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11. May 2006 @ 08:25 |
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hey guys,i found this post lastnight,so i took alittle drive up there,at about 1am.they were throwing the trash out right when i was in the dumpster,i scared the living s$@t out of the guy putting it in there,but he said he has been saving them in a box in the backroom for someone,and hasnt seen the guy for about a month,so he gave the the 2 boxs,i didnt open it until i got home,but when i did,i bet there was proboly 300 cases,i still have counted them,im still just freaking out about it,guess i have to make some covers for them now,,,thanks jvc for the great info, "free is free" what a great saying that is,ill be going back there in a month,or so
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11. May 2006 @ 08:32 |
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Whoa! 300 cases?
Very good haul! You're hooked now! :o)
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11. May 2006 @ 08:57 |
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ok i just got done counting them,the is a total of 262,theres 46 doubles,47 clears,26 video game case,and the rest originals.theres 2 other blockbusters around here,im going to them tonight.ty for getting me hooked,cya Odie
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11. May 2006 @ 10:11 |
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I went yesterday morning, but all I found were about 10 original cases. Some were partially buried in some old(and nasty) pizza...stuff, so I ended up with 5... The dumpster seemed to have a good bit of VHS cases(in a bag! Makes me wonder if someone nabbed one with DVD's before me), but I don't need them. However, the day didn't seem like a complete waste because about an hour after I got home my TYG02's arrived. :D I think I'll go early Sunday next time, so I can hopefully get a week's worth of trash.
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MaximusHQ
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12. May 2006 @ 01:24 |
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This is great reading. I am going to try out some dumpster diving soon. I really need some cases, but I'm too cheap to pay for them. Hey someone should make a video of themselves dumpster diving so the newbies can see how the pros do it.
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14. May 2006 @ 14:32 |
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My biggest Dive yet. 244 new, 63 BB lockables, 24 PSX, 14 Double, 5 white, 3 green, 1 yellow and 3 slim for a total of 356 cases. That haul filled up the back of my SUV and It's been raining here all week so they were pretty wet. Oh well, I don't mind the water, it's alot better than the pop I usually find spilled all over the cases. I am seriously running out of room to keep these things. You can only stack them so high before they fall over into each other like a row of dominos. I guess it's better to have to many than not enough. I'm glad to see we have some new members looking to take the dive. Good Luck Everyone and Happy Diving
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14. May 2006 @ 15:17 |
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Great dive Smacks! I need a dive like that. I need some original doubles. Don't care much for the BB doubles..................
Ok..........It's time for membership dues to be paid! Everybody send me $5 ea. for yearly dues. (Just kidding):o)
Keep up the good work y'all!
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14. May 2006 @ 15:24 |
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SMACKS- went tuesday & made the dive - had'nt had a chance to count up yet & obviously I did'nt do as good as you quantity wise but I know I got more than llast time so I ain't complaining ! Will update the post when get a chance to count them !
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seano13
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15. May 2006 @ 10:19 |
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lol guys i gotta say this is one of the most useful threads ive seen in a while, and no jerks yelling when someone goes slightly off topic!
blockbuster update, i dumpster dove at my local blockbuster, found a nice bag full of dvd cases, a bunch were broken but i got a good 30 useable ones, but the funny part is they threw away 9 copies of Chicken Little, im not a particularly big fan of the movie but hey free DVD's are free DVD's.. :p
seanoooooooooo
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15. May 2006 @ 13:35 |
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JVC- Those doubles are hard to come by. Usually I'll only find 4 or 5 doubles per dive. As far as the dues go I'll have to pay in cases.
Seriously though, $5 would be a steal for the knowledge you have shared with us all.
Toxy keep up the good work. Your due for a big haul anyday now. I think I'm just lucky because my two BB's have been very cosistent producers of many cases.
Seano 13 I love nothing more than to find dvd's. One time I found about 30 but they all had met their doom with the disc destroyer. It's wierd like that, sometimes I'll find movies still in their cases like somebody forgot to take it out. Then other times I'll find a small stack laying in the bottom of a bag like they had to many and need to get rid of them. Mostly what I find is Special features discs. They throw them away when people don't return both discs with a two disc movie. Without both discs the other one is useless so they just throw it out.
Good Luck everyone and happy diving!!!
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SolShrike
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15. May 2006 @ 17:12 |
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I haven't had a good haul in weeks... nigh, over a month now. Slim pickin's! lol
Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the presence of fear, yet, the will to go on.
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Everytime you use bad media, God kills a kitten with old Princo disks. Please, think of the kittens...
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15. May 2006 @ 17:23 |
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seano13............
I found a couple of ps2 games in one of my dives, awhile back. I sold them to a pawn shop for $5 a piece. You may be able to sell the Chicken Little dvds too. Probably only get $1 - $2 each though. But that's more than you had............right?
I wouldn't try to sell them all at the same pawn shop though. You can probably get a cover, and print it out from here: http://www.cdcovers.cc/covers.php
Good luck!
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MaximusHQ
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15. May 2006 @ 22:27 |
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Went to my local blockbuster which is in a plaza with a hannaford. I scoped out the scene and they have a camera mounted on the side of the building pointed at the dumpsters. Guess that one is off limits unless I take out the camera lol. Probably trying to keep people from dumping their own garbage in there.
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nailedny
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16. May 2006 @ 07:18 |
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MaximusHQ Don't gi9ve up on that Blockbuster..........Wear a hood and park your car elsewhere. At least try it once and see if it's worth the risk. Also, never go at the same time. All they will do is ask you what you are doing in the dumpster anyway. Been there done that. I lied and said I was looking for posters for one of my kids rooms. He told me to try movie dumpsters. haha.
Good luck and keep us posted. Love a good challenge.
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20. May 2006 @ 20:19 |
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Is things slowing down for everyone, or is it gas prices making you stay home, or what? I would have thought it would be busier by now.........
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Geroid04
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20. May 2006 @ 23:10 |
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Wow i just went for my first dive ever today. stopped at jumbo video and their dumpster was completely empty so i drove out a little farther to blockbuster (the blockbuster nearest to me is out of buisiness) its connected to a pharmacy and a food store lucky for me each store section has their own dumpster. so i look inside the dumpster and their is a clear bag full of cases sitting in top i can't describe the feeling of excitement i had seing that many cases and it being my first time. when i lifted the bag it burst at the bottom so i grabbed some empty boxes and hung over the side of the dumpster reaching in and tossed them out sadly it was raining at the time and the cases got wet but i wiped them down when i got home i ended up jumping in to get about 12 cases. i ended up with a total of 119! consisting of 3 doubles, 1 green, 5 white, 91 black, and 19 cardboard/plastic. i started to throw the cardboard ones away because only about three of them were of movies that i had or would ever want but then i decided that i could buy some thick paper and replace the cardboard papers. i left the vhs cases in the dumpster. i didnt expect to get anything today being that garbage is picked up on mondays and wednesdays. i never thought i would have an addiction to anything but you know how they say the first hit's free....every hit is free in the world of dumpster diving lol. gonna go pickup some verbs from best buy tommorrow it'll be my first time using verbs too, i usually use TY's since i joined this forum before them i was using alot of crap media because i didnt know anybetter and im gonna get some printable TY's from SMS if they are still on sale monday cause i dont have any money in my checking account right now. Thx JVC for posting about this and thx for making the latest post because i never woulda went out tonight had i not seen it being the most recent post under media.
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21. May 2006 @ 06:31 |
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Geroid04- I see JVC has infected another one ! LOL ! You apparently get it ! and You got it really good the first time ! Lucky Duck ! Welcome aboard ! You will find the Dumpster divers are a pretty amicable bunch of Guys & girl ( Nailed NY ) and are always happy to welcome another diver to the fold or dumpster as it were ! You'll also find ( hopefully !) that we are an amusing If not slightly eccentric bunch too! Mainly just wanted to say hello ! & Good luck on your future dives ! Dive safe !, Dive well & " FREE IS FREE " Quote from JVC!
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Geroid04
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22. May 2006 @ 15:45 |
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thx BIGTOXY69 i have been reading through this thread for a while and have noticed the funny remarks. i noticed that SMS has cases on sale for 4.99 for 100 after rebate even if my future diving runs are mostly decent i find it hard to pass up a offer like this when you can get each case for about .05 cents a piece im probably gonna buy some just for the hell of it.
http://supermediastore.com/black-dvd-cases-100.html
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Geroid04
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22. May 2006 @ 18:14 |
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forget that its gonna cost $16.00 to ground ship them to me im gonna go diving tommorrow night hopefully after a while i'll be able to figure out their duping schedule.
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24. May 2006 @ 13:25 |
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The cases just keep coming! 203 DVD, 29 BB lockable, 4 green, 8 double, 15 Psx, 1 clear, 23 white, 2 purple, 1 yellow, 1 gold and 4 VHS for a total of 291 cases. They even threw in a free PSX game for me. Good luck to all everyone diving. We have some nice weather to look forward to and hopefully lots and lots of cases. See Ya.
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24. May 2006 @ 15:10 |
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Smacks- Great going again ! went Tuesday & was able to find a Plastic Grocery bag Full ! had'nt counted them yet but don't expect it to be a huge haul but "FREE is still Free ! so I'm happy ! Might've been able to find a few more but Was in new clothes and Wife was with and would have had to get into the dunpster and Root Hog or Die ! Dumpster was full 'O " trash .Cardboard , Those backing cards Blockbuster puts behind the DVD's on the rack to show that that row is empty & what movies go there ! Dis find a couple intersting dvd/Game cases ? That were Tranlucent Green color !! Not like the Regular BOOGER Green ones that I Like Those are not see thru ! Theese are ! They're almoust Mountain dew color except maybe a lttle darker maybe closer to Antifreeze color ! Anyways thought they looked neat so home with me they came ! May make another Run tommorow schedule permitting ! well GOOD luck & Safe Diving everyone ! & great work as usual Smacks! CIao!
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24. May 2006 @ 15:17 |
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Geroid04- You have just learned the Bane of online Shopping ! Incredible Pricing on product cancelled out by Outragious ! Shipping Charges ! Dvd Cases often have free shipping ! so If you're gonna order that would be the way to go ! And for media as well ! Besides " FREE IS FREE !" to Quote JVC! Personally I would'nt Spend over .25 per case excluding tax of course but that 's me ! Since being introduced to Diving have'nt bought a case in some time now ! Good luck Geroid04 - SAFE & PRODUCTIVE DIVING !
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MaximusHQ
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26. May 2006 @ 03:44 |
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I give up on the blockbuster near me in the hannaford plaza because of the cameras on it and also all the new movies are not being transferred into other cases. They are using the ones sent to them. I will have to check out some other places a bit further away. So far I have collected ZERO dvd cases. Good thing I am not a hunter providing for my family coming home with nothing or else we would starve.
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nailedny
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26. May 2006 @ 04:43 |
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MaxamusHQ don't give up!! I went to one yesterday and it was like the trash collectors had just been there. Totally empty. It is raining today so I am not going out!! Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!
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26. May 2006 @ 14:13 |
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went thursday only found 2 cases - Was approached ! not by Blockbuster employees ! but By a Homeless person / N. O, Refugee / Wino ? Could'nt make sense out his sob story so sent him packing ! 5 minutes later he was someone else's problem ! Oh well May go saturday & Hopefully better pickings & less stray people to bother me while I does my Thang! Ciao!
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