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My latest obsession---Laserdiscs---Any other collectors?
Arcadiac:
Hi y'all.
Last summer at the end of the flea market season, a guy was packing up his stuff, disgusted at having a bad sales day. He had a stack of laserdiscs and a player he was about to pack in so I asked him how much he was asking for them. He said he had paid $25 for the lot at auction and he just wanted to get his money back, so I gave him the $25 and came home with over 25 movies and a working player!
I was hooked!
The sound and picture is great on my older big screen TV and I have been collecting ever since.
In our area, when they can be found, I've been buying them for $1-3
(usually on the low end ;D ) per disc in box lots.
I have accumulated over 100 discs that way, my prizes being the earlier editions of the first three Star Wars movies in WS, a Spike Jones video collection and the first Golden Age of Looney Tunes Box set (1 of 5 sets, my most expensive buy at $30 shipped/5 disks).
Of my collection I have had 30-40 discs just given to me by people who had them around collecting dust.
Now I can't keep off of EBay, trying to get the other
Looney Tunes sets and some other things I want.
I'm gonna have to limit myself to one good purchase a month or this could get out of control real quick!
I'm a notorious gadget addict, however my tastes tend to lean to older technology (read cheap/finally more affordable).<<<--Addict behavior, rationalizing, justifying!!
Can anyone else relate to the obsessive collecting?
Anyone else collect Laserdiscs?
ARCADIAC!
Loafmeister:
Laserdisks were great for their time and still have a place (especially if you don't partake into hi-def screens). I had a pretty big collection but my problem with them was laser rot, which became a big issue in the laser disc community and specifically in my own collection. Gone was the Sinbad trilogy box set. Gone was my favorite film shawshank Redemption and many more.
At the price you're paying, no big deal you're doing great! Just be aware of that if/when you play your movies and start seeing "snow" on the screen.
CheffoJeffo:
I've got two still working players and may buy a disc if I come across one at an absolute bargain price, but I don't go looking for them anymore.
Arcadiac:
I really like that I can get some uncensored cartoons, many of which are not available in any other format. And the Star Wars early pressings are the least-tampered with of any of the releases.
I've yet to run into laser rot, I have a copy of Blazing Saddles that skips toward the end, is that a symptom too? I've only just begun the hobby and some collectors say that laser rot is a misnomer for dirty/scratched disks.
I have the 3rd set of Looney Tunes on the way, I'm looking forward to it's arrival!
Still seeking the elusive Tex Avery set, bidding gets pretty crazy on Ebay, $50+!
As far as a chain store that still carries LD, Half-Price books sells used
for $3.99 and up but their stock is small.
HD is not an issue, we gotta be late adopters of new technology as it gets more affordable.
ARCADIAC!
Mauzy:
I bought a really nice Mitsubishi player at a garage sale for $5 this summer and it came with Pink Floyd's The Wall. It plays great but you have to take apart the entire machine (not kidding) to change disks. Im working on it though.
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