VINTAGE MARKETPLACE
Click to Read About the Guidelines and Criteria for the Marketplace
The Vintage Marketplace operates under strict rules governing which DVDs qualify for sale. Unlike other marketplaces, we do not allow established vintage marketplace values to be undermined by modern remakes, reproductions, or fraudulent copies. Every listing must represent a genuine vintage version of the DVD.
Know Exactly What You Are Buying
Every DVD is described so customers understand exactly what the advertised price represents. The specific version, packaging, and condition matter. While we cannot provide individual photographs of every item, we provide detailed descriptions so customers can make informed purchases.
No DVD-Rs. No Exceptions.
DVD-R versions are not permitted, even when issued by the original studio. We believe it is unacceptable for a customer to spend $50 expecting a vintage manufactured DVD and receive a DVD-R instead.
Why We Do Not Sell Factory Sealed Vintage DVDs
There are no factory sealed DVDs in our Vintage Marketplace. Our analysis suggests that approximately 50% to 75% of vintage DVDs offered on another marketplace have been resealed. Every re-seller has a home machine that creates the "Folded" ends "Factory Wrap" that everyone puts so much trust into. This wrap provides no level of authenticity. It actually creates more questions than answers. We do NOT buy "Factory Sealed DVDs" they have no value to us when we are buying from other people. How can any seller buy a DVD from another seller and claim its factory sealed? They can't.
Folded wrapping does not establish authenticity. Nobody can reliably determine the history of a vintage DVD simply by examining its wrapping.
Sealed packaging can conceal the actual version and condition of the DVD. Opening a supposedly valuable sealed DVD years later only to discover a lesser-condition copy or a DVD-R is not our definition of added value.
Inspection Is More Valuable Than Wrapping
We remove the wrapping from our vintage DVDs so the contents can be properly evaluated. We believe an accurately described, inspected vintage DVD is worth more than an unidentified copy hidden behind plastic.
BUILDING THE VINTAGE MARKETPLACE
The Vintage Marketplace is new. At this time, there is no point in creating an elaborate menu system of Studios, Categories, and Stars when the entire inventory can be viewed in less than 10 minutes.
Why There Is No Search
If we only have 1,000 DVDs, what is the point of searching for a title that is unlikely to be here? We would rather customers simply browse the inventory than pretend we have a much larger marketplace.
Our Mission Is to Grow — Not Misrepresent
Our mission is to grow the Vintage Marketplace, not misrepresent its size. More importantly, our mission is to establish standards.
Standards Matter
Other marketplaces seem to celebrate having no standards. They allow anyone to sell anything, and the only repercussions for a fraudulent listing are simply, "Return it."
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