dvds in your house, making you sad

i vote amazon. i've sold lots of stuff on there. it's easier than ebay because you just enter the upc or whatever. and they reimburse you like 3.49 for shipping as well. of course, if the dvds you have are going for a cent, this isn't very worthwhile. of course, you could also post an entire list of your collection in meta, and i bet a few of us would buy some!

Nearly all of these were good answers. Thanks, hive mind! I definitely have some options to look over.

http://www.secondspin.com/ buys DVDs over the internet, and has a good reputation (and actual stores). You'd still have to enter all the UPCs, but you can do it in bulk in a comma separated list.

If youre willing to make a trek north, http://www.rhino.com/ in Claremont is an excellent place to sell used CDs and DVDs. They also run Mad Platter records in Riverside, which would be a little closer for you. I know they buy large music collections, so you could email them a list of what you have and see if they are interested.

I sold about 50 DVDs through craigslist recently. I was clear in my posting that I only wanted to sell all 50 at once, though you'll still get people offering to buy single titles. Usually someone who owns a video store or has a booth at a flea market will respond (knowing they can make $1-$3 profit on each one since they'll take the trouble to sell them individually), or someone looking to quickly build a DVD collection. I sold my lot for $200, and of course the buyer will come to you, so there is zero effort there and no shipping hassles. So, craigslist if you want to sell them quickly in bulk, or eBay/auction site if you want to make more money but do a lot more work.

No suggestions for selling, but I live in the city where mx123 was located, and have some more info regarding their (now shut down) operation. The local paper http://www.woodburybulletin.com/articles/index.cfm?id=25910&section=homepageon them: The Woodbury business raided late last month by federal postal inspectors is being investigated on allegations that it used the U.S. mail to transport stolen merchandise, sources for the Federal Postal Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. ........ Postal inspection service investigators seized nearly all of the video and audio merchandise in the display room and back room, said Jeff Long, a public information officer for the postal inspection service.

I'd second Peerflix.

I sold a few hundred DVDs through craigslist. Most of the people just wanted 2-5 specific ones, so I priced them so it was cheaper to buy bulk (1 for $5, 3 for $10, etc.). I lucked out and a guy had a video shop bought something like 100 at once. So, if you do craigslist right, it's easy. People come by and give you cash. No middleman. No paypal. No trips to the post office. All you have to do is email a standard 'first come, first serve' notice, with hours you're available when people email they are interested, and then just be there during those hours. (there is a crazy high level of no-shows - so that's why i would just recommend setting blocks of time, and not trying to negotiate a specific time with each person)

If you want to email me your list of remaining DVDs, I'd be interested in buying some from you. =)