Do you buy second hand/used Blu-rays?
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Vodkie — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 06:21 PM)
not really. The only place i have around here that sells used blu-rays Is FYE
And sometimes they charge more for it it used than it costs new elsewhere
i was at FYE and they wanted 99.99 for "Star wars : Complete Saga" used
meanwhile I paid 89.99 for it new at Best buy in Janurary
I like having extras. Often rental versions are film only
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persen1 — 9 years ago(November 12, 2016 05:48 PM)
I used to buy second hand, back when there where a couple of stores in my city, who had a special permit to sell previous rental DVD and Blu-ray movies from various movie distributors.
Usually these stores had them on stock only 1-2 month after official DVD and Blu-ray release, so there i have saved tons of money on something like Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks animated movies on Blu-ray. -
Nuclear_Exorcist — 9 years ago(November 15, 2016 12:52 AM)
I used to buy a lot of ex-rentals. However the store I got them from closed down (scored a big pile from their closing-down sale).. they generally were in good-as-new condition unless they'd been there so long that the store stickers had dried up so some of the older ones I got in that sale got a bit of damage to the slicks. I've got a few other ex-rental cheapies that I bought online which weren't so easy to de-sticker so they look a bit crappy but hey, for a fraction of the retail price I can't really complain. I'm nowhere near as anal about the condition of my movies as I am about music, as long it plays through I don't even care if has a cover since most BD/DVD slicks are ugly anyway.
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Dark_Knight_Of_Gotham — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 07:36 AM)
I used to buy them at a Hastings chain in my area, but the store closed down. Now I'm forced to Buy brand new because there's no other stores in my area that sells used. I guess I'll now have to resort to Amazon or Ebay for my used goods.
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DojoDanny — 5 years ago(April 27, 2020 09:38 PM)
I generally do not buy used ones but occasionally will. Used tend not to come with slipcover or digital codes, which is a huge plus for me. If I get a movie with a missing code then i'll obsess over getting a digital copy as well, which often tends to come in the form of just buying a brand new copy. May also be missing additional discs or dvd copy too.
For the most part I only buy 4k steelbooks nowadays unless no steelbook is available. A lot of times I will buy a normal bluray in addition to the steelbook because I generally like the look of the bluray cases better and the artwork is often better. They need to find a way to make those steelbook cases have more pop. They look very dull on a shelf compared to a bluray with slipcover.
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lukejbarnett — 4 years ago(May 16, 2021 03:01 AM)
why oh why arent' there more movies on ebay really cheap like 5 dollars including shipping i would buy lumberjack man on dvd if it wasnt' 25 dollars like it is on amazon right now. wtf? why is this movie so expensive when it is 5 years old now and its' just on dvd?
there have to be websites that offer good deals on movie so 15 dollars including tax but what website is good other than ebay? do you know? what website has a good deal so 14.99 shipping for malena/blu ray, dread, blu ray, ayal, blu ray, and violent ****: the movie, blu ray?
i buy new if i love the movie and used if i dont like the movie but want to own the actress nudity scenes on blu ray.
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hungrytheheretic — 4 years ago(May 16, 2021 03:07 AM)
Because shipping is $3 minimum nowadays and that's for ****ty media mail shipping.
If you have a local Goodwill or such store check there, they get them almost everyday , often still sealed, and they only cost $2 each. You can build quite a collection of blurays dirt cheap in no time if you have time to check in every day for them. Sometimes they get 4k and Steelbooks as well.
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lukejbarnett — 4 years ago(June 13, 2021 02:00 AM)
a really sad thing just happened, fry's just closed if you go to their website it says they are out of business. so so sad and all bc of the ****ing, evil pandemic. they were the biggest selection movie seller in the world.
if you went there your jaw would drop bc thy had rows and rows of movies for sale. and not just hollywood movies but small, independent movies, artistic movies.
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LorqVonRay1999 — 2 years ago(April 16, 2023 05:04 PM)
I will if the asking price for new is too high. I recently bought the blu rays of Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ. I wanted specific editions of each. Buying new versions would have cost me around $60 in total. So I bought 'very good' used copies on Amazon for a total or around $25. And they were both excellent purchases.
Also, I loved the 1990 tv series The Flash so much I wanted to get the series on dvd. At the time the only one I could find was a 'very good' copy on Amazon for $10. New ones were selling at twice that. So I bought it and you could not even tell it was used. Even the insert looked untouched.
I had the same luck with several seasons of The Simpsons.
But, in general, I will always try to find a new copy.
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