How much is my collection worth?

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

how much do you think shipping would cost on this many movies?? JW i'm looking in your direction.....

Sending it via Media Mail would really cut down on the costs there. I'm guessing that many movies would cost you less than twenty bucks, even with delivery confirmation.

[katharsis]

First of all what's the condition those movies are in?
All of them have been watched at least once I suspect.
How do you take care of the discs and cases? (mint?)
The ones that do have Digital Copies, did you use the codes, yet?

Now that should determine how much you can actually get, or where your starting price should be... maybe even a reserve price.

I would if all are in excellent condition start at about $750 - $800 and put a reserve at about $980 then go from there.

Shipping cost... the lot should be anywhere between 18 - 20 lbs I would guess.

So shipping cost would be -

Priority Mail $45.00 + $12.00 insurance ($1000) + 2.50 signature confirmation = $59.50

Express Mail $80.00 + $4.00 extra insurance ($1000) = $84.00


You might actually be better off to sell a few "more expensive" titles on here first and then settle for a smaller ebay auction, imo.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by katharsis

First of all what's the condition those movies are in?
All of them have been watched at least once I suspect.

mint condition. probably 25 percent of my collection sealed. the other 75 percent, have been watched 1 time or less. and what i mean by that, is that i bought the movie and took it out of the package to see what the disc looks like, or planned to watch it and never did.

Originally Posted by katharsis

How do you take care of the discs and cases? (mint?)

mint. they sit on the shelf til i watch the movie after that, back to the shelf. i don't smoke and i don't have kids.

Originally Posted by katharsis

The ones that do have Digital Copies, did you use the codes, yet?

i have never once used a digital copy. there are maybe 2 or 3 that i bought used that don't have digital copies anymore but all the rest have digital copies intact.

[Another_Dude]

The "SELL ME YOUR MOVIES" link in your sig looks really good below that long list of movies you'd like to sell.

Irony Detector: Calibrated and Functioning.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by Another_Dude

The "SELL ME YOUR MOVIES" link in your sig looks really good below that long list of movies you'd like to sell.

Irony Detector: Calibrated and Functioning.

haha it's been there forever. lol
the movies in the link, i pretty much own all those now anyway.

besides. i didn't say i wanted to sell. i'm asking how much would i get if i did want to sell.

reading the whole thread detector: calibrated and not functioning.

[Another_Dude]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

haha it's been there forever. lol
the movies in the link, i pretty much own all those now anyway.

besides. i didn't say i wanted to sell. i'm asking how much would i get if i did want to sell.

reading the whole thread detector: calibrated and not functioning.

OK, I'll be honest: Your collection as one big lot isn't worth squat.

Now, there is clearly value there in quantity and quality but who is your customer? Who is the guy that's ready to drop $1000 on BR movies in one shot in this economy that doesn't already own a decent percentage of those titles? I see these big lots for sale every so often on eBay and Craigslist and while I really like the prices, its usually many of the same titles that I have already.

Selling them all together: $500 or less.

Selling off the half that you don't want individually: $900 and you keep half your collection.

[joegs300]

he's right. if you sell individually you'll get more.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by joegs300

he's right. if you sell individually you'll get more.

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by Another_Dude

Selling them all together: $500 or less.

You're lowballing that considerably in my opinion. A cursory look around eBay goes to show that people will pay a lot more than $5 per movie in a job lot.

[Another_Dude]

After further consideration, another option if you wanted to sell them all might be at a FYE/Hastings/CD Tradepost type place. You'd avoid shipping and save a lot of time.

[swingle007]

I've done 2300 deals on ebay since 1998, and have sold in both bulk lots and individual ones. They each have certain advantages for sure. Selling all at once will definitely bring you less money, but can alleviate a lot of headaches. The problem with breaking them up and piecing them off individually is a lot of time spent listing them on ebay, listing fees for each individual auction adds up, balancing dozens of auctions and email responses to different buyers, packing and shipping a large # of packages vs. just a one or a few, waiting on straggler people who haven't paid and/or may never pay you (if not using the immediate payment via paypal option), etc. All of these factors make it very inviting to dump them all at once. IF and WHEN you decide to sell them off just be sure not to sell off all the best titles and then leave all the dogs for another lot as you'll either be stuck with them or get very little in return financially. If it were me doing the selling, I'd suggest listing no more than 10 lots with 10-12 in each. Start each at 99.00 and see where they go. Mix the titles in the lots up where you have say 6 or 7 really popular titles with the other 3 or 4 being ones that are currently cheaper in price at retail, or lower in widespread popularity. I expect you'd sell all of them in the end, and they'd be more affordable for the average person at ending prices of potentially 100-150 bucks each.

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by Another_Dude

After further consideration, another option if you wanted to sell them all might be at a FYE/Hastings/CD Tradepost type place. You'd avoid shipping and save a lot of time.

ick...thats the worst advice to take...

[Blu Man]

5 dolla? 5 dolla?

[FIDDYPOP]

You will get over a grand on ebay. Peoplelike the idea of winning an instant collection and selling off the ones that they dont want. On ebay quantity does make a difference on these types of lots. I have seen lots of just craptacular movies go for quite a bit. If you post they will bid and if not you can enjoy your own flicks.

[Beta Man]

I'd put them on the trading forum first.... otherwise I'd say $1,400 and you eat the shipping/fees via Ebay....... You could probably make a little more if you sell them individually, but with shipping/fees/time it's probably not worth it.

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Sell them individually, you'll never get what you want for the lot unless you lose your a**.

And you could sell them here individually. No eBay fees.

exactly what i was thinking

to sell in such a big lot, youd end up settling for a lot less than if you sold individually, the general opinion so far is 1000-1200 for the whole lot, but a lot of those BDs you could sell for $15+ individually

and again agreeing with DetroitSportsFan, a for sale thread here would be free for you and youd probably get rid of them a lot quicker, hell ill probably even buy a few

[TenEightyP]

Just wondering what you ended up doing with your collection? Any News?

Having read through the thread, I found it quite interesting as the impression I got was that you seem to have amassed a collection that you predominantly do not watch. Is it the idea that you have a larger collection than your local video store that interests you rather than actually watching the films themselves?

There also seems to be a high degree of indecision as to what you should do with the collection, it feels like one side of you is saying "get rid as I do want or need these discs" and the other is saying "I like the idea of a collection - keep them".

.

[cruisyeyes]

Why would anyone buy used Blu's? And who has the money to buy anything these days?

Originally Posted by dpompeo

maybe i'm getting tired of buying bluray's that just sit on a shelf and i rarely watch or maybe i'm just curious as to how much i would get for them. but i was wondering what would be a serious offer you would give me if i were to put this on ebay? if you had none or only a couple of these movies? include shipping please. i'm seriously considering selling these but i don't know what would be a reasonable offer i just wanted an outside perspective.

10,000 B.C.
21
300
3:10 to Yuma
50 First Dates
Across the Universe
Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut
Anger Management
The Ant Bully
Any Given Sunday: Director's Cut
Apocalypto
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition
The Aviator
Babel
Bad Santa: The Unrated Version and Director's Cut
Batman Begins
Bee Movie
Beerfest
Black Hawk Down
Black Snake Moan
Blood Diamond
The Bucket List
Cars
Cast Away
Click
Closer
Con Air
Crash
Daredevil: Director's Cut
The Dark Knight
The Devil Wears Prada
Disturbia
Dogma
Dragon Ball Z (Dead Zone / The World's Strongest)
Eagle Eye
Enemy of the State
Eyes Wide Shut
Face/Off: Special Collector's Edition
Flags of Our Fathers
Fred Claus
From Hell
Gangs of New York
Gone in 60 Seconds
Good Luck Chuck: Unrated
The Guardian
Hancock: Unrated
The Happening
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: Special Edition
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle: Extreme Unrated Edition
HDScape Sampler
Horton Hears a Who!
House of Flying Daggers
I Am Legend
I, Robot
Ice Age
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Incredible Hulk
Independence Day
Into the Blue
Iron Man: Ultimate Edition
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jumper
Juno
The Kingdom
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Love Guru
Madagascar
Memoirs of a Geisha
Men in Black
Monster's Ball
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Collector's Edition
Night at the Museum
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Collector's Edition
The Other Boleyn Girl
P.S. I Love You
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)
The Patriot: Extended Cut
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Premonition
The Prestige
Ratatouille
Reign Over Me
The Rock
Rush Hour 3
The Shining
Shooter
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition
Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy
Superbad: Unrated Extended Special Edition
Surf's Up
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Swordfish
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Top Gun
Total Recall
Transformers: Special Edition
Troy: Director's Cut
The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Unfaithful
V for Vendetta
WALL-E (3-disc)
We Were Soldiers
Wedding Crashers: Uncorked Edition
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Young Guns

[tommyboy81]

Well don't take them to Moviestop. If you try to get cashh they'll give you $5 each on them

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by TenEightyP

Just wondering what you ended up doing with your collection? Any News?

Having read through the thread, I found it quite interesting as the impression I got was that you seem to have amassed a collection that you predominantly do not watch. Is it the idea that you have a larger collection than your local video store that interests you rather than actually watching the films themselves?

There also seems to be a high degree of indecision as to what you should do with the collection, it feels like one side of you is saying "get rid as I do want or need these discs" and the other is saying "I like the idea of a collection - keep them".

.

I still have them. i watch movies and i like not having to go to the video store if i have people over and wanted to watch something. i think i've decided to keep them. if i sold the movies, it's not like i'd do anything productive with the money anyway. i got so much disposable income it's not even funny. that's one of the reasons i own so many.

Originally Posted by cruisyeyes

Why would anyone buy used Blu's? And who has the money to buy anything these days?

a lot of people buy used blus. i don't understand your question.

to answer your question about "who has the money....." just because some people have lost their jobs and are hurting doesn't mean the entire country has lost their job. i'm in the military and i'm no where near losing my job.
i'm sure i can find someone willing to spend over a grand on this collection. i'm positive i can. people are still spending money regardless of what the media is saying. they're just not spending as much as they were.