Trying to go 100% Blu-ray (Where did you guys dump your DVDs?) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Mr. Spiffy-Pants · 02-27-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by scarpi

Well if you are willing to donate your DVDs to a great cause, you can donate them to our servicemen and women in Iraq. There is a website called Packages from Home. One of the items our servicemen and women would like are DVD movies. I have brought them items over the last couple of years. Of course they are in my local area, Phoenix, Az. But unless you want to sell them, I can't think of a better thing you can do. Here is the website.
http://www.packagesfromhome.org/index.asp

I just thought I would mention it. I think it's a great idea to support our troops that are putting their life on the line!

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Originally Posted by dpompeo

thanks for that! I'm here in Talil, Iraq. we have a morale tent here that has dvd players and tvs to watch movies on. we have a small selection of dvds and alot of them are scratched or won't play because of the dust. New donated movies would be very appreciated by all the people here. Thank you

This is good to know... I'll start looking for movies that I'll more than likely never watch again. I take good care of my DVDs and most don't even have a light scratch on them.

Wreck · 02-27-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dpompeo

thanks for that! I'm here in Talil, Iraq. we have a morale tent here that has dvd players and tvs to watch movies on. we have a small selection of dvds and alot of them are scratched or won't play because of the dust. New donated movies would be very appreciated by all the people here. Thank you

yo is that the best way to get the dvds at you? Or do you know of some other mailing address that can directly get sent to yall? Might as well help out a blu-ray.com member in the process...

Rustmonsteru · 02-27-2008, 12:56 PM

I've only been able to replace about 15 movies i owned on dvd with BDs. I gave them to my brother for free. The other 2000 I kept.

robgmun · 02-27-2008, 12:58 PM

For example, everytime a new Disney film comes out on Blu, i just give my DVD to my brother who's got a new born baby and he really apprihiates it.

dpomp · 02-27-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

yo is that the best way to get the dvds at you? Or do you know of some other mailing address that can directly get sent to yall? Might as well help out a blu-ray.com member in the process...

yeah you can send them directly here to me i'll get them to the services people that run the morale tent. but pm me for the addy.

bhampton · 02-27-2008, 01:10 PM

Hey,

My FYE went out of business (I think it's only a matter of time for any FYE location actually.) Funny,.. I was in there once and the manager was talking with the district manager who was visiting the store and this district manager told me something like "If you have any DVD's you've copied already bring them in for store credit"... I got a chuckle out of that one.

Anyway,.. My Newbury is still good. Not sure if my gamestop will still accept them but I could go for trying to rack up credit for more PS3 accessories.

The donate to the troops sounds like something I would do but I don't know if there is anything like that here.

My family doesn't seem to want them,.. I guess I'm the only "movie" collector in my family for now.

-Brian

sackexchange · 02-27-2008, 01:25 PM

Ebay and FYE.

cnowels · 02-27-2008, 01:35 PM

I have a MovieStop nearby - that 4 for $19.99 sounds like a good deal. They actually have BD's for sale? I've never been in one.

gixxerk3 · 02-27-2008, 07:50 PM

I wont do business with FYE. They are possibly the bigest rip off ever, at least around where I live. Newbury Comics and BB average $10 a movie or more less then FYE. And their used stuff is a complete rip off too.

DAMNSAM77 · 02-27-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jling84

(Where did you guys dump your DVDs?)

Right next to HDDVD's pile of rubble

wem003 · 02-27-2008, 08:25 PM

I've had good success selling them on Amazon.com marketplace as used DVD's.

Some are worthles (Superman returns), but I guess I average about $4-$5 per disc.

Prometheus59650 · 02-27-2008, 08:33 PM

Way easier than screwing with morons on Ebay.

alkalinesi · 02-27-2008, 08:39 PM

i went to a place up in north jersey. for around 700 dvds i got $1600

cnowels · 02-27-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by alkalinesi

i went to a place up in north jersey. for around 700 dvds i got $1600

"A Place" Wow - I had no idea the Mob was getting into the used-DVD market.

Big_Rizzle · 02-27-2008, 09:07 PM

Im going to sell mine on ebay in a lot of 50 and do that like 5 times hope I make some good money

alkalinesi · 02-27-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cnowels

"A Place" Wow - I had no idea the Mob was getting into the used-DVD market.

it was called princeton exchange smartass.

katharsis · 02-27-2008, 10:05 PM

I sold a "lot of DVDs" on ebay in December. 140 movies, $340 plus shipping.

Right now I sell them one by one on Amazon as I watch them a last time to determine what's gonna happen to it (upgrade, keep, sell).
You don't get very much for most movies ($2.75 - $4.50 on average) but I get the money in Amazon gift certificates, so when I am ready to order something I am always happy to see at least a bit of a balance on the card

Mr. Spiffy-Pants · 02-27-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bhampton

Funny,.. I was in there once and the manager was talking with the district manager who was visiting the store and this district manager told me something like "If you have any DVD's you've copied already bring them in for store credit"... I got a chuckle out of that one.

Hmm... A good and amusing point. If one were to send a bunch of titles overseas to our men and women in the Armed Services...

Not that I would ever consider such action AT ALL.

nelsona · 02-27-2008, 10:45 PM

This thread motivated me to get all my DVD's together for Ebay.

Think I should include the 11 Superbit titles with the rest or list them together seperately from the standard dvds?

I'm certainly not listing my Saving Private Ryan DTS edition with the others.

Mr. Spiffy-Pants · 02-27-2008, 11:31 PM

Heh... Thanks to this thread, I'm putting the movies that I never watch/intend to watch again with the titles I intend to replace on Blu and prepping to find a good-sized box to send to our troops overseas.

I'm not replacing my Myrna Loy/William Powell movies, Star Trek Season Sets, Anime, or my comedy DVDs and they are therefore staying with me.

The only other DVDs I'm saving are the super-special editions like the metal-case version of King Kong(1933), The Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition box set, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Special Edition (I love the postcards with the movie posters!). I'll hold onto those for various reasons, but will replace some if future Blu releases include those original extras.

02-27-2008, 08:33 PM	#52
Prometheus59650 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Gamestop Way easier than screwing with morons on Ebay.

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02-27-2008, 12:56 PM	#43
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	I've only been able to replace about 15 movies i owned on dvd with BDs. I gave them to my brother for free. The other 2000 I kept.

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robgmun Banned Member since:Nov 2007	For example, everytime a new Disney film comes out on Blu, i just give my DVD to my brother who's got a new born baby and he really apprihiates it.

02-27-2008, 01:10 PM	#46
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:988 Blu-ray collection:2544 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Hey, My FYE went out of business (I think it's only a matter of time for any FYE location actually.) Funny,.. I was in there once and the manager was talking with the district manager who was visiting the store and this district manager told me something like "If you have any DVD's you've copied already bring them in for store credit"... I got a chuckle out of that one. Anyway,.. My Newbury is still good. Not sure if my gamestop will still accept them but I could go for trying to rack up credit for more PS3 accessories. The donate to the troops sounds like something I would do but I don't know if there is anything like that here. My family doesn't seem to want them,.. I guess I'm the only "movie" collector in my family for now. -Brian

02-27-2008, 01:25 PM	#47
sackexchange Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:DigiBooks...........................34 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:691 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Ebay and FYE.

02-27-2008, 01:35 PM	#48
cnowels Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chesapeake, VA Blu-ray collection:154	I have a MovieStop nearby - that 4 for $19.99 sounds like a good deal. They actually have BD's for sale? I've never been in one.

02-27-2008, 07:50 PM	#49
gixxerk3 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:162	I wont do business with FYE. They are possibly the bigest rip off ever, at least around where I live. Newbury Comics and BB average $10 a movie or more less then FYE. And their used stuff is a complete rip off too.

02-27-2008, 08:25 PM	#51
wem003 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Apex, NC Blu-ray collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:1	I've had good success selling them on Amazon.com marketplace as used DVD's. Some are worthles (Superman returns), but I guess I average about $4-$5 per disc.

02-27-2008, 08:39 PM	#53
alkalinesi Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:South Jersey Home Theater Gallery:35 Blu-ray collection:429 DVD collection:20 Trading Score:52	i went to a place up in north jersey. for around 700 dvds i got $1600

02-27-2008, 09:07 PM	#55
Big_Rizzle Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Lake Delton, Wisconsin Blu-ray reviews:1	Im going to sell mine on ebay in a lot of 50 and do that like 5 times hope I make some good money

02-27-2008, 10:05 PM	#57
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I sold a "lot of DVDs" on ebay in December. 140 movies, $340 plus shipping. Right now I sell them one by one on Amazon as I watch them a last time to determine what's gonna happen to it (upgrade, keep, sell). You don't get very much for most movies ($2.75 - $4.50 on average) but I get the money in Amazon gift certificates, so when I am ready to order something I am always happy to see at least a bit of a balance on the card

02-27-2008, 10:45 PM	#59
nelsona Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Baltimore Blu-ray collection:78 Trading Score:17	This thread motivated me to get all my DVD's together for Ebay. Think I should include the 11 Superbit titles with the rest or list them together seperately from the standard dvds? I'm certainly not listing my Saving Private Ryan DTS edition with the others.

02-27-2008, 11:31 PM	#60
Mr. Spiffy-Pants Active Member Member since:Jul 2007	Heh... Thanks to this thread, I'm putting the movies that I never watch/intend to watch again with the titles I intend to replace on Blu and prepping to find a good-sized box to send to our troops overseas. I'm not replacing my Myrna Loy/William Powell movies, Star Trek Season Sets, Anime, or my comedy DVDs and they are therefore staying with me. The only other DVDs I'm saving are the super-special editions like the metal-case version of King Kong(1933), The Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition box set, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Special Edition (I love the postcards with the movie posters!). I'll hold onto those for various reasons, but will replace some if future Blu releases include those original extras.

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