Need advice on buying a bootleg TV show on DVD.

[spamn]

The imp in me would report him selling bootlegs to ebay they'll pull the ad

Yeah, thought about that. But I didn't want to put him out of business - I wanted his product. Just not a hella-markup.

[spamn]

PM me the show name and I bet I can find it cheaper

Nevermind - jds beat me. EBAY is usually not the best place for this type of stuff.

Thanks for the offer, though.

[cjefferys]

The imp in me would report him selling bootlegs to ebay they'll pull the ad

I would have strongly suggested that he sell it to me for $20 or I'll hit the "report item" button on the bottom of his page.

That's just greedy asking so much money for something that costs very little for him to duplicate. It's sure not like he's paying expensive licensing fees or anything.

[Bill]

What a cool site! I found Get A Life both seasons for all of $13.

[jwyblejr]

Cop Rock ?
No, that lasted 11 episodes. Hmmmm.

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe Sledge Hammer! ? No,I think that's on DVD,isn't it?

[spamn]

Cop Rock ?
No, that lasted 11 episodes. Hmmmm.

Ha!

No. Not Cop Rock.

I already have that.

[mego73]

what is the show?

[warlock664]

Cool!

check the tv & movies section on Sell.com there are tons of sellers there who specialise in dvd's of shows that have never been commercially released on any format (and many that have too)

Hey, I just found a set of one of my favorite "lost shows" from the late-80's : "Hardball" (cop buddy show with Richard Tyson and John Ashton) !

[jds1911a1]

John is very good at saving the day

You give me too much credit Mike I just hate to see people ripped off.

[jds1911a1]

So here's the thing. There's a guy on Ebay selling a complete DVD set of a cancelled TV show. This show isn't available to purchase on DVD or other media, nor can it be downloaded anywhere that I've ever found. The show ran for ten episodes and was cancelled. It's an amazing show; I own VHS copies that are in terrible shape. Not many peoplle have heard of this show, and due to it being 16 years old, nobody is offering it but this guy. I've been looking.

However, he wants US $70 bucks for the set. Knowing his production costs to run off a copy, which are likely under $10, possibly under $1, I'm seriously offended by his profit margin. I offered him $40, which he rejected.

The imp in me wants to buy a set for full price, then sell two copies at $40 on ebay to recoup. I'm confident I have the equipment and know-how to produce copies, and it's not like this guy owns the rights to this show. However, I can see that going wrong in a lot of ways, and it's really an obvious and public middle finger to the guy. I don't really want to start a feud; I just want to pay what I consider is a fair price for something.

I suppose a better solution would be to recruit some folks who'd split a set with me, then make and distribute copies amongst ourselves.

What would you do in this situation?

The imp in me would report him selling bootlegs to ebay they'll pull the ad

[Mikey]

Holy cow, it's on there, for $22 shipped. You're my hero! Never heard of sell.com before today, I'm an ebay and craigslist guy.

You made my day, have a beer!

John is very good at saving the day

[TEXASFETT]

Wow I can see why it got canceled just watch some clips on you tube...

[megoapesnut]

it's ioffer.com. You can actually make offers if you think the price is too high

[megoapesnut]

There is another site that has tons of bootlegs for sale by sellers. I can't think of the name right now. It begins with a lower case i. I want to say isell.com, but that's not it.

[warlock664]

?

Admittedly I don't get to a lot of cons, but I've never seen this show offered at one. I've looked. It's a little-seen cop show from the 90's, not a cult SF property or vintage nostalgia show.

Cop Rock ?
No, that lasted 11 episodes. Hmmmm.