Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[Rory]

Originally Posted by JoeDeM

Most DVD's are not worth much, but some of the OOP ones are, In most cases it's not even worth the trouble, so I just give them away.

Have you ever thought of using them as decorative coasters? Many DVDs have nice artwork on them, though I expect the hole in the middle does make it problematic when the condensation starts with cold drink glasses.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by JoeDeM

Most DVD's are not worth much, but some of the OOP ones are, In most cases it's not even worth the trouble, so I just give them away.

I do an Amazon trade in since they pay shipping. It's sometimes only 50 cents or less but it's something and it's not a hassle If I tried to sell that on Ebay I wouldn't get much more.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Really? Used DVDs don't seem to go for much.

I made quite a lot of money when I sold 600 or so DVDs back in 2012 and early 2013 with the intent of upgrading those movies to Blu-ray. I took most of them to a used store in my area, and many of my discs were obscure enough to fetch a few dollars.

I waited long enough to switch over to Blu-ray so that, in several instances, I was able to buy a Blu-ray of a movie for the same amount that I made by selling the DVD of the same movie.

I also took good advantage of the Best Buy Upgrade & Save program when it was still around, and that was how I "sold" most of my more generic DVD titles that would not have sold for a lot of money elsewhere.

I probably would have made more money by selling the DVDs individually on eBay and such, but I don't have the patience to do all of that, and, after the hassle of shipping and such, the yield might not have been that much higher.

I'd say that, from a rough estimate, the sale of my 600+ DVDs earned me about $2,500 to 3,000 to spend on Blu-ray upgrades. All things considered, I'm pleased with that.

[bruceames]

To me it's not worth the hassle of selling my DVDs. Would rather keep a DVD I paid $15 for (or more) rather than "give" it away for a buck (or less). Just like Blu-ray, I bought the discs to keep, not sell 10 years later at pennies to the dollar. Since I only will have watched them once or maybe twice in that time, I would have rented them instead if that was my intent.

Will be interesting to see if we feel the same about our Blu-ray collection in 5-10 years, as we do now about our DVD collection.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Whoa, it's free? I don't think the announcement spelled that out, and I haven't had experience with this type of sale with them before so I didn't realize. I figured it was a "right to buy" thing - if you spent that much, you can then buy the Fright Night disc (which I assumed would be the standard $30).

That's pretty cool...still not sure, there are five titles I could pick up, but the 4th and 5th ones are "fence" titles that I'd pick up but I am not necessarily needing for $30 a pop. When I was figuring paying for Fright Night and ending up at practically $200 I was leaning towards not, but $150+shipping doesn't sound so bad.

Hmmmm...thanks for the info!

Yep, it's absolutely free, with the purchase of course. When I first heard about those promos a few years back, I thought the same thing... they're giving away this $30 blu-ray signed by the director for free?

Originally Posted by bruceames.

To me it's not worth the hassle of selling my DVDs. Would rather keep a DVD I paid $15 for (or more) rather than "give" it away for a buck (or less). Just like Blu-ray, I bought the discs to keep, not sell 10 years later at pennies to the dollar. Since I only will have watched them once or maybe twice in that time, I would have rented them instead if that was my intent.

Will be interesting to see if we feel the same about our Blu-ray collection in 5-10 years, as we do now about our DVD collection.

I sold off a lot of DVDs when I upgraded to blu ray but I've kept a lot of favourite must-have titles. I also "piggyback" a lot of titles, so my copy of Two Jakes is in the blu-ray case with Chinatown, etc.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

I sold off a lot of DVDs when I upgraded to blu ray but I've kept a lot of favourite must-have titles. I also "piggyback" a lot of titles, so my copy of Two Jakes is in the blu-ray case with Chinatown, etc.

I've been doing this lately, like all my Harryhausen titles.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Yep, it's absolutely free, with the purchase of course. When I first heard about those promos a few years back, I thought the same thing... they're giving away this $30 blu-ray signed by the director for free?

Me too. I almost thought it was too good to be true, that there must be some other catch or something. The signed promos are what really makes my TT collection grow (other than that sale they had last year, when I bought quite a few), since it reduces the cost enough on the other movies (around $24) to make it worth a purchase, when I otherwise would have passed. Plus the signed copy is worth $40-$50 on average (at least, that I how personally value it). So taking that into account, the average price for the others drops even further.

I sold off a lot of DVDs when I upgraded to blu ray but I've kept a lot of favourite must-have titles. I also "piggyback" a lot of titles, so my copy of Two Jakes is in the blu-ray case with Chinatown, etc.

I'll have to see which DVDs have exclusive extras and "piggyback" those with the BLu-rays when I get time. The other DVDs that I have (that no longer have any redeeming value) also the Blu-ray of, I just remove the amary case and store the discs in white sleeves, fold the disc cover, and store both separately in alpha order (the sleeves stay on the shelf, while the discs go into a custom disc cabinet I made).

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Really? Used DVDs don't seem to go for much.

I tend to get $1-$3 for most of mine through various sites (who also pay the shipping to them). Some only fetch 10 cents, but I've also had others valued at $7-$8. At least I get something back, and its essentially free money at this point. If I can pull $50-$70 per order then that's 3-4 blu-rays I don't have to "pay" for.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I made quite a lot of money when I sold 600 or so DVDs back in 2012 and early 2013 with the intent of upgrading those movies to Blu-ray. I took most of them to a used store in my area, and many of my discs were obscure enough to fetch a few dollars.

I waited long enough to switch over to Blu-ray so that, in several instances, I was able to buy a Blu-ray of a movie for the same amount that I made by selling the DVD of the same movie.

I also took good advantage of the Best Buy Upgrade & Save program when it was still around, and that was how I "sold" most of my more generic DVD titles that would not have sold for a lot of money elsewhere.

I probably would have made more money by selling the DVDs individually on eBay and such, but I don't have the patience to do all of that, and, after the hassle of shipping and such, the yield might not have been that much higher.

I'd say that, from a rough estimate, the sale of my 600+ DVDs earned me about $2,500 to 3,000 to spend on Blu-ray upgrades. All things considered, I'm pleased with that.

I did the same, but in 2008-2010 is where I did the bulk of it. Back then even Amazon trade ins weren't bad, and in some cases even exceeded the eBay value.

I kept my most worthless discs only for dvd2blu and upgrade and save.

[kuro_sawa]

Anyone in this thread ever experienced any peeling/bronzing on TT titles? I have a disc that freezes around an hour in on all my players and has what looks like peeling beginning around the outer edge of the disc, all the way around. I've watched the disc two times previously with no issue, and did not see anything wrong with it when I first got it. Am I the only one? Chances TT responds?

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Anyone in this thread ever experienced any peeling/bronzing on TT titles? I have a disc that freezes around an hour in on all my players and has what looks like peeling beginning around the outer edge of the disc, all the way around. I've watched the disc two times previously with no issue, and did not see anything wrong with it when I first got it. Am I the only one? Chances TT responds?

What movie is it?

[Davidian]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Anyone in this thread ever experienced any peeling/bronzing on TT titles? I have a disc that freezes around an hour in on all my players and has what looks like peeling beginning around the outer edge of the disc, all the way around. I've watched the disc two times previously with no issue, and did not see anything wrong with it when I first got it. Am I the only one? Chances TT responds?

What disc? Got an IFPI?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

I sold off a lot of DVDs when I upgraded to blu ray but I've kept a lot of favourite must-have titles. I also "piggyback" a lot of titles, so my copy of Two Jakes is in the blu-ray case with Chinatown, etc.

The only DVDs in my existing DVD collection are ones that do not yet have available Blu-ray upgrades, at least not in Region A.

Many of the classic-era film noir movies that I own will likely never be upgraded to a high definition format, but I'm just happy to have those films on DVD in the first place.

[Blu Titan]

I don't see anywhere how many autographed copies will be available for tomorrow's promotion. Thus, the number could be larger than 150? Gives me a better chance .

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

What movie is it?

Originally Posted by Davidian

What disc? Got an IFPI?

Man Hunt, IFPI: 2UEP

[Widescreenfilmguy]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I don't see anywhere how many autographed copies will be available for tomorrow's promotion. Thus, the number could be larger than 150? Gives me a better chance .

I always thought it was 100 but I might be wrong. I did see they didn't list a quantity on the FB announcement

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Whoa, it's free? I don't think the announcement spelled that out, and I haven't had experience with this type of sale with them before so I didn't realize. I figured it was a "right to buy" thing - if you spent that much, you can then buy the Fright Night disc (which I assumed would be the standard $30).

As far as I know, only one of their signed promos was not a freebie. Pat Boone signed 100 copies of the original issue of Journey to the Center of the Earth, and those were offered at the same price as the unsigned copies.

As should be obvious, these are offered for free in an effort to get people to buy a handful of titles they might otherwise put off getting.

In my sig is a link to a posting of mine listing all of the signed promos.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Widescreenfilmguy

I always thought it was 100 but I might be wrong. I did see they didn't list a quantity on the FB announcement

Just a hunch, but I think if it's only 100 copies then they are more likely to list the quantity on FB. If they don't list it, then it's likely to be more.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

To me it's not worth the hassle of selling my DVDs. Would rather keep a DVD I paid $15 for (or more) rather than "give" it away for a buck (or less). Just like Blu-ray, I bought the discs to keep, not sell 10 years later at pennies to the dollar. Since I only will have watched them once or maybe twice in that time, I would have rented them instead if that was my intent.

I felt the same way. I didn't buy DVDs with the expectation of selling them down the road, but it's a question of room. If I can upgrade a DVD to BD, the DVD goes bye-bye. Except for those that have interesting extras that aren't on the BD (like, say, Hellboy). As I upgrade, I put the DVDs in a box, and when the box gets full, I take them to a local store (a Newbury Comics, for those of you in the greater Boston area) and sell them for cash. I don't get a whole lot for them (I average a buck fifty apiece), but it gives me enough to buy a handful of used BDs from that store.

Just the other week, I brought about 40 DVDs in. They took all but 5 of them, and I got $66. I spent most of that on used BDs of Dexter: Season 1 (and now I can sell off my DVD set), the edition of Sin City with both cuts on it, the SteelBook of Zodiac, The Apartment, and a couple of Olive titles that I wouldn't dream of buying new.

There's another place that I can take the ones that Newbury doesn't want.

Will be interesting to see if we feel the same about our Blu-ray collection in 5-10 years, as we do now about our DVD collection.

Possibly, but I'm at an age that I've decided that Blu-ray will probably be my last physical media purchase (unless I win Powerball).

[blu-rigel]

Originally Posted by jayembee

As far as I know, only one of their signed promos was not a freebie. Pat Boone signed 100 copies of the original issue of Journey to the Center of the Earth, and those were offered at the same price as the unsigned copies.

As should be obvious, these are offered for free in an effort to get people to buy a handful of titles they might otherwise put off getting.

In my sig is a link to a posting of mine listing all of the signed promos.

They also did a signed promo of Nancy Kwan on the DVD version of Fate Is The Hunter. It was signed on the DVD disc itself with silver sharpee. If my recollection is correct, it sold for $19.95 and may have required a minimum order amount.