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post #121 of 157
8/3/09 at 7:47am
I stopped at the local Dollar Tree and found nothing except the usual public domain stuff.
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post #122 of 157
8/3/09 at 8:38am
If anyone happens to stumble over

a) 1x Season 1 and 2x Season 7 of Tales From The Crypt
b) 1x Flintstones #5
c) 1x Seasons 2,3,4 of Lois & Clark

Please grab and drop me a note, I have paypal and not afraid to use it.

(I need a few Anime titles also, but let's not confuse things)

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post #123 of 157
8/3/09 at 9:10am
Stopped at my local Big Lots Store today, all the "Hot" DVDs (You know which ones I'm talking about!) are gone.

As for the WB/Big Lots Fiasco someone's going to have the Devil to pay for this!
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post #124 of 157
8/3/09 at 11:07am
I don't understand the Big Lots / WB Fiasco? Can someone explain this to me? 

My feeling is that BIG LOTS had to pay for the merchandise to sell it so whatever they wished to sell it at who cares. WB's got their end.

am I missing something? 

Please fill me in with some facts.
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post #125 of 157
8/3/09 at 12:01pm
Bit Lots isn't the culprit and I don't think they're part of the suit.  WB paid a company to destroy excess and/or damaged inventory.  The company subcontracted to another outfit, who then dumped the DVD's on the market and pocketed the proceeds.  That subcontractor is who WB is suing for damages I believe:

http://www.thresq.com/2009/07/warner-bros-dvd-theft-lawsuit.html

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post #126 of 157
8/3/09 at 12:05pm
That's what I have been thinking Jack. From what I have been reading Warner Brothers paid a Company to dispose of some excess DVD Box Sets in their inventory. They presumed the Box Sets were going to be Destroyed, and the Disks and packaging were going to be recycled. Instead the sets were sold to Discount Stores such as Big Lots and some others, which then sold them CHEAP. (Big Lots had them going for $3.00 or $6.00). Warners Brothers has filed suit against the company involved in this. I have a feeling this is going to be a LONG Court Battle. I would not be surprised if the Defendants say something to the tune of "Once the Studio sold us the DVDs we were now the owners of them, and we had whatever right we had to do with them." or "You told us to dispose of them, you DID NOT SPECIFY HOW we were to dispose of them.", that kind of thing. All I know is this is the Funniest News Story I have heard in a long time!    
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post #127 of 157
8/3/09 at 12:16pm
Another reason WB is upset is because their partners are upset.  Best Buy or Walmart or whoever can't move these boxsets taking up shelf space for $20-$60 if you can just go down to Big Lots, fish through a bin, and get it for $3-$6.
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post #128 of 157
8/3/09 at 1:27pm
Fat lady still absent from my Big Lots.  I hope she has larangitis!! 

For myself:
Jacques Cousteau River Explorations.  $3.  There's another that I'll (hopefully) get for family next time I'm in there. 
Agatha Christie Collection with Helen Hayes.  Got this for mom. There's another that I might grab for myself next time. 

Available at the store for trading:
a bunch of opened Season 2 Flintstones.
Still 2 Wacky Races.
2 Mission Hill complete series



Btw, watched the first 2 Tales from the Crypt yesterday.  Seriously, the first 6 minutes of the first episode was worth what I paid for the entire stack of TftC I was able to pick up.  I loved the hell out that!  Forgotten how strong in black comedy it was.  I think I like the original "And all through the house" from the Amicus film.  But the remake was hilarious.  The original was more scary.  Both had first rate "Santas". 

I'd gladly trade what I have of Tales from the Crypt for Seasons 6 and/or 7 or any volume but Vol 1 of Looney Tunes. 

Tales from the Crypt to Trade:
S1.  2 of these.
S2.  1 of these.
S3.  1 of these
S5.  2 of these.
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post #129 of 157
8/3/09 at 1:43pm
Nothing new at mine today. I did pick up a Popeye 1933-1938 (also still have Batman TAS Season Four and a sealed Flintstones Season 2) for trading. I'm still looking for Scooby Doo/Dynomutt and Scooby Doo Where Are You S3 as well as any Looney Tunes minus V1.

Thanks.
Ron
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post #130 of 157
8/3/09 at 2:00pm
My 2 cents.  IMO, the reason WB can't sell their excess inventroy cheaply and has to destroy it is because they still would have to pay a certain amount of royalties to the actors/producers/writers etc of the shows.  The would have to pay a certain amount per each dvd sold.  If they are only getting a few $$ for each one, they may end up owing more in royalties that they are getting for the dvd's.
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post #131 of 157
8/3/09 at 2:53pm
Thread Starter 
I'm not disputing that, Tony. But, there may be more to it than that. From the way I understand it, the studio doesn't pay out royalties of a DVD release until that particular copy has been "sold" to a distributor/retailer.

The major source of contention is that Warners reported those DVD's as being destroyed, meaning that they reported that loss to the IRS and wrote it off as a business loss. The second thing is that the destruction of this inventory was reported with their SEC Filings (Security and Exchange Commission) which has a direct impact on their profits (+/- %) and this affects Warner Brothers stock market price on the NYSE.

Since the DVD's weren't destroyed, the whole process of the IRS, Warner Brothers and the SEC are now going to be in the process of investigating this entire mess and it's not going to be pretty. There's damage control here and a lot of people are going to get hit.
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post #132 of 157
8/3/09 at 5:33pm
For those hoping to get a opportunity to get some great deals like BigLots has had at Dollar General and Rite Aid stores, I'd suggest saving your time.

None of the Dollar Generals I've checked carried any of the DVD's mentioned in this thread, and when asked, never did.

I've found a handful of DVD's at Rite Aids, and they're all going in the range of $15 or so for things like Flintstones season sets. Not much less than the general retail price of them these days and a far cry from the deals BigLots has had.

Edit - No wonder, it was Dollar Tree stores mentioned, not Dollar General. Well that was a waste of time...
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post #133 of 157
8/3/09 at 5:44pm


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Originally Posted by Regulus View Post

I would not be surprised if the Defendants say something to the tune of "Once the Studio sold us the DVDs we were now the owners of them, and we had whatever right we had to do with them." or "You told us to dispose of them, you DID NOT SPECIFY HOW we were to dispose of them.", that kind of thing. All I know is this is the Funniest News Story I have heard in a long time!    

I've thought from the start that there must be some fuzzy language in the contract for the subcontracting company to have done this.  Why risk your entire company if you didn't think you would be able to get away with it?  I assume they asked their attorney to review their contract before they made the decision to sell the stock to the retailers.  Presumably their attorney advised them they were in the clear, at least based on the language of the contract.
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post #134 of 157
8/3/09 at 5:55pm
 the just need to blame an intern on ambien
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post #135 of 157
8/3/09 at 5:59pm
Thread Starter 
Malcolm, considering the fact that it involves such a large volume of product, approximately $40+ Million worth of merchandise, I seriously doubt that Warner Brothers would have left holes in the contract that they had IWMB sign. IWMB signed the contract with Warner Brothers to destroy those one million DVD sets from Warner Brothers.

IWMB then, made the decision to sub-contract that work out to a new company, which then decided to sell that stock to other entities. IWMB would be liable since they signed the contract with Warner Brothers, and technically, is responsible for the theft of that merchandise. The original contract, between Warners and IWMB would likely hold IWMB liable for that merchandise. IWMB would then have to go after that company they sub-contracted that work out to.

It has nothing to do with what their attorney has to say about it.

1. IWMB signed the contract with Warner Brothers
2. IWMB then receives said merchandise to have it destroyed
3. IWMB then contracts that work out a another company for destruction

The problem here is that Warner Brothers may be suing the wrong company and that when this goes to court that the defendant named in the suit, that second company, may very well end up trying to dismiss the lawsuit or attempt to drag IWMB into the lawsuit because they signed the original contract with Warner Brothers. If I was the head of that second company, I would motion for IWMB to be named as co-defendent in the case since both companies are liable.
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post #136 of 157
8/3/09 at 6:38pm
EDIT: Never mind...this is a pointless discussion.

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post #137 of 157
8/3/09 at 8:21pm
Thread Starter 
I hear you, Malcolm. Until Warner's appears in court and details start getting released, nobody will know for sure.
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post #138 of 157
8/3/09 at 9:19pm
today i got
theflistones season one
War at home season one
 a pup named scooby doo vloume one and vloume two
bOTH WERE JUST 3 BUCKS SCOOBY DOO 6 FOR BOTH CARTOONS.
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post #139 of 157
8/4/09 at 3:51am
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has picked up an extra of the following sets:

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Josie and the Pussycats
Scooby Doo Where are You: Seasons 1 and 2
Scooby Doo Where are You: Season 3
The New Scooby Doo Movies

I don't have anything to trade but would be willing to paypal some money your way.

Thanks,
James Sajdak
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post #140 of 157
8/4/09 at 4:29am
James, I'll look for your stuff at my Big Lots. I've been having good luck. 



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post #141 of 157
8/4/09 at 10:01am

Thank You Radioman.
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Originally Posted by Radioman970 View Post

James, I'll look for your stuff at my Big Lots. I've been having good luck. 



 


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post #142 of 157
8/4/09 at 12:39pm
James, I'd almost be willing to bet that more Birdman, Space ghost and Josie will apear. 
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post #143 of 157
8/4/09 at 1:47pm


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Originally Posted by James Sajdak View Post

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has picked up an extra of the following sets:

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Josie and the Pussycats
Scooby Doo Where are You: Seasons 1 and 2
Scooby Doo Where are You: Season 3
The New Scooby Doo Movies

I don't have anything to trade but would be willing to paypal some money your way.

Thanks,
James Sajdak

I saw a few Birdman and the Galaxy Trio at one of my Big Lots, but not interested in those titles.  I'll check back and see if they are there still.
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post #144 of 157
8/4/09 at 9:37pm
Thread Starter 
James, you should really check out Target for those new Scooby Doo movies. My local sotr had several of the single release DVD movies on sale for around $5 each. As far as Scooby Doo Where Are You Season 3 goes? I have a used copy, the disks are excellent shape, that I'd sell for $13, if you're interested. 
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post #145 of 157
8/5/09 at 7:12pm
If anyone is interested, I have two sealed copies of Penelope Pitstop and one sealed Birdman.  I'd rather someone on here have them than have to return them to BL. 

I also made a round of local Krogers and Rite-Aids... and actually found stuff!

Kroger (all for 7.99):
Star Trek:  Nemesis
Veronica Mars S1
(also picked up Superman:  TAS V2 and Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection V3 for trading purposes)

Rite-Aid:
A Woman of Paris/A King in New York (The Chaplin Collection) $9.99
The Circus (The Chaplin Collection) $5.99
and a bunch of the $4.99 CDs
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post #146 of 157
8/6/09 at 3:30am

I'll take 1 of the Penelope Pitstop's and the Birdman. Could you let me know what the total cost would be including shipping and where to send Paypal payment to?

Thanks,
James S.
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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker View Post

If anyone is interested, I have two sealed copies of Penelope Pitstop and one sealed Birdman.  I'd rather someone on here have them than have to return them to BL. 

I also made a round of local Krogers and Rite-Aids... and actually found stuff!

Kroger (all for 7.99):
Star Trek:  Nemesis
Veronica Mars S1
(also picked up Superman:  TAS V2 and Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection V3 for trading purposes)

Rite-Aid:
A Woman of Paris/A King in New York (The Chaplin Collection) $9.99
The Circus (The Chaplin Collection) $5.99
and a bunch of the $4.99 CDs
 


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post #147 of 157
8/6/09 at 10:25am
The only other set that I found at a local Big Lots was Life Goes On season 1.  The rest were the same West Wing and so on as before.  Oh well.
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post #148 of 157
8/6/09 at 10:47am
I haven't found anything new at all for at least a week now.  I think this little bonanza is about over except for all the Dukes, OC, and West Wing sets that nobody, at least around where I live, seems to want.
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post #149 of 157
8/6/09 at 12:47pm
Not much at mine this time.  Still lots of Popeyes.  A few Tracy Takes On.  Larry King. 

It might be over.  I'm tempted to pick up a couple of extra Popeyes before they're gone.  Sure nice sets... 
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post #150 of 157
8/7/09 at 4:52pm


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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker View Post

If anyone is interested, I have two sealed copies of Penelope Pitstop and one sealed Birdman.  I'd rather someone on here have them than have to return them to BL. 

I also made a round of local Krogers and Rite-Aids... and actually found stuff!

Kroger (all for 7.99):
Star Trek:  Nemesis
Veronica Mars S1
(also picked up Superman:  TAS V2 and Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection V3 for trading purposes)

Rite-Aid:
A Woman of Paris/A King in New York (The Chaplin Collection) $9.99
The Circus (The Chaplin Collection) $5.99
and a bunch of the $4.99 CDs

Hey Tim,

Can you suggest which area Krogers might still have some Veronica Mars S1s?  I'd like to pick up a couple for friends.  I hit the one on Oakwood on the way home today but no luck.  


Thanks!
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