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deadlegion
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 05:47 |
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I'm not a seller. But speaking from a buyers point of view have you watched every LD you want to sell completely to see if there are any rotters? I would think flea market buyers would expect to haggle, especially for common releases. I wouldn't pay $10usd for common "cheap" releases myself, more like $3-5aud max (which is around $2-3usd) but probably not even that if it was at something like a market with little possibility of doing a faulty return. A fair amount of the LD's in my collection here cost me $3aud each, if they were no good the seller was prepared to replace them with another title of same value. There are a lot more laserdiscs available in the US so I can't see why something like this example would be worth $10usd: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) [LV 1643-2WS]
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deadlegion
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 06:07 |
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lazerman wrote: So 5 bucks for something like Honey I Shrunk the Kids, how about a foreign film or Japanese release that commands 8-$18 online? A lot of 'value' seems to be reliant on numbers produced and perception. I've reviewed most of what I plan on offering initially, adding titles as time goes on. As an aside, I'm willing to take requests from whomever stumbles across this thread- if there's something you're looking for and can't track it down, I can flip through the boxes. I've noticed a lot of quirky/foreign/artsy films in this eclectic mix. I honestly don't know about the value of Japanese releases in the US. I mean common Japanese stuff that isn't valuable, but over here Japanese releases are generally much easier to find than US releases. They're also usually in much better condition and less prone to rot. Most of my small LD collection is Japanese. Edit: Some examples of Japanese releases I have... These cost me $3aud: Solar Crisis (1990) (Uncut) [PCLP-00128]Slipstream (1989) [SF047-1653]Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) [SF078-5501]This one is still common enough but quite popular, it cost me $20aud sealed: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) [PILF-2830]This cost me $60aud complete but not sealed: Planet of the Apes: The Complete Collection (Uncut) [PILF-2069]
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 06:32 |
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lazerman wrote: So 5 bucks for something like Honey I Shrunk the Kids, how about a foreign film or Japanese release that commands 8-$18 online? A lot of 'value' seems to be reliant on numbers produced and perception. I've reviewed most of what I plan on offering initially, adding titles as time goes on. As an aside, I'm willing to take requests from whomever stumbles across this thread- if there's something you're looking for and can't track it down, I can flip through the boxes. I've noticed a lot of quirky/foreign/artsy films in this eclectic mix. Those are the sort of thing that tend to interest me on LD; the DVD/BD alternatives often come at FOH prices. If you'd post a quick spread picture that'd be great. For $ deadlegion is correct. Cover condition also factors highly: observe the grading guide here. Bear in mind AC3 and DTS values. Disney it seems is dropping due to the channel. "Honey I shrunk the kids" doesn't even sound like $5 to me unless it looks beautiful. If you're unwilling to haggle people may walk seeing every common LD @ $5. Your Criterion and box set appraisal sounds right. Japanese releases with nice covers should fetch well; anime definitely will.
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deadlegion
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 07:44 |
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lazerman wrote: $3 sounds like a fair going-rate to pay in person for your average movie, it seems? Maybe, I guess. If it were me (selling at a market) I would seriously consider going a tad lower if a potential buyer was interested in buying a few cheapies at once though...not haggling as such, but should be easier to offload more common titles that way.
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lazerman
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 20:10 |
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Honestly, this first market is going to be a test. I don't know what to expect. If its a bust, then it was only $25, but turnout at any given week is a big factor. I'll be theoretically attending the first market of the year so I'd like to think a lot of folks will be showing up. Its obvious online is where I can 'make the most', but given the sheer volume, I'd really only be focusing on the most valuable discs and all the legwork/c.o.d.b. associated. Here's the first batch of photos, taken from my reasonably priced smartphone. There's a few more boxes I need to sort. https://www.flickr.com/photos/187414420@N06/
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 21:37 |
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lazerman wrote: Heh, boy am I regretting using 'Honey' as an off-the-cuff example. There aren't a lot of cheapo discs in the lot, but I can see how 2bucks is attractive to anyone. Pictures inbound shortly. Nah, it was clear that's what it was. 'Die Hard' wouldn't have been any different. You're right, there definitely aren't a lot of cheapo discs in that foreign/random picture. I think I'm priced out of those Euro classics--for their Japanese print selection your buyers will probably like to know whether subtitles run in the picture. Here's what I made of the ID numbers where the names weren't on the spines: El Cid (j) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (j) Ryan's Daughter (j) The Fall of the Roman Empire (j) White Line Fever (j)
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Post subject: Re: Sellers, can I pick your brains? Posted: 13 Mar 2020, 02:24 |
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lazerman wrote: rein-o wrote: I would just do Ebay and whatever is left over do lots. Advice on "doing" lots? Looking for local pickup via Craigslist? Otherwise that's a ton of weight.. I usually purchase massive lots whenever I can for 50 or 75 cents per title, pull the discs that I want for my collection, then resell the lot for the same price per disc.
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