DVD Aficionado

[Toy Ranch]

This is a pretty cool site. 

http://www.dvdaf.com

You can enter most any movie title (or director, etc.) and it will show you the different release packages, sortable by region also if you wish, and for currently available titles, you can see the lowest price retailer for the movie.

For instance...  Here's all US region results for "Phibes"

http://www.dvdaf.com/search.html?has=Phibes&rgn=us&init_form=str0_0_has_Phibes*rgn_0_us*mode_more

Here you see a list of the different releases, and it shows that there are 2 currently availabe. 

One is Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) / Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (Restored Ending) (1972) - Midnite Movies Double Feature, which is available from a low price of $10.65 at Deep Discount up to a high of $15.97 at Amazon.

The other is  Vincent Price: MGM Scream Legends Collection
- Tales of Terror ( Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror ) (1962) / Twice Told Tales (1963)
- Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) / Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (Restored Ending) (1972)
- Theater of Blood ( Theatre of Blood ) (1973) / Madhouse (1974)
- Witchfinder General ( Conqueror Worm ) (1968) / Vincent Price Collection Disc of Horrors (Bonus Disc) (2007)
which is available from a low price of $17.57 from DVD Planet up to $31.78 from DVD Empire.

Then you can decide which disc you want to purchase, and you know where you'll get the best price without having to shop around.  It's very handy when shopping for movies.

You can also enter your own library of DVD's and view the libraries of others and trade discs or whatever.

[Mike Scott]

One is Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) / Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (Restored Ending) (1972) - Midnite Movies Double Feature, which is available from a low price of $10.65 at Deep Discount up to a high of $15.97 at Amazon.

I think they need to update more often. Current amazon price is $12.99.

[Toy Ranch]

I think they need to update more often. Current amazon price is $12.99.

$12.99 + $2.98 shipping

[Mike Scott]

+ $2.98 shipping

I've never paid a cent for shipping at amazon.

[michblk]

I've never paid a cent for shipping at amazon.

Are your orders always over $25?  If not, let me know your secret!

BK

[Toy Ranch]

I've never paid a cent for shipping at amazon.

If you have the Amazon Prime or order over $25, then you don't.  But the price for ordering the DVD, sans those criteria or some other special or coupon, is what I stated.  If you click on the link you'll see that it shows a full breakdown of the sale price and shipping and the extention.  There's also a box to tic to remove shipping if you have free shipping. 

http://www.dvdaf.com/price-one.html?dvd=49739

[Mike Scott]

Are your orders always over $25?

Yep. Since you can't get all that much stuff for $25 (a couple of DVDs and you're there), I don't see much point in ordering any less and having to pay for shipping, too.

[Mike Scott]

If you click on the link you'll see that it shows a full breakdown of the sale price and shipping and the extention.

Sounds suspiciously like work, to me!

[Toy Ranch]

Yep. Since you can't get all that much stuff for $25 (a couple of DVDs and you're there), I don't see much point in ordering any less and having to pay for shipping, too.

I rarely buy a DVD from Amazon any longer as they are usually higher than other sellers.  DeepDiscount seems to be lowest most of the time.  They've been very reliable, too. 

[Mike Scott]

I rarely buy a DVD from Amazon any longer as they are usually higher than other sellers.

A little, maybe, but when you figure in some other place's shipping cost, it usually comes out about the same. Plus, I hate "shopping". I'd rather pay a little more than run all over the place looking for 10 cents off here and a quarter off there.

[Toy Ranch]

DeepDiscount is free shipping all the time, no matter how many you buy.  They are usually a lot cheaper than 10cents or a quarter.
I figured some people might find this to be a useful tool.  If you are happy with buying from Amazon, they you probably won't want to use it. 

The last DVD order I placed was for:

Silent Hill    Am $10.99   DD $9.66
Living Dead At Manchester Morgue   Am $26.99  DD $20.22
Videodrome (sp ed)   Am $35.99  DD $25.97

Amazon price (no shipping) was $73.97
DeepDiscount price was $55.85

That's $18.12 savings.

[Mike Scott]

Last 3 things I bought at amazon:

Complete Prisoner
DD $54.89
AM $47.49

Outer Limits Complete Series
DD $58.61
AM $40.00

Harryhausen Legendary Monsters
DD $43.62
AM $32.99

Savings:
$36.64

It all evens out.

[Toy Ranch]

And that's the beauty of DVDAF, because you can find out which place is the best to order from.

Or in the case of the Phibes movie.  You could look only on Amazon and have a choice of $13 for the 2 movie set or $30 for the 8 movie collection.  If you look for the same thing on DVDAF, you see that you can get the same thing for under $18 elsewhere.  The difference betewen $13 and $30 might be too much if you aren't terribly drawn to the other films, but for an extra $5 it may well be worth it. 

If you go to DVDAF first when you are searching for a DVD, then it works just like the search on any other DVD site, but it gives you results for all of then and you can click directly into the page to make the purchase.  It's no more work than going directly to Amazon, but it gives you more options.  Personally, I'd rather save both the $18 I saved and the $36 you saved by using DVDAF instead of having it "even out".  Your mileage may vary...

[HARRY HAMMOCK]

I've always used Deep discount and I'll use www.dvdpricesearch.com  to check others prices.