Re: DVD Collection Size - Questions

I have around 240+ titles, and I use DVD AF (josekalel.dvdaf.com) for keeping up with it.

As for the physical storage I am using 3 regular $30 shelves from Walmart and I tend to divide them into series (like Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Terminator) by director (Scorsese, Spielberg, Stone) by TV Series/Genre (Simpsons, all superheroes like Batman, JLA, Superman), all of these at the top two or three shelves...and the rest, alphabetically, below the series...and for the ones that I don't really like, I'm leaving at the very bottom horizontally , shame for them, lol...

I still don't plan to sell any, but I think if amazon doesn't work, I might give them to family (too bad I only have R1...)

I am 20, live at home with parents and I have about 1000 DVDs. This is in my bedroom alone. I am pretty much out of room. When me and my girlfriend get our own place I'll have my own little storage room finally. A good place to sell is Amazon. Also...if you have a big list of stuff you wanna get rid of list here. Let me know. Im always interested in buying used stuff.

Ive got over 600 DVDs compared to around 40-50 CDs.....it doesnt help that my car CD player doesnt work so I usually download through itunes

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I mean, how do you find anything among a thousand discs if they aren't alphabetized or ordered in some way?

LOL, John you made me think about a girl I used to date. She came over to my apartment once and was looking at my DVD collection. I started explaining that they were organized by Genre, Sci Fi, Drama ETC, Then they were alphabetized. She looked at me and said

"What are you Blockbuster?"

I have 2, 014. NO LIE!

I use here & dvd spot.

According to DVD Spot, I have 1232 titles, and 1340 movies (box sets). I was planning to get custom shelving made, but actually found that I could buy the higher-end Billy bookcases at IKEA with extra shelves and DVDs fit perfectly with very little wasted space. The better Billys have more pegs for adjustable shelves. I have a very large room where my HD projector and screen are, so I had lots of room for shelves. I also have 3 more shelves at the other end of the room where I have 1000 CDs that I rarely listen to any more. If you are hard up for space, I know a guy who has all of his discs in portable disc holders that hold 200+ discs, and his cover art is in the same order (alphabetic) in large binders with sheet protectors. He can store it all on one shelf. I think he sells the cases on ebay in large lots.

As for selling, if it is a title in high demand, sell on ebay. You will probably get more than anywhere else, and if it's something rare, while you may be able to list it at a higher price on Amazon, you may wait forever for it to sell. If it is very recent, Amazon marketplace is a good bet. You'll get more than you would at a used DVD store. Otherwise, I sell to The Beat Goes On and Blockbuster here in Canada. This is why I haven't rented in years. I buy used, and I sell back the ones I don't like, and it often costs less than renting. Plus, with renting, if you decide to buy it, you have to pay the rental fee plus the cost to buy.

Thre IKEA Billy bookshelves are fantastic. I have about 400 DVDs andf HDDVDs, alph by title in three 31.5x79" combined shelf units. The shelves can be adjusted to 8.25 or 6.75" which fit both standard and hd cases perfectly. I have books in the middle shelves and my wife has some decorative glassware on some of them. Mine are white but I believe they now come in colors. You can also get them with glass doors, etc. Very nice. I have room for at least 1000 more on these units alone. These shelves make a real nice display.

Words of caution:

**They are heavy. Pick them up at the store of the shipping costs will send you to the poor house. You will need 3 or 4 people and a truck.
**You will need 3 or 4 people to put them together. They are not difficult but they are big and heavy.
**Bolt them to the wall and make sure they are level. They come with brackets.
**Have your beers AFTER you put them together!

I have this same problem, owning about 500 DVDs. This is what I'm doing, I found DJ cases for holding catalogs of CDs. I don't really need my DVD cases, but I will probably still keep them and just put them in boxes in the attic. Anyway, the DJ cases come with sleeves (numbered 1-1000) and each sleeve holds 2 discs.

This is where I found them:
http://stores.ebay.ca/Tek-Xpress

They have smaller ones that hold 500 too.

I only have 77ish DVDs and HD DVDs. I put them into a leather dvd case that holds 200 DVDs (costs about $15.00) I put the cases in a box and put them under the stairs. It is easier to flip through a leather case than 700 DVDs on a shelf or pile. And in a case they are very portable!
http://www.supermediastore.com/cd-dvd-wallet-wallets-cd-holders-cd-storages-organizer-epv-328.html
I use something like this!
Put it beside the couch. But in your case you will need more than one!

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[Post edited by Ironbull on Mar 15, 2008]

I'm glad you guys posted about these IKEA Billy cases as I have been looking for some kind of shelving for my movies. Right now they're stacked all over my home theatre rack so it doesn't look good at all. IKEA here I come!