Cheap anime how long can it last
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:28 am
Originally written by yusaku on 2016/01/10, 15:53:41 PST :
Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap?
Originally written by SteveH on 2016/01/11, 16:30:28 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote yusaku I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap? quote
It depends on what it is you're trying to accomplish. If you want to build a library of anime that you enjoy, that you can watch at any time without a single restriction, that's a fine thing to do.
If you think you are 'supporting' anime by buying it on deep discount, you've failed completely and your purchase means nothing more than TRSi has a little more room in the warehouse. See, when a DVD goes on deep clearance, it means the producing company has given up trying to make money on it and has sold it off for pennies on the Dollar, if not a flat price for a pallet full. The time to show 'support' is when the title is first offered, when the pre-order reservation solicitation goes out. Those initial orders are the lifeblood of a company, that helps set how many they make which helps to solidify their profit and margin.
And for the love of god don't ever think of any DVD as an 'investment' with hopes of making a big score later. Dumb dumb dumb.
Originally written by davemerrill on 2016/01/11, 17:48:10 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary.
Originally written by yusaku on 2016/01/13, 20:51:20 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote SteveH quote yusaku I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap? quote
It depends on what it is you're trying to accomplish. If you want to build a library of anime that you enjoy, that you can watch at any time without a single restriction, that's a fine thing to do.
If you think you are 'supporting' anime by buying it on deep discount, you've failed completely and your purchase means nothing more than TRSi has a little more room in the warehouse. See, when a DVD goes on deep clearance, it means the producing company has given up trying to make money on it and has sold it off for pennies on the Dollar, if not a flat price for a pallet full. The time to show 'support' is when the title is first offered, when the pre-order reservation solicitation goes out. Those initial orders are the lifeblood of a company, that helps set how many they make which helps to solidify their profit and margin.
And for the love of god don't ever think of any DVD as an 'investment' with hopes of making a big score later. Dumb dumb dumb. quote
I disagree. Those could be some really good cheap gifts. As well as, commodities to trade with later. I intend to pick up some of that stuff if it is still available.
Originally written by yusaku on 2016/01/13, 20:56:16 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote davemerrill The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary. quote
I agree. The publishers are getting wise and are doing limited print runs as well as dumping inventory. Once the surplus inventory is exhausted, I expect anime priced to go up considerably.
Originally written by Kame-Sen'nin on 2016/01/15, 05:47:53 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote yusaku quote davemerrill The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary. quote
I agree. The publishers are getting wise and are doing limited print runs as well as dumping inventory. Once the surplus inventory is exhausted, I expect anime priced to go up considerably. quote
While most popular titles do eventually get a reprint, this is a pretty good buying philosophy for anime or media in general . You never know what will go out of print, and there are certainly things I regret not picking up when I had the opportunity, such as the Kimagure Orange Road DVDs.
A few years ago, I almost waited too long to get the U.S. Dragon Ball Z Dragon Boxes. I was worried about spending so much on another release, but eventually decided the incredible quality justified the price. A few months later, some of the boxes started going out of print, and now the prices are consistently high.
After that experience, I learned my lesson. If you REALLY want something, pick it up when you have the chance.
Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap?
Originally written by SteveH on 2016/01/11, 16:30:28 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote yusaku I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap? quote
It depends on what it is you're trying to accomplish. If you want to build a library of anime that you enjoy, that you can watch at any time without a single restriction, that's a fine thing to do.
If you think you are 'supporting' anime by buying it on deep discount, you've failed completely and your purchase means nothing more than TRSi has a little more room in the warehouse. See, when a DVD goes on deep clearance, it means the producing company has given up trying to make money on it and has sold it off for pennies on the Dollar, if not a flat price for a pallet full. The time to show 'support' is when the title is first offered, when the pre-order reservation solicitation goes out. Those initial orders are the lifeblood of a company, that helps set how many they make which helps to solidify their profit and margin.
And for the love of god don't ever think of any DVD as an 'investment' with hopes of making a big score later. Dumb dumb dumb.
Originally written by davemerrill on 2016/01/11, 17:48:10 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary.
Originally written by yusaku on 2016/01/13, 20:51:20 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote SteveH quote yusaku I got an email from TRS a week or so ago. The clearance sale is being extended. I can buy a Moribito box set for 1.49! The retail price is 44.95. Now I am thinking that they will sell off the old inventory and most of the anime we get will be through streaming services and there will be very limited print runs of anime series. I think entertainment will be getting a lot more expensive in the future. What do you guys and gals think? Do you think YouTube will crack down on piracy? I think they may go to a subscription service that even may be free, but they will make sure you identify yourself in order to bill for downloads of pirated materials. I am getting as much cheap anime as I can because I think they are going to limit print runs. Does anyone here think it is a good strategy to buy these anime discs while they are cheap? quote
It depends on what it is you're trying to accomplish. If you want to build a library of anime that you enjoy, that you can watch at any time without a single restriction, that's a fine thing to do.
If you think you are 'supporting' anime by buying it on deep discount, you've failed completely and your purchase means nothing more than TRSi has a little more room in the warehouse. See, when a DVD goes on deep clearance, it means the producing company has given up trying to make money on it and has sold it off for pennies on the Dollar, if not a flat price for a pallet full. The time to show 'support' is when the title is first offered, when the pre-order reservation solicitation goes out. Those initial orders are the lifeblood of a company, that helps set how many they make which helps to solidify their profit and margin.
And for the love of god don't ever think of any DVD as an 'investment' with hopes of making a big score later. Dumb dumb dumb. quote
I disagree. Those could be some really good cheap gifts. As well as, commodities to trade with later. I intend to pick up some of that stuff if it is still available.
Originally written by yusaku on 2016/01/13, 20:56:16 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote davemerrill The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary. quote
I agree. The publishers are getting wise and are doing limited print runs as well as dumping inventory. Once the surplus inventory is exhausted, I expect anime priced to go up considerably.
Originally written by Kame-Sen'nin on 2016/01/15, 05:47:53 PST :
Re: Cheap anime how long can it last!? :
quote yusaku quote davemerrill The way things are going these days, if you see a DVD you want, get it they tend to vanish pretty quickly.
I didn't really see anything in TSRI's clearance that demanded immediate action on my part, but your mileage may vary. quote
I agree. The publishers are getting wise and are doing limited print runs as well as dumping inventory. Once the surplus inventory is exhausted, I expect anime priced to go up considerably. quote
While most popular titles do eventually get a reprint, this is a pretty good buying philosophy for anime or media in general . You never know what will go out of print, and there are certainly things I regret not picking up when I had the opportunity, such as the Kimagure Orange Road DVDs.
A few years ago, I almost waited too long to get the U.S. Dragon Ball Z Dragon Boxes. I was worried about spending so much on another release, but eventually decided the incredible quality justified the price. A few months later, some of the boxes started going out of print, and now the prices are consistently high.
After that experience, I learned my lesson. If you REALLY want something, pick it up when you have the chance.