people........I look for the lowest possible price for anything I purchase online and there's a limit of how much I'd actually pay.

If you purchased two, one for watching and one for 'collecting' I'd have no issues with that. As mentioned before, SAE should have done a better job with that in the beginning.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by nvadr

I wish people would not be so willing to purchase these limited editions at ridiculous prices.. Stop doing it and they will release 10,000 at $19.99.

If nobody bought the first release, this second release wouldn't exist and Sony would determine that there's no market for Fright Night on Blu-ray at all.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

If nobody bought the first release, this second release wouldn't exist and Sony would determine that there's no market for Fright Night on Blu-ray at all.

Which brings up a reasonable point... Fright Night has now sold over 8000 copies in less then 2 weeks time to only a very small segment of the Blu Ray purchasing market if you combine sales from both releases Twilight Time have done. Maybe Sony will finally take notice and consider mainstream releases of these genre titles as something still worth pursuing.

[burner xxx]

Originally Posted by Dunemoon

Yeah but the whiners probably still won't have grown up yet.

you've made the list

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by VinnieRattolle

It's one thing to get back more than you paid for something -- in our disposable society, that's rare. But to snag up 30 copies just to jack up the price by 500% is a pretty dick thing to do. And sadly, it's become increasingly commonplace. The second amazon goes out of stock on a $5 movie, a scalper lists a used copy at $99 and all of the other resellers on the net and in resale shops follow suit. And anytime there's a limited edition like this (or the bazillions of Intrada special-release soundtracks), slow and initially-oblivious fans can forget about paying an affordable price for a copy.

welcome to the world of limited edition items... it's been going on for DECADES. just not usually in the movie business, which is why it's so "shocking" to people here. don't like scalping, well then get rid of limited edition movies...end of story.

[persuazion]

Originally Posted by Bubba_Hotep

http://www.amazon.de/Fright-Night-Bl...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF

Thanks, picked up this and Christine for 24 bucks shipped.

[Sho-Nuff]

Originally Posted by persuazion

Thanks, picked up this and Christine for 24 bucks shipped.

Is Christine the same as the sold out US version? Extra features and all?

[persuazion]

Originally Posted by Sho-Nuff

Is Christine the same as the sold out US version? Extra features and all?

Not sure about that one.

[Bubba_Hotep]

Originally Posted by persuazion

Thanks, picked up this and Christine for 24 bucks shipped.

Np, glad you got them.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Shockingly enough Barnes & Noble stocks a huge amount of catalog Sony Blus usually always with sale prices. They are usually in sections under discount banners. Still Sony has just about all but given up on older catalog titles. Shocked that something like John Carpenter's Vampires wasn't release dying for the TT U-Turn that has been one of my BLU holy grail titles since BLUs started coming out.

But yeah Best Buy stocks hardly anything anymore. If it isn't a huge hit movie or a new release that store is not worthwhile as much anymore. Sad really I liked browsing for titles years ago.

My Barnes and Noble is HUGE, but they never carry more than 3 or 4 blus. My Best Buy has a HUGE selection of blus.

Originally Posted by VinnieRattolle

It's one thing to get back more than you paid for something -- in our disposable society, that's rare. But to snag up 30 copies just to jack up the price by 500% is a pretty dick thing to do. And sadly, it's become increasingly commonplace. The second amazon goes out of stock on a $5 movie, a scalper lists a used copy at $99 and all of the other resellers on the net and in resale shops follow suit. And anytime there's a limited edition like this (or the bazillions of Intrada special-release soundtracks), slow and initially-oblivious fans can forget about paying an affordable price for a copy.

To me it sounds like people are just trying to gain the maximum profit in a capitalist society. I live in a capitalist society, so I expect (and prepare for) this sort of thing. I think the majority of people who have an issue with it are those who ignored the following wise phrases while growing up:
You snooze you lose.
The early bird gets the worm.
Fortune favors the prepared.
By failing to prepare, you're preparing to fail.
Good luck is a residue of preparation.
There are many more.

[GenPion]

I have a feeling once actual copies start arriving to people we'll see more showing up on eBay and at lower prices. Surely some ordered it just to sell given how fast the first sold out and the demand.

[Shin Hayata]

Hello everyone. Have been a lurker here since the tail end of the hd-dvd/Blu-ray war. I literally registered about 5 minutes before posting this. I wanted to first thank the members here for being a wealth of knowledge for me over the years.

it was because of this thread that I was able to secure my copy of Fright Night the other day. I had registered my email to be notified, but I never got any notifications. Luckily, didn't stop me from remembering to check out SAE to pre-order.

So again, want to give my thanks, as I don't think I would even know about this offering if it wasn't for this site and forum. Happy New Year to all

[burner xxx]

Originally Posted by Shin Hayata

Hello everyone. Have been a lurker here since the tail end of the hd-dvd/Blu-ray war. I literally registered about 5 minutes before posting this. I wanted to first thank the members here for being a wealth of knowledge for me over the years.

it was because of this thread that I was able to secure my copy of Fright Night the other day. I had registered my email to be notified, but I never got any notifications. Luckily, didn't stop me from remembering to check out SAE to pre-order.

So again, want to give my thanks, as I don't think I would even know about this offering if it wasn't for this site and forum. Happy New Year to all

always nice to meet a new member. congrats on getting fright night, and welcome to the forums!