How to locate a rare videotape?

Cafe Society
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I have a sentimental attachment for “DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE,” which I actually own a videotape of, but which I’ve taped over (a Seinfeld episode) by mistake. Unhappily, this videotape is out of print, and I’ve been unable to locate a copy anywhere. I’ve tried looking for it for years in used videostores, at garage sales, on-line, through Amazon, and I’m simply stumped. Anyone have suggestions for places I might look that I haven’t tried yet?

This is the part for Carrie Snodgress btw that so entranced Neil Young that he fell in love with her and had a LT RL relationship with her years later, after he met her. Maybe he bought up all the available copies?

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How much are you willing to pay? Amazon listings

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Half dot com has it also – I just emailed you the link.

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Wow, thanks. Those are expensive copies but I’ll try 'em. Sometimes Amazon’s had it, and when I ordered I got back a message saying “Sorry, out of stock.”

How’d you find a list of places to look? (So I need not post this lame request whenever I tape over an old favorite.)

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I always start at half dot com for books, cds, and movies.

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Amazon, half.com and moviesunlimited.com are my first stops for movies, powells.com for books. Failing that, a Google search in the format: title media buy will usually find what I need on the first page, so “Diary of a Mad Housewife” vhs buy returns this.

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I wish there was an online service similar to bookfinder.com for videotapes.

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Go up into the woods, book a cabin, and ask if they have a lending library.

Find the tape that doesnt have cover, and or prefessional graphics on the tape casing.
Take it to your room.

Die 7 days later.

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http://www.vlibrary.com/vlibrary/moviedetail.asp?id=32654
Rent it for six bucks plus exact postage (around three dollars) and make a copy.
Assuming it is in the public domain, I am not advocating illegal copying.