I know that this is old technology... but

[starmanmm]

Tomorrow I am hoping to sell some laserdisc at a local show... I have looked on Ebay, but I really don't see that there is much interest. So my question is... does anyone really care about these type of disc in the age of dvd's?

[Joseph Osborn]

I sold a box of about 25 LDs a few years ago along with a 1989-ish Pioneer LD player for about 20 bucks. Several of the discs were Criterion, too! Unlike vinyl records, Laser Discs will not make a comeback and literally nobody cares about them.

[highwayman57]

It depends on what discs you have to sell. Some movies that were released on LaserDisc have yet to be released on DVD or Blu-ray, so they have some value, but not very much. The main problem is the lower resolution of LaserDisc as opposed to DVD and Blu-ray; they just aren't going to look as good on a 50-inch plasma screen. They still look best on an old analog tube set. At any rate, don't expect a lot of money for your LaserDiscs, no matter what titles you may have.

[Modelmaker]

I have only one LD, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, I never got a player but I like the jacket for my 20K collection. Karl

[belrog999]

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[modeljunky]

Sold a bunch of my LD's years ago for a buck each. Only kept a few, still have the player still plays, but it does not filp.

[starmanmm]

I did sell about 18 of them over the weekend, but those were concert ones. Thanks for the info.
Maybe it is to the trash for them? Who knows.

[tay666]

I hear ya. I've got a bunch of Godzilla VHS I want to get rid of.
But doubt they are worth listing on ebay. Probably not even worth trying to package them up for shipping.

[modeljunky]

I hear ya. I've got a bunch of Godzilla VHS I want to get rid of.
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WHAAAT!!! Just kidding, I'm in the same situation with my Star Trek collection.
I bought the Columbia House set years ago, remember you get one tape a month .
Anyway cant find a buyer and it pains me to just drop them in the trash .

[Tim Fortuna]

I hear ya. I've got a bunch of Godzilla VHS I want to get rid of.
But doubt they are worth listing on ebay. Probably not even worth trying to package them up for shipping.

I hear ya. I've got a bunch of Godzilla VHS I want to get rid of.
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WHAAAT!!! Just kidding, I'm in the same situation with my Star Trek collection.
I bought the Columbia House set years ago, remember you get one tape a month .
Anyway cant find a buyer and it pains me to just drop them in the trash .

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Would it be possible to donate them to the local library?

[highwayman57]

I hear ya. I've got a bunch of Godzilla VHS I want to get rid of.
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WHAAAT!!! Just kidding, I'm in the same situation with my Star Trek collection.
I bought the Columbia House set years ago, remember you get one tape a month .
Anyway cant find a buyer and it pains me to just drop them in the trash .

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Would it be possible to donate them to the local library?

Your local library would be unlikely to want any VHS cassettes of any kind; it's a dead format and VCRs aren't being manufactured anymore, so most people have no desire for the cassettes.

This discussion reminds me of something I once saw on an episode of "The Simpsons"; at the local landfill, they had specially designated areas for disposing of LaserDiscs & VHS cassettes, and an area "reserved" for DVDs!

[zibbazabba]

The only ones I see go for much are Japanese releases and concerts that haven't been released on DVD. I bought 3 $2000+ players for a around $30 each, like new, from Ebay about 10 years ago. Only kept some of my Japanese Godzilla discs, a few concert discs, the Star Wars films including the Japanese release of the Phantom Menace. Haven't watched any of them in years.

[zibbazabba]

The only ones I see go for much are Japanese releases and concerts that haven't been released on DVD. I bought 3 $2000+ players for a around $30 each, like new, from Ebay about 10 years ago. Only kept some of my Japanese Godzilla discs, a few concert discs, the Star Wars films including the Japanese release of the Phantom Menace. Haven't watched any of them in years.

[Frank-Holger]

Hell, the good old LDs... Had nearly a thousend of them, mostly Criterion Collection or Special Edition (The TERMINATOR 2 offer, bound in black leather etc.), but sold most of them in times when I got good money for them. But nevertheless it was a sad experience to get rid of them, because I loved them all. But remember: First there was the VHS copy of a movie, than the VHS original (remember me buying ROBOCOP and PREDATOR from England for around Deutsch Mark 209 each!). After that, the Laserdisc was my fave, so I rebought ROBOCOP and PREDATOR new. Amongst tons of other movies. And what to say? Only one word: DVD. And guess what happened? Exactly! The same movies on Blue Ray disc again. But now for the last time! I have had Carpenters THE THING on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and BR. AND as a VHS copy. How crazy must I be...

Frank