Safe buying time for tv on dvd titles ???? (1 Viewer)

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

I usually buy the tv on dvd titles that I want, as soon as they are released .But lately , more titles that I want, are being released faster than I can afford them.So I still should be safe, if I put off buying some titles 2 or 3 months after the release date ??????? In other words, has anyone waited for a title 2 or 3 months after release date , and found it out of print ????

 

[Regulus]

With the exception of Titles that are extensions of Series I currently Own. (An Example is Walker, Texas Ranger) I usually do not buy a Series until it is Complete, as many times you can get the Individual Seasons for A lot cheaper then by buying them at once instead of one-at-a-time. An Individual Season that goes for $30-50 a Season can often be reduced to less than $10 a Season when the complete series if offered! (Or someone is having a Two-For-One Sale! ) A Program that's being sold at Full Price when it's first released can end up in the Bargain Bins a few months later. (How do you think I have amassed my Collection? )

 

[Hollywoodaholic]

Not a lot of TV DVD collectors have the patience of Job, or Regulus for that matter, but he's right, if you can wait for complete sets you will save a LOT of money. Or even just waiting a couple months later on the season sets. And, for the most part, you'll always be able to find these sets down the road still in stock somewhere. If for some reason it goes out of stock at the regular sites like Amazon, there's always eBay. Very rarely have I seen sets there above their original retail prices. And often, quite dirt cheap.

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[Mark Talmadge]

Actually, there is a method to dealing with a problem like this. When there are multiple sets coming out and you can't buy them all and have to wait, check for the SRP, if the sale price is only a $5 difference, you can probably wait to buy that until a later date.

What I usually do is wait to purchase that set until a much later date as Best Buy, Circuit City and Target are constantly having these recent sets priced cheaper a few weeks after their release. This is how I've been able to stay on top of these DVD releases.

 

[bmasters9]

The bargain rack method at the Wal-Mart in Simpsonville is how my mother got the 2nd through 5th seasons of "The Waltons," as they were $20 apiece there. As a matter-of-fact, "The Waltons" is one of my mother's favorite series.

I also used the bargain rack to get the two seasons' worth of "MacGyver" that I currently have.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Very interesting answers, thanks everyone.

 

[Hank Dearborn]

For me, 3AM is safe, right before I got to sleep.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Lol Hank !!!!