Used DVDs from Netflix

Snowflake · 11-02-2006, 02:46 PM

Has anyone purchased any of the used DVDs from Netflix? Any comments?

I know I have received a few rentals from Netflix which were damaged and unwatchable. Today I dipped my toe in the water and bought a used DVD. For the price of $5.99, I figured it would be worth the risk.

We'll see what I find in my mailbox in a few days from now.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-02-2006, 02:48 PM

Spend a few bucks on this stuff. Other than the one that had a full crack, I've yet to come across a Netflix DVD that remained unplayable after using it. Works wonders.

Not Afraid · 11-02-2006, 03:24 PM

I've had no issue with the DVDs I've purchased used from Netflix.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-02-2006, 03:26 PM

wow, I never knew you could buy used from Netflix. I've bought used from Warehouse and Blockbuster and have had no issues. I bought some from Suncoast and have has a few problems. Mostly disks that look like they were skidded across a cement floor.

Snowflake · 11-02-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

wow, I never knew you could buy used from Netflix. I've bought used from Warehouse and Blockbuster and have had no issues. I bought some from Suncoast and have has a few problems. Mostly disks that look like they were skidded across a cement floor.

Go to Netflix and click the tab to buy. The listing of what is availble at any given time is not huge, but the prices are unbeatable!

Alex · 11-02-2006, 08:54 PM

I bought one just to test it out. Completely pain free and the DVD played just fine. So long as you don't care about not having any case inserts, it is fine and cheap.

innerSpaceman · 11-02-2006, 09:03 PM

Wow, considering how many Netflix discs I've got that were in crappy condition (most of which would play anyway), I myself would hesitate to buy any that they deemed old enough to take out of service (and probably would not want any they took out of service for unpopularity).

Sub la Goon · 11-02-2006, 10:16 PM

I bought a couple a from Netflix and they work great. The cases are in good shape too.

The problem, as Alex pointed out, is that you don't get the cool paperwork inside the case. I guess they just throw that away? It kinda stinks, especially with the 2-disk special edition DVDs that the companies lavish so much attention on.

Alex · 11-03-2006, 01:12 AM

They do warn you that you won't get the original case, case artwork, or inserts (though you get a nice case).

Personally, when I buy a DVD I transfer it to a slim jewel case, print out a replacement front art piece for the case and then put the original case (with all artwork and booklets, generally unread) in storage. So it isn't any big loss that I'm not getting some of that stuff.

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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Used DVDs from Netflix Has anyone purchased any of the used DVDs from Netflix? Any comments? I know I have received a few rentals from Netflix which were damaged and unwatchable. Today I dipped my toe in the water and bought a used DVD. For the price of $5.99, I figured it would be worth the risk. We'll see what I find in my mailbox in a few days from now. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Spend a few bucks on this stuff. Other than the one that had a full crack, I've yet to come across a Netflix DVD that remained unplayable after using it. Works wonders. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I've had no issue with the DVDs I've purchased used from Netflix.
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	wow, I never knew you could buy used from Netflix. I've bought used from Warehouse and Blockbuster and have had no issues. I bought some from Suncoast and have has a few problems. Mostly disks that look like they were skidded across a cement floor.
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11-02-2006, 08:54 PM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I bought one just to test it out. Completely pain free and the DVD played just fine. So long as you don't care about not having any case inserts, it is fine and cheap.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Wow, considering how many Netflix discs I've got that were in crappy condition (most of which would play anyway), I myself would hesitate to buy any that they deemed old enough to take out of service (and probably would not want any they took out of service for unpopularity).
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11-02-2006, 10:16 PM	#8
Sub la Goon Ride me! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The line forms here... Posts: 326	I bought a couple a from Netflix and they work great. The cases are in good shape too. The problem, as Alex pointed out, is that you don't get the cool paperwork inside the case. I guess they just throw that away? It kinda stinks, especially with the 2-disk special edition DVDs that the companies lavish so much attention on. __________________ You roll the dice, you move your mice.
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11-03-2006, 01:12 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	They do warn you that you won't get the original case, case artwork, or inserts (though you get a nice case). Personally, when I buy a DVD I transfer it to a slim jewel case, print out a replacement front art piece for the case and then put the original case (with all artwork and booklets, generally unread) in storage. So it isn't any big loss that I'm not getting some of that stuff.
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