I have about 70 DVD's to get rid of
I have about 70 DVD's to get rid of
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Acehood

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1,326 posts

204 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Where can I sell them? Most of them are movies but I have a couple of box sets like Band of Brothers, Star Wars Trilogy, Peep Show etc. I want to clear up some space and ideally make a few quid out of it aswell.

I had a look at that music magpie site but there's mixed reviews of them online - people not receiving their money or it taking forever to get the cheque, etc. The majority of my dvd's are coming up at about 30p each. I'm not expecting mega money for them but it does take the michael a bit. Plus in their T&C if they're not happy with an item for any reason they keep it and don't pay you anything. Plus they make it clear they'll charge 50p for anything that's a bit scratched. Another thing is their website seems to be intermittent. It's bad enough having to type in 70 barcodes but when every other one tells me that "the website is experiencing high traffic, please try again later", it gets very old very quickly.

Then there's ebay - listing + paypal fees will totally negate the value of my dvd's unless I sell them as a job lot? It's a pretty mixed bag though and I'm not sure who would bother to buy them off me.

Finally there's the places like CEX on the high street but every time I've been in there it's queuing out the door. I also don't fancy trying to lug 70 dvd's around with me and then wait for someone to scan them all individually only to offer me a few quid. Prices on their website range from about 10p to £4 for dvd's.

Anyone input on this?

theironduke

6,995 posts

218 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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I'll have B of B off you sir smile

Nickyboy

6,825 posts

264 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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I'd go with sticking them on eBay as a job lot, you can send them via Interparcel.com for not a lot. People do buy job lots regardless of what is in the collection. You should get close to £100 as they are.

Famous Graham

26,553 posts

255 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Amazon's pretty good for selling DVDs, CDs, books etc.

Acehood

Original Poster:

1,326 posts

204 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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theironduke said:
I'll have B of B off you sir smile
£8 + Postage? It's 14.99 on play.com... where abouts are you btw?

anonymous said:
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Unfortunately I can't register on there as I've only got a gmail account!

Nickyboy said:
I'd go with sticking them on eBay as a job lot, you can send them via Interparcel.com for not a lot. People do buy job lots regardless of what is in the collection. You should get close to £100 as they are.
Just had a look at some of the ebay auctions for dvd's, people seem to be getting a decent amount, like you say about £100! I'd be seriously happy with that. I think I'll stick em on there and see what I get. If I get someone to collect them then I can have cash and paypal won't take any of my money smile

al1991

4,552 posts

210 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Car boot if you're feeling brave.

simonrockman

7,128 posts

285 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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There are companies who will ebay them for you

Goldmember1

366 posts

202 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Yep can recommend Amazon.. have sold lots od dvds on there. You might be surprised by what you can get for them .. plus it doesn't cost anything to list them .. you cant lose! They just take their cut when it sells and pays you the money straight into the bank the next month.

Acehood

Original Poster:

1,326 posts

204 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Goldmember1 said:
Yep can recommend Amazon.. have sold lots od dvds on there. You might be surprised by what you can get for them .. plus it doesn't cost anything to list them .. you cant lose! They just take their cut when it sells and pays you the money straight into the bank the next month.
I did check it out but it seems like a lot of hassle to post each item individually.

sday12

5,068 posts

241 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Freecycle?

Mr Trophy

6,811 posts

233 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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If you've got Public Enemy I'll buy it from you!

Jag-D

19,633 posts

249 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Give us a list, I might have a few off of ya

B3Svert

553 posts

222 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Free listing on fleabay today, pretty sure that with DVD's (or books) it puts a standard description down when you select the film name.

supertouring

2,228 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Free listings on ebay today I believe.

stefd

290 posts

258 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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http://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/

They won't offer you much but it's certainly less hassle than eBay.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Pothole

34,367 posts

312 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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stefd said:
http://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/

They won't offer you much but it's certainly less hassle than eBay.
OP said:
I had a look at that music magpie site but there's mixed reviews of them online - people not receiving their money or it taking forever to get the cheque, etc. The majority of my dvd's are coming up at about 30p each. I'm not expecting mega money for them but it does take the michael a bit. Plus in their T&C if they're not happy with an item for any reason they keep it and don't pay you anything. Plus they make it clear they'll charge 50p for anything that's a bit scratched. Another thing is their website seems to be intermittent. It's bad enough having to type in 70 barcodes but when every other one tells me that "the website is experiencing high traffic, please try again later", it gets very old very quickly.

stefd

290 posts

258 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Fair enough.

I sold about 200 CDs and a couple of dozen DVDs on there before Christmas and it was completely painless. Sure on one or two of the orders I had to wait a couple of weeks for a cheque but I was in no rush.

Ry_B

2,256 posts

231 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Tell me what you have, I might take some from you

Acehood

Original Poster:

1,326 posts

204 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Jag-D said:
Give us a list, I might have a few off of ya
Star Wars Episode 1
South West 9
Dumb & Dumber
Uncle Buck
Die Hard 1+2+3
Fight Club
Menace 2 Society
Clerks + Clerks 2
BASEketball
American Pie
Battle Royale
South Park Movie
Black Hawk Down
Leon
Pulp Fiction
Wild Hogs
The Adam & Joe DVD
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin Untold story
5th Element
Brass Eye
Human Traffic
8mm
Donnie Darko
Dogma
The Office (UK) Series 1+2+Xmas Special
Austin Powers Goldmember
Spongebob Squarepants movie
Peep Show series 1-5 box set
Beavis + Butthead do America
Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next
Kung Fu Hustle
Police Academy
Full Metal Jacket
The Day Today
Cradle 2 the grave
Dirty Sanchez series 2+3
28 weeks later
Best of Tom Green show
Tom Green Subway Monkey hour
Look Around You series 1+2
Snatch
Van Wilder 2
Blood Diamond
Mike Reid: Seriously Funny
Chasing Amy
Road Trip
Harold & Kumar
Mallrats
American History X
Rush Hour
L4yer Cake
Schindlers List
Final Fantasy
Borat
Red Dwarf Series 1
Green Street
Clarkson Hot Metal
Bo Selecta Series 1+2
Pirates of Carribean
Little Britain Series 1
Scary Movie
Hot Shots 1+2
Best of Royle Family
Resevoir Dogs
Star Wars Trilogy Box set
The Beach
Green Wing Series 1

Glad I can type pretty fast!!!