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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,879 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbb: Quote:
Quoting lasitter:
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Granted, they were prior rentals
Shudder, I'd never buy pre-owned DVDs (except in very rare cases of rareness). About 80% of my collection is pre-owned. It's the reason last year's average purchase price was $3.31. | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | My wife is already mad enough at me concerning my DVD collection. I have to buy mostly used so that I can tell her that they're only $1-$2 per movie  or so. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,005 |
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbb: Quote:
Quoting lasitter:
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Granted, they were prior rentals
Shudder, I'd never buy pre-owned DVDs (except in very rare cases of rareness). Same here |
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Scooter1836: Quote:
Same here These Blu-Ray discs were nearly all pristine, and I'm really good at getting labels off the artwork. In the end, put it in a new case, and if it doesn't look or play like a pre-owned, who's to say where it came from, and why should it matter? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Nothing to worry about on buying used DVDs... easily have my collection... if not more have been used DVDs. I have almost 3,000 releases now (box sets counted as one). And I can count on one hand the problems I had with used DVDs. | | | | Pete | | | | Last edited: by Addicted2DVD |
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 | Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 |  Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | I wouldnt worry about buying used dvds\blu-rays either We got a local store here in town, that got really good offers on used blu-rays etc, buy 1 blu-ray of your choosing, get 2 blu-rays of your choosing for free! And i have never had any problems with used blu-rays\dvds And here, if there is any problems with em' , we get our' money back too. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Used DVDs transmit diseases. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: December 27, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,131 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've purchased about 300 used in the past 4 years and have had only 1 with a problem. Took it back and it was replaced. Wait a couple of weeks after a new release and you can find it at the 2nd hand store for about half the original price. |
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| Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 | | Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just read an artice about play.com vs amazon.co.uk for people outside the UK. Before play.com was winning about everything, cheapst movies, free shipping costs. And they would always ship one order at a time, so you didnt have to pay extra for the movies in costums etc.
And amazon, had a small shipping fee. A bit more expencive movies etc. But you got your movies faster.
But now, all that have changed. After play.com was bought by some big japanise firm. They have started to ship all the orders at once. And for us outside UK, we had a choise before if we wanted to puy in GBP, or EUR. But now we dont have a choise anymore. We HAVE to pay in EUR. And since that have happend, alot of the stuff is much more expensive. And the shippingtime is been even slower, after the new owners.
But amazon, have gotten a bit cheaper. And you can even pay in your local currency. (wich is great)
And when you place an order. They tell you (just about) when the order will arrive in the mail.
Something play.com doesnt do.
And amazon is very fast, from when you place the order till they ship it. Something play was good at too, but not so much anymore.
So my verdict after play.com was sold. Its lost the war against amazon. (spesially for the people outside the UK).
What do you guys think, that used both play.com and amazon. (Outside UK that is.) |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | I haven't used Play.com so i can't comment on the Play VS Amazon, but i do use Amazon a lot and if you are a smart shopper you can get some really good buy. Their delivery is good. I always use 'standard' delivery so they tend to hold the order for the couple of extra days <G>
BUT if you have a problem with a disk .. pow they are right there to help out.
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | @Piffi:
The course of events you described is spot on.
I used to order a lot from play.com, but in recent years: not so, only incidentally when they have unique offers. Nowadays it's mostly Amazon UK and sometimes Zavvi and The Hut. |
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| Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 | | Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
@Piffi:
The course of events you described is spot on.
I used to order a lot from play.com, but in recent years: not so, only incidentally when they have unique offers. Nowadays it's mostly Amazon UK and sometimes Zavvi and The Hut. Yeah. Never used Zavvi or The Hut. Is it ok places to buy from? Fast from you place an order, till they send it? cheap? Long delivery etc? |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Zavvi and The Hut are the same company and they are OK as long as you don't mind waiting ages for your order (if they ever dispatch it). I never use them anymore because their customer service is shocking. I'd rather pay the extra cash elsewhere. Their prices can be very very good though... | | | | Last edited: by samuelrichardscott |
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| Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 | | Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Oh, ok.. Good to know. (then i wont try them) even though prices can be good, it doesnt help. If they use forever to ship your items. Or dont ship'em at all. I'm with you there, i'll rather pay a bit extra cash elsewhere. And get my stuff |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | I buy at Play now and then. Free shipping, duty free up to 26,31 EUR to Germany. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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