HMV's last stand?

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 14 Jan 2013, 20:30

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4096aee-5e82 ... z2Hyz5HbVE

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Jan 2013, 00:48

only supermarkets will be left on the high street.ironically some of their recent in-store prices actually beat on-line..Dark Knight Rises BD £12.99 for example

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Jan 2013, 01:04

Soon music and movie fans will have no reason to venture into the high street.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Jan 2013, 01:12

Markgway wrote:Soon music and movie fans will have no reason to venture into the high street.

CEX is my High Street visit of choice currently.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Jan 2013, 03:00

CEX are a bit shit TBH.

My local one has been a open a few months and I've bought ONE item thus far and it was scratched to fuck.

Prices for BDs are ridiculous. I swear I've seen NEW items cheaper in HMV!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 15 Jan 2013, 03:18

Markgway wrote:My local one has been a open a few months and I've bought ONE item thus far and it was scratched to fuck.

At my local CeX they don't accept scratched discs, I saw a guy getting irate because of it haha. Also my CeX probably isn't shit because I'm always taking in Masters of Cinema Blu-rays and stuff, I provide them with the coolest inventory around!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Jan 2013, 10:02

HMV only have themselves to blame TBH, their prices were often ridiculous.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 15 Jan 2013, 10:13

HMV had some very quirky and inconsistant pricing ...but IMO they didn't somehow 'owe' us to be cheapest on everything.

They get a lot of hate and most of it is undeserved.

A great shop on the whole and the end of an era if they really go.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Jan 2013, 13:56

Never had an issue with anything i've had from CEX. There's 3 local to me and they are very picky when you trade stuff so i'm surprised scratched to buggery stuff gets through.Do a lot of trading there, currently got £70 in credit.New releases are pricey but if you wait they drop..E.T. is £8 at the moment for example.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 15 Jan 2013, 18:06

Here in Hong Kong I always like going into a HMV and browse around. Prices are reasonable, with often some bargains.

Didn't use the website much. Those prices were pretty high and compared to amazon/zavvi not worth it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Jan 2013, 18:23

I have a lot of CEX credit to use up as well still.
I'm sorry to see HMV go too, its just that they were (imo) overpriced.
When I've been in there my local one always seems pretty busy.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 15 Jan 2013, 18:25

HMV was actually pretty good for 3 for £20 blu ray offers. I do know from experience a lot of people I know stopped going in the late 90s due to stupid markups.

Mine is always busy.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Jan 2013, 19:08

Soon Amazon will be virtually all that'll be left. they'll have virtually no competition so won't feel the need tp price match,prices will rise.Sure there's the likes of Zavvi stil around, i'm still waiting for them to send me my pre-order of Southern Comfort which came out in November 2012

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Jan 2013, 22:06

gasteropod wrote:At my local CeX they don't accept scratched discs, I saw a guy getting irate because of it haha. Also my CeX probably isn't shit because I'm always taking in Masters of Cinema Blu-rays and stuff, I provide them with the coolest inventory around!

We'll all have to visit your local CEX then.

Seriously though I bought a 3-disc set and all 3 discs were scratched.
I only bought it because it was OOP; otherwise you're not saving any cash shopping there.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Jan 2013, 22:11

luckystars wrote:A great shop on the whole and the end of an era if they really go.

I grew up in the pre-internet age when record/video shops were the ONLY place to buy/rent CDs and tapes. These shops were a key part of my youth and I hate to see them wiped out like the proverbial dinosaurs.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 16 Jan 2013, 09:25

Markgway wrote: otherwise you're not saving any cash shopping there.

i can't remember the last time i handed over cash in a cex. it's ideal for trading in discs and getting credit.not everything is uber priced either-they occasionally get job lots of new stuff as well-i got 48 Hours for a fiver there which was the cheapest i'd seen it.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 16 Jan 2013, 14:16

I got Bad Lieutenant on Blu ray for 3 quid there the other day. MINT

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Jan 2013, 20:28

I haven't seen a single new BD in my local CEX.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 16 Jan 2013, 21:25

Markgway wrote:I haven't seen a single new BD in my local CEX.

they wouldn't be advertised as new-but when you suddenly see 25 copies of a title on the shelf then it's new.One of my local ones has just got in about 30 copies of Rumble In The Bronx BD for £3.50. Drunken Master 2 ditto but that one's £4.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 16 Jan 2013, 22:38

Support HMV
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-HMV/214435485260151

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Jan 2013, 00:24

saltysam wrote:
Markgway wrote:I haven't seen a single new BD in my local CEX.
they wouldn't be advertised as new-but when you suddenly see 25 copies of a title on the shelf then it's new.One of my local ones has just got in about 30 copies of Rumble In The Bronx BD for £3.50. Drunken Master 2 ditto but that one's £4.

I see. I'll taken another look next time I pass. I figured multiples were just unpopular titles... lol

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Jan 2013, 12:05

I always thought that as well

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:05

grim_tales wrote:I always thought that as well

being a frequent visitor i know some of the staff there..trust me they get new stock in as job lots but can't advertise them as such...Rumble In The Bronx is not a title 30 people in Liverpool are going to trade in overnight lol

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 17 Jan 2013, 15:20

Game used to do that with their own stock!!

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 17 Jan 2013, 15:49

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