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09-28-2007, 09:13 PM
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Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
Just found out that a lot of Hollywood Video stores across the country will be closing. "Most" will remain open, but less profitable locations will be folding. Liquidation sales are said to be in effect. I'm not sure if any stores in my city are closing but I have found some great deals on previously-viewed titles over the last couple weeks.
All previously viewed titles priced 12.99-14.99 are on sale for $7.99. $9.99 dvds are on sale for $3.99, and those normally priced at $5.99 are just $1.99.
Picked up some good indies for $1.99 each: "The Woodsman" (w/Kevin Bacon), "Down in the Valley" (w/Edward Norton), "The Squid and the Whale," "Transamerica," "Junebug," and Robert Altman's "Tanner on Tanner." Grabbed a few of the $3.99 discs as well, including "The New World" which was in mint condition. Got the 2-disc "Letters From Iwo Jima" for $7.99.
The last year or so I've been buying a lot of pre-viewed discs from both Blockbuster and Holywood, and I have to say that the dvds from Hollywood Video are generally in much nicer condition than Blockbuster's. Plus, with Hollywood you get the original keep cases--unlike BB--and I've gotten a couple that even have the original inserts.
I for one will be sorry to see these stores go. Hope it's just a few like they say. Worth checking out the prices if there's a store near you.
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09-29-2007, 11:28 AM
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Chris Sierra
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
Blu-ray & HD DVD - It's all about the movies!
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09-29-2007, 01:22 PM
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John Rice
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
Are you saying all stores are having the closeout, even if they aren't closing?
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts.
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
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09-29-2007, 04:14 PM
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
The stores that are closing are said to have "Liquidation Sale" signs in their windows. The four stores in my area don't have these signs but they still have excellent prices on pre-viewed titles ($1.99 through 7.99). I'll try to track down a list of the closing store locations.
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09-29-2007, 07:39 PM
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John Rice
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
I stopped by my local store, which IS closing, and it has typical "Liquidation" deals. In other words, marketing hype and prices nowhere near what Casey found. They are offering the honor of buying TV shows for $7.50 PER DISC. Woohoo. Most titles are at near retail prices for new. Basically, everything 20-25% off their regular, bloated prices. Oh well.
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts.
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
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09-29-2007, 10:09 PM
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John Rice
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
A specific price example was Down in the Valley, which Casey found for $1.99. At the local closing store, it was the the completely resistable price of 20% off the marked $14.99, or $12.00.
Of course, people were sweeping up the "deals". Put a "Store Closing" sign in the window and suddenly people are willing to pay whatever you ask.
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts.
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
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09-29-2007, 10:11 PM
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
My local one is closing too, thanks for the notice or I might not have swung by to look. The prices are not yet too good to pass up, but they're probably going to do incremental reductions.
The "latest releases" are currently 20% off, and they appear to be the latest releases from a few months ago; I overheard that the very latest releases were actually boxed up and sent back to headquarters.
The catalog titles are being sold for about $8 each at the moment. I spent a good half hour walking the catalog aisles, and saw plenty that I'd spend $2 on, but $8 is too much for most of them.
I did score on one title. I found a particular DVD that normally sells for more than a hundred dollars for $8, and it hadn't been rented so it was good as new (minus the insert).
'There's good people in the 'verse. Not many, lord knows, but you only need a few.' -Mal
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09-29-2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
Can't say I'm surprised (about the many stores closing), what with renting through the mail and all. Heck, I don't even do that anymore. Not when I can get standard def DVDs out of the Red Box machine at the supermarket for $1 per night! That's where I do 99% of my standard def rental now.
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09-30-2007, 01:38 AM
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Re: Hollywood Video Liquidation Sales
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Originally Posted by Will_B
I did score on one title. I found a particular DVD that normally sells for more than a hundred dollars for $8, and it hadn't been rented so it was good as new (minus the insert).
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come on now what dvd was it?
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