When you double dip a movie what do you do with the older copy?

[RTuttle]

Donate them to Goodwill

[IanTheCool]

Originally Posted by sc1957

Give the older copy to my local small-town library, which is slowly building a small Blu-ray collection. For some reason they have four copies each of some really junk movies. I've been trying to give them some quality stuff.

Just did this with Dr. Strangelove and The New World.

That's a good idea.

[willbfree]

Keep it because someday you'll hear that there was some difference in that edition that makes it highly desirable.

Though we're talking about BluRays replacing BluRays, a good example for me is that I got rid of the DVD of Terminator 2 that had the "descriptive narration" for the sight-impaired. I figured I didn't need that, so I got rid of it. Now I'm married to a sight-impaired person.

You just never know.

Update: Just checked and actually that track is on the BluRay I have now too, so, that's good. But my point stands, if not my example!

[IanB1964]

Depends. If it's something like Revolver's DVD release of Terry Gilliam's Tideland, I hang on to it, because it's got tons of extras not present on the relatively barebones UK Universal BD release. And then curse when I see the German BD. Otherwise, I take the offending release (UK BD of Chinatown, I'm looking at you) and place it in a large cardboard box. When there's enough of the little blighters, I sell them all to a well known company for nowhere near as much as I paid for them and spend the resulting pittance on more BDs. Or, last time, Sir Gorge Solti's recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen.

[AgentOrange]

Try to sell it if i can. My minimum is usually $5 though, otherwise I probably won't bother. I mean postage alone costs $2.65.

I'm hesitant to just GIVE discs away. I remember old worthless DVD's (like those with $.25 Amazon trade value) ended up being quite useful during UpgradeAndSave (Best Buy). They were very effective in me building up my blu-ray collection. I severely doubt they will do that again for UHD disc, but you never know.

[StingingVelvet]

If there's no reason to own the older copy anymore then I toss it or give it away, assuming it's worth nothing. If there's a reason to keep it then I have a drawer with various movie crap and old editions I am keeping for some reason are usually in there. The Star Wars DVDs spring to mind, because they have unique special features. Also some region A copies of movies I later replaced with region B releases, like Big Trouble in Little China. Might as well keep them just in case. Sometimes I combine two releases into one case, like putting the Robocop remaster into the trilogy box or putting Witness' DVD in with the BD for the special features.

The only movie I have two boxes of on the shelf is Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, because both the Arrow and Scream Factory releases have cool packaging and exclusive stuff in them. I want them both on-hand.

[elvisranger]

I give it to friends unless it has a "Special package" or I really love the cover.

[Member-260138]

I usually keep them. Especially if the DVD or Blu ray has special packaging or extras, I'll keep them. Or if they are OOP. Otherwise my son gets them.

[HonestJohn]

1. If there are extras I want on it. I keep it.
2. Ebay
3. If it isn't worth much ... FYE's for credit.
4. Worth nothing, frisbee or beer coaster