Region 2 DVDs

[crestviewlane]

I have acquired a large collection of DVDs. Most are region 1 but a few are region 2. Has anyone successfully sold region 2?

[mordecai8614]

I think it mostly depends on how rare / hard to find they are. A collector here in the States might want them if they have value. Also, region 2 includes Europe so if you allow international sales & they're desirable, I'm sure they'll sell. I've sold a bunch of rare region 1 and 0 DVDs to Europeans, so I can't imagine why they wouldn't want Region 2

[sin-n-dex]

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@crestviewlane wrote:

I have acquired a large collection of DVDs. Most are region 1 but a few are region 2. Has anyone successfully sold region 2?

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I've gotten a few Region 2 by accident when ordering on the River. There are DVD players that play all regions, I just don't have one because I bought mine quite literally 17 years ago (when such a thing was super expensive).

Just make sure the region is noted clearly in the listing, I'd say you have as much chance of selling these as any other DVDs (which are not selling too well lately, people want BluRay, and everyone is streaming media now. I rarely even watch DVDs because YouTube has so much for me to watch).

One market for Region 2 DVDs is if they have subtitles in lots of different languages, you might be able to sell to those customers who want a translation of what they're watching. If I had a Region 2 DVD player I might buy some to work on learning other languages.

C.

[itemresa]

Yes.

There are a ton of European & Asian films that have never been released in a completely unedited version here in the States but do have uncensored releases in their home region. Why? Because different parts of the world have differing opinions regarding what's acceptable to be shown or mentioned in a movie, that's why there's a Japanese and an American version of Gojira/Godzilla [1954/1956]. These uncensored releases will be of interest to fans of those flicks that consider themselves purists.

A great example of this is the horror genre. Starting with the "video nasties" of the 70's & 80's going straight into modern day independent, underground and extreme horror flicks sometimes the best (and only way) to get the movie uncensored is to acquire a version that was released in it's home country.

Or you could look at it this way. There's enough interest from folks buying DVDs/Blu-rays from outside their region that DVD/Blu-Ray player manufacturers took notice and started making all-region players. These companies would have never taken that risk if they didn't think there was money to be made in doing it. They were right, so much so that there are now generic all-region DVD/Blu-Ray players on the market.

[crestviewlane]

Very interesting!!

[brightlightbookseller]

We have sold Region 2 DVDs before.  Some people have Region Free DVD players, or if you're shipping internationally that may be the Region their players use.  I certainly wouldn't just throw them out, but you'll have to check individual values to be sure, or lot them up.

[bennotbill]

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@crestviewlane wrote:

Has anyone successfully sold region 2?

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Many times, but then I'm in the UK.

As others have said they have to be pretty rare ones to be worth selling online now.

I don't know how it is in the States but over here many charity shops (is that thrift shops in the US?) sell them at ten DVD's for a pound. With many just chucked in their free help yourself box.

[carolynnq]

I usually don't sell them unless they're worth a lot. Too many people don't read, which leads to returns. I always put the fact that it's region 2 in the title, in the condition box, and in the description. In the condition and description, I include that fact that an all-region dvd player is required, that the discs won't play on regular US dvd players. 

My last sale of region 2 was a $50 box set. First sale got returned. Somehow buyer missed the 3 mentions that these were region 2. Buyer paid return shipping and wasn't happy about it. It had free shipping, so I lost the original shipping amount.

Relisted it and it sold again. I immediately emailed new buyer to double check that they knew these were Region 2 discs. I have one-day shipping, so I had to mail it out before the buyer responded.  Fortunately, region 2 what the buyer wanted.

[simba6]

They can be played on a computer.  You have to download a DVD decoder first. Or DVD players are so inexpensive you can have one set foe each region.

[onefootflipper1]

First thing you should realize is that 99 percent of DVDs are now worthless, and the region 2 ones would be doubly so. 

Don't do what a lot of sellers do and just make up prices and post the DVDs, look them up price plus shipping lowest first. If you see anything under $6 that isn't a loose disk then that DVD is worthless. Unless the collection you acquired was unusual then that will be most of them.

[kssteve]

I've got an all region DVD player because there are so many movies and shows otherwise unavailable in the US.

[crestviewlane]

I am not in need of advice. 

[itemresa]

Why did you create this thread then? 🤔

[janet9988]

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@crestviewlane wrote:

I am not in need of advice. 

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Well, I am confused ?????????

[fm2000]

I have sold many imported/non-region 1 DVDs over the years, the majority of the time without issues and it was quite profitable to do so... but a few times, I ended up having brand new and expensive DVD sets opened, 50% of their value destroyed and returned at my expense claiming they "don't work".  The only thing that I found to prevent it that works 100% is contacting a buyer after the sale, before shipping, and confirming they know how to play them (and offering to cancel if they don't). Normally bothering a buyer after a sale is a very bad idea, but this is one case I make an exception.

As far as your collection's value... depending on the size and time available to comp, with region 2 DVDs I'd just donate any mainstream Hollywood material (a copy of Top Gun or Titanic on region 2 DVD is worthless). Some BBC or ITV content on region 2 DVD might be worth something (big might) if it was never released in the USA, I'd stick to comping those R2 discs. I occasionally come across imported DVDs that are worth selling, but is really, really not something I'd recommend other people get involved with (or DVDs/BDs generally.)