TNG DVD sets expensive!

magenta · **Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:17 am TNG DVD sets expensive!**

Why are the next generation DVD sets so dear?They are almost double the price of the other series.They are 20yrs old now,I would love to get the whole set,but cant afford them!!??

Theresa · **Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:50 am**

Greed? They know people will buy them at that price.
That's why I'm getting SG-1 instead,

Sonic74205 · **Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:29 am Re: TNG DVD sets expensive!**

magenta · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:14 am**

I mean the series is so old now they shouldnt charge so much for them!Its ridiculous

Sonic74205 · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:40 pm**

magenta · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:11 am**

But all the other star trek shows are new to DVD too and dont cost as much??The DVDs themselves are almost no cost to the makers.I had a friend who worked in a DVD making factory and gave me a whole heap of them as they were so cheap to make?!?!

Cathexis · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:56 am**

Well..unless you can get some of them for about $99, the DVDs are all pretty expensive...it's ridiculous..even on eBay people are makin' more money than the stores are.......so stupid too, cuz eBay is supposed to be cheap, etc etc....whatever *scoffs*

Sonic74205 · **Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:53 pm**

At choicesdirect.com you can get most TNG boxsets for around �42 and at play.com you can get some TNG boxsets from just �31.99

And then you have Voyager boxsets and at choicesdirect.com they are �58.99 and at play.com they are the same price. And in the shops i usually see voyager boxsets going for around �80 and TNG boxsets for �60.

So when you think about it buying TNG off the internet might still be expensive but its still alot cheaper than in the shops. You just have to know where to look on the net.

Leo Wyatt · **Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:48 pm**

TNG is expensive where I live. i forgot how much. I know in the PX here on base we can get Voyager for $89.00 and we don't have to pay tax on base. But, I rather go to Wal-Mart to get the TNG ones and Voyager. Even though they are higher and I have to pay sales taxes. PX stays crowded all the time.

magenta · **Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:30 am**

Looked on the oz ezydvd web site,TNG box sets are being reduced to $99.95 per season/box.Thats in oz dollars,on the 25th of october this year!Have to give my dad and husband a strong hint for my birthday/christmas!!!YAY

madlilnerd · **Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:43 pm**

Everyone loves TNG. And you feel compelled to buy all of the series. The producers have gone bankrupt because of ENT and the collapse of Star Trek. They are trying to squeeze every last penny out of the trekkies.

Cathexis · **Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:31 pm**

I am so pissed that the US has sales tax...back in my home country, tax is included in the price of all items...I get so tired when I go to WalMart or BestBuy and pick up a box set for TNG or VOY and have to figure out the tax on it....when I only have like $100s.....it makes me so angry I just wanna......yell at Bush...lol

Anyway, Europeans are lucky that they can get the box sets for so little money....I mean, compared to Americans...

Leo Wyatt · **Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:12 pm**

As I mention in my last post, here on the military base we don't have to pay sales taxes. But, when we go off base we do, like if we go to Wal-Mart.

robbiewebster · **Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:20 pm**

i've been waiting for the voyager dvds to drop in price but they don't seem to be doing so, and they've been around for awhile.

neo_viral · **Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:01 pm**

Magenta : Seeing as your from Australia,my first thought was it was just so expensive for us folks from the southern hemisphere (im from SA) But after reading everyone else`s replies,seems its a global thing...

Over here,TNG sets are around the R1000 mark.Thats at just under the �100 mark.(i get out R1500 salary a month,so,thats most of my pay..do the math and such)I picked up season four,but the worst is,i cant find seasons 5-7 at all here,so even though i am a sucker and willing to pay the price,i cant get those here :/ Im considering trying some store that ships here but our postal service is so horrendous the chances of the dvd`s getting to me and not getting stolen is virtually zero.

So is TOS dvd`s strangely enough.Ds9 and Voyager sets are a liiiittle cheaper but once again i cant find the seasons i really want (S4 for Ds9,though i picked up S2 & 3)

I agree with Theresa though,in that it does seem to be a greed thing...they know people want them and they`re not going to drop the price anytime soon.Sure,the boxes are nice,and the presentation is slick but...really,that price is terminal.

Blancie · **Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:09 am**

Expensive? Tell me about it....

magenta · **Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:44 am**

Well on thursday K-Mart in australia have a sale on all the star trek series box sets.I am going to put 6 of the seasons on layby as my dad is buying the first season for my birthday!
They have been reduced to $50 australian a season!I would love to get the other series too,but they are only reduced to $85.Still a bargain,but I can only afford to get TNG series now!
A lotto win would be great right now!!!!!I am so excited!!!!!!!!

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

$50

Is that in Kmart all over Australia?

magenta · **Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:28 am**

Yes I think so!

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

Wahoo! I know what I'm doing afterI go to the hairdressers tomorrow

luit14 · **Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:26 pm**

The lowest new price around here is like $89.95. Ebay is the place to get it.

Voyager2004 · **Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:35 pm**

Ya, ebay is most definitely the best place to get it. But, being skeptical about certain things on ebay, like buying the Trek seasons, I choose not to buy them off ebay. There's no 100% guarantee that the dvd's are in perfect condition...I, when I get around to buying them, just plan on sucking it up and buying them new from startrek.com.

But that's just me and I may LOVE Voyager and have a deep interest in TNG, but I'm in no hurry to get the dvd's right now. That's why I'm waiting and saving...

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

luit14 · **Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:09 pm**

WOW! Yeah, I'm not a very experienced Ebayer but my friend gets his for like $50.

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

Thats awesome! I'm gunna look after Christmas, cause of the Christmas holiday sales, so hopefully some will turn up cheap