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I was looking at some DVDs to buy but I read this: "English subtitles: Can be removed."

Is it safe to sell these? They're R1 DVDs..

And you are buying from that wonderful company in Asia? :faint: :rolleyes:

Just a little more info might help with answers

Yeah :)

Hopefully it works.

most dvds come with english subtitles and some other option subtitles,it is normal.

It really depends on the VERO who puts out the DVD, Some are REAL AGGRESSIVE and when they catch you They Want BLOOD.

There is a Member HERE on a Recent thread (Last Week) that got Caught with DVD's and Customs and the VERO are trying to put her in JAIL,, So be REAL Careful

I can't find this... Was it a large shipment?

Dude YOU started the Thread about the Chicago Siezure, O'Hare, Remember? She is a Member HERE, Greenbean Deleted a LOT of that thread

Ahhh... Mokedi... That was an unusual situation. But you are absolutely right to advise caution.

From what I have read here, there are certain ones that you don't want to go anywhere near...check carefully before you decide to sell anything.

That is great advice. There IS money in this, but if you don't know what you are doing, it can be a minefield.

Study everything you can. Scour the internet for postings. Learn what to stay away from. Find QUALITY suppliers and even then ask questions BEFORE making a purchase.

But most of all, know what you are getting into. Many people try this, but few stick with it. There are many, many potential pitfalls.

What are the ones to stay away ?

Thanks

That My friend is Information Very few will Part with, It takes A Lot of Time, Reasearch, and MONEY to figure which are safe to sell and which are Not, and Even then you STILL Have Problems

Agree - you have to test it out then contribute if you wish. You're asking for advice on what other people use to support themselves....never a logical question sadly.

I believe the DVDs are way easier to sell on Amazon. :heh:

Agree with that too based on what I see happening ha.

OG i agree. Stay away from most workout dvd's of a certain brand. think we know which we are talking about. the p 90 somethin ha ha.

Ok I will stay away from workout DVDs and anything made from Disney. I just need to make enough money to get on my feet lol :)

Thanks guys, you are truly a big help!

Be CAREFUL,,,,By trying to "Get on your Feet",,,,You May wind up on your ASS!!!!

This is no place to invest money that you cannot afford to lose.

Invest the amount of money you are willing to BURN if you lose a bet......

someone looking to get on his feet....that suggests they haven't got money to gamble with. so pick another product. don't be married to any product idea. this one is dangerous. so, for now, move on. once you have some time/money for testing, revisit this product. that is my advice.

I've never dabbled with tons of DVD's on eBay. I've always listed real ones and I've never had a problem (they always been used as well). I sell any DVD's I don't want anymore to get my DSR up from time to time.

From what I've read on this forum and elsewhere selling mass quantities of ⊗⊗⊗⊗ DVD's on an unestablished account is a NO-GO-AREA.

Even on an established account. If you get complaints of poor quality, bootlegs, etc. you will lose your account quicklly. Even if it is 5+ years old.

Yeah sure, no doubt about it. When selling DVD's they need to be as near to the real thing as possible. The covers cant be faded or too bright etc.

Misspellings, Mis spac ings, wrong UPC codes, dirty discs, scratched discs, wrong cover art, wrong disc art, wrong subtitle languages, additional subtitle languages, discs that start with Chinese subtitles turned on and you have to turn them off manually, missing special features, box sets that bear no resemblance to legitimate releases, box sets that look real on the outside but not on the inside, defective discs, cracked discs, customs seizures, buyer complaints, refunds, negative feedbacks, lost accounts, burned addresses, VERO problems, letters from Attorneys, undercover buyers working for the studios, threats from competitors, threats from customers - did I miss anything?

Oh, yes, and all of the Chinese imports are region ZERO discs. The packaging may SAY region 1, but they are encoded as region 0. ALL OF THEM. Savvy customers WILL know the difference.

Please don't take the above post the wrong way. I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade.

But a lot of people discover DHgate and see the DVD's and think "Wow, all I have to do is buy some stuff, list it on eBay and TRIPLE MY MONEY!" what could be better than that?

They reason that the customers will get a good deal and won't know the difference, so nobody gets hurt. The movie studios are already rich enough, so it won't make a difference to them. Besides, others may have gotten into trouble, but *I* am going to be SMART about it!

So they put their plan into action.

After a couple of weeks, their eBay account is shut down. A week later, they get a letter in the mail from an attorney demanding that they stop selling counterfeit items and threatening a lawsuit unlerss $xxxx is paid immediately.

Next, this person panics and posts "OMG, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME! I'M DESPERATE!"

If anyone is thinking of getting into this, I strongly urge you to THINK about it CAREFULLY. Can you deal with all of the problems? Can you afford to lose money if your packages are seized by customs? Can you afford to hire an attorney if things go south?

There is no such thing as easy money.

Well said jeffweico.

Simply put: Dabbling in the VeRo business = gambling. All the same principles come into effect.

You do have some control so be aware.

Agreed, I was one such person hit with a nice attorney letter from microsoft a few years back selling software on my legit account. Wasn't very pleasant to say the least. However, with stealth accounts wouldn't it just be a suspension, and any letters would just be sent to bogus addresses, and a call would just go to a virtual voip/landline which doesn't really exist, putting them off the scent? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's my understanding. Perhaps change ideas, dvd's/cd's are dangerous.

Stealth accounts will hide you from eBay/PayPal but NOT from law enforcement.

At some point, money will need to go into a bank account. And THAT has to be in your real name.

Law enforcement can get this information with a phone call. Lawyers would most likely have to subpoena the information, which means a judge would have to sign off on the request. Would the judge sign? I don't know.

I posted this because I see a lot of people who get in trouble in one way or another and they originally thought it was easy, risk-free money. That is simply NOT THE CASE!

Dont be kidding yourself. Amazon is just as troublesome with DVDs and the more so when they are foo-foo :spy:

True, I agree, If you are smart, you may be able to get away with it, but your best bet it to stay away. Risk free selling is definitely not the case, and selling many of the same item on one account is just asking for trouble. If things are done correctly and you are changing accounts, perhaps 10 items, then change item/account, a subpeona would be a drastic measure for an account who has sold 10 items. Bottom line, want to be trouble free? Don't do it.

Are you guys talkin' about that girl in Chicago who got caught with the 6500 DVD box sets in her apartment? If so, that was a very rare case. She was having way too many shipments to one location and there were numerous seizures but, she just kept on sending the shipments to the same location like an idiot. It wasn't the VeRO that got her it was ICE and an undercover sting operation. She was deported back to Nigeria last I heard.

Another woman that got nailed by Disney faced major consequences as well. She got a cease and desist order before anything major, but was stupid enough to keep selling after the cease and desist. Just don't be stupid or greedy is what I'm trying to say.

It's gonna take some really bad luck and recklessness to be in really deep trouble. However, it's still not a good idea, even if you don't have to worry about jail time it's nearly impossible to sell ⊗⊗⊗⊗ DVD consistently. Unless you're an expert there is absolutely no way you'll succeed in selling DVDs on eBay plain and simple.