Back in 2011, we did some research into how much cash you could raise selling old DVDs to a website that was getting a lot of publicity: musicMagpie. The title of the article says it all about how impressed we were: musicMagpie: the worst way to sell DVDs? Since that article, musicMagpie's exposure has continued to grow, mainly thanks to a sustained advertising campaign. And rivals have also sprung up, including the likes of Ziffit and Zapper. So we’ve decided to give musicMagpie another go and see if it is still the worst place to sell DVDs. MusicMagpie allows you to cash in on your old CDs, DVDs and computer games as well as electronic items like tablets and laptops. To start selling your DVDs you just enter the barcode from the box on the website, and it will give you a quote for how much cash it will trade for. There’s also a mobile phone app which allows you to scan the barcode, making light work if you’ve got loads to shift. You’ll need a minimum of £5 worth of stuff to complete an order.
To send your items you can print off Freepost labels from the site or book their free courier service. Once they've been checked you'll get paid by bank transfer or cheque. The Last King Of Scotland Taken (Extended Harder Cut) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Blu-ray) Cowboys & Aliens (Blu-ray) Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray+ Digital Copy) The Dark Knight (2 Discs) (Blu-ray) Given the guy on the musicMagpie advert talks about getting a cheque for £50, the £5.50 total we’ve amassed isn’t very inspiring. Earn up to 5% from a current account Ziffit allows you to sell your old books, games, DVDs and CDs. Like musicMagpie you just need to enter the barcodes to get an instant value or download the app that allows you to save time and scan them in. You’ll need a minimum of 10 items or items worth at least £5 to complete a trade. Then you just have to pack them up and either use the free courier or use the Collect+ drop-off service.
Then it’s just a matter of waiting for a payment direct to your bank account, PayPal account, cheque or charity of your choice. Ziffit offered a total of £7.89 for the collection of 15 DVDs, paying 43% more overall. Computer Exchange (CeX) has been around for over 20 years and has stores on the high street where you can buy, sell or exchange DVDs, CDs and games as well as all sorts of tech products like mobile phones, tablets and games consoles. You can see what CeX is willing to pay for your DVDs online by inputting barcodes. CeX will tell you the cash value it is willing to pay and the alternative CeX voucher value you could get. The great thing about CeX is there’s no minimum number of DVDs or values you need to hit. Like its competitors it offers a Freepost service or Collect+ drop off service. You can choose how you get your money from CeX vouchers, cheque, PayPal, bank transfer or even Bitcoin, though going for the CeX voucher gets you slightly more. So CEX will pay more cash than musicMagpie and Ziffit for the same 15 DVDs, offering a total of £8.47.
Many older DVDs like Blood Diamond and Crash were only worth 1p with CeX, but Blu-ray copies of Turbo, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 fetched much more than expected. Zapper allows you to sell books, CDs, DVDs and games as well as mobiles, electronics and even LEGO. You can get an instant value online using the barcode or use the app to scan items quickly. You’ll need a selection of items worth at least £10 in order to complete a trade. Once you’ve managed this you just need to pack them up and send via your local Collect+ centre. Zapper will check the items and then make a payment via PayPal or cheque. Zapper offered a total value of £7.35 for the 15 DVDs I had to offer. This isn’t great but it is much more than musicMagpie was willing to trade for. However, I would need to add more old DVDs to my basket in order to hit the minimum £10 needed to make a trade with Zapper. Momox is another new site to take a look at, which will pay for your old DVDs, books, CDs and games.
You’ll need to achieve a minimum purchase price of £10 in order to complete a trade. Again a pre-paid sticker is provided so that you can send off your items free of charge and money is paid directly into your bank account. So Momox only wanted 13 out of the 15 DVDs I had to sell and offered £8.77 in total, much better than musicMagpie. However, this still falls short of the minimum needed to complete a trade with the site. So it’s still pretty safe to say that musicMagpie is the worst way to sell DVDs considering what you get elsewhere. One thing is clear – if possible, mix and match where you sell them. By splitting the DVDs up and selling to different companies, we could actually get a better return compared to selling them all to the same site. Also remember you could get more for your DVDs by selling on Amazon or eBay. The cash won’t be instant, but you are likely to get more. How to sell successfully on eBay Shpock: boot sale app to rival eBay and Gumtree
17 easy ways to make money in your spare time The Lego Movie Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion. It follows the plot of the animated film The Lego Movie. The game was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and released alongside the film in 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One,[1] and on 16 October 2014 for Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. Continuing the trend of gameplay from previous Lego titles by TT Games, the game puts players in control of various characters from the movie, utilizing Lego pieces to make their way through several levels. For the first time in the series, environments are completely made out of Lego pieces. The game introduces two main new character types: Regular Builders (such as Emmet in earlier levels) and Master Builders (such as Batman, Benny, Princess Uni-Kitty, Vitruvius, and Wyldstyle). Regular Builders are unable to normally construct objects out of piles of Lego pieces and instead require instruction pages that are found throughout each level for the construction worker characters to use.
Using these, players follow the instructions to build objects with specific pieces like real-life LEGO sets. Master Builders, on the other hand, have the ability to grab Lego pieces from the environment and use them to create something new. While Lord Business is known for using switches in either his Lord Business form or his President Business form, other known abilities for each of the characters include fixing machinery, hacking into computers, destroying gold bricks with lasers, destroying silver bricks with rockets or dynamite, starting fires, and putting out fires. The Lego Movie Videogame received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 4 version 71.67% and 74/100,[4][7] the Xbox One version 69.90% and 69/100,[6][9] and the Xbox 360 version 73% and 71/100, respectively. Andrew Hayward of IGN gave the game a 6.5 out of 10, calling it "Okay". He said that some aspects of the game were "boring", and that the game's "diverse backdrops and heroes devolve into tedium and busywork."
[16] Game Informer's Andrew Reiner gave the game a positive score of 8 out of 10 in his review. He called it a "visual marvel" while praising the graphics, characters, and soundtrack. In his generally average review for Destructoid, Ian Bonds scored the game a 7.5 out of 10. He stated: "The LEGO Movie Videogame does a decent job telling the movie's story and being its own licensed tie-in game – to its own licensed tie-in movie. Thankfully, both are fun in their own right." Giancarlo Saldana of GamesRadar awarded the game a 4/5, writing: "The Lego Movie Videogame is one of the better movie tie-in games out there, and it may even get you to see the film if you haven’t already. It may not bring anything new to the table, but The Lego Movie Videogame takes some of the best elements from the series and delivers it all in a charming package anyone will want to play with." Saldana had minor criticisms of the game; he disliked the smaller amount of content (compared to other Lego games) and said glitches can ruin the fun.
scored the game a 6/10, mostly praising the mix of humour, locations, and characters. Bratt's main criticisms were concerning the game's familiarity, saying: "The Lego Movie's main problem is its origin. Whereas past movie tie-ins have gleefully poked fun at their source material, adapting Hogwarts, Middle-Earth, or Gotham (among others) to fit the Lego universe, this game isn't given that opportunity, and is poorer for it. Using clips from the film during cutscenes and rarely making its own gags, I’m reminded that I don’t play the Lego games for their simplistic gameplay, which predictably hasn't changed here. Instead, I play them to see other, famous worlds reimagined with that Lego magic. There's nothing wrong with The Lego Movie Videogame, but it just doesn't have the same appeal as other entries in the series." Jason Venter of GameSpot gave the game a positive review; Venter scored the game a 7 out of 10 and stated: "The Lego Movie Videogame is a faithful take on its source material, with just enough of the film's content missing to make it worth getting out to the theater, but not so much that the game's narrative becomes difficult to follow.
The added interaction is also welcome and is handled in a manner that keeps the experience approachable and generally refined, even if it isn't always as creative and varied as you might hope. While not everything is awesome, The Lego Movie Videogame should be just the ticket if you're ready to spend another 10 to 12 hours in the fantastic world of animated plastic blocks." Blake Peterson from Game Revolution scored the game a 3.5 out of 5. He cited the "great" comedy, "high" replay value, and "fun" mini-games as positives, but criticized the presence of technical issues, disliked the platforming gameplay sections, and felt that the game should have looked better graphically. Peterson thought the first half of the game featured "strong" gameplay, but felt the second half's gameplay was "weak". Peterson also praised the game for capturing the feel of the movie. Marc Camron of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a positive score of 8.5 out of 10 in his review. Camron stated: "Another smash-and-collect game featuring everyone’s favorite building toy.