halloween 4 and 5 laserdisks

[myers2004]

how much are they worth and how rare? i picked them both up for 10$ each yesterday and trying to find out a little more about them. if anyone can tell me more id appreciate it.

[Dead Alive]

i have never seen or heard of them

[Franchise]

If you can't answer a question, why post?

I think the rarity of the discs depends on a few things. Are you going to sell them? If so, I think you have to run a few checks on e-bay to see the going prices there. If you're not selling, you may still want to check there or places like it. I think they are rare though considering it took me a while to find them all sealed. So, sounds like you got a deal if you only paid $10 a piece. I think I paid $12 (including shipping) per.

[Jeanette]

Originally posted by Dead Alive
i have never seen or heard of them

If you aren't gonna add something of value to someones question try not to post in a thread like this one. It looks like your post padding. Which I don't think you are intentionally. I realize your trying to fit in and make friends here. You don't have to try SO hard. Give people time to get to know you k? :)

[Jenn]

It sounds to me like you got a pretty standard price.

I saw a vendor at a horror convention who was selling a lot of LD's (I recall only the original Halloween available, so perhaps these sequels might be more rare?) for $10 each.

Unfortunately I don't think they go for much on ebay, but you never know if you come across a collector who wants one bad enough...

[Franchise]

I found that H3 was by far the toughest to find. It took me a few weeks. heh

[Silverpsycho]

Hey myers2004! It sounds to me like you got a great deal (depending upon their condition). For me, laserdiscs are getting more and more scarce for just about any film and the fact that these are Halloween movies makes them even more valuable since there are so many of us fans out there who love collectibles such as these.

Let's just say...if it were me, I would have paid up to $25 for each so you getting them for $10 is real good in my eyes.

Congrats!

Also, if you have a digital camera, would you mind posting pics? Thanks

[MyersFan927]

Originally posted by Franchise
I think they are rare though considering it took me a while to find them all sealed. So, sounds like you got a deal if you only paid $10 a piece. I think I paid $12 (including shipping) per.

It's amazing how you found 1-5 sealed, considering how old and hard to find they have been in these past few years...and $12 per laserdisc??! Damn you and your luck. hehe, and you found them on ebay, right?

Myers2004, consider yourself lucky. You've picked up two fine items. Here's what I know about the laserdiscs. First of all, $10 a pop is cheap, especially for II and 5. They hardly ever make an appearance on Ebay. In fact, I've only seen them listed once or twice. H3 and the H1 Criterion often make appearances, but forget about easily finding H3 sealed :( I've seen one recently, but decided to pass. H4 and the original H1 both appear in moderation. You may be lucky to find them sealed, and if so, expect to pay a lot of money.

This is a breakdown of ranges of final prices to expect according to what I've learned from my experiences, so it is pretty accurate and reliable. It's without considering Buy It Now. Final prices vary because of the number of Ebay bidders on the lookout at the time of the auction, certain times of year, etc, which leads to why there are some big gaps in these numbers. I would not recommend going over the maximum price for any of these.

H1 - 1988 Laserdisc - $15-27 Sealed - $25- ~40
H1 - 1994 Re-issue - $5-15 Sealed - $10-25
H2 - $18-25 Sealed - $25-35
H3 - $15-22 Sealed - $20-30
H4 - $15-22 Sealed - $20- 25-30 area
H5 - $15-25 Sealed - $22-35
H6 - $5-15 Sealed $10-17
H20 - $5-15 Sealed $10-20

Yeah, those figures seem about right.

Hopefully this helped. PM me for questions. Again, good job, myers2004.

[Jenn]

Well, well, well, it looks like I gotta get my @ss back in gear with collecting! :p

Thanks for that info!

[Superman]

I was thinking about bidding on these a couple of times on e-bay, but thought...why? I'll never be able to watch them. Then again I do have a few Halloween's on Beta and my Beta player got lost in the move and if found..I don't know if it still works. So eh.....I guess the are pretty cool. Maybe if I ever see them cheap enough...yes I'm cheap...I'd pick them up. Sounds like a good price.

[MyersFan927]

Originally posted by Jenn
Well, well, well, it looks like I gotta get my @ss back in gear with collecting! :p

Thanks for that info!

You're welcome! Yep, depending on certain circumstances, you might find a laserdisc auction in which they go absolutely NUTS. Most of the time the auctions exceed my budget. Like you said earlier, you can always try at conventions. I hope we across good stuff like this at Monster Mania and Chiller! :)

Originally posted by Superman
I was thinking about bidding on these a couple of times on e-bay, but thought...why? I'll never be able to watch them. Then again I do have a few Halloween's on Beta and my Beta player got lost in the move and if found..I don't know if it still works. So eh.....I guess the are pretty cool. Maybe if I ever see them cheap enough...yes I'm cheap...I'd pick them up. Sounds like a good price.

Dude, you have betas? :D Come into my office later and we'll talk about selling them to your best friend Vincent, lol.

[Superman]

Originally posted by MyersFan927


Dude, you have betas? :D Come into my office later and we'll talk about selling them to your best friend Vincent, lol. Lol..you're office.I have H1..I think was privatly owned and H4 and H5 that were rentals. I was going to get H2 and H3 on Beta, but never heard back on the deal. Who knows..maybe some day.

[myers2004]

for all the info and i wish they were sealed. the covers are in really good condition to me and was worth any price for my collection. the place i got them at has tons of them( not halloween but other movies) i am going back this next week i think and see what i can get for other horror movies and such. oh and the disks them selves are so mint it is unreal. if anyone is interested in a certain movie or anything let me know and ill try and look. once again the ones they have there dont seem to be any sealed but if you still want let me know

[Silverpsycho]

Hey myers2004...if you find any Dawn of the Dead (1978) laserdiscs let me know. I keep an eye out for them on Ebay but usually the prices either go up too high or the request for shipping cost is absurd. Are all the laserdiscs in that store $10?
Thanks :D

[theoutfieldguy]

I saw the H6 laserdisc at some random Rasputin Music store here.It was like $9.95,but I passed it up,cos I despise the film.:D

[urg]

dumb question, but what is a laserdisk? is it just another name for DVD? thanks.

[MyersFan927]

A laserdisc is an early version of a DVD. Out on shelves in the late seventies or early eighties, laserdiscs usually had enough space for only the full-length motion picture. They're the size of records (LPs). Here's a picture of one:

[Superman]

Originally posted by urg
dumb question, but what is a laserdisk? is it just another name for DVD? thanks. Long before DVD's..there were laser discs. About the size of a record...maybe even larger. It was basicly a large dvd. You had to have laser disc players to view them.

Here are some auctions for some Halloween laser discs:

http://search.ebay.com/halloween-laser-disc_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8

[urg]

thanks MyersFan and Superman, much appreciated.

[Silverpsycho]

Originally posted by MyersFan927
A laserdisc is an early version of a DVD. Out on shelves in the late seventies or early eighties, laserdiscs usually had enough space for only the full-length motion picture. They're the size of records (LPs). Here's a picture of one:
Wow, I had no idea that they had been out that long. I don't think I even knew of them until the early 90's when I saw a collection of them at this house I babysat at. Man, do I feel out of the loop. I guess I was too busy being attached to those classy vhs cassettes. :D

[Franchise]

Laserdiscs were just so bulky to handle. I'm sure they'd have taken off if they were a bit smaller.

[MischievousSpirit]

I was digging through my old LD collection, and y'all will NEVER believe what I found. The original release editions of H1-H3! I completely forgot I had H2 and H3! :D

H1 is dated 1985 from Media

H2 is dated 1983 from MCA

H3 is also dated 1983 from MCA

And I've also got the 1994 Criterion release of Halloween.

Kick ass! No? ;)

[Superman]

Originally posted by MischievousSpirit
I was digging through my old LD collection, and y'all will NEVER believe what I found. The original release editions of H1-H3! I completely forgot I had H2 and H3! :D

H1 is dated 1985 from Media

H2 is dated 1983 from MCA

H3 is also dated 1983 from MCA

And I've also got the 1994 Criterion release of Halloween.

Kick ass! No? ;) Very cool. It always cool when you find something you have which you had forgotten you had all along. :) Very nice.

[Donnie Darko]

what does that Criterion LD have on it? anything different than the dvds have?

[MischievousSpirit]

Read this review.

Criterion Halloween (http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~robinson/Reviews/Halloween-Review.htm)

BTW cool avatar. :D

[Donnie Darko]

thanks man :) thanks for the link too.

you did good by finding those, that doesnt happen often im sure. well maybe with you not me.

those are some nice rare items, especially for someone whos a regular ohmb member, ya know.

[MyersFan927]

Originally posted by MischievousSpirit
I was digging through my old LD collection, and y'all will NEVER believe what I found. The original release editions of H1-H3! I completely forgot I had H2 and H3! :D

H1 is dated 1985 from Media

H2 is dated 1983 from MCA

H3 is also dated 1983 from MCA

And I've also got the 1994 Criterion release of Halloween.

Kick ass! No? ;)

Kick ass for sure. I'm jealous! lol It's kind of weird you forgot about having some of them. Do you have a laserdisc player?

[MischievousSpirit]

Originally posted by MyersFan927
Kick ass for sure. I'm jealous! lol It's kind of weird you forgot about having some of them. Do you have a laserdisc player?

Yes I do, but it doesn't work well at all anymore.

[myers2004]

ill keep an eye out for em there and anywhere else. i know id like to find all kinds of the horror ones and with dawn also being a favorite of mine ill make sure to keep an eye out for it. if anyone else finds any of these at good prices please let any of us know incase anyone wants to buy more. i think also that it was all of them for 10$ there but when i go back ill check and see

[Silverpsycho]

Cool thanks myers2004! ;)

I have seen a few at some great prices on Ebay but the shipping that some of the sellers charge are so costly. I wish I could find a deal on a bunch at some store but I am not so lucky in that dept. It's funny because I live about 20 min away from San Francisco (where there is a ton of stuff like used laserdiscs for great deals) but I think I venture off to Los Angeles a lot more than SF. Then again, LA has Disneyland and SF just has...well...Alcatraz :D

I too will keep an eye out for anything super if I run into it though. I don't even know why I want to collect the laserdiscs because I don't even have a player. I must admit that they look pretty nifty though.

[myers2004]

i check just about everywhere. salvation army to free store and lawn sales have actually been my best places. any other movies you really are looking for? i collect most all and anything horror. i might have even found a guy who has a ton of beta movies and going to try and see what he has. last i heard he was looking to get rid of his whole collection. more info to come soon.