If you are like me and got into the DVD game a little late, you are struggling to gather a quality DVD collection. What is worse than that, is that you probably find yourself paying too much to get the DVDs that you want. So if you want to create an "instant" DVD collection, than this is the guide for you.

The solution is actually a lot easier than most people would expect. Instead of searching for the title of a DVD that you want, peform the following search:
"DVD personal collection"

It is very important that you type in the above search string exactly. If not, the results will contain lots of items that you will not like. Lots of people search for "DVD wholesale lots", but I have found that these lots do not have as many top-quality movies as though from individual sellers. The most important keyword is "personal", because that usually means it is an individual seller and not a company.

On average, the search will return about 120 items. That seems like a lot of items to look through, but it is very easy to narrow them down. It all depends on what kind of DVD collection you want and how much you are willing to spend on it. In my opinion, for these DVD lots it is not worth spending more than $5 a DVD. However, if you want a huge collection of over 250 DVDs, you are going to have to spend anywhere from $5 to $7 a DVD. As expected, the more DVDs you want, the more you are going to have to pay. NOTE: It is usually not wise to use the BIN option for these items because they will generally ask for more than $5 a DVD.

For example, if you want about 100 DVDs then the search results can be narrowed down to about 10 items. Now comes the actual hard work. Never bid on a DVD lot that does not list all of the DVDs in its description (this is a red flag, skip this item and move on). However, since you are searching for "DVD personal collection", it is rare for you to find an item that does not list all of its DVDs.

The most important question: How do I tell if this is the DVD collection I want to bid on? This agains depends on each person. In my opinion, if I would have personally bought at least 80% of the DVDs myself, I would bid on the item. If there are a lot of movies that I would not watch or did not like, I would skip the item. For the collection that I purchased, there were 108 DVDs and I would have personally bought over 90 of them (if I had the time).

So in summary, use the search string that I have provided and you will be well on your way to owning a great collection of DVDs.

Thanks and enjoy your DVDs.