They are plentiful here in Utah since TWE (Trans World Entertainment) parent company of FYE purchased all the old media play mega stores (and a few smaller stores) several years ago when they went out of business during the last economic downturn. They have recently (in the SLC valley anyhow) started to price their merchandise to be competitive with online. Buying from their sales I routinely get better prices than I can even get on eBay these days and this current sale is quite good to take things even further down. In the good old days ending about a year ago every couple weeks they would have 40% off coupons for one used item and you could combine with the backstage pass for an almost 50% off. I bought several BD box sets and TV series seasons for dirt cheep and then resold on half.com for more than I paid after I watched them (True Blood, Mad Men etc.). I think I paid just a couple $ for season one of True Blood back last year and resold for around $25 or so. I had several gift cards and a couple mall gift cards as well. Better than renting from the video store!
I picked up the LotR BD set today. Discs are in perfect condition and and everything intact, but the case is a little trashed. They had the set in the store less than 2 days after release, so it is either a "crack buy" or whoever bought it did so to rip it. I guess they could have had a LotR marathon and then turned back in. Why people don't just rent these things is beyond me. Their loss, my gain. Might have been freight damaged goods as well. Too bad they were not sealed since they sell all traded merchandise as "used" even if sealed. Most of the HDs I have been buying there for peanuts are repackaged new ones. I'm planning on picking up one of the exclusive Best Buy steel cases that are plentiful on eBay as of the moment to store in anyhow. Ended up getting it for even cheeper than I thought I cleared under $40 even with tax. Not a bad deal, but I'm sure they will be $25 in no time since this is not a perfect set. I wanted it since I don't have the theatrical versions on DVD, just the extended box sets. I'm fine with the extended on DVD only since I may never watch them again, but want to see the movies how they were released in my home theater.
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Originally Posted by vinnie97 /forum/post/18471967
Very good...deals and FYE are unusual to see together in a single sentence! Edit: Perhaps that experience is from the past...the closet one is 34 miles away now.![]()
They are plentiful here in Utah since TWE (Trans World Entertainment) parent company of FYE purchased all the old media play mega stores (and a few smaller stores) several years ago when they went out of business during the last economic downturn. They have recently (in the SLC valley anyhow) started to price their merchandise to be competitive with online. Buying from their sales I routinely get better prices than I can even get on eBay these days and this current sale is quite good to take things even further down. In the good old days ending about a year ago every couple weeks they would have 40% off coupons for one used item and you could combine with the backstage pass for an almost 50% off. I bought several BD box sets and TV series seasons for dirt cheep and then resold on half.com for more than I paid after I watched them (True Blood, Mad Men etc.). I think I paid just a couple $ for season one of True Blood back last year and resold for around $25 or so. I had several gift cards and a couple mall gift cards as well. Better than renting from the video store!
I picked up the LotR BD set today. Discs are in perfect condition and and everything intact, but the case is a little trashed. They had the set in the store less than 2 days after release, so it is either a "crack buy" or whoever bought it did so to rip it. I guess they could have had a LotR marathon and then turned back in. Why people don't just rent these things is beyond me. Their loss, my gain. Might have been freight damaged goods as well. Too bad they were not sealed since they sell all traded merchandise as "used" even if sealed. Most of the HDs I have been buying there for peanuts are repackaged new ones. I'm planning on picking up one of the exclusive Best Buy steel cases that are plentiful on eBay as of the moment to store in anyhow. Ended up getting it for even cheeper than I thought I cleared under $40 even with tax. Not a bad deal, but I'm sure they will be $25 in no time since this is not a perfect set. I wanted it since I don't have the theatrical versions on DVD, just the extended box sets. I'm fine with the extended on DVD only since I may never watch them again, but want to see the movies how they were released in my home theater.
