Your collecting quirks, ticks, habits and general unhealthy behaviour.

[jasibley]

As a collector for many years, I have tons of quirks and habits. Although, I think I'm mainly guilty of everything at the store before I buy it. I like to get superb packaging: no dents, creases, slashes, etc. I often go through multiple copies just to ensure the *perfect* copy.
However, I just love having my collection in alphabetical order. I can understand how other collectors divide their collections, but I love being able to just see what movie I have right away. I remember I used to do by category or genre, and found myself having to look in a couple of spots. Haha
I have all of my Blu-rays together, all of my DVDs together, and larger boxed sets together. So far that's worked for me. Although, I'm pretty much out of room in my display
We'll see what happens

[koover]

Originally Posted by jasibley

As a collector for many years, I have tons of quirks and habits. Although, I think I'm mainly guilty of everything at the store before I buy it. I like to get superb packaging: no dents, creases, slashes, etc. I often go through multiple copies just to ensure the *perfect* copy.
However, I just love having my collection in alphabetical order. I can understand how other collectors divide their collections, but I love being able to just see what movie I have right away. I remember I used to do by category or genre, and found myself having to look in a couple of spots. Haha
I have all of my Blu-rays together, all of my DVDs together, and larger boxed sets together. So far that's worked for me. Although, I'm pretty much out of room in my display
We'll see what happens

After reading all the quirks and habits these last few pages. I now feel like I'm the one with the issue. I'm just an alphabetical guy with a few exceptions. 3D, Digibooks, Criterion and TV shows are all separated but on the shelves alphabetical. Other then that, I guess I'm pretty weird and out there because I watch them.

[TheLivingEnd]

For my system it's mostly alphabetical unless it's part of a franchise, in which case the franchise name is what gets alphabetized. For example take James Bond: I have all of them in J's organized by release order as opposed to alphabetically such as James Bond 21: Casino Royale, James Bond 22: Quantum of Solace James Bond 23: Skyfall etc.

With the Marvel franchise, since it's kinda extensive, I've got it broken up in the MCU and MTU (again, in release order but keeping the series seasons all together).

[headphones]

I won't make the same hoarding mistake with bluray, that I did with DVD. So many people buy blurays, just to have them. They watch them once, and then they collect dust. Some people buy them, and never even open them.

So my rules are, I will only buy a movie on bluray if I absolutely love it. And only if I plan to watch it at least 5 times within the net few years. That's my main criteria.

I don't care how what percentage it got on rotten tomatoes. Or if it make $2 billion at the box office. I don't care if it's on the AFI list. Or if it's a "classic" that everyone must own.

I also will never buy a bluray, just to "upgrade" an existing DVD that I have. But most of them I only ever watched once, or haven't watched the DVD in years, and they're simply collecting dust.

[rui no onna]

Originally Posted by headphones

I won't make the same hoarding mistake with bluray, that I did with DVD. So many people buy blurays, just to have them. They watch them once, and then they collect dust. Some people buy them, and never even open them.

So my rules are, I will only buy a movie on bluray if I absolutely love it. And only if I plan to watch it at least 5 times within the net few years. That's my main criteria.

I don't care how what percentage it got on rotten tomatoes. Or if it make $2 billion at the box office. I don't care if it's on the AFI list. Or if it's a "classic" that everyone must own.

I also will never buy a bluray, just to "upgrade" an existing DVD that I have. But most of them I only ever watched once, or haven't watched the DVD in years, and they're simply collecting dust.

For the most part, I didn't have that issue with DVDs (primarily due to limited disposable income). I mostly only bought favorites. Granted, my Blu-rays will still be collecting dust on the shelf mostly because I make a backup on my media server so I have a mini-Netflix of favorite movies and don't require the disc in order to watch the movie.

[JimDiGriz]

Buying two copies just so that theres a copy for each section and for no other reason?!

Insanity.

[Just Jimmy]

Originally Posted by WilsonBros

My DVDs are alphabetical.

Blus are in the order in which I bought them. Drives the wife insane when trying to work out presents: "There's NO LOGICAL ORDER!!!"Attachment 150560

tell your wife it is logical....you are arranging autobiographically.

[Just Jimmy]

Originally Posted by rexcrk

Here's another weird thing I'm going through: slipcovers. Are they REALLY worth keeping?

no.

So part of me is like "I could sell off my slips and probably make a good chunk of change" but the other "collector" part of me is like "you can't sell that off, it's part of the product". I guess if nothing else I could just put 'em in a box and store them lol

sure you can, then you can fill those empty spots that were caused by removing the slipcovers...and yes i'm sure there are people that are salivating at the opportunity to take those slips off your hand.

[filmbuffTX]

Originally Posted by headphones

So my rules are, I will only buy a movie on bluray if I absolutely love it. And only if I plan to watch it at least 5 times within the net few years. That's my main criteria.

I don't care how what percentage it got on rotten tomatoes. Or if it make $2 billion at the box office. I don't care if it's on the AFI list. Or if it's a "classic" that everyone must own.

The majority of things I buy on bluray are movies or series that I've never seen. I'm buying it to watch for the first time. I don't want to waste money/time on renting it or waiting to see if it comes to HBO/Showtime/Netflix.

It's not so bad when you find titles at used media stores or thrift shops which there are a plenty where I live. A lot of the titles in my collection I purchased for $2-$6.

I don't buy new release titles at retailers until they've gone on sale unless it's a highly anticipated Disney/Marvel/etc. title that may be limited or rarely goes on sale.

[English Patient]

I don't alphabetize. I tried it but it just looked weird with all the different packaging sizes and types - for example, I didn't like having the big Citizen Kane ultimate collector's edition box surrounded by smaller standard blu-ray cases. Now I organize based on packaging.

[Nostromo]

Instead of keeping my slipcovers on the blurays, I keep them in a drawer in my office.

[headphones]

Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

The majority of things I buy on bluray are movies or series that I've never seen. I'm buying it to watch for the first time. I don't want to waste money/time on renting it or waiting to see if it comes to HBO/Showtime/Netflix.

It's not so bad when you find titles at used media stores or thrift shops which there are a plenty where I live. A lot of the titles in my collection I purchased for $2-$6.

Oh no. I could never do that. I did that with DVDs, and I ended up with so many movies and TV shows I watched once, and never watched ever again. And they've been collecting dust for the past 10 years.

If I want to see something, I'll rent it from amazon. It's instant, and cheap for new movies.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Nostromo

Instead of keeping my slipcovers on the blurays, I keep them in a drawer in my office.

What's the point of having them then?

[milo bloom]

My wife should be glad my quirks are so low key compared to some of you folks

I try not to do too many weird things, the first shelf starts with my Criterion titles in spine order, then my Fox Studio Classics in spine order, then anime in alphabetical order (with sequels and such next to the first), then everything else in alphabetical order with franchises grouped together.

I only have the Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig Bond movies so Brosnan's start in the G's with Goldeneye and Craig's in the Cs with Casino Royale.

All the Batman flicks are together, starting with the old Adam West movie and then going chronologically.

Superman movies are all together (I have Man of Steel here also, that might change if I bother with the rest of that movie's franchise).

All the Xmen films are in release order, including the Wolverine and Deadpool films.

[october27]

In addition to my quirk about only purchasing movies with subtitles...

I have the horrible habit of buying a movie, deciding i don't like it and selling it. and then months or years later buying it again sometimes for more than i sold it for.

[Nostromo]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

What's the point of having them then?

I never really felt the need to keep them on the discs. Prefer to have them neat and tidied up in my office.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Nostromo

I never really felt the need to keep them on the discs. Prefer to have them neat and tidied up in my office.

I might actually try this. I imagine it would free up some shelf space.

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by october27

I have the horrible habit of buying a movie, deciding i don't like it and selling it. and then months or years later buying it again sometimes for more than i sold it for.

This. Unfortunately, this. I just bought STARSHIP TROOPERS for the third time.

[GDHickey]

Why would you keep slips in your office? Do you, on a slow day/night, look at them and think of the movies? No disrespect, I just do not understand.....

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by october27

In addition to my quirk about only purchasing movies with subtitles...

I have the horrible habit of buying a movie, deciding i don't like it and selling it. and then months or years later buying it again sometimes for more than i sold it for.

Regret selling, I've been there. It took me a while to realize that in many cases it takes a bit of time after viewing a movie for the first time for it to truly sink in and sometimes I need a second or third viewing to truly appreciate it, thus I don't do the buying and selling anymore. Unless it's a truly wretched movie, I'll just keep it, it's more economical in the long run.