Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (MonsterKid71) — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:25:11 GMT

I ordered two tapes from VSOM and they were abysmal. I NEVER ordered from them again.

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Latarnia) — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:56:55 GMT

I don't think I'd every buy anything from VSoM again, whoever the owner is. Quality is terrible, and the old owner lied his ass off in the descriptions and would not change them after being informed multiple times that the descriptions were inaccurate. VSoM was responsible for putting out on the market that bogus MARK OF THE WOLFMAN, with inserted footage from THE CRAVING (EL RETORNO DEL HOMBRE LOBO).

Mirek

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:14:09 GMT

Speaking of slow looks like MV wasn't selling many tapes. Went over to the site after reading an eMail from VSoM (more on this below) and, no great surprise, they've shut the site down, at least for direct sales, citing the following reasons:

Due to the vast number of requests for eBay auctions and much better pricing we have decided to move our business solely to eBay. There we will be offering weekly auctions of our items at much...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Howling Beast) — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:33:56 GMT

Howling Beast: Life's like a box of chocolates.

Uh oh, Kester has transformed me into the "slow adult" of the discussion!

Brant

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:05:46 GMT

Squonkamatic wrote:
We seem to have lost a page or two of this discussion ...

Indeed. Let's see if I can recreate the general jist of that discussion from my POV....

Me: OMFGBBQBBS MV and their prices they're totally CQCQSOS!!!

Mirek: Like, chill dude.

frankie: (peeking out through cloud of purple smoke) What?

ME: O-M-G!!! Did you see this? X...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Squonkamatic) — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:01:43 GMT
We seem to have lost a page or two of this discussion ...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:23:35 GMT
Brant,

You are truly a prince amongst men!

Re: Mid Vid

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yeah, it's not so much what he's asking, it's that there are people stupid enough to pay that much.

Agreed.

If anyone can sell VHS at those...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (frankie marino) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:37:42 GMT
yeah, it's not so much what he's asking, it's that there are people stupid enough to pay that much.

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Latarnia) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:59:51 GMT
Bottom line: It's his property, so he can charge whatever he wants for it.

Mirek

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Squonkamatic) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:27:08 GMT
Secure web carts are affordable and easy to program, you could even just use PayPal's invoicing tools, get yourself some hosting space, find some web templates for a vendor site, scan some covers and set up a shop over the course of a long weekend if one is so inclined. It's also quite appropriate to point out that there are dozens of marketplace sellers on Amazon.com who routinely list vintage used pre-records of just everyday stuff for $100+, and don't get me started on how much vintage...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Lorne Marshall) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:50:17 GMT
Wow. I could be a millionaire if I sold my out-of-print VHS titles at the prices on Mid Vid's website. Just on the homepage alone, I would get over $700 (I have EL INQUISIDOR, DEVIL'S FEMALE, THE PROWLER, and FEAST FOR THE DEVIL). I also have SATANICO PANDEMONIUM, but it's a different label, so maybe it's not worth $125. D">

I just realized if...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Koukol 5) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:10:12 GMT
Sure.

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (frankie marino) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:26:03 GMT

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Collector of what?

Precious Moments figurines.

you were kidding, right?

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Howling Beast) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:08:01 GMT

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Would you be so kind as to purchase DVD-Rs of TWINS OF EVIL, VAMPIRE CIRCUS, GALAXY OF TERROR, FORBIDDEN WORLD, SORCERESS (1982), INQUISITION, MARK OF THE DEVIL 2, 2020 TEXAS GLADIATORS, WHEELS OF FIRE, S*H*E, HEARTS & ARMOR, THE HUMANOID, STARCRASH, ARENA, and INVISIBLE MAN RAPE.

My pleasure.

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Koukol 5) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:13:00 GMT

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...you can't call yourself a collector if you don't...

Collector of what?

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (frankie marino) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:38:33 GMT

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2020 TEXAS GLADIATORS

not the best film, and not my favorite genre, but i'm really surprised that there's so few post-nukes on dvd, seeing how well represented they were on VHS. i mean, you can't call yourself a collector if you don't have VHS originals of 2020, Endgame, Escape From The Bronx, After The Fall Of NY and Hands Of Steel

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:08:29 GMT

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I find that if I purchase a pricey laserdisc, VHS or bootleg DVD-R, an official DVD release is destined to be announced shortly thereafter.

Brant,

Would you be so kind as to purchase DVD-Rs of TWINS OF EVIL, VAMPIRE CIRCUS, GALAXY OF TERROR, FORBIDDEN WORLD, SORCERESS (1982), INQUISITION, MARK OF THE DEVIL 2, 2020 TEXAS GLADIATORS, WHEELS OF FIRE, S*H*E, HEARTS &...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:46 GMT
Morbid curiosity drew me back to MVs front page. Now I just don't understand. Is it just me or are these prices beyond ludicrous? Seriously when you see. . . .

A VHS of Evil Dead for TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS???

How can your eyes not bug out and your reaction be....

OMFGBBQBLTWTF!!!!!!

Or how about a VHS tape of Warlock Moon and Man From Deep River (which you can get in a DVD 3 pack for under twenty) going...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (frankie marino) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:19:29 GMT

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I find that if I purchase a pricey laserdisc, VHS or bootleg DVD-R, an official DVD release is destined to be announced shortly thereafter.

yep, i know that all too well. though, i suppose there's worse things that could happen to a fella

most recently it was Zombies Of Mora Tau, a creaky old pre-NOTLD zombie flick. i scoured the earth looking for a copy, finally...

Re: Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Howling Beast) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:05:04 GMT

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i used to say this all the time, and damned if 90% of what i was referring to didn't get released within a year or two.

I find that if I purchase a pricey laserdisc, VHS or bootleg DVD-R, an official DVD release is destined to be announced shortly thereafter. This has worked for the original STAR WARS trilogy (unaltered), BBC COUNT DRACULA, BRIDES OF DRACULA, EVIL OF...

Grey Marketers - Who's Still in Buisness?

feeds@yuku.com (Kester Pelagius) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:47:02 GMT
Has the bubble burst?

I stumbled on a message about Shocking Videos/Revenge is my Destiny being gone. The message can be found here.

Curious I ventured over to VSOM. For those who remember the message about the site/'company' being for sale a while back it seems to have been sold. At least snail mails now to...