Videos And DVDs

Videos & DVDs

Does anyone still want videos? What do you do with DVDs? Well, Ebay, Charity Shops, Freegle, Freecycle, and, Give And Take days all have their place in rehoming this stuff, as so forums. In the case of these items, if they do not function at least watchable then there is little point in trying to pass them on, and they would probably best off being thrown away. However, as long as they are watchable then there are options

If you have a lot of videos or DVDs to give to a charity shop (for example a boxful) then it may be worth asking the charity if they can send someone to collect it specially, Oxfam and The British Heart Foundation are among the charities who may be able to oblige.

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Pre-Recorded Videos – Depending on the material on it, there are many different ways of rehoming this stuff. Sometimes the films or programmes depicted are of interest to fans of this or that programme (or fans of particular performers – and sometimes quite obscure ones), that you may be able to find a buyer on Amazon or Ebay. Listing on Amazon does not cost you anything, and given how Amazon is linked into the Internet Movie Database it can be a very good option, although only if the price you can sell it for is sufficient to cover the costs. As a general rule if the going rate for a given item on Amazon is less than about £1.25 then it is not worth selling there, as this will only just cover the fees charged. However, you may have to hang on to the videos for some time before finding a buyer on Amazon. It is really only advisable to attempt selling on Amazon or Ebay if you still have the original casing (some buyers would avoid a video that did not have the original casing, on suspicion that it might be a bootleg). If you have a lot of these (especially of the same genre, for example Star Trek) you might want to consider using an intermediary to sell, or possibly selling to a secondhand video dealer. For collectable but less valuable items, to try and find that specialist market, it may also be worth offering via an appropriate forum, for Show music and operetta suitable forums include the Dress Circle Messageboard, Savoynet, and, Castrecl. There is a strong market for almost any pre-recorded video in the Charity Shops, and on stalls at fairs. There is also some demand on Freecycle and at Give And Take Days (especially for children’s entertainment). If donating to a charity you might also want to consider donating them to a charity whose work involves that subject, to help it raise funds. For example many Heritage Railways have second-hand books and magazine stalls, which would probably be interested in donations of railway videos; and in this way they would be more likely to find a buyer in their niche subject.

Home Recorded Video Tapes – You can offer these on Freegle, Freecyle or at a Give And Take day with reuse in mind. Obviously selling them is not ethical, unless they are unused. Charity Shops probably won’t accept these, although they might be able to accept unused ones still in their wrapper, however, you should check with the specific Charity Shop first. If the tape includes some particularly rare item, such as an episode of an early TV programme (whose master copy is likely to have been wiped at source), or a documentary about some interesting subject which was only screened once, it may be worth contacting an appropriate archieve to see if they would be interested in the time.

Free DVDs from Newspapers And Magazines – Some Charity shops, such as Oxfam do not accept these sorts of DVDs, so if considering donating to a Charity Shop it is advisable to check with the shop first. One can try offering them on a community forum such as Freecyle. However the most popular place for rehoming these sort of DVDs is at a Give And Take day.

Pre-Recorded DVDs – As with videos depending on the material on it, there are many different ways of rehoming DVDs. Sometimes the films or programmes depicted are of interest to fans of this or that programme (or fans of particular performers – and sometimes quite obscure ones), that you may be able to find a buyer on Amazon or Ebay. Listing on Amazon does not cost you anything, and given how Amazon is linked into the Internet Movie Database it can be a very good option, although only if the price you can sell it for is sufficient to cover the costs. As a general rule if the going rate for a given item on Amazon is less than about £1.25 then it is not worth selling there, as this will only just cover the fees charged. However, you may have to hang on to the DVD for some time before finding a buyer on Amazon. It is really only advisable to attempt selling on Amazon or Ebay if you still have the original casing (some buys would avoid a video that did not have the original casing, on suspicion that it might be a bootleg). If you have a lot of these (especially of the same genre, for example Star Trek) you might want to consider using an intermediary to sell. For collectable but less valuable items, to try and find that specialist market, it may also be worth offering via an appropriate forum, for Show music and operetta suitable forums include the Dress Circle Messageboard, Savoynet, and, Castrecl. There is a strong market for almost any pre-recorded video in the Charity Shops, and on stalls at fairs. There is also some demand on Freecycle and at Give And Take Days (especially for children’s entertainment). If donating to a charity you might also want to consider donating them to a charity whose work involves that subject, to help it raise funds. For example many Heritage Railways have second-hand books and magazine stalls, which would probably be interested in donations of railway DVDs; and in this way they would be more likely to find a buyer in their niche subject.

Faulty Items – For items that no longer work it may be worth trying a recycling organisation.