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Re: Price of DVD movies: future INCREASES, or price drops??

Just like with CDs, prices will go up. I purchased a DVD player in the summer of 1998 and for two years I was getting around 75% off the list price of most DVDs (e.g. I paid about $10 for most of my Criterions). Because of coupons and online deals, I built up a collection of about 200. During the last half of 2000, that all stopped. Online companies started to have to make a profit (damn them!), so the coupons disappeared and the prices went. In the last year, I've been buying "mainstream" DVDs at Best Buy where you can get about 20% off list price and more obscure titles from Amazon.com. Amazon's prices are almost at list now, but they do have an occasional coupon and have always given me excellent service.

The fact is that while most studios have lowered the list price of their DVDs, the actual street price has skyrocketed. Would you rather have a $40 title for $10 or a $25 title for $20?


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