I'm looking for eps of You Can't Do That On Television from 1979 (which I've never seen before) all the way up to 1985. I'm honestly not interseted in the other eps after that, I'll trade the last of my blank DVD-Rs to anyone who has it.

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Everybody trades for blanks now, it's not an insult. I've done it twice for before as well. The only shows I have for trade are Return to the Planet of the Apes (3 cartoons) and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and I don't have a DVD recorder as of yet.

Who is everyone? If one needs blanks it's easier to go to a store that has some on sale, or go on line and bingo you have a spindle. What am I accomplishing by burning dvds to mail to you with the exception of losing time. If I burn ten disks for you all I'm getting back is the ten blanks and that you call trading?

What you really are proposing is that since you have nothing to trade folks should supply your wants. Best of luck.

Harvey

dear everybody

whom ever youall are

im interested in sending you blanks for tv series

ill even send you taiyo yudens

anytime, any amount

thanks

trade for blanks
b/c u can get discs so cheap in bulk it is pointless
the ONLY way I ever trade for blanks is like 5-10 blanks per disc
for example u want to trade me blanks for 10 discs, ok--
send me a pack of 100 Taiyo Yuden and ill send u the 10 discs

I got 27 of 30 Maxell blank DVD-Rs.

Everybody trades for blanks now, it's not an insult.

Um, no they don't. And yes it is. As mentioned above, if you expect an equal trade (disc for disc) or just all the shows you want for your 'leftovers', good luck. Like Harvey, I need SOMETHING for MY time to copy/test/pack up & send as well as wear & tear on my equipment. I never sell & I never trade for blanks. Repeat, NEVER. I even recently cancelled a trade negotiation because the other party repeatedly tried to get me to sell and/or trade for blanks because I had way more stuff they wanted than what I wanted from them. I now post on my trade list site that any offers to buy or trade for blanks will be deleted with no reply. End of story. But since I TRADE, what I get for my time is more shows. But if I did trade for blanks, I'd be like Lamont...you'd have to send me 10 or more blanks for each disc I'd send you.

I got 27 of 30 Maxell blank DVD-Rs.

I will trade with you but not on a 1 to 1 trade. You send me 27 blank maxell DVD-R discs and you can pick any 3 discs off my trade list.

I will trade with you but not on a 1 to 1 trade. You send me 27 blank maxell DVD-R discs and you can pick any 3 discs off my trade list.


You don't have any You Can't Do That On Television though. I checked your list.

ill trade with u blank for blank.. send u a tdk you send me a maxell

ill trade with u blank for blank.. send u a tdk you send me a maxell


I want eps of YCDTOTV

You don't have any You Can't Do That On Television though. I checked your list.

FYI, he was being sarcastic.

i have ever met trades 1 for 1 for blanks
that would be just plain stupid

if u find a trader who will do that PLEASE send me their info b/c i would gladly do that deal! ha ha ha

:lol:

BUT WHY in the world would anyone trade u 50 dvds that take time to burn for 50 blank ones?
i mean, if they want 50 blank discs, why not just keep the 50 they have and not waste the time? :(

BUT WHY in the world would anyone trade u 50 dvds that take time to burn for 50 blank ones?
i mean, if they want 50 blank discs, why not just keep the 50 they have and not waste the time? :(


I'm willing to pay for the postage as well

:brent

I'm willing to pay for the postage as well

if only this worked at amazon.com.. they accept credit cards, debit and now Blank Discs.. atleast offer some foodstamps with it or something.

:brent

It ain't funny. I've done 2 trades like this before.

BUT WHY in the world would anyone trade u 50 dvds that take time to burn for 50 blank ones?
i mean, if they want 50 blank discs, why not just keep the 50 they have and not waste the time? :(

now you got me confused

when the blanks were a couple three dollars each, back in the day

then doing a couple blanks for a burned disc made some sense

i seriously have had more offers than i can count, for me to give sets for blanks

its not an insult to me, its just that the other person never stopped to figure it out with a pencil

but now when discs are 20 to 30 cents each, any mention of blanks is just not worth it,

there are many ways to go out and get soemthing worth swapping to the next guy for what you want

dont whine because the next person doesnt want what you have in trade, or will not sell to you, etc

there are plenty of people who can provide decent items that are very trade worthy for the person starting out

remember the old far eastern proverb--a list of 10 000 dvds starts with a single set

I am giving a guy a set of Tales From the Crypt 22 disk and CAPTAIN n for blanks and I am not insulted. Yes they are worth more but is this ABOUT money/value? I thought we were a group of people that liked TV? Helping each other collect the shows we loved from the past? Now I have sold dvds before on ebay and that was bussiness but here its just fun. Not stepping on your shoes guy but relax a little and let everyone enjoy your fruits.

Trading blanks is seen as an insult to someone who spent a lot of time recording every single episode of a show, and authoring it onto dvd.

We, including myself can sell the set, so why on earth, would you think that offering a blank disc would be of any value to us? Not only that, but it would cost us money to post the set to you!!!

Why don't you offer to buy or trade for another show that you have. Offering blank discs, is an serious insult.

ku7uk
P.s: I have 40 episodes of the show, on 10 dvds. But I don't want blanks.

Now I agree it will be at least 4 blanks per disk. No way can I do it even because of time it takes for burning and I also ask for $5 to cover shipping. I'm just not after a profit

It ain't funny. I've done 2 trades like this before.

Obviously it's not funny to YOU, because you're the one receiving shows that someone spent time & energy copying/testing for you & you didn't have to do a thing except send them a blank for a disc.

Oh, and pay shipping, too!

But as said before, you're going to have a hard time finding too many others who are willing to "work for free".

I Helping each other collect the shows we loved from the past?

I've done trades before that I otherwise would not have, because the trader was a newbie & didn't have much I wanted from them. I don't MIND helping others who are starting out or who want shows I have.

But for someone to expect that a complete stranger will donate time, energy & money for an even exchange of blanks and shipping for a series of shows over six years...well...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I am giving a guy a set of Tales From the Crypt 22 disk and CAPTAIN n for blanks and I am not insulted. Yes they are worth more but is this ABOUT money/value? I thought we were a group of people that liked TV? Helping each other collect the shows we loved from the past? Now I have sold dvds before on ebay and that was bussiness but here its just fun. Not stepping on your shoes guy but relax a little and let everyone enjoy your fruits.

First off...Kudos for helping someone out I think that perhaps that is what Calatine was looking for, someone willing to help out a beginning trader...but on the other hand, how do you justify taking from this TRADING community and SELLING the material you trade for on eBay?? :confused:

When folks trade for whatever it may be, sport items, bottle caps, dolls etc., both sides look for equal value or at least something in return that they desire. Depending on the need of one individual determines how close in value the trade is.

No one wants to trade for something of little or no value. As Lamont clearly stated, he has 50 blanks in his possession by doing it your way, he still has 50 blanks. No value received so I still wonder why someone would do it.

I guess in this world there are some that have a real soft heart but for you to propose such a deal, to means you think very little of the intelligence of the group.

Harvey

well if u really do find people who trade u 1 for 1 blank discs, then PT Barnum was right that there really is A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE,
I mean that is crazy, I know some people dont have stuff to trade, BUT YOU CAN WORK OUT SOMETHING FAIR and trading 1 for 1 blanks is just plain crazy

why would I spend all that time burning off all those discs for absolutely nothing in return?

I mean, YES i do have traders I deal with that I sometimes just send a free item to, but that is not the norm

and yes this is a hobby, not a job
BUT i also collect old toy trains, but you dont see me asking people to trade me an antique toy train for an empty box do you?

:lol:

First off...Kudos for helping someone out I think that perhaps that is what Calatine was looking for, someone willing to help out a beginning trader...but on the other hand, how do you justify taking from this TRADING community and SELLING the material you trade for on eBay?? :confused:


Well first off I am new to this group and never sold anything from here. Heck I am just doing my first trades now. The only thing I sold on ebay yrs ago was TFTC 22 disk set and that is because I purchased the set on ebay. So what I got on ebay stayed on ebay. No longer confused I hope:)

Each there own to trading. I agree one for one well thats just crazy and insulting but not because its blanks BECAUSE of the amount of blanks. You all agree otherwise lets see. If someone offered you 100 blank disk per one disk would you be insulted? Nope! I personally will trade anyone anything on my small list 4 blanks per disk and $5 shipping. Keeps me from spending any money at all as those trades take care of the regular traded disk so I very seldomly purchase any disk.

... If someone offered you 100 blank disk per one disk would you be insulted? Nope!
I would be thrilled with such an offer. With the money I'd save on discs, I'd buy a decent burner. :D

To Calatine9, asking traders to trade for blanks on a 1:1 basis is a sure fire way of burning out your welcome here. You may find a one in a million, independently wealthy, kind soul to do something like this for you, but I venture to say that they'll only allow themselves to be used for a handful of discs, at the very most. :rolleyes:

I have gotten free discs and given free discs/tapes, but these have either been traders I've previously dealt with, nontrading friends, or relatives. (The relatives love me!)

Now I agree it will be at least 4 blanks per disk. No way can I do it even because of time it takes for burning and I also ask for $5 to cover shipping. I'm just not after a profit

I'd venture to say everyone everyone who's responded in this thread is not out after a profit. But as Harvey said, we at least want something of equal value, even if it's not something we really want. Yes, I donate items & dollars to charities, but this is not one of them. As I said earlier, I've often made trades with someone who wanted something I have but that didn't really have anything I wanted. Yet, I selected something from their list & have often been pleasantly surprised. And if I'm disappointed with what I receive, at least the other trader showed some initiative by having something to trade. JMO. YMMV.

Oh, and yes, I've received freebies from some of the traders who have responded in this thread, so yes, it happens. I've also GIVEN freebies. I think the insulting part comes from the OP requesting 6 years of shows (or whatever they can get from that six years) for a lousy 27 blanks. And postage. (Can't forget that.) And expecting that someone would actually DO it. And quite honestly, OP doesn't seem interested in trading (except for blanks). Only in acquiring. Not that there's anything wrong with that except that this is not the site for that. OP should go to Ebay & Ioffer.

Hey! All I wanted was to a trade for some eps of YCDTOTV, that's all!

With all the posts on this subject you still don't get it. You are not trading, you are asking someone to fill up your blank disks. That's it period.

Part of the fun of the hobby is when receiving the mail, opening up the package and putting a disk in the drive to see how it looks. Anticipation, it's like a kid opening up his or her piece of candy, or opening up a birthday gift and trying out the new toy. I enjoy viewing the disks I receive and planning who I can trade it with. There is no joy in looking at 15 blanks.

Everyone here, no matter how large their collection is was at one time a newbie with very little. How did they handle the situation? Did they ask people to fill their stockings or what. Let's al tell what we did.

Back in 2001 I was in the lobby of my development when a friend asked if I wanted to go with him to the library. "What book you looking for I asked" Was told it was to pick up vhs tapes to convert to vcds. Went along and Al showed me how to make vcds. Coping his and making more soon gave me a sizeable collection. Traded for even more. Now dvds and tv shows came into being and I was able to trade two cds for one dvd.

Next step was to find 3 or 4 who wanted to trade for what I had. That's all you need. Trade with player A, and take what you get from him or her and send it to player B, and then to C and before long you can build up a nice collection of what you like. But at no time did I ever ask anyone to fill blank disks for me. Again that's not trading, that's taking.

Harvey

or notice
but u r not winning many people over to your bandwagon
noone that i know of is going to trade u blank dvds, 1 for 1 for dvds of shows
plain and simple

maybe you are new and it was an honest mistake, but if u keep going on and on about it
people will end up labeling you as a scammer, or like our friend the "infamous Beggar" who always ask for free shows for her birthday,
i suggest u drop the trade for blanks, before people start to lump u in with her!

:brent
Again that's not trading, that's taking.
Maybe I should try that the next time I go to a coin dealer. I'll ask him to swap my 2005 pennies for all of his 1793 pennies. :rolleyes: "But, but, they're all pennies!" Come on. :rolleyes:

:brent

Maybe I should try that the next time I go to a coin dealer. I'll ask him to swap my 2005 pennies for all of his 1793 pennies. :rolleyes: "But, but, they're all pennies!" Come on. :rolleyes:

Let me know how it goes. I may try this with my 15 year old car... :D

Part of the fun of the hobby is when receiving the mail, opening up the package and putting a disk in the drive to see how it looks. Anticipation, it's like a kid opening up his or her piece of candy, or opening up a birthday gift and trying out the new toy.

Isn't that the truth???? Even if I don't have time to watch them right away (which I rarely do), I just HAVE to check them out & watch a couple of minutes of shows.


There is no joy in looking at 15 blanks.


I guess that's why OP doesn't want his blanks anymore...poor baby.

Trust me, Lamont can indeed be a jerk, BUT im not on this one here

If I know someone and trade with them a lot, like Jen for instance, and she asks me to send her something I will, even if she didnt have anything I wanted in trade right then (assuming it was just odds and ends, NOT a big order) b/c I know her and we swap so I would help her out

BUT a total stranger asking me to record a 6 year show, for nothing? that is just plain dumb

if you are able to find someone to do that, then you are a lot smoother talker than I will ever be?

Hey! All I wanted was to a trade for some eps of YCDTOTV, that's all!

The type of trade you are looking for is not good for the other trader. Your trade looks like this to me: You will give me $.30 for every $3.00 I give you.

You would be better off starting a new thread asking if anyone has what you are looking for. Tell them to email you and then ask if they will sell it to you, lots of people will. I got my start by buying a few sets to start with and then trading from there.

:brent

Maybe I should try that the next time I go to a coin dealer. I'll ask him to swap my 2005 pennies for all of his 1793 pennies. :rolleyes: "But, but, they're all pennies!" Come on. :rolleyes:


Maybe if your real nice offer him a WHOLE role of these new shiny pennies for that one old 1909 svdb. You collect coins I see. So you probably have a metal detector. I love that hobby almost as much as tv...lol

What if I offered the DVD-Rs and some shows on tape to anyone who has YCDTOTV?

If you have something on VHS that another trader can't find on DVD, you might find a trader to trade you DVDs.

Trading on a 1:1 basis is never kosher when dealing with blank media, and the only people that will do this for you will be either friends or relatives. Even then, no one likes to be used. :rolleyes:

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What if I offered the DVD-Rs and some shows on tape to anyone who has YCDTOTV?

They would need to be shows the person was interested in. I'm VERY LUCKY because I hooked up with a trader who has alot of shows I'd like to get. And I have lots of cable channels that have shows she doesn't get but wants. So I record the shows & when I get several discs together, send them off to her with a list of what I'd like in return. (This is a PRIMO deal & I consider myself very fortunate for being able to be involved in it.) So if you have any cable stations, you might post what ones you have as well as the area you live in. Sometimes different areas have local shows that someone may be interested in.

Another way (that would not be allowable on this board but I hope it's ok to just tell you about it) is to find out if there are retail sets the person wants. You buy the retail set & send it to them & they send you what you want. However, since you want six years worth of shows, if you find someone who has what you want, you would probably have to acquire your set over time, since retail sets can be quite expensive and you would be sending them an equivilent amount of shows. But then again, like anything, it takes time and/or money to acquire a large collection (of whatever it is we're collecting - not just shows.) And if you balk at this method, then just remember, those of us who trade have money invested in DVD burners, DVD recorders, duplicators, software to copy/duplicate/rip/burn/edit/etc. IOW, there are costs associated with trading... :)

There is a second way besides buying the retail sets. I have two friends, one has little knowledge of computers, only using it for sending emails, using a duplicator for all his copy needs. The second party is quite adroit with a computer and uses it for burning besides the use of a duplicator. The duplicator doesn;t copy protected material, so party A tells party B what he wants and with party B, a member of Netflix rents the desired out, uses dvd shrink to remove the protection and sends it on. Only costs you 18 bucks a month for Netflix. Point is there are many things you can do besides begging.

Harvey

Um...Harvey...can you say that here? Cuz, like, it's illegal... :D

Also, DVD Shrink makes the larger commercial shows fit on one standard, single layer DVD (often they are larger due to menus & bonus material - hence the name.) Not that I know any of this first hand...I think I read about it somewhere... :D

GOD forbid that I would do anything like that but there are some lowlife individuals that reside in Brooklyn that will resort to doing anything to get their fill of dvds. I avoid them with a passion and help little old ladies across the street.

For years I thought shrink was a reducing diet put out by Jenny Craig. Thanks for the education.

Harvey the seeing eye dog of N.Y.

GOD forbid that I would do anything like that but there are some lowlife individuals that reside in Brooklyn that will resort to doing anything to get their fill of dvds. I avoid them with a passion and help little old ladies across the street.

For years I thought shrink was a reducing diet put out by Jenny Craig. Thanks for the education.

Harvey the seeing eye dog of N.Y.

Ok, forget I said anything. (If you haven't already.)

...I'm VERY LUCKY because I hooked up with a trader who has alot of shows I'd like to get. And I have lots of cable channels that have shows she doesn't get but wants. So I record the shows & when I get several discs together, send them off to her with a list of what I'd like in return. ...
RedWhine56,

My ears were burning on this one. :lol: Got the package today! Now, maybe you could give me a suggestion on just how to get my teenagers to go outside in today's storm, and then I could indulge in all of the goodies without giving them nightmares. :lol:

As for your being VERY LUCKY, I thought I was the one on the long end of the stick. :D

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! :happyface

Is anyone willing to take me up on my 2nd offer?

Is anyone willing to take me up on my 2nd offer?


you are way to funny to me. im lookin for this show too on dvd if anyone can help me. its actually one of my wants and i can offer more then some blank dvd's not a whole lot. but maybe i got something check my list at the bottom of my post in my sig thanks.

Rarely has the trading post been so united, But I think Everyone here has allready told you "No"

So to keep asking the same thing over and over again
makes no sense

:(

:brent :brent :brent :brent :brent :brent
Rarely has the trading post been so united, But I think Everyone here has allready told you "No"...So to keep asking the same thing over and over again...makes no sense:(
I think it's what parents refer to as Selective Hearing. Gotta give her credit for trying, though. :happyface :lol: :crazy: :happyface :lol: :crazy: :happyface :rolleyes:

They would need to be shows the person was interested in. I'm VERY LUCKY because I hooked up with a trader who has alot of shows I'd like to get. And I have lots of cable channels that have shows she doesn't get but wants. So I record the shows & when I get several discs together, send them off to her with a list of what I'd like in return. (This is a PRIMO deal & I consider myself very fortunate for being able to be involved in it.) So if you have any cable stations, you might post what ones you have as well as the area you live in. Sometimes different areas have local shows that someone may be interested in.

.. :)


this is a post with a bit of great info for anyone thats starting out

you can get a tivo recorder with a decent hard drive and run shows for people-- ill give you a list--what channels do you get ?

and in turn people can swap you some shows you may like

i do these types of things all the time

another--- if your computer savvvy at all

you can learn to author shows and make your self some new stuff that way

i have probably a dozen people i send raw sets to,a nd they burn them in order, edit the adds and drop on some basic menus

in turn they get a new show to trade, or in some cases even get other shows they like if they dont want that one

another---- rent your self out as a duplicator service, i do this at least once a week even now--- get some equipment, post some adds that you will make copies of sets for a copy for your self

some people dont have the equipment to be able to amke trades, this way they send you the items, you make them like 3 sets--for their trade use, you end up with some items for you

i have added some very nice items to my list doing this


this is a couple of great examples, of a little work and effort to build your holdings

i get so tired of hearing._________ wont trade with me, well there are a lot of traders, and there are lots of ways to build your colletion without buying, and without retail ripping

seriously, ________ wants to trade with you, but you need some goodies

RedWhine56,

My ears were burning on this one. :lol: Got the package today! Now, maybe you could give me a suggestion on just how to get my teenagers to go outside in today's storm, and then I could indulge in all of the goodies without giving them nightmares. :lol:

As for your being VERY LUCKY, I thought I was the one on the long end of the stick. :D

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! :happyface

hehehe, Jen! Glad the discs arrived safely! Ah...getting teens to do ANYTHING...I'm certainly no expert on that subject! LOL! I hope the storm wasn't too bad. My husband had to go back east on business & had to drive in snow for the 2nd time in his life. :stressed:

Is anyone willing to take me up on my 2nd offer?

Well, gosh, as I mentioned earlier, the shows you decided to throw in would need to be shows the person who has what you want, wants. You can't just say "here's some blank DVDs & some shows on VHS in exchange for six years worth of anything." You've yet to state WHAT shows you have on tape. You can't just set your VCR & record 6 hours of last night's NBC & say, "here's some shows". In the words of Judge Judy (I know, I dislike her too, but hey), "You're not RECEIVING".

Rarely has the trading post been so united, But I think Everyone here has allready told you "No"

So true & well put, Lamont.

:clap:

lol i couldnt even get a reply when i was asking for this show and i wasnt even joking.