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TVFactFan · 08-23-2005, 09:53 AM

you can;t buy from the store or online? So if that's the case, why do so many traders have retail items on their list? Can't i just go buy it from the store? I mean how interesting can a trader's list really be with items on there that you can get from Best Buy. There is nothing on my list right now that you can buy online or at a store, nothing. That's how trading is supposed to be. Am I wrong?

falc04 · 08-23-2005, 10:21 AM

How exactly is a new trader going to be able to trade with you, unless he has access to buy things you may be interested in?

How did you start?

TVFactFan · 08-23-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by falc04

How exactly is a new trader going to be able to trade with you, unless he has access to buy things you may be interested in?

How did you start?

I started buy recording CURRENT shows off TV and older traders could possibly need and when i got that first Vintage show, it's expanded my collection

Brian Damage · 08-23-2005, 11:19 AM

I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I mean someone can offer you something through trade that you might not have to go out and actually buy.

TVFactFan · 08-23-2005, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I mean someone can offer you something through trade that you might not have to go out and actually buy.

I guess i always focused my attention on things I can't but from the stores. Starting a trade for something that's in best buy on the shelf is kind of boring. It takes all the excitement out of trading.

T-Greg · 08-23-2005, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by falc04

How exactly is a new trader going to be able to trade with you, unless he has access to buy things you may be interested in?

How did you start?

Most people have shows they recorded from television years ago. Chances are, someone is looking for it. That's how you build up your collection...by making it available. I'm not sure why some people offer DVDs of shows you can buy retail, when the whole point of being here is to find shows that aren't available on the retail market.

falc04 · 08-23-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Greg

Most people have shows they recorded from television years ago. Chances are, someone is looking for it. That's how you build up your collection...by making it available. I'm not sure why some people offer DVDs of shows you can buy retail, when the whole point of being here is to find shows that aren't available on the retail market.

Not that I want to turn this into a debate with people here, but what about TV shows you have purchased from the store, watched, and are now ready to trade off? I know it's nice to have stuff that's not avaibale yet in stores, but still....I'm not exactly sure why trading retail TV sets would not interest people at a site called sitcomsonline.com?

T-Greg · 08-23-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by falc04

Not that I want to turn this into a debate with people here, but what about TV shows you have purchased from the store, watched, and are now ready to trade off? I know it's nice to have stuff that's not avaibale yet in stores, but still....I'm not exactly sure why trading retail TV sets would not interest people at a site called sitcomsonline.com?

I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that. Some people are willing to trade for retail DVDs, but I think most people are here to expand their collection of stuff you can't find elsewhere.

sloan · 08-23-2005, 01:21 PM

Hi falco, in my experience with traders, I would say about 90% have offered or traded
retail dvd's. I think trading is trading, whether with retail or shows taped off of
tv.

sloan

jasimon1 · 08-23-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I guess i always focused my attention on things I can't but from the stores. Starting a trade for something that's in best buy on the shelf is kind of boring. It takes all the excitement out of trading.

I agree completely! I hate it when shows I have worked and worked to get end up coming out on DVD, it takes all the excitement I had when i got them away.

loren · 08-23-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jasimon1

I agree completely! I hate it when shows I have worked and worked to get end up coming out on DVD, it takes all the excitement I had when i got them away.

to make you feel better, the releases of season 1 and 2 of shows is a lot different story from the release of the entire set

dont even think that they will complete all the retail sets

look over the history of retails, columbia house, time life, etc, they are notorious for leaving people hanging in the middle of a series

5 from route 66

13 from perry mason

6 from bilko

etc etc

the studios will look at sales numbers, and stop many of the season 3 and up releases

and to answer the other question, the tradeing of retail copies is another of those illegal activities, where as the trade or sale of a second hand retail set is not

so if your done with season one of what ever, its totaly ok to resell or trade the original away

theres a store in my town that deals in second hand games and dvds from tv and movies

they trade them in for about 33%, so 3 to 1 ratio for your used to their new sets

and 2 to 1 for used for their used in good shape

im sure theres places like this all over, in the larger towns

another easy way to build your collection cheaply, is netflix, for about $ 1.25 per disc, you can rent them and watch, or copy them, the software is totaly free to copy them--download--, so that cant get any more reasonable than this

TVFactFan · 08-23-2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by falc04

Not that I want to turn this into a debate with people here, but what about TV shows you have purchased from the store, watched, and are now ready to trade off? I know it's nice to have stuff that's not avaibale yet in stores, but still....I'm not exactly sure why trading retail TV sets would not interest people at a site called sitcomsonline.com?

Probably because it's kind of boring to recieve items that ALL TRADERS have the ability to get. Part of what keeps me trading fun for me is that 60% of my tv collection is hard to find anywhere else in the trading community, from a store, or online.

Agent 13 · 08-23-2005, 04:48 PM

Other than profiteers, I think that most traders trade to acquire things they enjoy, not because they're hard to find.

When I stumble upon a rare set, I enjoy sharing my find with others. It makes me feel good knowing that stuff I've shared with others has spread in the trading community.

TVFactFan · 08-23-2005, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent 13

Other than profiteers, I think that most traders trade to acquire things they enjoy, not because they're hard to find.

When I stumble upon a rare set, I enjoy sharing my find with others. It makes me feel good knowing that stuff I've shared with others has spread in the trading community.

Really? So it wouldn;t bother you if all traders had the same list of shows as you?

Agent 13 · 08-23-2005, 05:20 PM

It doesn't bother me when I see others have the same items on their have lists, but there are always new sets springing up along the way.

I enjoy sharing my gems, and people that trade with me are more than free to trade them all over the place, for all I care, allowing collectors to acquire what were once rarities. If I hoard treasures, others will also hoard their treasures when dealing with me. We reap what we sow in all areas of life (meaning: you eventually get back what you dish out).

08-23-2005, 09:53 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,106	I thought the purpose of DVD/Tape Trading was to have things on your list that....... you can;t buy from the store or online? So if that's the case, why do so many traders have retail items on their list? Can't i just go buy it from the store? I mean how interesting can a trader's list really be with items on there that you can get from Best Buy. There is nothing on my list right now that you can buy online or at a store, nothing. That's how trading is supposed to be. Am I wrong?

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08-23-2005, 10:21 AM	#2
falc04 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 12, 2004 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 161	How exactly is a new trader going to be able to trade with you, unless he has access to buy things you may be interested in? How did you start?

08-23-2005, 01:21 PM	#9
sloan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 18, 2004 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 69	Hi falco, in my experience with traders, I would say about 90% have offered or traded retail dvd's. I think trading is trading, whether with retail or shows taped off of tv. sloan

08-23-2005, 04:48 PM	#13
Agent 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2003 Location: Good ol' USA Posts: 1,510	Other than profiteers, I think that most traders trade to acquire things they enjoy, not because they're hard to find. When I stumble upon a rare set, I enjoy sharing my find with others. It makes me feel good knowing that stuff I've shared with others has spread in the trading community.

08-23-2005, 05:20 PM	#15
Agent 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2003 Location: Good ol' USA Posts: 1,510	It doesn't bother me when I see others have the same items on their have lists, but there are always new sets springing up along the way. I enjoy sharing my gems, and people that trade with me are more than free to trade them all over the place, for all I care, allowing collectors to acquire what were once rarities. If I hoard treasures, others will also hoard their treasures when dealing with me. We reap what we sow in all areas of life (meaning: you eventually get back what you dish out).