Bob McLaughlin
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I went to a local junk shop that recycles items from closing businesses. I found hundreds of little thick cardboard mini-posters that Blockbuster Video had been using to hold space on the shelves when the videos were checked out. Each one is about 7 inches tall and about 5 1/2 inches wide and features the movie's original poster art. They are pretty high quality, sturdy and colorful cards.
I picked up cards for There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Halloween, Grindhouse (Planet Terror), Spiderman 3, etc. The selection wasn't all great (a few movies I never heard of, but the cards art looked cool so I got them anyway). I ended up getting 65 different cards for only $5.00 TOTAL! I will most likely use these to decorate some of the blank walls in my movie room.
Has anyone else found anything like this at their local Blockbusters, and how much were they charging for them? I wonder if all the Blockbusters that are going out of business will be selling these? Maybe it would be worthwhile to ask your local Blockbuster what they're doing with their old cards. I looked on eBay and people are charging $3 EACH for these things!
I picked up cards for There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Halloween, Grindhouse (Planet Terror), Spiderman 3, etc. The selection wasn't all great (a few movies I never heard of, but the cards art looked cool so I got them anyway). I ended up getting 65 different cards for only $5.00 TOTAL! I will most likely use these to decorate some of the blank walls in my movie room.
Has anyone else found anything like this at their local Blockbusters, and how much were they charging for them? I wonder if all the Blockbusters that are going out of business will be selling these? Maybe it would be worthwhile to ask your local Blockbuster what they're doing with their old cards. I looked on eBay and people are charging $3 EACH for these things!