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I`m thinking of selling my video collection and just wondered as any one had any dealings with Filmvault?

How much roughly do they pay for each video?

When I last used them in June 2002, they were offering £1.00 for each Video I had (and only 50p if it`s an ex-rental from Blockbuster). Not just films but also music videos, keep-fit and documentaries.

You send them a list of your 70+ titles and then they call you back, confirm the amounts they will pay and then will send a courier to pick them up. About a week later you`ll get a cheque.

£1. is not a lot, you`ll probably get a bit more from a car boot if you`re ready for haggling and spending a day in a field. If you visit blackstar.co.uk they have a rare/deleted videos section where some films go for about £16 or more so there`s money in it for some.

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Looked on Blackstar to see how much they were selling films like the ones i have and found about 50 odd that i`ve got were deleted.
Do Filmvault buy these off you for more than a £1 or is it a pound for everything?

Thanks in advance.

Got intouch with Filmvault with my list of videos that I wanted to sell,never heard a thing,tried again,nothing, so I went and sold them on eBay and got a damn sight more than a quid

No, they offer a £1 for each one (regardless of title/rarity). I would suspect that this is where they make their money. For every 10 crap titles, they will get a few gems which they can make a stack of cash on.

As you said, Blackstar sell these rare titles for about £16.99 a go - and I would suspect FilmVault source for them.

Ebay is another good way of doing it I suppose, so may be worth investigating - again, depends on how much time you have, etc.

On the flip side, you`re not going to get £1 each for your "Felicity Kendal`s Fantastic Abs Workout" or "Gary Glitter Live In Concert 1973", even on Ebay! Why not pick out your rarities and put those up for auction, then let Filmvault deal with the crap you`ve got left over.

Mike