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Old 16-04-2007, 09:43 AM
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For those willing in dig a little, charity shops are becoming a great source of rare movies. I wonder what gems people have found lately.

To start the ball rolling, last week I picked up A Hill in Korea for a quid. A great addition to my Stanley Baker collection with a top cast, including what I think was Michael Caine's first screen performance.

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Old 16-04-2007, 09:48 AM
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OK, I know I've misspelled the title of this thread, but I've no idea how to correct it!
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Old 16-04-2007, 10:09 AM
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The last one I bought was 10 Rillington place for a pound a good addition to my Richard Attenborough collection, I go in as many charity shops as I can each week,Bootsales are another source but stuff is becoming hard to find
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Job done !

I have (to support favourite charity shops) donated a few DVD titles to them. I've noticed that some of my stuff has disappeared same day - like the whole of the Carlton 'PERSUADERS' after I got the new set.

More power to them, if it helps you bargain hunters out there then it helps my chosen charities too. And far less hassle than EBay....

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Just got Roger Vadim's ...and God Created Woman on DVD for £1. Result!
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Video's for sale at the car boot....10p each.

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boxed sets of both captain scarlet and thunderbirds on vhs for a fiver each
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I never go into them, am I a naughty SNOB????????
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I never go into them, am I a naughty SNOB????????
Yes............. they are nice places and by buying you are helping less fortunate people
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I scour the charity shops regularly. My "best" buy was a brand new, never opened copy of "Psycho" for 50p! The video was still in its original, inner wrapper.

It is a question of looking hard and going through a lot of videos/DVDs, but I think it's worthwhile.
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Yes............. they are nice places and by buying you are helping less fortunate people
I am told they put their best items on ebay more often than not in this day and age to get the best return. i have bought of ebay so does this redeem me at all?
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I've always been a charity shop browser particularly for books and films. My best bargain was a still sealed box set (albeit video tape not DVD) of Brideshead Revisited! The shop was doing an offer on all videos that week at 25p a video. The assistant asked if I'd mind paying 25p for each of the 4 in the boxset!! I felt so guilty at paying only a pound for an unopened box set that I put another pound in the collecting tin on the counter!
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[QUOTE i have bought of ebay so does this redeem me at all?[/quote]

Hi Image45 certainly not
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I got the BBC Anna Karenina VHS set from Barnardo's.
I used to work in a charity shop, and (having been unemployed more often than not) dress pretty well entirely from them.
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I bought "The House That Dripped Blood" in a car boot for £2 on DVD i thought that was great as it was brand new and still in its wrapper.
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