When I first started collecting, I paid $25 for the boomstick edition of Army of Darkness. I thought that was a lot back then, especially when I saw it for $8 later on at BestBuy.

The way I was able to build up a decent collection was by being frugal as fuck. I'd never pay more than $10 for any single movie dvd. I'd always wait until I saw it on sale, or use a coupon, or something. These days, I can hardly justify buying anything even out of the $3.74 bin at walmart.