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    Building A Cheap But Quality Horror Collection

    I thought I would repost one of my earlier blogs for everyone here, just some tips I recommend for building a high quality but inexpensive horror collection:


    I am commonly asked how I can spend so much money on movies when people see my collection, but really they have no idea how much painstaking work it takes to build a solid collection on a shoestring budget. The following tips are common tools I use to build a high quality collection without going broke in the process. I built my current collection spending typically $10 a week on DVDs using these rules:


    Buy in Bulk: Many online sellers like Half.com offer discounted shipping rates if you purchase more than one item. Sure, $1.00 may not see like much, but if you use the rules below and buy cheap, saving $3.00 or more on shipping can save you the cost of another DVD! DeepDiscount.com and DVDEmpire.com also run FREE shipping on all purchases, which simply cant be beat for buying new.


    Avoid Impule Buying: There is no better way to waste your money than by grabbing high-priced retail items without checking around first. If Best Buy is next door to Walmart, spend 2-minutes and see if you can get it cheaper.


    Buy Online: Purchasing from retail outlets is the thing of the past. The cost to ship and shelve DVDs is extremely costly to retail outlets since they make little overhead on DVDs. Online retailers like DeepDiscountDVD offer much lower pricing with FREE shipping many times.


    Read Reviews or Rent First: Sure, that new Asylum release has pretty cover art and a cool name, but don't be fooled. There is nothing worse than coming home with a turd in sheeps clothing. Spend the time reading reviews, or open a cheap Netflix account and rent before buying to make each purchase worthwhile.


    Buy Used: There is a HUGE stigma against buying used, but with good cause. Many online sellers have ruined the used DVD business for others, by misrepresenting the condition of their discs, selling bootlegs, or selling incorrect SKUs as OOP titles. If you take the time to research each seller's feedback, make sure to only purchase from high-feedback sellers, and only purchase conditions of Very Good or higher, you can save a TON off of the cost of new DVDs. Buying used from Blockbuster or other entertainment stores usually provides you with a 30-day guarantee for full return incase any of the discs are damaged, so why not save some money?


    Buy Low, Sell High: Always be aware of upcoming releases. You may be sitting on a potential gold mine if a new manufacturer has a planned release for your OOP DVDs. Be ABSOLUTELY sure that the release will not get canceled, put your high-ticket items up on Amazon or eBay while the OOP title is at its peak (before anyone realizes it will be re-released), and then buy the new release and make a profit! Profits = more DVDs.


    Search Low to High Prices Online: Most online outlets will have an option to search by genre and search by Low to High pricing. This is an invaluable tool that many people forget about. Amazon lists HUNDREDS of DVDs at $0.01 (plus $2.98 S+H), many of which will sometimes be NEW!! We arent just talking trashed copies of Horror Express, you can get excellent titles like The Fog, Hatchet, Behind the Mask, all at ridiculously prices. Combine that with the Bulk Purchase rule and you can get a quick jumpstart on your DVD collection.


    Look for Multiple Releases: Many times that high priced DVD you want may have been released by another company in the past, and can be found much cheaper. Anchor Bay and Blue Underground both released many of the same titles, so never forget to check and see if that copy of Maniac or Mountain of the Cannibal God has been released in the past. Also, be sure to keep your eye on future releases, so that you dont mistakingly buy a high ticket OOP release from someone using the rule above when you can wait a month and get the re-release.


    Create Wishlists: This is perhaps the most valuable rule of all. Create wishlists on as many online DVD outlets as possible, and be sure to update them and check them as frequently as possible to see what the current pricing is on all of your prospects. Prices change hourly, and if you are consistent, even the most expensive DVDs will drop in price. For those of you that only buy new, there is an awesome wishlist feature on http://www.dvdaf.com/ that has a built in price compare feature with all of the lowest-priced DVD sites online! Also, always be sure to support your favorite websites' sponsors, they survive off of your patronage.


    Be Patient: Unless you know something will be going OOP, be patient with your purchases. Sure, that itch gets hard not to scratch, but if you are thorough, consistent, and patient, your efforts will pay off ten fold when you grab that long-desired title $5.00 less than you would have paid normally.


    Thats it, folks. There will always be people who refuse to buy used and rush to Best Buy every Tuesday to grab all of the new releases at full retail value, but for those of you that are like me and have to stretch every dollar, these rules will serve as an excellent resource for building your DVD collection!

    Source: http://i-like-horror-movies.blogspot.com/

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    Not a bad set of rules to abide by. I do have a slight problem with the Buy low Sell high concept however. In buy all my movies ( no matter how crappy they turn out to be ) for my own collection with no intenttion to sell ever. There is only one exception I had recently gotten a number of dvds from deepdiscount and 2 titles I had mistakenly ordered duplicates of, so I may put them up for sale at some point, but not right now. Another thing is just because you have a dvd that is OOP doesn't necessarily mean you can sell it for a higher price. In my collection I have quite a few that are OOP, but they can be found just about anywhere. Smart shoppers should always be looking ....just because it's OOP doesn't mean you have to spend a small fortune so you can add it for your collection.


    You also forgorgot an important rule....at least to me. Have a set price in mind as to what you want to spend on that particular title and don't deviate too far from it. I'm a cheap bastard and to the best of my recollection I haven't spent over $ 20 for any one title .

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    excellent post dragon some stuff I'd add:

    be very weary of shady deals on ebay...if the deal looks too good to be true...it probably is. That OOP version of maniac cop you are getting for $2 is just a bootleg copy and you will be pissed when it arrives. Just because a movie is being sold on ebay doesnt mean it is an actual dvd release.

    Keep an eye out for buy one get one or heavily discounted sales. Deep discount is great for these a couple times a year.

    Also a nice online used site is:
    http://www.secondspin.com

    their site is updating daily with fresh movies

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    For underground collecting-

    If you are interested in developing a collection of sick-ass underground shit, trading is how I ran with it from '90-2002. Amassed hundreds of titles- all for postage. Oh yeah, I prefer boxed copies, but for a lot of UG shit- it's enough just to have and see it. Of course when I was trading it was all VHS until the last year or so I traded. For anything else, sure, get the box, special editions, uncut versions, whatever you can. But for shit like Guinea Pig series, In A Glass Cage, Laboratory of the Devil- just GET 'um, any way you can. Lets get to tradin', y'all.

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    one by me has a 7 for 25 deal

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    Most of those rules are common sense I do anyway.

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    awesome thread.
    I pick up alot of really good dvd's at pawn shops

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    pawn shops own

    i got the retyrn to sleepaway camp box set for like 20 buxz

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    Great additions, I do the same thing with the price limit Necro, I have only spent over $20 (not including box sets) for Alice, Sweet Alice, Tenebre when it was OOP, and Company of Wolves, and even then it was with bonus money I got for working overtime. KING I totally agree that most of the rules should be common sense for us seasoned veterans, but many of the kids have no idea what theyre doing and need some guidance to help them stop wasting money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonmanes View Post
    KING I totally agree that most of the rules should be common sense for us seasoned veterans, but many of the kids have no idea what theyre doing and need some guidance to help them stop wasting money.
    Fair enough. Forgot to give my kudos on the thread, good job

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    Agree with King, common sense, but still useful for the collecting newb looking for advice. Cannot stress the price limit point enough. Set a price and stick to it. You'll regret it otherwise.

    Nice thread,

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    Great post there Dragonmanes! :thumbup3:

    I've done a few of these in the past. I do have a problem with impulse buying, but they're really for those I find good prices for at Best Buy ($9.99 or below).

    I think I would add one other tip as well. It's not so much building a cheap collection, but it's in regards making good purchasing choices.

    If you feel as though the special features for a particular release are lacking, especially for new releases, avoid purchasing. In some cases, there will be a double-dip release coming within 6 month to a year with more special features (or possibly a Director's/Extended Cut version). If nothing surfaces around that time, then I would go ahead a purchase it. Although, if you're the type of person that doesn't care about special features, then you can just ignore this. It's sorta the same as normal releases, with the only difference being special features.

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    word to what Sic said

    def. stick to a price limit. Ive passed the hellraiser 2 20th SE sooo many times at best buy. I paid 9 buxz for the Hellraiser 20th SE, and part 2 is 15 ill wait till it drops.

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    good call on the double dip, its so hard to fight but there is nothing I despise more than a company withholding features and forcing a double dip.

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    Thanks guys! It really does help you save some money in the long run and from making hasty decisions. The bad things about it is that it doesn't happen all the time though. Some releases never get re-issued again or they take more time than 6 months to a year; hence the anniversary editions or certain director's cuts (i.e. Troy).

    It gets hard to always pin-point, so you might end up double dipping sometimes because of that.

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