Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,483 in DVD (See Top Sellers in DVD)
Yesterday: #8,216 in DVD




DONT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE NUMBERS MEAN!DOES THIS MEAN THAT SEASON 2 IS SELLING WELL ENOUGH FOR A POSSIBLE SEASON 3:)

No, that's pretty low. I remember checking when season 2 first came out and the highest it got to was I think around 1,300. IMO, that's not good. It actually bombed compared to the recent Facts of Life release, whose rank is up in the double digits (#42 right now) which is pretty awesome. I, myself, am not so optimistic now about seeing future seasons of Diff'rent Strokes, unfortunately.

The Amazon sales rank is simple, though. The lower the number rank the better the item is doing.

No, that's pretty low. I remember checking when season 2 first came out and the highest it got to was I think around 1,300.

Way off...on the release day of Diff'rent Strokes: Season 2, it's Amazon sales rank was around 200...which was slightly higher than what Archie Bunker's Place had. (they were both released on the same day, IIRC)

Also, note that these sales rankings are for the current day only...after a DVD has been available for awhile on Amazon, it's sales rankings tend to go up and down like a yo-yo.

Look at these current Amazon sales rankings for some other 1970s Sony TV-DVD sets...

Sanford & Son: Season 6 ---> 22,118
What's Happening?: Season 3 ---> 15,217
Good Times: Season 5 ---> 16,238
The Jeffersons: Season 4 ---> 9,320
Archie Bunker's Place: Season 1 ---> 21,397

Also, just because a DVD has a high sales ranking on Amazon, doesn't necessarily mean it will sell well overall. A DVD may sell well on Amazon...but not so well in retail shops, or vice versa. I remember when Night Court: Season 1 was released, it was almost (if not in) in the Top 10 at Amazon...but apparently, sales weren't so great overall, as WB decided that they wouldn't be releasing any more seasons of that show. (well, not without testing the waters with a "best of" disc, anyway...)

Way off...on the release day of Diff'rent Strokes: Season 2, it's Amazon sales rank was around 200...which was slightly higher than what Archie Bunker's Place had. (they were both released on the same day, IIRC)

Also, note that these sales rankings are for the current day only...after a DVD has been available for awhile on Amazon, it's sales rankings tend to go up and down like a yo-yo.

Look at these current Amazon sales rankings for some other 1970s Sony TV-DVD sets...

Sanford & Son: Season 6 ---> 22,118
What's Happening?: Season 3 ---> 15,217
Good Times: Season 5 ---> 16,238
The Jeffersons: Season 4 ---> 9,320
Archie Bunker's Place: Season 1 ---> 21,397

Also, just because a DVD has a high sales ranking on Amazon, doesn't necessarily mean it will sell well overall. A DVD may sell well on Amazon...but not so well in retail shops, or vice versa. I remember when Night Court: Season 1 was released, it was almost (if not in) in the Top 10 at Amazon...but apparently, sales weren't so great overall, as WB decided that they wouldn't be releasing any more seasons of that show. (well, not without testing the waters with a "best of" disc, anyway...)



Agree 100%, The Web is not the only way DVD's are sold

No, that's pretty low. I remember checking when season 2 first came out and the highest it got to was I think around 1,300. IMO, that's not good. It actually bombed compared to the recent Facts of Life release, whose rank is up in the double digits (#42 right now) which is pretty awesome. I, myself, am not so optimistic now about seeing future seasons of Diff'rent Strokes, unfortunately.

The Amazon sales rank is simple, though. The lower the number rank the better the item is doing.
The frustrating thing is that this is one of those shows that got BETTER as it went along and peaked around seasons 3-5. I didn't even buy season 2 because I really don't like the early "cutesy" episodes. I only watched half of season 1 for the same reason. Most people you talk to about this show want to see episodes like the Bicycle Man a lot more than stuff like "The Spanking." I really hope they don't stop at Season 2. That would be horrible.

I'd love to see the rest of the seasons released as well but I'm not holding my breath. Sales mean everything. And I gave up on Barney Miller and Happy Days a long while ago.