What i'm trying to say is that if they were available as a normal DVD it would not reduce the specialness of the "limited edition" and a lot more people could enjoy them - without some dealers making a large profit.
Ahhh yes, but it would takes the "limited" out of the equation.
Like I said, for those hardcore collectors that must have everything Disney this is a HUGE factor. They truly feel they are getting a special collectible that only 125,000 other people have. It just adds an element to this whole craze that a lot of us cannot possibly understand.
Not if there was a regular edition that was always available AND a limited edition that had a limited print run, special packaging and goodies, and went OOP. The nuts would still fight over that version on Ebay and regular people could still watch and own a certain movie if they so desired.
Generally - things are only made Limited Edition if the manufacturer thinks that they only have a limited appeal. Or they think the market is strong enought to support a 'special edition' as well as a normal edition.
Spider-Man when it came out on DVD for example came out in two versions - the Limited Edition set and the normal 2 Disc DVD. Sony obviously researched their market and decided that the target market would also support the Limited Edition set.
I don't really see why Disney are having limited Treasures - or limiting them to such low numbers - their market research has already been done - witness how quick last year's Goofy and Mickey tins sold out at e-tailers and witness the inflated E-Bay prices. Disney know that the market will quite happily support more tins (especially as the total number of DVD players has gone up since this time last year). So in affect, Disney are throwing money away. Dosn't sound very Disney like, does it?
The only logical reason for the low print run must be Disney are planning to release the sets again, unlimited (as in the "normal" Spider-Man 2-disc release). Judging by another thread on this board Disney have done this - but I'm surprised they didn't do it without publicity.
Spot on 2099net, thats my feelings too. I,ve got most of the tins (only Davy crockett to get) and i would still be happy knowing there different than normal the DVD's - if they ever get released that is.
I also have had to get the 1st 2 waves 2nd hand as i didnt know about them at the time - but i've not paid over the top prices when you consider what some of the OOP single disc's go for. I do support OOP - nothing can be run forever, but the production run for the treasures just defies belief.
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I say no more OOP movies and no more double releases. Why is it that we are getting a second release of Alice in Wonderland when Cinderella hasn't even come out yet on DVD? Stop the extra scenes with dumb songs that add no point to the plot, release all the movies and keep them in print for 100 years... Sorry, enough ranting. But seriously, I wonder if I should even buy a Disney movie because I'm afraid there will be a better release sooner or later. Like Peter Pan, I'm really bummed cause I already have the DVD and I'm not plunking out more for the Platinum Edition.
and regular people could still watch and own a certain movie if they so desired.
I,ve got most of the tins (only Davy crockett to get) and i would still be happy knowing there different than normal the DVD's - if they ever get released that is.