Assume bodily media is lifeless? Attempt telling that to the individuals who spent a whole bunch and a whole bunch of {dollars} on Blu-rays and field units just lately on eBay.

Whereas total Blu-ray and DVD gross sales are actually down from their peak, the aftermarket for bodily media remains to be going very sturdy. Actually, the broader decline in residence video may be serving to demand for sure discs. Fewer of those films get made, and fewer of those films are bought. Which means there are fewer to go round for those who do need them. And that may result in some larger costs.

Like those you’re about to see beneath, which had been bought for 3 or extra figures just lately on eBay. (The numbers for the most effective gives on among the objects come from the web site 130point.com.) Please notice that I did my greatest to weed out iffy listings. If one individual paid $700 for a Blu-ray, however ten different individuals across the similar time all bought the very same Blu-ray for $50, it didn’t really feel just like the $700 was a good measure of its worth, and I didn’t embrace it.

Equally, if a field set is at present promoting on eBay for $350 however the authentic record worth was $299.99, that didn’t strike me as significantly “precious” both. (Now, if a field set initially bought for $299.99 and now it’s going for $650, that’s one other story.) I additionally determined to exclude most steelbooks and intensely low-run restricted editions, just because that appeared like an entire different record fully.

With all of these caveats out of the way in which, listed below are 25 Blu-rays, 4Ks, and field units which might be nonetheless extraordinarily precious:

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