Are you addicted to collecting movies?
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mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 08:31 AM)
Agreed, Sandoz. Buying movies, even movies that you don't like, or don't know if you're going to like because you've never seen them, just out of sheer boredom or because you have a compulsion to shop and buy something, anything, is stupid, akin to gambling, drugs, alcohol or hookers, any unhealthy addiction. If any of you want my advice, save your money, for more useful things, like living expenses, minor emergencies like car breaking down, or health. Rent a movie first, then, if you like, buy. Meanwhile, if you're an obsessive type, that's OK, just channel that obsession into something that yields a positive result, that produces something positive, like exercise and diet for health and work for money or the personal satisfaction of helping others.
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Sandoz — 10 years ago(May 01, 2015 03:15 PM)
I think that, to a certain extant, most people have a trace of the obsessive-compulsive trait within them, and anyone who calls themselves a "collector" (of whatever they choose to collect) seems especially prone to it.
But as that previous person now regrets buying all those Midnight Movie series' discs, at least with dvds he has the option of re-selling them and getting back some of the money he spent on them. I feel sorry for the OC collectors who decide to amass a collection of films on streaming video these days; if they have a change of heart and decide to quit collecting, they'll be nothing they can do with all those purchases except erase them off their hard drives. No recoup for them on investing in a collection at all.
Well then, I guess you're just not up-to-date if your cell phone doesn't make toast! -
Battlejayroyale — 10 years ago(July 17, 2015 06:47 AM)
I kinda am. I mean, I will never get into money problems or something because of it but I don't save much anymore. So I have to take it down a notch.
I own about 1200 blu-rays and over 2000 dvd's. and that includes about 300 or so expensive or rare boxsets, special editions,
But I like it.- I just didn't want to be a loser anymore. -
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jimthing1 — 10 years ago(February 14, 2016 07:08 PM)
I had a vinyl (and a smaller CD) collecting 'issue' from age 15 to 30-ish. It came to about 8000 items. At the time, I think I was self deluded into thinking I could keep up with the DJs who of course got most records as free promos and could earn the bucks using them to earn money! Of course I listened to A LOT of music, but in the end I never listened to most of them more than couple of times, and some never. They took massive amounts of costs (every time I moved cost a small fortune in removal or temporary storage: those self storage places make A FORTUNE these days, many storing 'stuff' average income people never use!).
I realised it cost me a lot more than my hard earned money, and partially my sanity; including less socialising, less travel, and less life experiences generally, as I spent too much of limited resources on the accumulatation of 'products'. On the money front, it has most importantly meant I have less savings. Savings are IMPORTANT. Want to buy a home rather than pay the rent forever on someone else's property? One has to save the thousands for that mortgage deposit (and then again, if wanting to buy a place to raise a family in). I should point out here that here in the UK the cost of property in the southeast is hundreds of thousands into 1+ million in London for a bulk standard small house (most in London will now NEVER own even a studio flat, with more renting until death). Want to have kids, and give them a reasonable standard of living and a great education? Better get saving. Want to retire one day on a reasonable pension? Better get saving. And on and on
Buying too much of that crap in those years meant I'm YEARS behind most others my age. I'm just a classic example of over consuming when I shouldn't have.
I currently earn an ok salary, but unless you're earning VERY good money, trust me, your money is better spent (and saved) on things that are more important.
Put it this way. Do you really think all the movie executives that make all these films even have huge movie collections themselves? No, they spend their resources on private education for their kids, buying a decent home (or two!), retirement saving (hence they can do so at a younger age), investments in unit trusts (less risk than individual stock ownership), and generally other 'stuff' that is more important and/or will increase in value, and is not worthless like most 'consumables' are.
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PinewoodRanger — 10 years ago(March 06, 2016 02:14 PM)
Yeah. I ended up with so many movies I couldn't keep track of what I have anymore so I digitized everything and made an app to keep track of everything.
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Woodyanders — 5 years ago(November 24, 2020 09:31 PM)
Yep. I ransack my local Dollar Tree stores for all kinds of films on DVD for just a buck all of the time, plus buy assorted older titles on DVD off of Amazon on a regular basis.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything. -
Piney — 4 years ago(June 08, 2021 02:12 PM)
Yes. In fact im so addicted to it that you can often find me walking around the shady alleys of Hollywood, selling my self for movies.
' Suck you off for a copy of Titanic sir? '
' Rimjob for Castaway, maam? '
Sometimes I just sit there with a sign.
' Will whore for Saw '
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MissMargoChanning — 4 years ago(June 08, 2021 03:49 PM)
Alright!!! An eight year old thread!
I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I do have a rather large movie collection. We started collecting in the 80s when we got our first VCR. We still have one to play some of the remaining VHS tapes I still keep. I replaced many of them with DVDs, but kept the tapes of movies I couldn't find on DVD.
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