# Why can't I buy Doctor Strange from Amazon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144 "2017-02-18T14:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/41 "2017-02-28T17:16:35Z")
I’m showing it as available on amazon right now, idk, maybe it’s just me -aha, but not on Prime, just through third part sellers. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/42 "2017-02-28T17:26:03Z")
Turns out it’s not on Prime, just 3rd party sellers. Walmart has it right now. Some exclusivity deal between Marvel and various sellers? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/43 "2017-02-28T18:57:44Z")
It has to be a Disney thing because Rogue One is affected too. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/44 "2017-03-01T02:07:13Z")
And the weirdness continues. Doctor Strange is now for sale direct from Amazon but Rogue One still is not. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/45 "2017-03-01T11:50:21Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > And the weirdness continues. Doctor Strange is now for sale direct from Amazon but Rogue One still is not. It must be Disney’s method of releasing them? Kind of like releasing a copyright for certain characters but not others? We streamed Doctor Strange last weekend. Id never call myself an uber-Marvel fan, but I really enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/46 "2017-03-01T13:08:51Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > And the weirdness continues. Doctor Strange is now for sale direct from Amazon but Rogue One still is not. Dr. Strange is available from Amazon, but right now it says “Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.” ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/47 "2017-03-01T14:40:06Z")
Just for reference, I recently listed a new book on Amazon, and the sputtering, sparking and daily changes to the listing were amusing to watch. What was funnier was that half a dozen secondary sellers popped in… and the only copy of the book on earth was on my desk. So I think trying to read new listings too literally or closely is a mistake… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/48 "2017-03-01T16:25:18Z")
Cool story bro. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/49 "2017-03-01T17:47:06Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > More or less. Your movie files are “in the cloud.” Not all that radical a notion these days, where students have their entire data sets in Google drives etc. > > \< snip \> > > I do understand; it took something of an epiphany to appreciate the idea of virtual movie ownership. I like it now, though. [Hope you weren’t trying](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APFN_US_AMAZON_OUTAGES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-28-17-58-07) [to watch an Amazon online movie yesterday](http://bgr.com/2017/02/28/internet-outage-amazon-web-services/) Whereas a disc is always at your fingertips. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/50 "2017-03-01T21:55:31Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > [Vudu DtD (home version)](http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html) I recently used the “Vudu To Go” app to convert some discs, and they were offering a 50% discount if you did more than ten. I was able to convert a stack of DVDs for $1 each; not a bad deal considering I bought some of them at thrift stores for next to nothing. I have no idea if this is a continuing discount or a one-time thing, or if it applies to HD conversions (which are normally $5 per disc). Vudu even upgraded my old pan-and-scan _Planet of the Apes_ to widescreen. Woot! 😃 The app didn’t recognize a few of my DVDs (mostly old double-sided discs) and some were rejected as ineligible for conversion (_Star Wars_, natch). But for the most part it was a breeze. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/51 "2017-03-01T22:42:11Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > I don’t see why. > > Let me fill that out by saying I have about 400 discs and am always suspicious of (not really all that) new tech for its own sake. However, I’ve not only started buying new stuff in digital form but am looking at converting my “lifetime” movies to digital form as well (it’s cheap). I think it’s reached the point where the advantages of a digital collection outweigh a physical-disc one, unless you’re bound to a viewing preference that doesn’t always have an internet connection available. > > It really is a change that’s here. If **Hallmark Lifetime** movies are your bag — and each to his own — I see Hallmark has it’s own Hallmark Instant Streaming service ( $36 a year in **[2012](https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/hallmark-enters-movie-streaming-biz-1118062942/)** ). ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/52 "2017-03-01T22:48:00Z")
Also found: _It’s disturbing how many Lifetime movies contain a subplot in which Santa Claus is real._ **[Top Lifetime and Hallmark Genres of 2015: An Exhaustive/Exhausting List](https://thelowercrust.com/2016/01/02/top-lifetime-and-hallmark-genres-of-2015-an-exhaustiveexhausting-list/)** ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/53 "2017-03-06T15:35:50Z")
Another data point - the “Moana” blu ray, another Disney movie which is getting released tomorrow, shows up as “currently unavailable” on amazon, but can be preordered at best buy, target, and walmart websites. So Disney & Amazon are definitely having some sort of feud. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/54 "2017-03-06T20:36:57Z")
So are they not putting it on conventional DVD? ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/55 "2017-03-06T21:19:33Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > So are they not putting it on conventional DVD? It is on DVD and Blu-Ray. **muldoonthief** pointed out that the same Amazon problem with Dr. Strange is being repeated with Moana. I agree - seems that Disney and Amazon are in a snit with each other. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/56 "2017-03-06T21:24:47Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > It is on DVD and Blu-Ray. **muldoonthief** pointed out that the same Amazon problem with Dr. Strange is being repeated with Moana. I agree - seems that Disney and Amazon are in a snit with each other. Out of date but perhaps still valid: > **[Disney, Amazon Close to Ending DVD Feud: Report](https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/disney-amazon-close-to-ending-dispute-report-1201318145/)** > > LONDON — The Walt Disney Co. and Amazon look close to resolving a feud that has blocked the pre-ordering of Disney DVDs in the U.S. for nearly two months, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Upcoming Mouse House home entertainment... [https://www.wsj.com/articles/dispute-erupts-between-amazon-disney-1407714711](https://www.wsj.com/articles/dispute-erupts-between-amazon-disney-1407714711) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/57 "2017-03-06T21:25:59Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Dr. Strange is available from Amazon, but right now it says “Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.” The DVD is now [listed](https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B01M5EKXCA/) as 1 to 3 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/58 "2017-03-06T21:30:29Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Out of date but perhaps still valid: > > [Disney, Amazon Close to Ending DVD Feud: Report](http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/disney-amazon-close-to-ending-dispute-report-1201318145/) > [https://www.wsj.com/articles/dispute-erupts-between-amazon-disney-1407714711](https://www.wsj.com/articles/dispute-erupts-between-amazon-disney-1407714711) Those date from 2014. Seems they kissed and made up some time after that because I remember pre-ordering Disney flicks from Amazon long after 2014. Yup, I did pre-order Zootopia from Amazon when it first came out on disc. Must be a renewal of the old dispute or a brand new one. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/59 "2017-03-06T21:34:03Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > The DVD is now [listed](https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B01M5EKXCA/) as 1 to 3 weeks. Wow. I just purchased the 3D Blu-Ray of Dr. Strange last week for $27.96 from Amazon. Now it’s being shown as $39.99? Looks like a real battle between Disney and Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144/60 "2017-03-07T03:32:26Z")
The 2014 incident was the first time I remember this happening but was resolved pretty quickly. It is odd that the current situation seems to have no press at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144.md?page=4)