Hard Times
Here is a topic I have not seen on the message boards yet. Just how is the economy affecting serial collecting? Personally I’ve slowed down, though I still buy DVD’s I don’t buy as many as I used to or as often. Most of the sites I usually visit don’t talk about whether or not people are cutting back. But I have noticed one site that may be a harbringer of things to come in the fan community. Classic Cliffhanger Serials.com, a site that sold public domain titles on DVD for about ten dollars per title, and even less if you didn’t want to get their custome made DVD covers. Their store clsed on the site a few months back and has yet to reopen. There is also no mention on the site as to why it closed or if it is ever opening again. The last time the site was updated was in August. If you go to Borders.com and try to order a DVD put out by Cheezy Flicks, they are out of stock and can be back ordered if you don’t mind waiting eight weeks, and has been that way since December. I have no idea what the state of the Serial Squadron or Down Under DVD’s sales are like but if what I’ve seen on other sites is any indication, they could also be experiencing difficult times due to the recesion.
I have found a number of sites that sell dvd’s of serials at very good prices.
I have dealt with the following:serialsandsuch.com, johnnysrareserials.com, serial-bowl.com and serialsquadron.com.
Quality varies, but I have had now problems with any purchase from any of these sites. The serials from Serial Squadron are the best, in terms of picture quality. Tho, slightly higher priced than the serials from the other sites. Selection is very good on all sites.
As to the sales from these sites, I haven’t asked the site owners how their business is doing.
I, personally, have bought more serial DVD’s this past year than before.
Now if I can only get time to watch them.