Scorpion Releasing Discussion Thread (RIP Walt Olsen)

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Based on some of the past reports here it sounds like he's scooping them up at less than $1 per item.

Damn, he'll be able to buy an island and retire then at these mark-ups

[WillieMLF]

Originally Posted by Locus-Solus

If that was the case that's pretty crazy then. I've never had anything but great luck with GHV and a few years ago when I got back into collecting films again, they were always a go to source for finding OOP everywhere else stuff because I was so behind on material, even after Diabolik had run out. Ship fast and securely.. and most of the prices have been reasonable for the material I was looking for. Are they the best always? Course not.. but yeah, $80 for Joysticks is a bit ridiculous.. I mean, selling on ebay under a pseudonym would be way less of a slap in the face if you're just trying to bonk people..

Like booberry or whatever his name was.

[WillieMLF]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Damn, he'll be able to buy an island and retire then at these mark-ups

Bill couldn't even get rid of them...

[Nosferatu31]

Apparently college kid will soon be en route to Knoxville, Tennessee from Seattle, Washington in a U-Haul filled with his remaining Code Red/Scorpion inventory to be sold to GHV.

[whiteberry]

Don't pay $80 for Joysticks. It's getting another blu-ray release. Bananaman said another label had licensed the movie and more recently Brad at Terror Vision said the same thing:

Originally Posted by BradTV

No, we are not releasing Joy Sticks. It was on our list but when we approached the owner - they said it was already licensed.

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Originally Posted by whiteberry

Don't pay $80 for Joysticks. It's getting another blu-ray release. Bananaman said another label had licensed the movie and more recently Brad at Terror Vision said the same thing:

MVD Rewind is putting it out on DVD so far. They put out LA Wars on DVD first then a couple years later finally put it out on BD. Might be a BD in the works from them a year or two down the line. Who knows.

[Keyser Soze.]

Bill re licensed Joysticks to himself under another company sock account so he could take it with him…

“You ungrateful kids won’t be able to buy a copy for at least another 5 years!
That’s for all the years of complaining.” -Bananaman

[Ashirg]

Originally Posted by xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx

MVD Rewind is putting it out on DVD so far. They put out LA Wars on DVD first then a couple years later finally put it out on BD. Might be a BD in the works from them a year or two down the line. Who knows.

L.A. Wars was released on blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome in a deluxe edition before it was released by MVD. Perhaps they are releasing Joysticks before it gets released by MVD.

[dynoman]

Originally Posted by WillieMLF

Like booberry or whatever his name was.

i know his real name!

[Mr. Thomsen]

I bought a stack when Capstone had their summer sale going on and a couple more when Roninflix had their amazing 50% off weekend sale.

Right now, though, I am probably not going to bother with any marked up limited editions. I am picking up the old Code Red/ Scorpion collaborations with Kino that I am missing, because most of them are still available at a normal price (some are even on sale from Kino right now). But I don't feel it would be wise paying silly money for any CR or Scorpion title at the moment. Many of them are probably going to see the light again from the likes of Severin, VS and SF, some also from Dark Force, who I don't really know what to feel about.

[barsalou]

Originally Posted by Mr. Thomsen

I bought a stack when Capstone had their summer sale going on and a couple more when Roninflix had their amazing 50% off weekend sale.

Right now, though, I am probably not going to bother with any marked up limited editions. I am picking up the old Code Red/ Scorpion collaborations with Kino that I am missing, because most of them are still available at a normal price (some are even on sale from Kino right now). But I don't feel it would be wise paying silly money for any CR or Scorpion title at the moment. Many of them are probably going to see the light again from the likes of Severin, VS and SF, some also from Dark Force, who I don't really know what to feel about.

That's wise for sure. Terror Vision have also said they have a few in the pipeline...

[crikan]

Joysticks. Oh boy, I remember that s***storm of a controversy back in the day. I wouldn't sell your Scorpion copy until you've watched the new release (if it actually comes). The Scorpion DVD had Aspect Ratio issues that supposedly weren't fixable due to faulty lenses

[Show spoiler]*cough* BS *cough*

. But then they ended up fixed on the Blu-ray.

That Joysticks Blu-ray was expensive back in the day so it makes sense that it would still command a high prices. I don't miss the days of getting fleeced by Screen Archives.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Keyser Soze.

Bill re licensed Joysticks to himself under another company sock account so he could take it with him…

“You ungrateful kids won’t be able to buy a copy for at least another 5 years!
That’s for all the years of complaining.” -Bananaman

Ah Bananaman.... does sound like him, LOL.

RIP Walt and Bill.... I'll miss those guys.

I'v got STACKS of their releases that I'll never get rid of.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by barsalou

Like I said on the previous page, the flood gates have already started to open, I can see most of the old Code Red/Scorpion titles getting released again. I would definitely avoid paying scalper prices on these...

I hope that's true because there's several that I've been itching to pull the trigger on from Capstone.

[JoelGoodsen]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

Ah Bananaman.... does sound like him, LOL.

RIP Walt and Bill.... I'll miss those guys.

I'v got STACKS of their releases that I'll never get rid of.

You and me both mate. I miss those wild days on the forum. Everyone having a good time and being silly. So much fun.

[Locus-Solus]

Originally Posted by Surge92

I hope that's true because there's several that I've been itching to pull the trigger on from Capstone.

Remember to look elsewhere now as Capstone sadly stopped doing business on July 25th.

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by Surge92

I hope that's true because there's several that I've been itching to pull the trigger on from Capstone.

Grindhouse Video now owns all Code Red and Scorpion Releases.

[grindhousemike]

Just an FYI I am not getting any of the 80,000 units for even close to a dollar.

For those complaining about the price on Joysticks, I believe it's a fair price seeing that it's $100 cheaper than the cheapest one on ebay and $80 cheaper than the chepest one that sold on ebay recently.

Anyway, all of the titles should be here and in stock on the site by the end of this month.

[Locus-Solus]

Originally Posted by grindhousemike

Anyway, all of the titles should be here and in stock on the site by the end of this month.

Can't wait to see what else you ended up getting! Been checking daily for a few weeks now and pretty much picked up everything I needed as it appeared (think I wiped out some of your Blax films last week). But shoot.. how many more could there possible be!?? lol

Oh.. and don't listen to these keyboard Nazis.. I'm sure they're all professional business experts of their own and have the inside take on all your pricing schemes, really.

[Rayjg]

I wonder if they got The Dain Curse and other rare Scorpion DVDs that were never upgraded.