Lesser known titles availability and cost

[KeithVH]

What's up with the pricing and controlled availability of some of TDC's video library? I'm not talking about princess movies. Titles like "Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar", "Rascal", "The Scarecrow", "Johnny Tremain", etc. Heck, most anything that was shown singly or in serial form on Sunday nights. If I'm lucky, I can find Charlie for $18-22 USED, but a new copy, is $40 or more. Same with most of the other titles for anything that hasn't been a major animated film in the last 20-30 years. Let alone anything in a metal time with the word "Treasure" on it. Holy crap - having those go for $100-200 is just plain crazy.

Anyone know why this is the way it is? I can't imagine there isn't a large market for this stuff at appropriate prices and that the company hasn't thought about this.

 

[Phroobar]

What's up with the pricing and controlled availability of some of TDC's video library? I'm not talking about princess movies. Titles like "Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar", "Rascal", "The Scarecrow", "Johnny Tremain", etc. Heck, most anything that was shown singly or in serial form on Sunday nights. If I'm lucky, I can find Charlie for $18-22 USED, but a new copy, is $40 or more. Same with most of the other titles for anything that hasn't been a major animated film in the last 20-30 years. Let alone anything in a metal time with the word "Treasure" on it. Holy crap - having those go for $100-200 is just plain crazy.

Anyone know why this is the way it is? I can't imagine there isn't a large market for this stuff at appropriate prices and that the company hasn't thought about this.

I'd say those DVDs are out of print and fairly rare.

 

[SosoDude]

I have bought Johnny Tremain, Those Calloways, The Reluctant Dragon, and Summer Magic on digital over the last several years. I watch them on Movies Anywhere app. I believe Charlie is also available.

 

[KeithVH]

I'd say those DVDs are out of print and fairly rare.

OK, I can understand that. But, if I go by the logic that expensive = out of print, that's a LOT of titles. I wonder if there's a list out there somewhere of titles by their production status? The Treasures series are quite good but it galls me to pay those prices.

 

[KeithVH]

I have bought Johnny Tremain, Those Calloways, The Reluctant Dragon, and Summer Magic on digital over the last several years. I watch them on Movies Anywhere app. I believe Charlie is also available.

Yeah, I'm just not happy with the prices.