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On 1 Jul 2022, at 19:37, Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote: I remember there was a time when the out-of-print Criterions were quite collectable. Years ago when I was selling off my discs and player one of the sets I sold was the Astaire-Rogers box set. It went to a man in Japan who sent me three crisp one hundred dollar bills wrapped in tissue paper and tinfoil through the mail. The one disc I kept was a rare pressing of the musical 1776. I played John Adams in high school during the Bicentennial. Naturally the show had a lot of meaning for me. This particular version was the first time the lost footage had been added. That footage was in black and white before they found the right materials for the dvd. I searched everywhere for that laser. On a trip to the very late and still lamented Dave's Video on Ventura near Laurel canyon I found a pristine copy in the used bin. I couldn't believe my eyes. I scooped it up right away and brought it to the front desk to hold for me after I returned from a doctor's appointment. I didn't want this rarity sitting in a hot car in the San Fernando Valley. As I walked out the door to Ventura Blvd. to cross the street to my doctor's, who did I see window shopping at Dave's? The one and only John Adams himself, William Daniels!!! What in the world are the chances of that happening? I spoke to him for a few minutes acknowledging my fondness for his work on St Elsewhere and our 1776 connection. Overwhelmed at seeing him I nearly forgot I had just bought the laserdisc. I excitedly told him about my purchase and asked him if he would be kind enough to sign it. He came into the store and did so. I still find it hard to believe anytime I think of that moment. I have saved some very interesting things through the years but that laserdisc is one of my most treasured possessions. Glenn On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:11 AM Alan Adler <m...@charter.net<mailto:m...@charter.net>> wrote: Great info! Thanks! Alan > On Jul 1, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Dale Dilts > <ddilts...@mchsi.com<mailto:ddilts...@mchsi.com>> wrote: > > LD have FEW that will bring a $100 or a $50 every now and then but they are > few and far between. Going rate on bulk collection purchases tend to be well > under $2 a movie these days. > > 80's obscure titles and horror is where the little money is at. Also DTS > disks bring a premium. The last few discs released also bring a premium as > there were far fewer pressed. Matrix, Sleepy Hollow, stuff from 1999 time > period. > > > Word was all of the authoring machines are no more, so there is zero chance > of laserdisc making any kind of come back like vinyl has. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Adler" <m...@charter.net<mailto:m...@charter.net>> > To: "MoPo-L" > <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 8:26:22 AM > Subject: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > > Dear Mopos - > > I just came across what appears to be a well-curated collection of laser > discs. > Good titles - boxed sets - noticed Japanese discs - some still sealed - > including what I was told by the collector was the best laserdisc machine. > > Before I commit to handling the collection, I wondered what the status of > laserdisc collecting was at present. > Has the VHS craze seeped into the world of laserdiscs? > > Any Mopos out there collect these - or is there some kind of marketplace - or > site with titles and values, etc.? > > I always thought laserdiscs were cool but never have found only a few here > and there and no machine to play them. > > Any laserdisc specialists in the audience? > > Thanks. > > Alan Adler > Museum of Mom and Pop Culture > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com> > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu<mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com> > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu<mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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