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If you are a psychology major, or have any interest in psychology, eBay
is the place to be at the moment. Someone has released a limited edition
boxed set of the entire Twilight Zone TV series on 49 dvds. This box set
is limited to just 2500, and most are sold out already, with the last
batches being snapped up on Ebay. Aside from the limited number
available, what makes these sets unique is that the shows are all in
order, whereas other Twilight Zones put together the shows in random
order. It also comes with a Twilight Zone tee shirt, an interview with
Rod Serling, and reviews of all the shows.

What makes this whole thing interesting is the way people bid on these
box sets. They are going fast, and a seller who may have bought ten of
these sets is prety much guaranteed of selling every one. Since they are
selling fast, no one is going to be able to buy a collection for $50, but
that is often where the bidding starts, as if people think they have a
remote chance of actually getting it for anywhere near that price.

The Buy It Now price for The Twilight Zone Gold sets range from a low of
$328 to a high of about $360, with shipping going anywhere from $14 to
$20. The list price is $499. Think about this. With a dozen or more sets
available with a Buy It Now price in the mid $300 range, and with all the
bidding, after push comes to shove, it still ends up in the low to mid
$300 range, so why not just skip the bidding and skip the week long wait
and just Buy It Now? Even bids that are high at $258 with just an hour to
go end up going up to $320 or more. But its that thought of getting a
good deal that drives people to, in effect, drive 50 miles so they can
save $5.00.

 I wanted to get a Gold edition, but didn't just want to fork over the
money, so I ended up selling a bunch of stuff on eBay. And then today I
bid on a Gold edition, was the high bidder, but I knew that even with
less than a minute to go I knew someone was going to outbid me as if that
one Gold edition was the last one on earth. And so it happened. Someone
outbid me. But listed a little ways below this ad was another seller with
a Buy It Now price for less, and who charged less for shipping, so why do
people fight over something that isn't even the best deal??? I bought
that set with no waiting and no hassles.

There is always a downside to buyin an entire series of something.
Overall, I am not into TV that much that I need a complete collection of
anything, and as  a series runs its course, the quality tends to go down
hill, as the creative force behind the show leaves due to burnout, and
someone else takes his place that doesn't have the same vision. And then
to save the show they add characters and situations that end up
distracting frrom the show rather than adding to it. What the Twilight
Zone ended up doing was first experimenting with video, which made the
images fuzzy, and later padding the show from 30 minutes to an hour, with
about 30 minutes of filler. Still, througout the series there were enough
classic shows to make owning the series worthwhile. Overall, I paid less
for the entire series than if I had bought the entire series in other
formats.

So when the set gets here, I will begin exploring the total world of The
Twilight Zone. Care to join me? Only real Martians are invited.

Dan.