Risk of buying used

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by growler

I just watched my used copy of Expendables, Extended Director's cut & Unfortunately, my copy of DC had 2 spots where it froze & then skipped ahead one @ 38:48 & skipped ~ 10 seconds & the other @ 39:02 & skipped 35 seconds!

I had purchased @ Second Spin 7-2014. I have over 100 purchased BDs waiting in my "To Watch" pile. So, my habit of testing all newly purchased BDs by making sure they load & start playing, failed to detect the defect. Disc looks undamaged & I'm sure that is the reason the previous user sold it to Second Spin. I'm sure the same could have happened with any merchant that sells used.

Previously, I had thought my risk was mainly getting a Rental only version, which I hate.

That will be my last used BD. I just don't have the time to watch the entire movie immediately if purchase any used discs, in case it is defective.

you have that chance of buying new if you don't watch right away either. mfg defects happen and have happened to me in the past as well.