That's what i've been doing but decided to keep DVD's and put disc in Bluray cases like ones you get with both formats, Some DVD's are fetching reasonable money now which is mad, but look at VHS tapes, soon as there are less about people want em again and pay more money, I'm keeping all the covers and just box them up, can store 1000's in a smallish box. All depends what films they are, Halloween, Friday 13th good to sell, its worth looking up a few price wise or keep them like i've done, no space taken up in same Bluray case
How long would it take to clear all your crap
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Be careful with the small print with them places .i used one of them .if books aren’t A1 condition,they dispose of them for you ,and deduct a chunk of your cash
Phils Arcade
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I counted the amount of DVDs we have and come to over 3000. Yup, you read it right. No idea how it came to that.
We bought films, after watching them, they vanished to the attic, never to see the light of day again, and kept doing this. After many years when looking for one, I decided to sort them out. Only then did we realise just how many we had.
Have a fair few VHS films as well, and 2 Betamax. Star Wars a new Hope, and Dirty Harry.
thegreathopper
Active member
I have loads of Criterion region 1 DVD’s which oddly seem to go up in value, I should get these sold as I buy everything now on iTunes.
It’s easy to collect and lose in the loft, I have boxes of cd’s up there too.
It’s easy to collect and lose in the loft, I have boxes of cd’s up there too.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with over 3000 DVDs ! The majority of them are worthless too
I'm on 2,200+ but have boxes of blurays I bought in job lots, many I need to watch really before deciding to resell so probably about same total
Can't even get decent job lots of blurays from ebay now, all same shite ones in job lots and prices seem to have gone up
I've got a ton of dvds in the loft in multiple automatic library machines (can't remember what they were called), basically you catalogue the disc in the PC and then when you want to watch one you select it and the machine delivers your chosen disc. Sound great until you no longer have the PC with the library on it and have no clue what's in the disc machines. I suspect they'll go to the skip with me still not knowing what's in there
Retroman839
Senior Member
I have inherited my grandparents house
It is an archive of their & my family’s
Lives .. it aint easy ..
My missus is just like trying to throw everything .
I’m sentimentally attached to anything no matter how small . I have memories of all of it.
I have been caring for them for 10 years! Then there is moving my stuff here! Then there is getting my cabs from my mums house!
So it’s a good excuse to build a new arcade room 👍🫡
I will consolidate my collection.
Get rid of some cabs and pcbs as I can get round to it.
Staved myself in my good hand with a stanly knife last
Night and can’t use my thumb ..
Just managed to wrap a chassi to post tonight .
Missus down stairs now packing up 1000,s of beads & knecklaces from my Nans hobby. 100, books , art materials I will keep for me & my kids.
Hoarding / collecting / hobby’s is it seems in our blood
It is an archive of their & my family’s
Lives .. it aint easy ..
My missus is just like trying to throw everything .
I’m sentimentally attached to anything no matter how small . I have memories of all of it.
I have been caring for them for 10 years! Then there is moving my stuff here! Then there is getting my cabs from my mums house!
So it’s a good excuse to build a new arcade room 👍🫡
I will consolidate my collection.
Get rid of some cabs and pcbs as I can get round to it.
Staved myself in my good hand with a stanly knife last
Night and can’t use my thumb ..
Just managed to wrap a chassi to post tonight .
Missus down stairs now packing up 1000,s of beads & knecklaces from my Nans hobby. 100, books , art materials I will keep for me & my kids.
Hoarding / collecting / hobby’s is it seems in our blood
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I know how you feel about 'hoarding/collecting/hobbies its in our blood', when my father passed my brother and I had to clear the house to sell it (i didn't want to sell but my brother did, you know how it goes), an just like you 'I’m sentimentally attached to anything no matter how small . I have memories of all of it and your right it was also an archive of my family's life for me. So, likely my partner was very understanding and said it was okay to bring most of it back to ours and store most of it in the loft, so my kids can enjoy it in the future.
I hope your hand and thumb gets better soon and you get to build a great new arcade room
Retroman839
Senior Member
Cheers bro .😃I know how you feel about 'hoarding/collecting/hobbies its in our blood', when my father passed my brother and I had to clear the house to sell it (i didn't want to sell but my brother did, you know how it goes), an just like you 'I’m sentimentally attached to anything no matter how small . I have memories of all of it and your right it was also an archive of my family's life for me. So, likely my partner was very understanding and said it was okay to bring most of it back to ours and store most of it in the loft, so my kids can enjoy it in the future.
I hope your hand and thumb gets better soon and you get to build a great new arcade room
Yeh I will keep lots to share with kids later too 👍
no dragon punches at mo but robotron will be ok 🤣
I could quite cheerfully chuck everything I or any member of my family owns in a skip and start again . Clutter irritates the fuck out of me. And after falling through the loft hatch the other week whist putting christmas decorations away, I shall be avoiding that too
. Clutter irritates the fuck out of me. And after falling through the loft hatch the other week whist putting christmas decorations away, I shall be avoiding that too
Retroman839
Senior Member
🤣🤣…. Hope you ok .I could quite cheerfully chuck everything I or any member of my family owns in a skip and start again
Lofts are dangerous places
My more than ample gut hit the top of the ladder on the way down and slowed my fall. Covered in bruises and have a large hematoma but I'll live (I think)
I'm glad your okay
Retroman839
Senior Member
Glad your not badly hurt.Well it happened a couple of weeks ago so only another 2 before I get to see a doctor (if they're not on strike
Yesterday evening
I left a Stanley knife on top step of a double ladder -
Forgot it was up there!
Went to put ladder away
Can’t believe my luck!
It came down and stuck in base of my thumb / hand like an arrow .
Sure it hit the bone.
Hence now I need even more time to tidy up! Don’t normally hurt my good hand .
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That sounds seriously painful ,but could have been a lot worse I suppose
I put me foot through ceiling the day we were moving house, my dad wasn't impressed is understatement specially cos I hadn't sorted the stuff ready for the move
Was in my loft once, wasp was flying round, tried to smack it with something, hit the strip light, that fell out so i was in the dark, tube fell straight through the loft hatch, down the stairs and when I got down, it hadn't even broke so put it back up and carried on
All good now with stairs and loft done out
specially cos I hadn't sorted the stuff ready for the moveWas in my loft once, wasp was flying round, tried to smack it with something, hit the strip light, that fell out so i was in the dark, tube fell straight through the loft hatch, down the stairs and when I got down, it hadn't even broke
so put it back up and carried onAll good now with stairs and loft done out
Well I've just started listing some cans of spray paint on ebay, bought them to paint Sega Driving cab plastics but now have Compressor, Spray guns so using that to and yellow paint i bought to repair mary's car Twice, thats when I get round to it
I only took the photo's to list them in feb 2022 so just under 2 years to get em on ebay
I only took the photo's to list them in feb 2022 so just under 2 years to get em on ebay