Why Collect DVD Movies
December 21st, 2007 by KenricI needed a few rare pennies, one of which was a 1909S VDB Lincoln penny to complete my collection. But even as a grown up, I couldn’t make myself pay $225.00 for the lowest grade penny. I ended up selling my Lincoln penny collection on Ebay two years ago. I don’t know if I made or lost money on it. But at some point it just became a liability lugging it around everytime I moved. Same goes for my comic book and baseball card collection. I have these collections that are in boxes in the garage. When you move 6 times and you realize that you have never unpacked certain boxes. Chances are the items in those boxes aren’t too important.
Which brings me to DVD movies. I was talking to my friend who just bought the Oceans 11 to 13 Trilogy. Seriously, these aren’t even GOOD movies. Why would you buy something like that? How many times can you watch Oceans 13? I cannot understand the need to buy DVD movies. I’ve seen people with huge collections of DVDs. Why? There isn’t even a remote possibility of them increasing in value. You probably watch each one only once.
I have some friends who buy DVDs while in the supermarket checkout line just because they are onsale and they don’t have it yet. Just go home and put it in your bookcase with your 2000 other DVDs. Other people have made the argument to me that it costs $4.50 to rent and $15 to buy. If you watch the DVD 3 times I’ve broken even. How many of the DVDs in your collection will you actually watch 3 times?
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And that is why you don’t buy $15 DVDs (or even $25 when they first come out). Instead just make a list somewhere and keep it handy during sale times. The only Black Friday shopping I did was to go out at noon and buy a couple DVDs for $5 apiece. At prices like that it only costs you $1+tax more to have the movie available for future viewing. Outside of sales all DVD prices fall to below $10 eventually. Just borrow new releases from your friend that feels the need to own every new movie (I have one of those) and if the movie is worth rewatching buy it in a year when the price has come down. You may be surprised at how few movies are worth seeing more than once.
By Mike on Dec 21, 2007
Clear the Clutter is one of my favorite books. It suggests that keeping stuff, whether it be collections or junk, promotes stale energy. I think one of the reasons my parents have never moved in my lifetime is that the thought of moving all junk in the house overwhelms them. The book speaks of someone who collected Popular Mechanics magazines and bragged that he was only missing 2 from the last decade. The author asked what he was going to do after he got the last 2. He had no answer… and ended up getting rid of the magazines. It served no point. It was just clutter.
By knuckle_headed on Dec 21, 2007
I noticed this the other day while packing yet again.
All of the DVD’s I purchase I could easily watch 100’s of times. And probably have. Some movies I just love.
The ones I don’t watch are the ones people bought me as presents. Maybe I watched them once.
Before I forget: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
By Clifford on Dec 21, 2007
I have 100 to 200 dvds that I bought 5 years ago when I was stupid. I walk by them now and get pissed. I keep thinking “What would those dvds be worth if they were stock certificates?” Imagine instead of buying dvds for $15 to $20 I bought single shares of stock.
Lesson learned!
By Kevin Rae Wood on Dec 21, 2007
It is the same way with women and shoes. We buy shoes, shove them into our overstuffed closets and never wear them. They just sit there with the price tag still attached.
Many people like “collecting” stuff because it gives them a sense of worthiness and makes them feel good about themselves. It’s all a false sense of self-esteem and power.
People laugh when they learn I only have about 10 DVDs in my collection, but in the end, I am the one laughing at them. ;)
By Mindi on Dec 28, 2007
There is something to be said for collecting in a smart way as some things can be great investments. I also like to think that there is enjoyment in seeing old things again in a new light such as a character or a subplot that was missed the first time. I also think it makes you more sophisticated as a customer and that is one reason hollywood has seemed more boring as they have continued to make a lot of the same old shallow frill junk. Comic themes have contributed a lot to movies such as the watchmen and a variety of superhero themes. I think collections within reason are okay.
By steve on Feb 3, 2008