I think the guy (Norman?) who owned Video Oyster now sells his stuff on
eBay under the store name of Video Oyster. He's the one who used
Hawaiian shirts as packing material. I think he's a genuine film
addict, so I would trust that what he sells is legit.
I know what you mean, though, about all the illegal copies sold on eBay,
becaue I've gotten burned a couple of times. About a year ago, I fell
for "Eyes on the Prize" on DVD and what a mess that was trying to get my
money back!
Jessica Rosner wrote:
>There was a funky company in New York called Video Oyster that specialized
>in rare out of print stuff but I don't know if they are still around.
>I don't think anyone else specializes in genuinely rare and legit titles
>though a number of places have used ones
>
>Ebay is probably your best bet if you can find a way around your
>Bureaucracy. HOWEVER the problem is that probably 2/3rds of the
>"rare " videos on eBay are illegal copies so you need to be careful
>I would say the single most obvious sign is a seller who has
>MANY "rare" titles which amazingly include many NEVER released on video,
>sells the same titles OVER AND OVER again and at cheap flat rate
>These are ALWAYS pirate copies. However if you search you can usually
>find most any legally released video on eBay in a legitimate used copy.
>FYI the other most obvious sign is that the out of print video you are
>looking for is being sold on DVD , except it was never released on DVD
>
>jessoca
>
>
>On 3/20/06 10:31 AM, "Andrea Slonosky" <Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>Do any of you have a coherent policy/procedure regarding out of print
>>titles? I've had a few requests recently for titles that are easily
>>available from third party vendors, on Amazon or e-bay, for example, but
>>we never buy them. A work-around that I've thought about would be to buy
>>the titles myself, and get a reimbursement from petty cash or something,
>>but that seems to be something that could quickly get out of hand, and
>>not really an appropriate way to develop a collection.
>>
>>I know that out-of-print dealers for books exist, and most libraries
>>have a relationship with a vendor who specializes in this area; I'm
>>wondering if it would be possible to set up a similar policy for media
>>materials. Any feedback would be very much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>Andrea Slonosky
>>Media Librarian/Assistant Professor
>>Brooklyn Campus Library
>>Long Island University
>>
>>Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu
>>(718) 488-1311
>>
>>
>>
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I think the guy (Norman?) who owned Video Oyster now sells his stuff on eBay under the store name of Video Oyster. He's the one who used Hawaiian shirts as packing material. I think he's a genuine film addict, so I would trust that what he sells is legit.
I know what you mean, though, about all the illegal copies sold on eBay, becaue I've gotten burned a couple of times. About a year ago, I fell for "Eyes on the Prize" on DVD and what a mess that was trying to get my money back!
Jessica Rosner wrote:There was a funky company in New York called Video Oyster that specialized in rare out of print stuff but I don't know if they are still around. I don't think anyone else specializes in genuinely rare and legit titles though a number of places have used ones Ebay is probably your best bet if you can find a way around your Bureaucracy. HOWEVER the problem is that probably 2/3rds of the "rare " videos on eBay are illegal copies so you need to be careful I would say the single most obvious sign is a seller who has MANY "rare" titles which amazingly include many NEVER released on video, sells the same titles OVER AND OVER again and at cheap flat rate These are ALWAYS pirate copies. However if you search you can usually find most any legally released video on eBay in a legitimate used copy. FYI the other most obvious sign is that the out of print video you are looking for is being sold on DVD , except it was never released on DVD jessoca On 3/20/06 10:31 AM, "Andrea Slonosky" <Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu> wrote:Hello all, Do any of you have a coherent policy/procedure regarding out of print titles? I've had a few requests recently for titles that are easily available from third party vendors, on Amazon or e-bay, for example, but we never buy them. A work-around that I've thought about would be to buy the titles myself, and get a reimbursement from petty cash or something, but that seems to be something that could quickly get out of hand, and not really an appropriate way to develop a collection. I know that out-of-print dealers for books exist, and most libraries have a relationship with a vendor who specializes in this area; I'm wondering if it would be possible to set up a similar policy for media materials. Any feedback would be very much appreciated. Andrea Slonosky Media Librarian/Assistant Professor Brooklyn Campus Library Long Island University Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu (718) 488-1311 _______________________________________________ Videolib mailing list Videolib@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolibProud Resident of a BLUE STATE Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 jrosner@kino.com 212-629-6880 _______________________________________________ Videolib mailing list Videolib@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib
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