Buying Blu Rays From AMAZON Marketplace?

[PrinceAllen]

Hey, I was just looking at the prices for BDs at Amazon Marketplace and they are so cheap, and say stuff like "Sealed, BRAND New"

Has anyone bought from these seller and if they are BRAND NEW SEALED copies how can they afford to sell them for so cheap?

(Also, I'm not sure if this should be here or the Hot deals forum)

[Kynch]

They usually just bulk-buy them directly from wholesalers and thus avoid the whole tax issue.

I bought The Fifth Element for US$11 from a MarketPlace seller and it was mint, so I can vouch for them MOSTLY being trustworthy.

There'll ALWAYS be bummholes that's for sure though...

[italiano17771]

i bought 99% of my bd's from amazon and everything has been great...and i mainly buy them used.

[Sussudio]

hot deals isn't for discussions, just posting deals, so this is the correct thread to post in

as for marketplace, i buy used blurays ALL the time. one thing you should look at is the seller's rating. i generally only buy from people who have 95% or above. if it's an awesome awesome price and their rating is below 95 ill read over their feedback. the great thing about buying from amazon marketplace is that you are covered by amazon's policies. if for some reason you buy something and the seller doesn't send you the correct item or nothing at all and won't do anything about it, amazon will refund you 100%. but these experiences are very rare, so go to it!! it's a great way to buy blus cheap

[PrinceAllen]

I've heard of people who take used movies and wrap them to present them as new...Is this something that happens often?

[JimShaw]

I buy from Amazon all the time. But watch the rating and how many they have sold. If something goes wrong, Amazon has always help and taken care of it.

[kdn1221]

Originally Posted by DoYouBlu

hot deals isn't for discussions, just posting deals, so this is the correct thread to post in

as for marketplace, i buy used blurays ALL the time. one thing you should look at is the seller's rating. i generally only buy from people who have 95% or above. if it's an awesome awesome price and their rating is below 95 ill read over their feedback. the great thing about buying from amazon marketplace is that you are covered by amazon's policies. if for some reason you buy something and the seller doesn't send you the correct item or nothing at all and won't do anything about it, amazon will refund you 100%. but these experiences are very rare, so go to it!! it's a great way to buy blus cheap

I agree with this assessment. I buy from both Amazon and Amazon marketplace sellers. However, I only buy new merchandise (blu-rays, dvds, video games) from marketplace sellers with at least 95% ratings. Everything I received so far have been factory sealed. The worst problem that I have once in a while is the case may be cracked. I think this problem could happen anywhere even in regular stores so it's not as big of an issue. I always look at the marketplace seller's price plus shipping and compare it to Amazon's price and buy the lesser of the two. The reason I don't factor in the shipping from Amazon is because I always place orders for $25.00 or more to get Free Super Saver Shipping. One of my recent purchases was for Speed Racer (10.00 + 2.98 shipping = 12.98 total).

[masoud90]

They are SOOO cheap, they are almost free.

[joegs300]

Originally Posted by Kynch

They usually just bulk-buy them directly from wholesalers and thus avoid the whole tax issue.

I bought The Fifth Element for US$11 from a MarketPlace seller and it was mint, so I can vouch for them MOSTLY being trustworthy.

There'll ALWAYS be bummholes that's for sure though...

its kind of like buying from ebay just without the auction. you would mostly have to go with feedback on them... just be save, spend a couple more bucks and buy from amazon.

[Crim122]

I buy most of my BD off amazon, when Shoot Em Up was 35 dollars IN STORES...I bought it off amazon for 13 brand new sealed