Comments on: What the heck’s wrong with a pre-viewed DVD? http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:08:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-53960 fivecentnickel.com Fri, 25 May 2007 17:05:57 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/#comment-53960 <strong>Weekly Roundup - 05/25/07...</strong> It’s been a busy week fraught with tax quandaries and boxes full of bricks. And now… Guess what? School’s out for summer ’round these parts as of today! In other words, we have a couple of ecstatic kids that are just days away f... Weekly Roundup – 05/25/07…

It’s been a busy week fraught with tax quandaries and boxes full of bricks. And now… Guess what? School’s out for summer ’round these parts as of today! In other words, we have a couple of ecstatic kids that are just days away f…

]]> By: Chris http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-53167 Chris Mon, 21 May 2007 17:15:38 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/#comment-53167 Are we observing a misunderstanding of the quality of used DVDs, or a reaction to second hand merchandise in general? There are few reasons why you would want to buy something new. One of them is convenience, another is sanitary (used bedsheets would certainly be off my list). But what convinces Americans to spend hundreds of dollars on children's toys when they could buy them at a yard sale instead? Why buy a brand new car when you know full well it will depreciate dramatically as soon as you sign on the dotted line? Buying something "new", I think, fills us with more pride than if it were used, because we think then that no one else has touched it. It's ours alone. Are we observing a misunderstanding of the quality of used DVDs, or a reaction to second hand merchandise in general? There are few reasons why you would want to buy something new. One of them is convenience, another is sanitary (used bedsheets would certainly be off my list). But what convinces Americans to spend hundreds of dollars on children’s toys when they could buy them at a yard sale instead? Why buy a brand new car when you know full well it will depreciate dramatically as soon as you sign on the dotted line? Buying something “new”, I think, fills us with more pride than if it were used, because we think then that no one else has touched it. It’s ours alone.

]]> By: Enough Wealth http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-53032 Enough Wealth Mon, 21 May 2007 05:04:45 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/05/20/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-a-pre-viewed-dvd/#comment-53032 There's nothing wrong with "used" DVDs at all. I'm collecting the Harry Potter series by buying them second hand from a video rental store as soon as they become surplus (about 4 weeks after a film is released to the rental market). I've bought them for about 1/4 the price I'd have to pay in Target or K-Mart, and the store promises to exchange them if there's a problem (unlikely if you can't see any serious scratches on them). However, even the price of a "used" DVD is more than the cost of renting it overnight, so I only buy ones that I'm sure we'll want to watch several times over. No point collecting junk that you only watch once before it starts gathering dust. Then again.... after watching them you could probably resell them for what you paid at a yard sale. Regards http://enoughwealth.com There’s nothing wrong with “used” DVDs at all.

I’m collecting the Harry Potter series by buying them second hand from a video rental store as soon as they become surplus (about 4 weeks after a film is released to the rental market). I’ve bought them for about 1/4 the price I’d have to pay in Target or K-Mart, and the store promises to exchange them if there’s a problem (unlikely if you can’t see any serious scratches on them).

However, even the price of a “used” DVD is more than the cost of renting it overnight, so I only buy ones that I’m sure we’ll want to watch several times over. No point collecting junk that you only watch once before it starts gathering dust. Then again…. after watching them you could probably resell them for what you paid at a yard sale.

Regards
http://enoughwealth.com

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