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Post by Joshua Watson on Jul 13, 2011 17:27:52 GMT
A few years ago I purchased 'The Ice Warriors' VHS collection from the Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool, since buying this I have only saw this being sold a few times. Is this box set rare or just not being sold any more? And do you think this serial should be made into a DVD For more people to view?
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Post by Richard Bignell on Jul 13, 2011 19:23:59 GMT
Doctor Who finished on VHS eight years ago, Josh, and I think you'd be hard pushed to find anyone still selling in that format any more. The box set sold extremely well at the time, but that was 13 years ago.
The Ice Warriors will no doubt be available on DVD within the next couple of years.
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Post by Joshua Watson on Jul 13, 2011 19:33:42 GMT
Thanks. Only asked because I buy all my doctor who on video still before DVD and that seemed to be the hardest one to find along with the tenth planet. Guess people don't sell them because it's good to hold VHS copies of things as well as DVD.
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Post by Thomas Morris on Jul 13, 2011 22:16:05 GMT
Well of course its not sold anymore...VHS stopped around 2004 or so.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2011 16:42:32 GMT
Rare Dr Who videos can fetch quite a lot on Ebay, I sold the first ever VHS for £250.
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Post by Ron Bowes on Jul 15, 2011 12:22:33 GMT
Blimey! I have that VHS tape. I was told it was worth about a tenner.
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Post by Anthony Clark on Jul 15, 2011 12:45:47 GMT
Blimey! I have that VHS tape. I was told it was worth about a tenner. It is. I think I got something close to your figure recently. The £250 claim is almost certainly rubbish... |
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Post by Thomas Morris on Jul 15, 2011 14:43:40 GMT
Blimey! I have that VHS tape. I was told it was worth about a tenner. It is. I think I got something close to your figure recently. The £250 claim is almost certainly rubbish... I think he meant he sold the first ever Doctor Who VHS for £250. |
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jul 15, 2011 18:26:32 GMT
I worked as manager of a second-hand video store in the late 1990's/early 2000's, during which time I bought and sold many Doctor Who collections. At their peak, the rarest videos were selling for up to £30 each. The double-packs and special edition tins would regularly sell for £50.
We did sell some ultra-rare (non Doctor Who) videotapes for £100-£150 but certainly nothing for £250! Someone may have foolishly bid that amount on eBay but I doubt they would follow through and complete the sale...
Of course, these days, with most of Doctor Who available on DVD, the video values will have decreased, so you'll be lucky to get much more than a tenner for any Doctor Who release. :-(
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Post by Mark Roberts on Jul 15, 2011 18:57:00 GMT
I brought the first Dr Who video from a market stall years ago in it
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Post by Mark Roberts on Jul 15, 2011 19:00:28 GMT
Sorry got cut out! I brought the first Dr Who video (in it's original 1983 sleeve) for £7 in a Market stall about five years ago, sold it on eBay for £60! Dr Who videos are now valuable collectors items!
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jul 15, 2011 19:28:49 GMT
Maybe the original star logo BBC videos (of which there were only seven Doctor Who titles that I'm aware of) may still hold their value - the early ones cost £40 when they were first released which would be the equivalent of £100 in today's money - but the majority aren't worth much.
I remember having over 30 copies of "Snakedance" in stock at one time, which we used to try and sell for £1, and even that was a struggle!
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Post by Joshua Watson on Jul 15, 2011 20:47:52 GMT
frak DVD's!!! I love videos. 99% of the doctor who's I have are on video!! The more retro the better..... Video is also cool because the Ice Warriors collection box set I have isn't out on DVD and video is the only way I can watch it... Videos will always be better than DVD in my opinion  |
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Post by Ian Watlington on Jul 16, 2011 1:20:27 GMT
Dr Who videos are now valuable collectors items! I guess you mean the very earliest ones - the seven with the star logo on them - can still command notable prices? I've got a few of the run-of-the-mill Doctor Who VHS tapes from the 1990s when they were mass-market items, I doubt they are "valuable collectors items". Maybe worth a tenner each at the most. |
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