How DVDs are Priced
This is a writing about how DVDs are prices in 2024 by our company. We don't care what other people are doing and what they are charging in terms of high prices. We are certain that our philosophy is backed by experience in the market and not by greed and dishonesty. Not all DVDs are created equal. We believe that 90% of the out of print DVDs are outrageously overpriced and there are a small percentage that are insanely underpriced. The most important thing is to buy what you like. Customers tell me I'll never pay more than $5.99 for a DVD. If you buy 50 DVDs for $5.99 that you don't like, is that better than paying $100 for a DVD you love? I believe if you read the information below you can make more informed decisions about purchasing Adult DVDs.
1. Active DVDs. Active DVDs are direct from the studios and we don't have much to do with the price. We have a standard retail margin based on the cost from the studio. Some customers think we get all the DVDs at the same price and we assign prices. The studios charge different prices based on the year of the DVDs. Bang Brothers charges more to us for 2023 than 2022 and so on. The older DVDs are always the cheapest to us. The brand new titles are going to be the most.
2. Collectible DVDs. These are DVDs that are out of print. The studio is no longer making the DVD. Its like a baseball card or comic book. Some DVDs from 5-10 years ago are impossible to find in factory sealed condition. Collectors are willing to pay very high prices for certain titles.
What makes certain titles more valuable than others.
We see the prices that people charge for out of print DVDs and there isn't much thought put into it. Many sellers think just because a DVD is rare that its valuable. Sellers may charge $129.99 for a DVD but nobody will ever buy it unless the DVD is significant. The following is what makes DVDs valuable and its not what people are asking for them. I have 30 years of knowledge and experience about what collectors are looking for and they are not looking for 4 Hour comps from Leisure Time or Baby Doll.
a. The Studio. This could be the most significant factor in the value of a DVD, but not by itself. Its the most significant factor in a collection of factors. The studio needs to be a premium studio. Some of the most collectible studios are Bang Bros, Brazzers, WCP, Exquisite/Juicy, Naughty America (ill add more to this list when I have time.)
b. The Cover. Just like with a comic book the cover is extremely important. A crappy cover will not have much value. The covers that hired graphic designers to create quality artwork can have a huge impact on the demand for a title. Softcore covers in many cases will have a higher demand. A cover that is a composite of screenshots is not very desirable. Ill add some examples soon.
c. A Significant Star. The stars that have the highest demand are the stars from around 2000. Gianna Michaels is without a doubt the star that is in the highest demand. I don't know what it is about Gianna, but if all other things are equal, its Gianna that brings the most dollars. Other stars are Lisa Ann, Eva Angelina, Lanny Barby, Sasha Grey. Ill add more soon.
d. Feature or Comp. These are industry terms that we use and we (sellers) use them like everyone understands them. 20 years ago a Feature meant it was a movie like "Deepthroat" or "Pirates." An adult DVD that had a story that played out like a real movie. Then a Comp (compilation) meant that it was just a selection of scenes pulled from features to create a 2 or 4 hour Collection of similar scenes. All Lesbian scenes for example. Over the years as companies looked to make DVDs for the least amount of money, they got away from stories or dialogue and they just fillmed the sex scenes. If the scenes were original this also was called a "feature." This meant this was the first time these scenes were available. The terms Feature and Comp were held sacred and every was honest about it. Then I remember seeing a 3rd degree DVD called Breast Seller and I looked on the back cover and all these scenes had been already released and they were calling it a "Feature." After that everyone did it. In most cases collectors want the first release of the scene.
e. Quality. This has almost nothing to do with price because the quality improved over the years. If you want "Blind Date" from Legend with Tera Patrick the quality is what it is. There is not better quality example of that movie. We get customers that are excited to find something that is rare only to explode with complaints about the quality. DVDs that were made 20 years ago never dreamed there would be a 60 inch tv in every home. They were designed to play on a 29 inch square tv or a 19 inch computer monitor. If you try to play older DVDs on a large TV you will lose resolution. There isn't anything you can do about it.
f. Category. Last but not least category does play a part and it seems bigger is better because big tits reigns supreme. Huge fake tits brings the most money. If I made this statement and customers were able to comment there would be 100s of comments about how they disagree and XYZ is better. This isn't a debate. Its a fact. Huge fake tits will bring huge money completely on its own without a quality studio, cover or star. Huge ballon type tits think Wendy Whoppers or Lisa Lipps had a very short run. Obviously the enhancement required is extreme and very few women were willing to do it. There is very few stars in that collection and the material is rare. It also marked a time when porn was more significant and people remember it.
3. Junk. I call certain DVDs junk. Any hobby has its junk and it doesn't mean junk is bad. Its just looked at as lower quality or lesser demand. In baseball cards they are called "commons" and in comic books they call them "readers." I can't say what I call them, but lets use "junk." These are the companies that would buy scenes and just throw DVDs together. They never created any content. Its content that was for sale for anyone to buy. These guys were like wholesale suppliers of scenes. Companies would say "I need 100 different All Anal scenes." The supplier would sell them 100 scenes and then they company would make up 25 DVDs with 4 scenes each and present them as a "New Release." It was a real scam and as retailers we hated it, because a customer would say "I bought this DVD for $10 and I have already watched all these scenes in the past." This is why its junk. Baby Dolls, Cherrybox, Leisure Time, the later years of Legend (early stuff is top shelf), there are 100s of companies. The quality of the DVDs is poor, the covers are bad. I see sellers asking $200 for a babydoll 4 hour DVD and its insane. I don't care if someone else is selling it for $200. I sell that crap for $3.99 in most circumstances unless its still active because I don't control the active prices of DVDs, the studios do. But lets say I buy out a store and I pay the same price for all the DVDs. The junk is going to be $3.99.
When it comes to "Market Price" there are 1000s of variables that come into play to determine price. It also comes down to what someone is willing to pay and if someone is willing to sell. A customer might have a reason he wants a junk DVD and he is willing to pay $100 and its possible you just can't find it.
If you have questions about pricing send them to support and I can post them here and answer them.