DVD Collection Size - Questions

I now have over 700 DVDs (and almost 750 CDs). My wife has pretty much had it with the "clutter". I am toying with the idea of going to legal downloads for movies, but I think the technology and expense are still prohibitive. So for now, I am continuing to compile DVDs. Couple questions:

1) What is the average collection size out there?

2) What is the best way to catalog your DVDs? I have tried a few of the catalog sites and have been a bit frustrated.

3) What is the best way to sell the DVDs you no longer want and get a decent price, without a ponderous listing process?

Thanks.

You ever thought of opening your own rental store. That's alot of DVD's. This just an idea, buy 3 multi DVD disk players that hold about 400 disks each, bridge them together and take all the covers out of the holders and put them in album books according number or alphabetical order with the players. It's just an idea.

[Post edited by tony1569 on Dec 3, 2007]

750 DVDs isn't all that bad. 700 CDs to go with it is still pretty average. When you get to about 2000 of each, then you'll have some storage issues.

1) I've got right around 350. I've seen a lot larger and a lot smaller.

2) I use a couple different sites: here (of course), DVD Spot and DVD Af.

3) Personally, I use Half.com and occasionally the local used disc shop.

Jason

I use DVD Spot and DVDAF as well. Those are really the best in terms of websites.

If you're interested in software, I use the programs from Collectorz (http://www.collectorz.com) to catalog both my DVD and comic book collection. There's also DVD Profiler (http://www.invelos.com/).

-Will

i have about 300. i use those tower looking aluminum holders, that hold about 50 movies each... so have like 6 of those. some are strait and some that look like an S curve. (fiance loves those.)

i like those because i can stick 'em in corners, and hang em in the wall. also i can tell when a dvd is missing. i just organize them however i please.

I've used DVD Profiler for years, and have every disk case spine labeled with the auto-generated sequence number. They're arranged by number on shelving. I created several custom reports that I print off in various orders (such as by title, genre, director, etc.) listing at minimum the title and the sequence number. I keep the reports in a binder that I have in my HT room. It's a great way for visitors to browse your collection to decide what movie they want to see.

[Post edited by Skyhawk on Dec 3, 2007]

One of my cousins once visited the house and looked at my CD collection in the living room. The CDs are in a specially built oak bookcase, a bit more shallow than a normal bookcase, with shelves spaced for CD height. Anyway, when he saw the collection, over a thousand discs, he was amazed that I had arranged them alphabetically (most are classical, sorted by composer, the pop stuff separate at the bottom, also alphabetized but by artist). He couldn't believe that people would go to the trouble of alphabetizing their collection. Presumably, he simply has his own collection thrown on the shelves at random. I mean, how do you find anything among a thousand discs if they aren't alphabetized or ordered in some way?

Same with my movie collection in the TV room, about 800 discs and an additional number (but far less) of tapes, also in oak bookshelves, and also alphabetized.

John

I have about 500 DVDs. I used to have them stored in bookcases alphabetically, but now it's becoming tougher and tougher to keep it going. I think I might just make a list and put numbers on the movie cases.

For my CDs, I have the Pioneer 300 CD Jukebox, so I have them all inside the player.

I am more of a movie aficionado than a musical one. Therefore, I obviously have more movies than CDs. I have over 350 which I admit is rather sparse to most collections. I too like DVD spot for cataloging DVDs. You can find pretty much any DVD out there and those that you can not find you can request to have added (you provide the information) and the DVD is added within a day or two. As for selling, I recommend Amazon. It's free to list and the only fee is taken from Amazon as a small commission for any sale made.