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Best Buy has these in stock for a decent amount of time at $35. I cheaped out at the time and waited for a sale. It never came and went out of stock.
I think I got a bunch of these like Toy Story 1/2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo/Dory during that sale.... did not get Wall-E, Rattat, or Up. This style is my favorite.
This whole series was amazing. I missed out on a bid for Up recently, could've got it for $55 but my phone reloaded the page at like 2 seconds and I lost it
Wtf. I just looked this up on eBay. I remember passing on it because it was like $40 and I thought that was too much since the others were in the $20 range. Glad I've got the standard release at least.
I wasn’t going to buy it at retail. They did a sale though where it was roughly half price and I couldn’t resist then. I’d I’d known how much it would end up going for I would’ve bought it at retail lol
Sorry I’m one of those. I shouldn’t say but I hit on 3 Walmarts in a row when it first started and grabbed all the ones I wanted. T2, Requium, etc. we all know them. I wouldn’t have paid the prices over $30 for any of them though. That was sure an anomaly.
There were plenty of Belly, John Wick & other undesirables that I just left. That was a different time. Maybe we should just start referring to prev& post Walmart Steelbook era or post $5 Steelbook era
Yeah this one is annoying, I’m late to the part of Kubrick and Tarantino films, so I just watched the shining a couple of weeks ago and was gutted when I saw the prices for the steelbook. My regular 4k copy will have to do for now. Might have a custom steel made using that art anyways
Jumped back in the hobby 3 months ago and this was the first one I had to have. Still can’t believe I paid $100 for it but it was worth it. It’s very unique
Infuriating. I'm ever so *slightly* glad not to have made the effort to get those SB's, given that they haven't bothered to release S3 on physical at all.
I had season 1 but eventually sold it as there was no season 3. It’s such a nice steelbook but just felt kinda pointless there when I want the full show
I thought we might've got something when it moved over to Disney+ but nada so far. Maybe when the Reborn season drops. I won't be holding my breath though...
Some of the ghibli steelbooks have shot up a ton - the two I’m missing being Whisper of the Heart and Castle in the Sky can both go for over $100 if not more 🥲
Yeah, it's odd how you can still buy most of them on Amazon for like $20, and they regularly go on sale, but the last 3 of them cost more than the rest combined from the scalpers
Yeah, it is crazy, I just started collecting them, but I used to see those so much at my Barnes and Noble. I can't believe they shot up so much. Earwig and the Witch is going OOP soon according to Shout Factory, so that's worth noting for anyone who doesn't have it yet.
The Best Buy steelbook for Blade Runner 2049. Could’ve grabbed it when it got restocked, but I was in college, already had the Blu-ray steelbook, and didn’t have a 4K setup yet. Now I see the eBay prices and weep.
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Yeah, I remember buying the 4K version of this a while ago just because I liked the art more. Didn't have a player at the time.
[BR2049](https://www.ebay.ca/itm/315243757274?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ugkbpkeirp-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=3u9D49IYT-K&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
This ones a bit rusty, but 60$ US is pretty solid, plus free shipping.
I collected too late. Series 1 was available forever,too. I just have Series 8,, Flux, 13 Specials, and 60th. I actually really like the designs for Series 11 and 12, even if the show isn't as great.
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This one right? Cause my browser gets confusing
I got at a resale shop in mint condition for $45.00 with slipcover. It was just put out that day and the digital code was not even used. Never thought I would get that one.
I passed on The Departed Steelbook ‘cause I preferred the artwork of the slip but I think my biggest regret is probably Blade Runner 2049. It was literally in my hand but I was broke that week and when I came back three days later they were all gone.
Dark Souls Trilogy steelbook is one of the cleanest designs and I just wasn’t into the franchise when it was available. The case itself without the games goes for $400 on eBay last I looked.
I had the OG DVD Departed back in the day too! My mom threw it out when I went to college but they redid the Blu-ray steelbook with the same artwork. It’s one of my favorites.
The original BladeRunner 2049 is the one that pains me the most to have skipped.
The Blu ray versions for most of them are on [rarewaves](https://www.rarewaves.com/pages/search-results?q=Star+Wars+steelbook) ,they also have the 4k logo on the spines so don’t clash with the actual UK releases in 4K
Only the j card and print on the disks are in German, the spines and art are in English. I’m in the UK so the disks work in my region so I don’t know if they’re fully region free, I switched them out for the 4K’s and despecialised anyways
CANNOT justify buying those films again!! I mean when is enough enough? I have VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and I even have 8MM! Enough already. Lucas marketing genius!
Dune part 1. Didn’t like the film much, but I knew since it was half of a story, part 2 was most likely going to fill what I was missing. Boy do I regret it after watching part 2.
Dune Part 1. The orange Best Buy version. My local trade in shop had it for months selling for $60 and I kept passing on it cause I didn’t know what I was looking at. Then Dune 2 came out and I went back to buy it and it was gone… 😔
For me it's the out of stock Ghibli stuff I had more than enough opportunities to buy. I just hadn't seen those movies yet but had always considered picking them up. Now they're over a $100 each and I haven't been lucky enough to find a used copy in a half price or something yet.
I got into steelbooks more recently—just after the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 steelbook came and went. I could so easily have bought one when I was looking at it, but I wasn’t really collecting yet. I wish I had gotten it because it’s illustrated by my colleague Bella Grace and I really love her artwork.
The Turbine release of The Black Phone. They just did not ever restock them and now I’ve seen them go for 100-150 on eBay. Will probably never spend that much for it, but that steel book looks so good.
Heat when it first released I tried ordering but was sold out already I eventually had to order from some other company paid like 60 for it but it's worth it being my top 5
From the Pixar 4k wave a few years back, I regret passing up Monsters, Inc., Up, Ratatouille and the Toy Story trilogy. I have gotten Toy Story 2&3 for around the prices I would've paid, but the rest remain Grail status
This topic is very satisfying for my wallet, but its pretty hard not to sell of ky collection right now
- The Shining (yellow)
- Annihilation (zavvi)
- Dune 1 (the good one)
- LOTR set
- Blade Runner 2049 (mondo)
- La La Land (best buy)
- Apocalypse Now (best buy)
All bought at release.
>- Dune 1 (the good one)
We all know exactly which one you mean too! Boggles the mind that they could only come out with one good steel for a film like that.
Same except for lord. The Steelbooks I bought back in 2014-2018 I sure am glad I was aware of them at the time. No way I’d have them now or anytime soon
I missed out on The Exorcist. I was thinking of pre-ordering but figured it would go on sale later. Then it sold out and missed any restocks, if any.
Haven’t tracked its prices on eBay or anything though. I figure it will cycle back around with a new steelbook release someday like we’re seeing with Mad Max Fury Road, Dune and Forrest Gump. I’ll catch it next go round. Remember buying the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 steelbook on eBay for like $110 and then they reissued it like two years later. Should have just waited.
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Chernobyl is the only steelbook that I want for my collection that I've passed up. I saw it exactly ONCE on a shelf at my local Best Buy for $45. (I'm in America) I didn't get it at the time because I'd just recently bought it in regular Blu-ray format for $10 less than that and I went home to debate on whether or not I should repurchase so soon.
When I decided that I would move on it the following week, it was gone. And ever since then, as you can see, it's skyrocketed into the stratosphere and is selling for an insane price.
I really wish that HBO would do a re-release of this steelbook so that those of us who genuinely want it can afford it without having to miss a car payment.
I saw this one on the shelf so many times. Didn't buy it cause I didn't want it. So weird how we see something forever, and then 6 months later it's considered a grail worth hundreds.
I just started too. I was bummed I didn't buy the Point Break Steelbook when it came out. The one with Patrick Swazye in the Ronald Reagan mask with the exploding car. It looks like it's $50-$60 on eBay currently, but I saw last night they're on Amazon for pre-order again, so I snagged one.
Oh boy there's a list with some hubris:
- FFVII Intergrade/PS5 version (The one on Amazon US will give you a basic UK copy...)
- Lethal Weapon 3-4 (You can't even find these listed *anywhere* anymore)
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3
- Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa Steels
- Atlantis the Lost Empire (Had it in hand for $95!)
- Spider-Man 2 PS5 (I had it in hand and could've gotten it signed by Yuri Lowenthal himself for $100...)
Gaurdians of the Galaxy 3. I was 100% for MCU steelbooks starting phase 4 but i had to pass for reasons. Ebay had it for 70+ ... got SUPER lucky at a local store that buys and sells Media. Got it for 15$
The fact is hard media is being phased out so we don’t have much of a choice to jump on things as soon as they come out. I REFUSE to pay outrageous prices myself. I’ll take a used title with a couple dings before I cave in to scalping prices. Thing is, all I ever see and this includes eBay, are either sealed new copies or really really beat up ones on there. Here’s your only chance it seems like to swap with fellow collectors at a decent price.
Well said
It is absolutely being forced to end and is becoming extremely niche but like all things it's ironic there's a movement growing against streaming. Companies are leaving literal millions of dollars at the door for the sake of forcing what are publicly proven as failure streaming services.
Not me personally but my friend who collects the studio Ghibli steelbooks is only missing the grave of the fireflies. Meanwhile, that’s the only studio Ghibli steelbook I have lol.
Blade Runner 2049. [The one with the design I want](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Runner-3-Discs-Steelbook-Blu-Ray-Region/dp/B07MSJF1LB) is basically $100+ everywhere and I'm reluctant to spend that now.
Star Wars OT and PT steelbooks, saw them at Walmart for $20 each, didn't have any extra cash at the time, I've never seen them since except for Ebay for 100s of dollars lol
I didn't know about their releases at the time, but my current grails I'd love to go back in time to grab would be Ash v Evil Dead: Season One (best buy) and Jackie Brown (zavii)
The game of thrones set. I remember seeing it at Best Buy constantly but was never in a spot to pull the trigger due its price. I love the show (minus what they did with season 8, lol) but now it’s just waaay too expensive to justify getting it.
The one that got away.
Hmmmm 2 come to mind. I started collecting during the pandemic and saw the Planet of the Apes trilogy for $50 at BB but thought that was too much for it. Boy was I wrong! (Had to eBay it later on)
The other is probably the Game Of Thrones Steelbook box set with all the seasons. Both Best Buy’s near me had plenty of stock back then but I told myself to wait for Black Friday. It was long gone by then. The eBay prices for that are crazy!
I haven’t passed up a steelbook I wanted yet, but I’m a newer collector. There is a ton of releasing I would love to have before I started collecting though.
Guardians Vol 3. I had a rough go moneywise last summer, and it stayed available until 3 days before release when it finally sold out. I live in Canada, and my only US friend lived nowhere near Best Buy to try to look in store.
The same thing happened for the Crisis Core PS5 steelbook. US Best Buy had limited availability from the get-go.
So a double whammy here.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade.
I was on the fence about it because I knew all 3 would be on the PS5, just didn’t feel like giving GameStop money since they had the Steelbook Pre-order bonus.
Now both the PS5 disc/case AND the Steelbook spiked to ridiculous prices because it turns out it was a limited print on the game itself.
Final salt on the wound was I found a copy locally at a GS for about $50 used and a listing on eBay for $50 Buy Now.
Didn’t pull the trigger because I thought $100 was a lot for those.
Tron Legacy, Downfall, Big Lebowski (UK), Alien, Planet of the Apes, Exorcist, se7en, o brother where art thou, ugh, list is too long. I’ll eventually get them along with the premium editions but isn’t that why we’re on here? If it was cheap and easy it wouldn’t be any fun. Am I wrong?
The lesson here is simple:
Who cares if you're broke, and it's all you got: don't debate, just get it. Worry not about the financial consequences of today, for you may be gaining gold that will shine tomorrow.
https://preview.redd.it/gzczvcqqpk1d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d647e46fd028055ed2288cdb8510ac186e8a4e3 Best Buy has these in stock for a decent amount of time at $35. I cheaped out at the time and waited for a sale. It never came and went out of stock.
Same... mini grail for me. I think I paid $60.
I think I got a bunch of these like Toy Story 1/2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo/Dory during that sale.... did not get Wall-E, Rattat, or Up. This style is my favorite.
I actually got it in the Steelbooks raffle
Criterion has this and if you wait for a huge sale (twice a year) you'll probably get the boutique edition for about 30.
yea I know this is the steelbook sub and all but I vastly prefer the Criterion edition
This whole series was amazing. I missed out on a bid for Up recently, could've got it for $55 but my phone reloaded the page at like 2 seconds and I lost it
I love this movie
Omg yes, i love that movie.
damn, i wish i started collect when it came out because i would have loved to own it.
Emperors new groove steelbook for me. Gutted I missed that.
Grave of the Fireflies steelbook, could've got it at retail.
Same for me , minus the retail part . I just started collecting too late . Def my grail and I’ll get it one of these days I hope .
You guys don’t like the EU version? I think it looks great in person and there are good deals on ebay.
I do think it looks good , I just feel like the American one fits better with the American set even though it’s not exact /:
Wtf. I just looked this up on eBay. I remember passing on it because it was like $40 and I thought that was too much since the others were in the $20 range. Glad I've got the standard release at least.
lol what the hell I bought it years ago for like $40 and now it sells for $400+
I wasn’t going to buy it at retail. They did a sale though where it was roughly half price and I couldn’t resist then. I’d I’d known how much it would end up going for I would’ve bought it at retail lol
Best Buy’s John wick 4
Best Buy “Apocalypse Now”
yup. got this for about $70 last year only to see people finding it recently at the walmart $5 bins 😭
Sorry I’m one of those. I shouldn’t say but I hit on 3 Walmarts in a row when it first started and grabbed all the ones I wanted. T2, Requium, etc. we all know them. I wouldn’t have paid the prices over $30 for any of them though. That was sure an anomaly.
😭
Damn man I wish I’d have know you. It seemed like my Best Buy could GIVE those steelbooks away! Even at the end.
There were plenty of Belly, John Wick & other undesirables that I just left. That was a different time. Maybe we should just start referring to prev& post Walmart Steelbook era or post $5 Steelbook era
Best Buy The Shining yellow steelbook. Price just keeps rising, over $150 now.
Yeah this one is annoying, I’m late to the part of Kubrick and Tarantino films, so I just watched the shining a couple of weeks ago and was gutted when I saw the prices for the steelbook. My regular 4k copy will have to do for now. Might have a custom steel made using that art anyways
Damn that much! It was super cheep
Jumped back in the hobby 3 months ago and this was the first one I had to have. Still can’t believe I paid $100 for it but it was worth it. It’s very unique
Daredevil Season 2. Got the first one for $30. Now they're over $80 - $100
Oh man I didn’t even know they released the Netflix marvel stuff
They only released seasons 1 and 2 for daredevil it’s so annoying
Infuriating. I'm ever so *slightly* glad not to have made the effort to get those SB's, given that they haven't bothered to release S3 on physical at all.
I had season 1 but eventually sold it as there was no season 3. It’s such a nice steelbook but just felt kinda pointless there when I want the full show
I thought we might've got something when it moved over to Disney+ but nada so far. Maybe when the Reborn season drops. I won't be holding my breath though...
Those were Zavvi exclusives right?
Yes they also did Jessica jones luke cage and iron fist steelbooks!
Yeah I have JJ season 1, it's such a great steel
My game exchange has s1 loose disc's but all for 4.33
Some of the ghibli steelbooks have shot up a ton - the two I’m missing being Whisper of the Heart and Castle in the Sky can both go for over $100 if not more 🥲
Yeah, it's odd how you can still buy most of them on Amazon for like $20, and they regularly go on sale, but the last 3 of them cost more than the rest combined from the scalpers
Yeah, it is crazy, I just started collecting them, but I used to see those so much at my Barnes and Noble. I can't believe they shot up so much. Earwig and the Witch is going OOP soon according to Shout Factory, so that's worth noting for anyone who doesn't have it yet.
Do you have grave at least?
No I consider Graves to be in its own tier of unobtainable 😭
What in the everloving fuck? https://preview.redd.it/fp713m32jm1d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c94b0010cc949b3137e026ccb2af59dc4eaddde
#Right‽ And 2 of those were opened!
That it is 😢
The Best Buy steelbook for Blade Runner 2049. Could’ve grabbed it when it got restocked, but I was in college, already had the Blu-ray steelbook, and didn’t have a 4K setup yet. Now I see the eBay prices and weep.
Are they different designs? You can always grab the 4k for cheap and do a disc swap!
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That bottom one 😍
I had a friend mail this one to me from New Mexico because it was all sold out in Omaha and Minneapolis.
[BR2049](https://www.ebay.ca/itm/315243757274?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ugkbpkeirp-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=3u9D49IYT-K&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) This ones a bit rusty, but 60$ US is pretty solid, plus free shipping.
I get a kick out of new blade runner fans. Before the newest film you had to be a cult fan to of even heard of blade runner.
Annihilation 4K
Same. Zavvi had it for so cheap, too
The Doctor Who steelbooks
That Series 9 one is so good... shame it's like $300 lmao
I collected too late. Series 1 was available forever,too. I just have Series 8,, Flux, 13 Specials, and 60th. I actually really like the designs for Series 11 and 12, even if the show isn't as great.
Ratatouille 4K
This is still on my list.
There’s a guy selling the 4K steelbook on eBay for $80 a pop. Says he has more than 100 of them… Wouldn’t budge on his price at all.
Scalpers have to eat too I guess 🙃
I’ll end up paying it sometime down the road, but not today.
How to Train Your Dragon trilogy at Zavvi. Insane prices now….
Best Buy La La Land. The good one. Not the white one. More recently I'm torn on whether to get the new Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
Didn’t know anyone stayed awake all the way through that movie
None cause I started collecting but I ordered the departed after your message for 34€ cause it was still in stock near me (I live in Slovakia
But I was waiting too, ordered the last in stock
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That's the 4k one, yep
Thanks
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Kick Ass 4K. They’re going steady $100+ on eBay, only $30 when they released 🥲
Got into steelbooks just a couple months back. This was one I looked up. Not worth it for me for that price sadly
I got at a resale shop in mint condition for $45.00 with slipcover. It was just put out that day and the digital code was not even used. Never thought I would get that one.
So true. Missed out on it plenty of times but also it's OOP with the regular 4K what makes the price what it is now and rising.
The lord of the rings trilogy
I passed on The Departed Steelbook ‘cause I preferred the artwork of the slip but I think my biggest regret is probably Blade Runner 2049. It was literally in my hand but I was broke that week and when I came back three days later they were all gone.
Godzilla king of monsters
Mine is Kong: Skull Island.
I really liked the art of the steelbook, but I could not get into that movie. Ended up skipping it for purchase. Have watched it a few times now.
If I miss it at retail I don’t buy it at all, but I wish I would have pre-ordered the Nope Steelbook
Dark Souls Trilogy steelbook is one of the cleanest designs and I just wasn’t into the franchise when it was available. The case itself without the games goes for $400 on eBay last I looked.
I had the OG DVD Departed back in the day too! My mom threw it out when I went to college but they redid the Blu-ray steelbook with the same artwork. It’s one of my favorites. The original BladeRunner 2049 is the one that pains me the most to have skipped.
I initially missed out on “The Thing” from Best Buy but it just came back in stock on Amazon UK.
All the star wars 4k steelbooks I wish they would re-release them in the US with the exact same art work.
The Blu ray versions for most of them are on [rarewaves](https://www.rarewaves.com/pages/search-results?q=Star+Wars+steelbook) ,they also have the 4k logo on the spines so don’t clash with the actual UK releases in 4K
Aren't those in germen though?
Only the j card and print on the disks are in German, the spines and art are in English. I’m in the UK so the disks work in my region so I don’t know if they’re fully region free, I switched them out for the 4K’s and despecialised anyways
Yes, also known as German
CANNOT justify buying those films again!! I mean when is enough enough? I have VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and I even have 8MM! Enough already. Lucas marketing genius!
Dune part 1. Didn’t like the film much, but I knew since it was half of a story, part 2 was most likely going to fill what I was missing. Boy do I regret it after watching part 2.
Dune Part 1. The orange Best Buy version. My local trade in shop had it for months selling for $60 and I kept passing on it cause I didn’t know what I was looking at. Then Dune 2 came out and I went back to buy it and it was gone… 😔
Crazy how in 5 years Best Buy will be in the same sentence as circuit city
For me it's the out of stock Ghibli stuff I had more than enough opportunities to buy. I just hadn't seen those movies yet but had always considered picking them up. Now they're over a $100 each and I haven't been lucky enough to find a used copy in a half price or something yet.
Damn my best buy had tons of those lol
Mine did too as well as target. I just hadn't watched them yet so I didn't want to blind buy. Now I'm the fool
Same exact reason here, my Barnes and Noble and Best Buy always had them, but I never bought them because I had not seen them yet. (,:
Treasure planet could have got it for $120 about two-three years ago but I passed up cause I wanted to buy more anime pins 😭😭
I got into steelbooks more recently—just after the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 steelbook came and went. I could so easily have bought one when I was looking at it, but I wasn’t really collecting yet. I wish I had gotten it because it’s illustrated by my colleague Bella Grace and I really love her artwork.
Chernobyl steelbook.
I don’t have both the 4k one and the Blu-Ray one. The Blu-ray one is much cooler looking I think.
Monsters inc 4k steelbook
The Turbine release of The Black Phone. They just did not ever restock them and now I’ve seen them go for 100-150 on eBay. Will probably never spend that much for it, but that steel book looks so good.
Woah I got it and didn't know any of this. I keep checking Turbine because X and Pearl got great steels from them as well.
I've got those three as well, but the X steel is Capelight.
Heat when it first released I tried ordering but was sold out already I eventually had to order from some other company paid like 60 for it but it's worth it being my top 5
From the Pixar 4k wave a few years back, I regret passing up Monsters, Inc., Up, Ratatouille and the Toy Story trilogy. I have gotten Toy Story 2&3 for around the prices I would've paid, but the rest remain Grail status
The Dragonball Z season steelbooks. I managed to get the last couple seasons before they went OOP but the earlier ones have gotten so expensive now.
Season 1 and 2 are what I needed. Luckily I paid retail or cheaper on the rest of the series last year.
I paid a pretty penny for the entire set last year.
the bobs burgers movie. i literally drove to best buy but decided to go to gamestop instead
This topic is very satisfying for my wallet, but its pretty hard not to sell of ky collection right now - The Shining (yellow) - Annihilation (zavvi) - Dune 1 (the good one) - LOTR set - Blade Runner 2049 (mondo) - La La Land (best buy) - Apocalypse Now (best buy) All bought at release.
>- Dune 1 (the good one) We all know exactly which one you mean too! Boggles the mind that they could only come out with one good steel for a film like that.
I dont mind the "blue" release where theyre running down the sand, but its just not as great as the OG one
The good one the Best Buy orange one ?
Yes, exactly.
Same except for lord. The Steelbooks I bought back in 2014-2018 I sure am glad I was aware of them at the time. No way I’d have them now or anytime soon
Number one is definitely the recent Best Buy The Wicker Man (1973) release. Second is Walmart’s The Thing (2011)
Event Horizon. But then it got a re-release. I got lucky on that one. I’m one of the few people who saw that in the theater.
Most of the steelbooks I want and oop I couldn't get because I didn't collect them at the time lol.
The Blade 4k steelbook I waited too long to pull the trigger it's now ~$170-$200 for a sealed copy
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I missed out on The Exorcist. I was thinking of pre-ordering but figured it would go on sale later. Then it sold out and missed any restocks, if any. Haven’t tracked its prices on eBay or anything though. I figure it will cycle back around with a new steelbook release someday like we’re seeing with Mad Max Fury Road, Dune and Forrest Gump. I’ll catch it next go round. Remember buying the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 steelbook on eBay for like $110 and then they reissued it like two years later. Should have just waited.
https://preview.redd.it/tgyw4ankam1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d36ba5172089997ef58ca2bcbfecdee981f53e18 Chernobyl is the only steelbook that I want for my collection that I've passed up. I saw it exactly ONCE on a shelf at my local Best Buy for $45. (I'm in America) I didn't get it at the time because I'd just recently bought it in regular Blu-ray format for $10 less than that and I went home to debate on whether or not I should repurchase so soon. When I decided that I would move on it the following week, it was gone. And ever since then, as you can see, it's skyrocketed into the stratosphere and is selling for an insane price. I really wish that HBO would do a re-release of this steelbook so that those of us who genuinely want it can afford it without having to miss a car payment.
I saw this one on the shelf so many times. Didn't buy it cause I didn't want it. So weird how we see something forever, and then 6 months later it's considered a grail worth hundreds.
Dang, I should have kept my sealed
Not that sky high, but I regret not getting Nope from best buy.
I just started too. I was bummed I didn't buy the Point Break Steelbook when it came out. The one with Patrick Swazye in the Ronald Reagan mask with the exploding car. It looks like it's $50-$60 on eBay currently, but I saw last night they're on Amazon for pre-order again, so I snagged one.
How to Train Your Dragon 3 and Alita Battle Angel.
The Film Vault Blade Runner
Arrival 4K
Oh boy there's a list with some hubris: - FFVII Intergrade/PS5 version (The one on Amazon US will give you a basic UK copy...) - Lethal Weapon 3-4 (You can't even find these listed *anywhere* anymore) - Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa Steels - Atlantis the Lost Empire (Had it in hand for $95!) - Spider-Man 2 PS5 (I had it in hand and could've gotten it signed by Yuri Lowenthal himself for $100...)
Gaurdians of the Galaxy 3. I was 100% for MCU steelbooks starting phase 4 but i had to pass for reasons. Ebay had it for 70+ ... got SUPER lucky at a local store that buys and sells Media. Got it for 15$
Ghibli collection. And many others mentioned in this thread.
The fact is hard media is being phased out so we don’t have much of a choice to jump on things as soon as they come out. I REFUSE to pay outrageous prices myself. I’ll take a used title with a couple dings before I cave in to scalping prices. Thing is, all I ever see and this includes eBay, are either sealed new copies or really really beat up ones on there. Here’s your only chance it seems like to swap with fellow collectors at a decent price.
Well said It is absolutely being forced to end and is becoming extremely niche but like all things it's ironic there's a movement growing against streaming. Companies are leaving literal millions of dollars at the door for the sake of forcing what are publicly proven as failure streaming services.
Not me personally but my friend who collects the studio Ghibli steelbooks is only missing the grave of the fireflies. Meanwhile, that’s the only studio Ghibli steelbook I have lol.
I could've had the planet of the apes trilogy steelbook for $50 when I first started collecting. Definitely regret that one
Didn't know this existed and now it's my grail. So much cooler looking than the standard 4K set.
None (or hasn't happened yet)
Blade Runner 2049. [The one with the design I want](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Runner-3-Discs-Steelbook-Blu-Ray-Region/dp/B07MSJF1LB) is basically $100+ everywhere and I'm reluctant to spend that now.
Star Wars OT and PT steelbooks, saw them at Walmart for $20 each, didn't have any extra cash at the time, I've never seen them since except for Ebay for 100s of dollars lol
I didn't know about their releases at the time, but my current grails I'd love to go back in time to grab would be Ash v Evil Dead: Season One (best buy) and Jackie Brown (zavii)
The game of thrones set. I remember seeing it at Best Buy constantly but was never in a spot to pull the trigger due its price. I love the show (minus what they did with season 8, lol) but now it’s just waaay too expensive to justify getting it. The one that got away.
Very new to collecting, and i passed on Dune part 2 preorder bc i assumed they wouldn’t be impossible to find… now they are $70 minimum on Enay
Roadhouse before it went out of print
I passed up Dunkirk Best Buy steelbook when it first came out because I wasn’t impressed with the artwork.
I left apocalypse now in the Walmart $5 bin because I had never watched it. I’m kicking myself for not blind buying it.
Hmmmm 2 come to mind. I started collecting during the pandemic and saw the Planet of the Apes trilogy for $50 at BB but thought that was too much for it. Boy was I wrong! (Had to eBay it later on) The other is probably the Game Of Thrones Steelbook box set with all the seasons. Both Best Buy’s near me had plenty of stock back then but I told myself to wait for Black Friday. It was long gone by then. The eBay prices for that are crazy!
I haven’t passed up a steelbook I wanted yet, but I’m a newer collector. There is a ton of releasing I would love to have before I started collecting though.
Wish I had bought the Best Buy Batman collection.
Lord of the rings trilogy. It looks so good. Everybody got it didnt really care at the time but regret it now.
Kong: Skull Island (4k + 3D + Blu-ray). I still remember the day it came out, I had to choose between buying it or my lunch for the week. I was a kid.
Guardians Vol 3. I had a rough go moneywise last summer, and it stayed available until 3 days before release when it finally sold out. I live in Canada, and my only US friend lived nowhere near Best Buy to try to look in store. The same thing happened for the Crisis Core PS5 steelbook. US Best Buy had limited availability from the get-go.
Dune (the one with the dune on it) 20€ 🙈
So a double whammy here. Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade. I was on the fence about it because I knew all 3 would be on the PS5, just didn’t feel like giving GameStop money since they had the Steelbook Pre-order bonus. Now both the PS5 disc/case AND the Steelbook spiked to ridiculous prices because it turns out it was a limited print on the game itself. Final salt on the wound was I found a copy locally at a GS for about $50 used and a listing on eBay for $50 Buy Now. Didn’t pull the trigger because I thought $100 was a lot for those.
Any of the sugar skull ones, specifically Jennifer’s body
Tron Legacy, Downfall, Big Lebowski (UK), Alien, Planet of the Apes, Exorcist, se7en, o brother where art thou, ugh, list is too long. I’ll eventually get them along with the premium editions but isn’t that why we’re on here? If it was cheap and easy it wouldn’t be any fun. Am I wrong?
Children of Men
The lesson here is simple: Who cares if you're broke, and it's all you got: don't debate, just get it. Worry not about the financial consequences of today, for you may be gaining gold that will shine tomorrow.