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5/16/09 at 6:11am
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I Just couldn't resist on this one! Even when money is tight we all $plurge from time to time on something.

I'd like to know what are the most expensive Box Sets you've ever purchased or received as a gift.

I'll start this one with my Top Ten Most Expensive.

1. Sky King

2. Thunderbirds Mega-Set

3. Land of the Giants

4. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

5. Get Smart (Origional)

6. Combat! (Will not receive until August)

7. MacGyver

8. The Twilight Zone(Origional)

9. Battlestar Galactica(1978)-Cylon Head

10. Star Trek - The Animated Series

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5/16/09 at 6:37am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Mine are Get Smart, The West Wing complete series and the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes series. Even with 15 - 20% off coupons, those were pretty sizable purchases!
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5/16/09 at 6:45am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

I believe Andromeda (the Slipstream Collection) and Agatha Christie's Poirot are the two most expensive boxed sets I've ever purchased. The former was about $125.00, and the latter was $175.00.

That being said, the individual DS9 and VOY United Kingdom issues cost me around $2,200 for the fourteen seasons.
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5/16/09 at 6:52am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

By "box sets" I'm assuming you mean *all* seasons of a series purchased in a special box and *not* just all individual seasons of a series comprising a full set. I have several complete series that, cumulatively, cost more than the most expensive "box set" I own, some of which have never been offered as a "box set".

I'm surprised you included "Star Trek - The Animated Series" as it's not so much a "box set" as a single season comprising the entire series, aka "one season wonder".

Anyway, here's my list:

1. Get Smart (stupidly purchased from TL due to impatience on a mass release - still would have been at the top of the list but a bit less expensive)
2. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
3. Space 1999 - Megaset
4. Keeping up Appearances - The Full Bouquet
5. The Avengers - Complete Emma Peel Megaset
6. Secret Agent AKA Danger Man - Complete Collection
7. The Prisoner - Megaset
8. The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus
9. Father Ted - The Holy Trilogy
10. Fawlty Towers - The Complete Series
11. Chef! - The Complete Collection
12. The Vicar of Dibley - The Divine Collection
13. Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean
14. Danger Mouse - Complete Series
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Man From UNCLE, Get Smart, and the Battlestar Galactica Cylon head.
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5/16/09 at 8:24am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Most expensive "complete series" set I've ever purchased was easily GET SMART (original series) at $249 Canadian but I have no regrets as this is easily my all time favorite series.
After that I would say "ARE YOU BEING SERVED" at close to $100. Nowadays however I try to watch for sales on complete series sets.
Cheapest complete series set I ever got was the "ANGEL" box set ...it was priced at $39.95 at Superstore, which I thought was a great price but when the cashier rang it thru it scanned at $9.99 ! Amazing deal for all 5 seasons!
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

The most expensive was Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Granada Television Series.

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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

I only have 3 large sets... In order of most expensive to cheapest...

- Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection ($195)
- I Love Lucy: The Complete Series ($120)
- The Brady Bunch: Complete Series ($90)
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5/16/09 at 9:40am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Get Smart
Duke Of Hazzard
The Flintstones
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5/16/09 at 10:50am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Any of the I Love Lucy season sets. When they first came out, they were priced between $27 and 40 dollars.

For the rest of shows I have, I either paid full price when they came out or I waited for the price to drop down.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

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Cheapest complete series set I ever got was the "ANGEL" box set ...it was priced at $39.95 at Superstore, which I thought was a great price but when the cashier rang it thru it scanned at $9.99 ! Amazing deal for all 5 seasons!

The Cheapest "Complete Series"(Four or more Seasons Long) for me is a Tie. All Four Seasons of Lois and Clark, the New Adventures of Superman, which I got from Best Buy during a Pre-Thanksgiving Sale for $14.99 a Season in 2007, I paid the same price for each of Futurama which I got from Circuit City (R.I.P.) during last November's "Black Friday" Sale! The Most Expensive Box Set I got for FREE is either Space 1999 or The World at War. (I Got em both during one of DeeDee's BOGO Sales last year!)

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5/16/09 at 11:43am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

1. Thunderbirds

2. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

3. Captain Scarlet

4. Get Smart

After that, there have been several in the $50 range such as The Twilight Zone Definitive Edition individual season sets, Joe 90 and Fireball XL5.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

I don't own any (major) complete series sets, so it would have to be the first season of The Monkees, which fortunately I got as a gift a few years ago.
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5/16/09 at 12:55pm
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

My most expensive was Star Trek: The Next Generation. Really wanted them, so shelled out $100 each when released, $700 total for the complete set.

Started to do the same with Six Feet Under (forget what they were, but I think in the $50-75 range). Bought the first two, then decided no more, I refuse to pay those kind of prices any longer.

Finally got the last three seasons of Six Feet Under for $18.99 recently. Just bought Star Trek Enterprise last week for $37.99 each.

Unless something is released at a somewhat reasonable price, I'll wait it out until they drop. Also now following the advice of a fellow forum member and no longer buying box sets. Unless there are some great extras included, it's much safer and convenient to buy individual seasons.

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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

I own these

Friends The one with the 10seasons in one boxset
Incredible Hulk boxset
Wrestlemania Anthology
The King of Queens
Will and Grace
Seinfeld
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

The most expensive single release I ever got was the first release of "The Fall Guy"-- $60 from Borders.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

The most expensive single purchase was Alias Complete Series, which was $136. I bought the DS9 boxes the day they came out, so that was about $700. I bought all of TNG, but it was after they had been out for a while so I got off light on a couple of them. Still, an expensive venture.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Man from U.N.C.L.E. and LAND OF THE GIANTS!

The only two I ever bought, because there was no other way. The rest were all purchased season-by-season, as I prefer them.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

La Femme Nikita

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We bought these back when they were first released and priced at about $75.00 per season set.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Most expensive complete-series-in-a-single-box: "Get Smart," bought from Time-Life when it first came out.

Most expensive complete series bought in individual season sets: "Homicide: Life on the Street." The six box sets ran somewhere around $60 each, plus another $15 or so for the reunion movie.

Most expensive single seasons: "The X-Files," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," both of which were at the time over $100 per season set. The price put me off completing either series at the time; I have since completed "The X-Files," once they came down to less than a quarter of the original cost per season.
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

ST:TNG was mine. I purchased it when all the seasons were out and they sold them in that super set w/the cardboard display. I can't even recall how much I paid, I just know it was alot.

I cringe when I think how much i've paid for tv-dvd and regular dvd purchases that are now half price or more. It irks me to no end, but at the time I had, still do, that if I don't purchase it now it might not be around later on. I know better now, but still do it regardless, unless it's not a high priority then I wait for the DD-sale.
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5/17/09 at 6:59pm
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

GET SMART from Time-Life when it was first released. This is the only set I've ever bought at what would be considered a full price. And it's also the set I most regret purchasing. I like the show fine, but looking back that was a dumb purchase for me because it was way overpriced.

TWILIGHT ZONE from Overstock.com a couple of years ago when it was discounted about 50%.

LAND OF THE GIANTS when it was a Gold Box deal at Amazon.com

MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. same as above.

STAR TREK: TOS on a good sale at B&N, using a 20% Off coupon on top of the 40% discounted price. So that one was a great deal.


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5/18/09 at 12:04am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

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Get Smart
Duke Of Hazzard
The Flintstones

Same, with the exception of the flinstones.
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5/18/09 at 12:50am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Let's see:

Northern Exposure Complete Series $180
Miami Vice Complete Series $180
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5/18/09 at 1:17am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Semi-related, but the most expensive set I "almost" bought was The Carol Burnett Show.

It was one of those infommercial subscription type things, didn't really pay much attention to it and bought the first one. But if I remember correctly, after that, the price per episode would have ended up in the $10+ range.

Luckily I cancelled immediately once I found out the real terms.

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5/18/09 at 4:00am
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GET SMART from Time-Life when it was first released. This is the only set I've ever bought at what would be considered a full price. And it's also the set I most regret purchasing. I like the show fine, but looking back that was a dumb purchase for me because it was way overpriced.

Same as Gary, I like the show but should have waited for the inevitable price drop.

It's a close call, but my 1st regret in TV/DVD buys was Lost In Space S1 at its release. I watched the whole set but for me it didn't hold up well from watching it as a kid when it originally aired. I traded it at a local DVD store.

After buying the T/L Get Smart set at its release, I rarely pre-order or buy on release any TV/DVD's. The only exception since then was that Room 222 S1 set when Amazon had it listed for $10.99 for a couple of days.

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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

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After buying the T/L Get Smart set at its release, I rarely pre-order or buy on release any TV/DVD's.

I'm the same as Jeff. I almost never pre-order anything at this point. But if I find a good pre-order price on a holy grail show, like "Father Knows Best Season 3", then I'll order it before it's released. But it has to be a great deal and it has to be a show that is very, very, very important to me for me to do that now. I used to pre-order everything under the sun, but no more. I'm now content to wait things out, knowing that a little patience will score me any release at a minimum of 50% off. And that's my price point for almost every single release I want these days.

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5/18/09 at 4:41am
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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

(I'm just listing Complete series sets)

Andy Griffith. About $170
Twilight Zone. About $170
Monty Python. $125
Dick Van Dyke. $89
Brady Bunch shag Box. $85

Have yet to receive Dick Van Dyke but each of the others was worth the price paid by many many times. I'm 99.99% Dick Van Dyke will join the club. EDIT: Holy moly! That Dick Van Dyke set is a stunning piece of work! What a deal that was. Woo hoo!!







Hell, make that 100%. ;P)

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Re: What's the Most Expensive Box Sets you've ever had?

Oh god--I just had to have American Dreams season one the day it came out. It cost about $79.99 IIRC. I never even watched it. Nowadays it typically retails for about $16.99 and you can find it anywhere.
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I have Cirque Dreams box set that was $125.
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