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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  Laserdisc passed me by. I went straight from vhs to dvd in October 1998.
Back then collecting was a far more proactive thing than it is now. You talked to people, you got to know shop owners and stall holders and fellow collectors. Visiting film fairs was a must. Contacts were kept, folk at trade fairs used to hold things back until i arrived. Even in the early dvd days this was so. It all seems so impersonal now.
It's so much easier ordering online and said film dropping through your letterbox a week or so later. However it isn't a better experience. Nothing in the collecting world beats unexpectedly coming across that film you've been trying to get hold of for months or even years in some cases. |
Great post. I spent an absolute fortune on LDs. NTSC imports were at least £25, and I remember paying £100 for a boxset of the
Dollars trilogy - and going to a dealer miles away to buy it. I did find a dealer nearby, though. Derann (yes, that Derann) had a AV shop in my local town, and if they got to know you well, they'd lead you to the back of the shop, open a curtain and let you browse the imports they had to offer to discerning customers!
As for film fairs, I've got fond memories of driving down to Watford Leisure Centre: always excited to see what 'nasties' I might come across and be able to add to my collection. Plus meeting guests such as Ray Harryheusen, Tom Savini etc...Miss those Saturdays!
