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post #211 of 917
8/1/09 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by Malcolm R View Post

I still don't get the concept of destroying DVD's, rather than selling them.  Still seems better to me to make a few million dollars than to actually spend money to have someone destroy them. 



My guess would be that they think that dumping them for $3 will make people hold off on buying other sets in hopes of finding them at Big Lots for 95% off (and they'd probably be correct). Plus, it frees up warehouse storage space because it gets rid of thousands and thousands of copies of DVDs that are never going to sell.
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post #212 of 917
8/1/09 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by TravisR View Post



My guess would be that they think that dumping them for $3 will make people hold off on buying other sets in hopes of finding them at Big Lots for 95% off (and they'd probably be correct). Plus, it frees up warehouse storage space because it gets rid of thousands and thousands of copies of DVDs that are never going to sell.

The studios already to this to themselves to an extent by taking markdowns over time.  X-Files sets that were $150 upon first release can now be had for less than $50.  "Alias" was, what, $60-70 per season when first released?  Now they're $25 or less.

The whole nature of Big Lots is that you never know what you're going to find.  It would be foolish for people to hold off on purchases in the hopes that someday, in the future, they might possibly find a copy Big Lots.  The only thing this Big Lots sale has done is get me to spend extra money buying sets that I really had no interest in buying in the first place.  I had zero interest in the Flintstones, but at $3 a set, decided to take the plunge.  So that's $12 of my dollars that are now in someone else's pocket instead of mine (and four fewer sets of DVD's that are clogging a landfill somewhere). 
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post #213 of 917
8/1/09 at 9:58am
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Originally Posted by Malcolm R View Post

The studios already to this to themselves to an extent by taking markdowns over time.  X-Files sets that were $150 upon first release can now be had for less than $50.  "Alias" was, what, $60-70 per season when first released?  Now they're $25 or less.

 


There's still a huge difference between those prices and $3 though. When they lower the MSRP over time, the DVDs still appear to have some value when they cost $20 or $25 or $50. But charging $3 is like a garage sale when you just want to get rid of things because they're junk and, like I said, it creates the expectation that their other sets will eventually be found for $3 as well.

And I agree that it's foolish to hold off buying a set in the hopes of finding it at Big Lots but I can all but guarantee that there's people in this thread that planned to do that.
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post #214 of 917
8/1/09 at 10:25am
I think it's to cut down storage costs by removing all that unsold inventory.  And selling it at extreme discount effects the price of all the products WB is selling. 

Wait..that can't be right because I'm dumb.  It's something else..... 
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post #215 of 917
8/1/09 at 10:31am
Actually, Best Buy is still selling those X-Files repackaged/thinpack sets for $15 each, a real bargain.
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post #216 of 917
8/1/09 at 1:18pm
The fat lady hasn't sung yet...at least she hasn't at my BIg Lots.

Just picked up...

Huckleberry Hound Golden collection.  Vol 1.  LAST ONE THEY HAD.
Josie and the Pussycats.  (I may return this, or trade it since someone else got this for me already).  ONE MORE LEFT AT THE STORE.
Birdman & the Galaxy Trio.  LAST ONE.
Perils of Penelope Pitstop.  4 OR 5 LEFT.
Mission Hill.  LAST ONE LEFT.
Best of Larry King.  This is almost as cool as that History of Rock & Roll set I got for $6 a few weeks ago.  Anyway, PLENTY OF THESE.
Still some Tracys left. 
Still some Wacky Races.  
NO FLINTSTONES LEFT.


And the JACKPOT!!!

Tales from the Crypt.  I bought all they had and got 1-5 for myself. 

Here's what I have for trading.  
S1.  2 of these.
S2.  1 of these.
S3.  1 of these
S4.  None except for the one I got for myself.  Bummer.  But I'm looking. 
S5.  2 of these. 

I'm thinking I'll only trade for Looney Toons (except vol 1) at first.  Would that be mean and cruel?  Well, this trading is serious business and these Crypts are hot!  But once the smoke has cleared from this I'll make these available to whoever wants them.  
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post #217 of 917
8/1/09 at 5:57pm
Hey, Radioman! If you want to get me a Penelope Pitstop instead of the $3, I'll be glad to take it. Or if you find another Birdman... Let me know via email.

BTW, your pkg went out Friday!

Thanks.
Ron
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post #218 of 917
8/1/09 at 6:05pm
That's cool.  Thanks for mailing it so quickly.  I'll look for another Birdman. 

I'll go back and get a Penelope for you as soon as I can since I also want to grab another Larry King for somebody.  Most likely on Tuesday...I'll mail that for you same day. 

Btw, I didn't watch Penelope when I was a kid because I thought it was a sissy show.  Hahhaaha!  I did the same thing with Secrets of Isis.  I really missed out on Isis since it actually had a lot of appeal for both sexes.  I guess I just wasn't into mini-skirts at the time.  :D 
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post #219 of 917
8/1/09 at 6:16pm
Sounds great. I remember Penelope more from Wacky Races. I can't remember if I ever watched the show or not. I've watched a couple online, though, and it's not bad.

Ditto on Isis. I watched Shazam but not much of her. I watched an episode not long ago though and I think that if you didn't watch some of these shows when they were on and have a good memory attached, they can be a struggle to sit through. LOL!
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post #220 of 917
8/2/09 at 6:27am
I remembered her from Wacky Races too.  I loved that show. 

I watched Shazam also.  

I understand about Isis.  One thing that helps me enjoy it is the strong nostalgia I have for Afterschool/Weekend Specials they used to have.  Isis is just like that, so was Shazam.  And I'm never sure how I'm going to take this stuff as an adult.  I picked up Ark II, Space Academy and Jason of Star Command at the same time.  I was sure Jason would be the best out of those and it ended up being the least enjoyable.  Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers are both in another league.  But Ark II was an absolute joy to watch.  And Space Academy wasn't bad.  
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post #221 of 917
8/2/09 at 7:52am
I bought Ark II/Space Academy/Jason in a complete series set at Half Price Books for like $7 a couple of months ago. I haven't watched but one Ark II so far. That was my favorite at the time. I still like the original BSG but had a hard time rewatching BR for some reason. I loved it when it was on.
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post #222 of 917
8/2/09 at 10:22am
I bought the 3 separate sets of Ark, Space Ac and Jason.  Cost me nearly $60.  grrr....  About 2 weeks after I bought it they had the set for about $20.  At the very least I'm making it up with this crazy stuff at BL.  Haha! 

I hear ya.  BR didn't age well.  But somehow I still love it.  It's all nostalgia.  I've always liked similar, and cheesy, films too like Beastmaster, Ice Pirates and Flash Gordon (aaaaHHH AHHH!!!!    hahaha!)   BR was really just a babe show.  Wilma was just yummy. 
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post #223 of 917
8/4/09 at 4:07pm
went to my big lots today and got
dallas 3,7 and 9 $6 each
lary king greatest interviews $3
drew cary $6
5 scooby doo movies $6total
2 pup named scooby doo $3 each

and picked up a scooby doo movies $6   but i already have it so if someone needs it let me know cand do a trade or something
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post #224 of 917
8/4/09 at 9:38pm
Are the Big Lots stores still getting shipments? 
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post #225 of 917
8/5/09 at 4:02am
I'm thinking my Big Lots simply has more stuff than they put on the shelf at any one time.  So there are probably a few more boxes in the back.  Just a guess.  I don't want to ask because I like surprises.  Haha!  What an adventure it is each time I go!! 
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post #226 of 917
8/6/09 at 10:36pm
Well, I swung by my Big Lots today, and they still had some WB discs on the shelf - some Dukes, a show I'd never heard of that sounded like a Married with Children knock off and some Justice Leauge. They also had some public domain boxed sets from Mill Creek for 6 bucks - Combat, Westerns and a Car Chase one. Not a bad price for them, but not exactly stellar savings.
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post #227 of 917
8/7/09 at 7:41am
I'm still needing Lois and Clark: New ADV of Superman Season 4 as well as Flintstones Season 4-6. Anyone have them? 
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post #228 of 917
8/7/09 at 6:20pm
The BIG LOTS in my area has gotten no new shipments for a few weeks now!!
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post #229 of 917
8/8/09 at 7:58am
Visited the in-laws yesterday in Mansfield ,Ohio.  Visited a Big Lots on Route 42 and picked up Animaniacs Volume 2. Scooby-Doo movies, Josie and the Pussy Cats complete series and Roots the complete collection. If anyone happens to be in  that area they still had a few of these dvds left.
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post #230 of 917
8/8/09 at 12:23pm
The party's over!!

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post #231 of 917
8/8/09 at 1:26pm
Well, the nature of Big Lots' liquidation inventory model ensures that any party does not last too long. Once they're gone, they're gone! 
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post #232 of 917
8/10/09 at 5:08am
I managed to make it to two Big Lots on my vacation.  The second one had absolutely nothing, but the same old movies however the first had some interesting stuff.

I picked up several sets of each:
Top Cat (Complete Series)
Josie & the Pussycats (Complete Series)
Scooby-Doo Movies
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post #233 of 917
8/18/09 at 6:58pm
My Big Lots got in a new batch of DVD's today.  No TV sets this time, just movies.  Seemed to be all Columbia/TriStar/Sony releases.  A few I recall from my browsing, all $3 each:

Bugsy
Capote
Adaptation (Superbit)
Steamboy
Tremors III & IV
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
Josie & the Pussycats
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
The Frighteners
Two Brothers
Casper
xXx: State of the Union
Hudson Hawk
The Dark Crystal SE (brown box)
Romper Stomper
Whisper
Living Free
The Return
The Grudge 2
Shredder
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Cry Wolf
The Fog (both 1980 & 2005 versions)
Rise: Blood Hunter
National Lampoon's Repli-Kate

WARNING: Many full-screen editions were mixed in; be sure to check your selections carefully before purchasing!
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post #234 of 917
8/19/09 at 7:07am
I'm not proud of this but I bought some classic Popeye and Flintstone box sets at Big Lots for $3 each and promptly turned around and traded them in at a Movie Stop for $16.50 and $6 store credit each respectively, which I used toward a blu-ray movie. I realize these sets are part of the controversial cache of titles WB had designated for destruction before they were resold, but at least I'm recycling them back into the fan world.
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post #235 of 917
8/19/09 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by Malcolm R View Post

My Big Lots got in a new batch of DVD's today.  No TV sets this time, just movies.  Seemed to be all Columbia/TriStar/Sony releases.  A few I recall from my browsing, all $3 each:...

Gaaaawwd...   Do I have to go back to stupid Big Lots? 

I hope to find Steamboy.  I need 2 copies.  

I've seen Josie & the Pussycats attached to Blue Crush for $6.  But all the copies had floaters. 
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post #236 of 917
8/23/09 at 5:30pm
It looks as if time is up on the Big Lots and the Warner titles. 

Warner Home Video is suing a California-based company called IWMB for not only failing to destroy hundreds of thousands of excess DVD product, but also for secretly selling the titles to third parties at cut-rate prices. The studio says the end result was a flood of DVDs being sold for prices far below market value. Warners is seeking $10 million in damages from the company. In fact, Warners did not hire IWMB to destroy the product - the company was subcontracted by DVD replicator Cinram, which apparently was unaware of the alleged scheme. According to the suit, IWMB provided Cinram with false documentation indicating that the DVDs had been destroyed when, in fact, they had been sold to other parties who retailed them to the public. Warners estimates that at least 750,000 DVDs were illegally sold into the marketplace. The suit does not name the third parties who allegedly bought them. Warners is seeking a jury trial. Home Video Magazine reports that IWMB president Cal Jones, who is personally named in the suit, has not responded to requests for comments. 


I also understand that alot of these excess titles were returns from Circuit City and other electronic stores that went out of business over the past year.
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post #237 of 917
8/24/09 at 9:31pm
Yep, this actually was first reported about a month ago...

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/279203/big-lots-sale/180#post_3590628
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post #238 of 917
8/25/09 at 3:33am
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Originally Posted by ahollis View Post

... Home Video Magazine reports that IWMB president Cal Jones, who is personally named in the suit, has not responded to requests for comments. 


...

He was too busy applying for a manager position at Big Lots perhaps?  ;) 
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post #239 of 917
9/5/09 at 12:58pm
Big Lots will be having a 2-day sale on DVD's, running Sunday and Monday only.  All regular $3 DVD's will be on sale 4 for $10. 

Figures.  I've already been through the stacks and grabbed all my "A" choices and "B" choices.  I guess I'll have to see if there are any "C" choices I can't live without for $2.50 a pop.
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post #240 of 917
10/1/09 at 9:23pm
So I swung by the local Big Lots today, with the usual run of crap discs - mostly. They did have a HUGE stack of the first season of Night Court. It looks like the WB police havent snapped up all their elicit material yet. So keep looking and you might get lucky like me.

Meh, 6 bucks for a show I used to catch on late night reruns? Sure, what the hell!
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