Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?

Subject: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 04:34 PM

A chum of mine has a list (About 35 titles) of Laser Disk movies he's looking to get out of his house...

Anybody here collect 'em?

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: michaelr
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 07:03 PM

I have a stack of them, and the player to play `em on. Can you send a list of titles?

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: open mike
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 01:15 PM

what are they? like dvd's opnly biggerr?
i once had some discs for an Optigon - an organ-like
(you know--key borad thingie...not bady part)
unstrument which like a player piano used discs
for automatic playing...

http://www.optigan.com/
http://www.optigan.com/quest.html

i know this is total thread creep
and i am a creep for being such
but i once came upong some of these
discs...like actate discs with black
spiral "groove" painted on....and the
instrument was at the salvation army.

I hope the discs you are talking about find a good home!

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: open mike
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 01:19 PM

oh--a ha...we have discussed this before...why is the thread closed?
OPTIGAN discussed here..

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 08:28 PM

I have a friend who has a laser disk player and a stack of disks. If you can post a list of the movies I'll pass it along to him and see if he's interested in any of them. Are they for sale or up for grabs?

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 04:08 PM

List coming soon!

They'll be for sale... this guy is mostly clearing them out cause he needs the $$

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 04:16 PM

Refresh, to post list....

:-)

* The Abbys
* Aliens
* Bladerunnner (Directors)
* Blue Velvet
Casablanca
* Citizen Kane
* Excalibur
* A Fist Full Of Dollars
Frankenstein (1931)
* Forbidden Planet
Gaslight
* Gone With The Wind
The Hunger
* Jaws
* Johnny Handsome
Nosferatu
Manhattan
Of Mice And Men (1992)
Mrs. Miniver
Mutiny On THe Bounty (1962)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
* The Professional
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
* Star Trek II The Wrath Of Kahn
* ''   '' IV The Voyage Home
* The Terminator & #2....
The Thin Man
* Top Gun
Year Of The Dragon
* Pink Floyd The Wall

Golden Age Of Looney Tunes Vol 1-4

Loony Tunes
        After Dark
        Assorted Nuts
        Ham On Wry
        Duck Victory
        Guffaw and Order

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:01 PM

Thanks for posting that list. My two laser disk folks here looked at it and said they already have the titles on it that they would want.

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: michaelr
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:50 PM

I'd be interested in "The Abyss", and in "Nosferatu" if it's the remake with Klaus Kinski.

What do the stars signify, Clinton?

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 06:17 PM

Teh stars were hold overs from back when he was a little more flush and wanted to replace 'em on DVD before he got rid of them...

I donno what version of Nosferatu it is... I'll ask him...

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 10:27 AM

The Nosferatu is the original, silent film....

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From:
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 03:06 PM

I have a collection on a couple of hundred laser disks. What does your friend wish to do with them? Tom LaBouve Sheboygan, WI

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 03:16 PM

sell them...

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 06:45 PM

Dibs on "The Abyss"! How much does he want for it?

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 02:26 PM

I'll ask him tonight mate!

:-)

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 08:13 PM

MichaelR, are you buying 8-tracks as well? :-)

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: michaelr
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 06:32 PM

Yup, and wax cylinders too!

;-)

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Dave Swan
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 08:00 PM

psssst, Michael, I can get you a deal on a nice BetaMax.....

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 04:16 PM

"Dibs on "The Abyss"! How much does he want for it?"

He said "20 bucks"... so if ya want it, PM me and we'll work out details...

But I'll be out of town till Sunday night....

:-)

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: michaelr
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 08:11 PM

Well, for 20 bucks I can get the DVD with added features. I was thinking more like five... plus shipping...

It is, after all, obsolete technology.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 10:54 PM

That's what my friend said--laser disks fall in between VCR technology (low end) and DVD technology (high end) and they're obsolete. If your friend is giving them to a good home, he might find some takers. But trying to sell them for more than the price of postage is going to be difficult. Try Ebay. If no one bites there, then finding a good home is probably the best he can hope for.

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 11:36 PM

Legality Issues? ? ?

Sincerely,

Gargole

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 01:16 AM

What's on your mind, Gargoyle?

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 05:56 AM

Can't have something on what you haven't got...

When my chum said 20 he was probably assuming that included the price of shipping... I suspect moving them one at a time is gonna be much more hassle than it's worth...

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 02:04 PM

I'll send the list to my cousin -- who has a fine collection of laser disc films with particular emphasis on early film.

And, yes, he also collects Edison wax cylinders AND machines (cylinder and disc). When he was in high school he built an exact copy of Edison's first cylinder machine.

He'd probably be more interested in a price for the lot rather than cherry picking.

Linn

Subject: RE: Tech: Any Laser Disk collectors around?
From: GUEST,Melee Stormbringer
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 08:14 PM

This is not spam or anything annoying like that.

I work for goodwill industries of the chesapeake in maryland. I just recently processed a donation of six crates of laserdisks including a live performance by Lenny Bruce. I am looking for any collectors who might be interested in buying the lot. I can provide a list of titles and release dates.

If any one is interested, respond here or at [e-mail] and I can give you all the information.