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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:18 pm
by Eeyore
catNC wrote:If you look at the spine of the case of a Black Diamond VHS, you will see at the top a Black Diamond with the words "The Classics" in it.
Please don't tell me these are rare and worth more. I sold a bunch of my older videos on ebay as I replaced them on dvd. I always include a scan, but there was no mention of black diamond in the text or titles to aid searching.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:56 pm
by Cinderelly
I pick Cinderella for black diamond. Not because its my 2nd fav movie but because the cover is beautiful and magical like Jack said...
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:01 pm
by disneyfella
once the dvd came out with a better quality, i think they went down in value. true disney collector's are the only ones interested in these now and basically it's just for the box art value not the film value. before the rerelease of dvd i think the black diamond films were worth more than some of the masterpiece films but i'm not quite sure if how far down in price they've gone. i wouldn't be too worried about a loss of money here.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:06 pm
by catNC
Eeyore wrote:catNC wrote:If you look at the spine of the case of a Black Diamond VHS, you will see at the top a Black Diamond with the words "The Classics" in it.
Please don't tell me these are rare and worth more. I sold a bunch of my older videos on ebay as I replaced them on dvd. I always include a scan, but there was no mention of black diamond in the text or titles to aid searching.
Before the advent of DVD's they were more valuable. But as disneyfella says, I wouldn't be worried with it. Even before Disney started to release the animated classics on DVD, the most I saw Black Diamonds go for on E-bay was $35-40. And when you consider how much VHS tapes cost in the earlier days of VCR's, the monetary value really isn't that much different. I've checked on E-bay a few times over the past year or so, and the Black Diamonds I saw were much less than what I paid for them when I was collecting them, back before I knew anything about this silly DVD thing
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:18 pm
by Prince Adam
This is just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure that the VHS editions of movies will be worth a heck of a lot more than any DVD.
Don't believe me? Which is worth more: the reproductions of Disney storybooks found at any Chapters, or the original editions sold back in the '30s-'50's?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:20 pm
by Maerj
Those are two totally different things. Videotape was poor quality to begin with and it only gets worse over time. DVDs are more archival. No one wants VHS anymore.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:24 pm
by catNC
Maerj wrote:Those are two totally different things. Videotape was poor quality to begin with and it only gets worse over time. DVDs are more archival. No one wants VHS anymore.
Exactly, you can't improve on the technology of a book so it is easier for those to really become collector's items. Nothing is fundamentally changing. The DVD releases offer so much more than their VHS counterparts, the only value would really be to true Disney memorabilia collectors, and I question if that would be that much. They would probably want the case for the art, more than they would want the tape inside.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:01 pm
by Choco Bear
hmm im not to sure how long to run the rounds for if i ran it for a week it would be more acurate but it would take longer ne sugestions
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:49 pm
by jesus_brer
i say black diamond for:
the little mermaid
alice in wonderland
peter pan
the jungle book
lady and the tramp
bambi
sleeping beauty
the sword in the stone
cinderella
the rescuers
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:03 pm
by Luke
My favorites of the Black Diamond covers:
Bambi
Fox and the Hound
Little Mermaid
The Jungle Book
If I have to vote for one...hmm...Little Mermaid, I guess. I like the symmetry.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:02 pm
by Choco Bear
jesus_brer wrote:i say black diamond for:
the little mermaid
alice in wonderland
peter pan
the jungle book
lady and the tramp
bambi
sleeping beauty
the sword in the stone
cinderella
the rescuers
so i take that little mermaid is ur favorite cuz its on top
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:37 pm
by poco
I'd have to say Aladdian. No reason. Just am reading fun book about the time period....
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:46 pm
by Leonia
Black Diamond faves:
Sleeping Beauty (they should've used that for the DVD release! at least the bottom portion IMO)
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Of those three...I guess I'd pick Sleeping Beauty
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:16 pm
by Disneykid
I actually think the Black Diamond of Sleeping Beauty is one of the weakest of the Black Diamond covers; I think the Masterpiece Collection cover for Sleeping Beauty is the best SB cover out there though the widescreen cover is really nice, too.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:32 pm
by Disneykid
Votes so far:
Bambi-1
Cinderella-4
Lady and the Tramp-1
Sleeping Beauty-1
Robin Hood-1
The Little Mermaid-3
The Rescuers Down Under-1
Beauty and the Beast-1
Aladdin-1
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:49 pm
by MDA
Sword in the Stone = my choice
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:08 pm
by Choco Bear
Disneykid wrote:Votes so far:
Bambi-1
Cinderella-4
Lady and the Tramp-1
Sleeping Beauty-1
Robin Hood-1
The Little Mermaid-3
The Rescuers Down Under-1
Beauty and the Beast-1
Aladdin-1
thanx disneykid for doing that
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:46 pm
by Disneykid
No problem.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:01 pm
by Choco Bear
hmmm i wathink either the first civer to 20 points(to high
to low
) wins the round or after lets say after 30(to high
to low
) votes in total the one with the most votes wins? which sounds more better or reasonable
also in case of a tie there will be mad hatter round(clever rnt i
) in which those two covers will compete in case of a tie
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:45 am
by gwilly13
I say Lady and the Tramp!