rancher24
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posted on August 11, 2001 01:38:50 PM new
After an eBay break of several months, I am in the process of separating inventory into garage sale/eBay piles. I undercovered a bunch (over 20) videos that I accumuated (read: they weren't mine) and I don't know if there is any problem with them. I do not look forward to the prospect of sitting down to watch them all. Those of you who sell used videos, do you watch them all?
~ Rancher
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thekismeme
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posted on August 11, 2001 03:11:17 PM new
Well........I have seen this topic several times ~ and most people will tell you to watch the videos.............but I sell videos whenever I get my hands on them and I just do not ever watch them. I don't have the time. If and when I get a complaint ~ I will refund the money ~ but I have sold 100 + videos and have not had an issue yet.
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rancher24
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posted on August 11, 2001 03:25:32 PM new
thekismeme..Thanx!...I don't have the time either & am glad to hear that it can be done without prescreening each one!
~ Rancher
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marlenedz
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posted on August 11, 2001 03:31:16 PM new
I wouldn't bother. I mostly sell new ones still sealed and I've had about 3 defective ones in around 300 sold. Every once in a while you'll get a bad one whether it be new or used. I also sell books and I've had 2 defective ones where there were blank pages or the print was upside down. These were new books too. There's no way I'm going to look through every page of the book. I just offer to refund the money and profusely apologize. I have received one neg from a lady who never contacted me and said the book was defective.
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dman3
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posted on August 11, 2001 07:13:53 PM new
I sell Used tapes CD and videos I some times watch or listen to the whole thing other times I skim them make sure that there is good audio and video tracking then just list and sell.
no need to watch the whole video do forword and rewind make sure its not broken, most importantly that the whole movie is on it sometimes people record over them knowingly and or acidently or kids do  ...
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[ edited by dman3 on Aug 11, 2001 07:15 PM ]
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mballai
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posted on August 11, 2001 08:47:56 PM new
I prefer not to bother with any tape products anymore. Got a neg once. I recommend that you sell them AS IS or deal with refunds. Most of the time there is no problem, but you can never tell. Even if you inspect play them and they are ok--someone with dirty playback heads or gunked up transport may not agree.
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Crystalline_Sliver
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posted on August 11, 2001 10:57:36 PM new
[i]most importantly that the whole movie is on it sometimes people record over them knowingly and or acidently or kids do...
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May I stress the fact that the "Urban Legend" of the Homemeade Porno Film (excluding a few "well known" ones) that somehow become well known (either thru a "mistake" with a rental or some other misstep...)is just that...an Urban Legend.
As for the topic at hand, someone recocoemned while your doing something in the house, pop the video into the VCR and press play. And turn the volume up. That way, you can listen to it and "hear' any problems that might result.
:\\\\\\\"Crystalline Sliver cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
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sadie999
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posted on August 11, 2001 11:47:40 PM new
It's not that hard to sort of pre-screen them. Watch the beginning. FF to about half way through and watch to see for skips, bad sound, etc. FF toward the end and watch again. I sell used videos and usually don't spend more than three minutes on each one and (knock on wood) I haven't had to issue a refund yet. I have found I think about three in probably 100 that I couldn't sell though because the tracking couldn't be adjusted.
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bluepaloma
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posted on August 12, 2001 06:52:52 PM new
Having moved about 10,000 of them on Ebay I recommend offering a guarantee. When I buy, I lift the plastic flap and check to make sure the tape looks OK. I shake the case to make sure there are no broken parts. That's it. I've had a less than 1% defective rate. I watch the ones I want to watch for pleasure not for work. It's a low dollar transaction and your profit margin needs to cover the possibility of the almost-once-in-a-blue-moon defect.
I should also add that almsot half the time I get an email saying a movie is defective I get a follow-up email saying they tried it in a different VCR and it worked fine...
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booksbooksbooks
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posted on August 12, 2001 10:17:04 PM new
I occasionally sell audio cassette tapes (language, self-help, etc.). For the used ones, as long as there's no visible damage, I'll say something like "I have not tested these, but I'll guarantee them as playable."
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quickdraw29
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posted on August 12, 2001 10:24:47 PM new
At least pull the tape out of the box and make sure the title on the tape matches the one on the box. I've sent a customer the wrong one because of that.
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immykidsmom
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posted on August 12, 2001 11:43:44 PM new
quickdraw29....... I pulled and pulled tape out of the box (you can't believe how much there is in there) what IS it I'm supposed to look for?
and there is no name or other printing on the tape..... it's just brown and shiny - looks real good.
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