# Who buys honkin' great big DVD boxsets? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257 "2005-11-22T15:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/21 "2005-11-22T20:46:45Z")
The New York Times recently had an article (which is now archived unfortunately) about a woman who just got [this](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0147503078/103-9788210-7485464?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance), the complete library of Penguin Classics, 1082 books for $7,989.50. That’s 25 boxes that weighed over 750 pounds deliverd on a shrink wrapped skid. Her husband bought them for her as a gift after she lost most of her collected works in a fire. Evidently, Amazon has sold something like 50 copies of the whole set. Amazing… ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/22 "2005-11-22T20:51:29Z")
> [@iamthewalrus(:3=](#): > > Where? I’ve been looking for a good price. I haven’t scene it for that price, but I believe you can get it at [overstock.com](http://overstock.com) for $140 [http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD\_ID=1679623&cid=44362&fp=](http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=1679623&cid=44362&fp=) ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/23 "2005-11-22T21:42:55Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > [This](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001M3MXY/002-4778445-0446425?v=glance&n=130&s=dvd&v=glance) has been on my list for quite a while, and I am probably going to give in and buy it at some point. The last time I checked though, it was only $359, and now it’s up to $411. [Overstock.com](http://Overstock.com) has this set (_Babylon 5_ Seasons 1-5) for $360.28 right now, and each individual season is going for about $72 apiece. Still pricey, but a very good deal compared to what most places are charging. I love that show, so I encourage anyone who’s considered watching it to do so immediately. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/24 "2005-11-22T21:44:29Z")
…oh God. Please nobody tell my dad about that. My brother needs to go to college. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/25 "2005-11-22T21:49:46Z")
How’d you manage $102, **Lou**? There is no way I will ever pay the prices for the Trek sets that Paramount is asking. Even at the heavy discount price Amazon gives, that’s still more than I am willing to pay. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257/26 "2005-11-22T22:02:10Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > and > > [this](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B8V97E/002-4661846-2569650?v=glance&n=130&%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance) I love that they bundle it with another movie. Hey, what’s one more? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-honkin-great-big-dvd-boxsets/332257.md?page=1)