Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Out of Print

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by vidjunkie

lol all these ebay links, isn't this against this sites rules to post ebay links? a mod is going to have a field day here now.

It is against the rules only if a member is trying to promote his own auction . Usually there's a trend for people who do this.

[vidjunkie]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

It is against the rules only if a member is trying to promote his own auction . Usually there's a trend for people who do this.

Like I said to the other guy posting all these links, I know I am not a mod but in some of the threads I read quite often they get deleted almost immediately so I assumed there was a no link period rule, but its good to know, I guess some really like looking at that crap(all these ebay links posted) personally I would rather read about the release, so I guess it would be good to just steer clear of this thread until we get these in our hands.

Thanks again Blu Titan for clearing that up for me.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by vidjunkie

Like I said to the other guy posting all these links, I know I am not a mod but in some of the threads I read quite often they get deleted almost immediately so I assumed there was a no link period rule, but its good to know, I guess some really like looking at that crap(all these ebay links posted) personally I would rather read about the release, so I guess it would be good to just steer clear of this thread until we get these in our hands.

Thanks again Blu Titan for clearing that up for me.

Can't say that I disagree with anything you have posted . If this thread becomes about linking to ebay, then we will start removing them.

[MifuneFan]

I did some sleuthing and I believe that ebay user selling these "gghorror" goes by the name "RebelPhoenix" on here. I gathered this info from DVDtalk.com who has flagged him as a scam seller: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-exchang...hellhound.html

His last post in this thread doesn't exactly paint a pretty picture of his line of thinking either:

Originally Posted by RebelPhoenix

just to play devil's advocate, if you wanted to buy more than 2 copies....wouldn't you just need to make up a new account with a different e-mail address?? Are they that savvy matching paypal accounts and home addresses??

[ParticleDan]

I know this is a long shot but thought I'd throw it out there: I would gladly trade my copy of NOTLD for Fright Night. PM if interested.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by wicky_J

Is it still sealed ?

I think he means he'll trade his incoming copy of NOTLD for a copy of Fright Night, not the other way around

[spanky87]

Where were these people a few days ago when this was still for sale? Are people actually discovering this release through ebay?

[wicky_J]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I think he means he'll trade his incoming copy of NOTLD for a copy of Fright Night, not the other way around

I see, and now feel stupid and need some stronger coffee.

[#Darren]

Originally Posted by spanky87

Where were these people a few days ago when this was still for sale? Are people actually discovering this release through ebay?

I would imagine they are.

[Adcatalano]

Originally Posted by #Darren

I would imagine they are.

Yeah. I think a bigger issue here that leads to eBay purchases is that there is no marketing with twilight time releases. If you don't know about the system you will only once they end up on eBay. Hence why titles like as good as it gets don't sell out (people interested in the title don't know it exists) and why notld sells out (younger demographic and tech savy buyers aware of tt)

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by spanky87

Where were these people a few days ago when this was still for sale? Are people actually discovering this release through ebay?

Not everyone reads Blu-ray.com. Thousands of fans are going to be discovering in the next month or two they completely missed out on this BD. Remember the general level of angst on other forums surrounding Fright Night, once it sold out? That was what led to the debate about Twilight Time's business model.

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Not everyone reads Blu-ray.com. Thousands of fans are going to be discovering in the next month or two they completely missed out on this BD. Remember the general level of angst on other forums surrounding Fright Night, once it sold out? That was what led to the debate about Twilight Time's business model.

Yeah. If they didn't have to stick to 3000 units, there would be big money to be made at horror conventions.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Not everyone reads Blu-ray.com. Thousands of fans are going to be discovering in the next month or two they completely missed out on this BD. Remember the general level of angst on other forums surrounding Fright Night, once it sold out? That was what led to the debate about Twilight Time's business model.

Althought it doesn't excuse the buyer from conducting their own research (googling) it doesn't help that the sellers are clearly lying about the availability (OOP) of a majority of the TT titles too. Unfortunately, the average eBay buyer most likely "trusts" the seller which is clearly a flaw in their thinking.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I did some sleuthing and I believe that ebay user selling these "gghorror" goes by the name "RebelPhoenix" on here. I gathered this info from DVDtalk.com who has flagged him as a scam seller: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-exchang...hellhound.html

His last post in this thread doesn't exactly paint a pretty picture of his line of thinking either:

Good work. How does his scamming work? He agreed to a trade and then sends nothing?

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Althought it doesn't excuse the buyer from conducting their own research (googling) it doesn't help that the sellers are clearly lying about the availability (OOP) of a majority of the TT titles too. Unfortunately, the average eBay buyer most likely "trusts" the seller which is clearly a flaw in their thinking.

Actually(and im damn sure not defending them) but they aren't lying. Most of the auctions aren't lying about the in stock TT titles being out of print. That is why technically they aren't doing anything against any rules. They simply list the titles and tell the truth, just leaving out the fact there there is this other obscure site where you can buy it for half the price. When people read that something is a limited edition with only 3000 copies, those crazy prices don't look so crazy I guess. Then they check all the major sites and it isn't listed so they assume it is worth that price.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Actually(and im damn sure not defending them) but they aren't lying. Most of the auctions aren't lying about the in stock TT titles being out of print. That is why technically they aren't doing anything against any rules. They simply list the titles and tell the truth, just leaving out the fact there there is this other obscure site where you can buy it for half the price. When people read that something is a limited edition with only 3000 copies, those crazy prices don't look so crazy I guess. Then they check all the major sites and it isn't listed so they assume it is worth that price.

I'll acknowledge all sellers aren't doing it but let's use the seller in the previously posted links. Are you saying Bye Bye Birdie, Enemy Mine, Bell Book and Candle, Pal Joey, and Demetrius and the Gladiators are all OOP; not to mention Christine which has yet to be put up for preorder? He even lists Porky's (which will be released on Tuesday as a Walmart exclusive) and School of Rock (a BestBuy exclusive) as also being OOP. The titles may be exclusive or limited in number but they certainly doesn't make them OOP. To me, saying something is OOP when it's not is lying. I guess the new craze is to use OOP, limited edition, and exclusive interchangeably.

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christine-Bl...item3a7a103723

LOL why is he trying to break even? Same guy was taking pre-orders for NOTLD. He sold like 9 of them for 48 to 50 bucks a piece. After he buys the item, pays ebay fees, paypal fees and then ships it out he will only have a 5 dollar profit.

Theoretically, he can change the shipping address before it ships and that should take care of the shipping hassle.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

I'll acknowledge all sellers aren't doing it but let's use the seller in the previously posted links. Are you saying Bye Bye Birdie, Enemy Mine, Bell Book and Candle, Pal Joey, and Demetrius and the Gladiators are all OOP; not to mention Christine which has yet to be put up for preorder? He even lists Porky's (which will be released on Tuesday as a Walmart exclusive) and School of Rock (a BestBuy exclusive) as also being OOP. The titles may be exclusive or limited in number but they certainly doesn't make them OOP. To me, saying something is OOP when it's not is lying. I guess the new craze is to use OOP, limited edition, and exclusive interchangeably.

He is the only one doing that though. Again not that the guys not it are heroes either.

[evoxturbo]

Since this sold out faster then Fright Night I think the general demand for this movie is higher. This means it will be more valuable and more sought after. Which means higher prices. I think in a couple months you will see this being sold online for more then $150.00 dollars.

Zombies are in right now. A lot of people probably missed their chance to buy this movie. I could see this movie going for more then $200.00 by next year.

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by evoxturbo

Since this sold out faster then Fright Night I think the general demand for this movie is higher.... I could see this movie going for more then $200.00 by next year.

I think the percieved demand is higher. Most people here feel that what happened with Fright Night is directly responsible for the rate at which NOTLD '90 sold. It's very possible that the extra copies won't sell.

Who knows? I got mine.