Selling Old DVDs?

Manutd_4life

So I have a bunch of old dvds gathering dust and I want to get rid of them and make a bit of cash.

Places such as Cex barely give you 50 cents per dvd and I'm guessing it's the same with Gamestop.

I'm thinking of putting up one big advert on adverts.ie. Would that be the way to go? How much should I charge per DVD? Most of the DVDs are children movies such Elf, Hulk, Simpsons, Home Alone, Monster House but I also have some classics such as Finding Nemo, Harry Potter, Slumdog Millionaire, Up etc. I don't want to overcharge but I want more than just 50c - €1.

Just want to know if I'm on the right track or if I shouldn't bother waste my time trying to get rid of these things. Thanks

MilesMorales1

You'll likely get a load of chancers and nonsense on adverts, specially with DVD's. Either take them to cex, get a credit note of some sort, or put them on adverts as a bulk buy with a cheap price, or keep them.

Manutd_4life

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

You'll likely get a load of chancers and nonsense on adverts, specially with DVD's. Either take them to cex, get a credit note of some sort, or put them on adverts as a bulk buy with a cheap price, or keep them.

Yeah I had a look at other ads on adverts and it's loaded with low ball offers. But unfortunately I think it is my best bet at getting the most out of what I have. I currently have about 25 dvds I want to get rid of. What would be a decent bulk buy price for 25 Dvds?

MilesMorales1

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Yeah I had a look at other ads on adverts and it's loaded with low ball offers. But unfortunately I think it is my best bet at getting the most out of what I have. I currently have about 25 dvds I want to get rid of. What would be a decent bulk buy price for 25 Dvds?

Depends on the movies I'd say. Maybe 30 - 40 quid.

Myrddin

CeX the lot of them for a credit note. I did it years ago & got more than I thought I would. It's the quickest, simplest, & most hassle free way of getting rid of DVD's that you don't want

Manutd_4life

Myrddin wrote: »

CeX the lot of them for a credit note. I did it years ago & got more than I thought I would. It's the quickest, simplest, & most hassle free way of getting rid of DVD's that you don't want

I looked at Cex online at the prices and I'm barely scrapping 10 quid all together. It may be the quickest but I'm not sure if it is worth getting rid of my dvds for that much

Myrddin

Manutd_4life wrote: »

I looked at Cex online at the prices and I'm barely scrapping 10 quid all together. It may be the quickest but I'm not sure if it is worth getting rid of my dvds for that much

Selling them any other way can be a long, arduous process. Granted, €10 is hardly retirement fund material

Chain Smoker

10 nuros for something that's ultimately just taking up space is fair really. As it stands they're arguably worth less than nothing to you beyond a perceived value based on the price you paid.
Just because the film that's on the disc is good doesn't necessarily mean the disc retains much value. Unless they're criterion, seem in some way collectible ("collectors edition" does not mean anyone collects them) or have some pretty neat bonus features, I can't see why anyone'd want DVDs nowadays beyond being a bit behind the times.


If those Simpsons ones are any of the first 10 seasons, its probably worth a few euro for the commentaries alone.

Manutd_4life

I think i'll create an ad on adverts.ie, see how it goes for about a month and if nothing is going i'll settle for a tenner at Cex.

I agree with the guy above: the market for DVDs is dead nowadays with the internet and people streaming.

CelticRambler

I regularly buy "condition: new" DVDs on Amazon for £0.01 - £0.99, up to about £5 incl postage for something very recent or a box-set. So unless it was a particularly rare collector's edition of something I really wanted, I wouldn't be paying more than half that for something that might have a scratch on it, or a seller with no particular reputation.

KingBrian2

Libraries take in DVD's also.

Manutd_4life

CelticRambler wrote: »

I regularly buy "condition: new" DVDs on Amazon for £0.01 - £0.99, up to about £5 incl postage for something very recent or a box-set. So unless it was a particularly rare collector's edition of something I really wanted, I wouldn't be paying more than half that for something that might have a scratch on it, or a seller with no particular reputation.

The ones I have are all old - nothing from the past 2 years I think. No special collector edition or anything. The closest i have to a box-set is Home Alone 1,2 and 3 but I don't think that it goes for anything special.

Plus I'm not a frequent Amazon buyer/seller

Manutd_4life

KingBrian2 wrote: »

Libraries take in DVD's also.

How much do they give you roughly if anything?

KingBrian2

Manutd_4life wrote: »

How much do they give you roughly if anything?

It is through donations i'm afraid however bring books into Chapters in Parnell St they will give cash or credit.

Pickpocket

Unless you're seriously hard up for some cash then just give them to a charity shop.

You'll have to deal with a bunch of clowns on Adverts and you'll be lucky to get even 40 quid for the trouble.

Someone out there will appreciate them and the money will be put to good use.

I done it a while ago with some books, CDs and DVDs. Quick, easy and it felt good.

CelticRambler

Manutd_4life wrote: »

The closest i have to a box-set is Home Alone 1,2 and 3 but I don't think that it goes for anything special.

Just had a look - going rate tonight on Amazon for those is 1p each plus postage. I wouldn't bother buying Nos.2&3 so would expect to get them for free! :pac:

Sleeper12

I'd donate them to the local school Christmas fare. Oops did I say Christmas already?


If you really want to sell them then adverts or done deal. Personally I'd rather sell 25 Euro for the lot to one buyer rather than 40 Euro and having 25 people calling to my front door. People will be late for appointments or not turn up at all. Then you have the hagglers. Selling them separately and people will cherry pick and you will get stuck with the crappy ones.

Steve

Do you have an attic?

Look at what vinyl is selling for nowadays!

johnny_ultimate

I'd echo the 'give 'em to charity' suggestion if you're just keen to get rid of them. I'm sure there's a few organisations out there that would very much appreciate a donation of a pile of children's classics

As mentioned, unless your collection is full of rarities, obscurities and Criterions it'd barely be worth the effort to try and sell them.

OwaynOTT

Give them to your local library. The kids ones will get plenty of love and they will really brighten up the day for a lot of kids.
Even the adult ones will get a lot of use too.
Libraries are really dependant on donations of DVDs, as their fund is non-existent for non book media.
€10 in cex isn't worth it considering the use they will get in the library.
And most of them will just go to die in a charity shop.

Chain Smoker

Steve wrote: »

Do you have an attic?

Look at what vinyl is selling for nowadays!

Yeah, and look at how well VHS is doing these days too!