- Of course, no money or blank tapes, which is a general rule in trading altogether.
- If there are major quality issues on any of the episodes I ask of, I would appreciate it if you would let me know of these if your collection doesn't already mention it.
- If it's not too much trouble, I'd like it if you were to try to put as much content on each disc as possible, and ask me about filling any leftover space that's at least 20 minutes. I'll do the same for you.
- Please try to specify the episodes enough so that I know what I'm getting. Usually contestant names or air dates are enough.
- If you are proposing a trade to me, please send me your collection first so that I know how many hours I will want the trade to be.
- Please remind me when you send my stuff. I'll do the same.
- Trade ratios are not my thing.
- I now only accept DVDs, as it's been getting much harder for me to work with VHS tapes for various reasons.
- I'd also highly prefer SP quality, and please don't go lower than LP.
- I generally don't trade for copies that are currently being officially hosted on a public streaming service, as I firmly believe that crosses a certain legality line. Only after these shows get rotated off in some form do I consider it fair game.
Color Key
- Shows in red have been filtered in Sony Vegas to fix some issues (off A/V sync, color, tint, etc). Verify if you want this or the original copy when requesting these.
- Shows in purple have been ripped off YouTube or other public video sharing sources, most of these cases being episodes that aren't available anywhere else. They are often filtered as much as possible.
- Shows in green are ones I can't trade for at the moment, either because I only have a VHS copy of them (I have no way of digitizing them at the moment) or I have lost the original disc.
And here's how I grade my shows (the grades are relative to how the shows were produced and mastered):
- A++ - first or sometimes second-gen DVD copy. Perfect quality.
- A+ - DVD copy with notable compression or very high quality VHS copy.
- A - Typical first or second generation VHS copies.
- A- - Great quality, but might have one minor issue.
- B+ - Good quality, probably has one somewhat distracting issue.
- B - Decent quality with one notable issue or several smaller ones.
- B- - Acceptable quality. Has a major video issue or several smaller issues. These problems, although glaring, generally don't distract too much from the video.
- C+ - Meh quality. Has glaring video issues that definitely get in the way of the video. May still be considered watchable.
- C - Kind of bad quality. Its video issues seriously get in the way, and it's hardly worth watching if at all.
- C- - Bad quality. You'd have to really try to make out what's going on.
I generally like to go for shows that I'm currently interested in, but here are my consistent preferences:
Types of Shows I'll Probably Take
- Copies of shows from 1983 or earlier that haven't re-aired since their original run (Art Fleming Jeopardy, Jack Clark's Crosswits, etc)
- A or A+ quality recordings from 1996 or earlier
- GSN airings of shows they've only ever aired once or twice.
- A sold pilot of a familiar game show (or unsold pilot based off one).
- Any foreign version of a show that was also run here.
- Any show or era of a show that is rare to the trading circuit in general.
- DVD-quality copies of shows that haven't aired since 2015 (the GSN credit crunch generally isn't a big deal for me)
Specific Shows I Most Want
- Australian Sale of the Century
- Caesar's Challenge
- Daytime Wheel of Fortune, especially pre-1984 and post-1987
- Stump the Schwab
- Jeopardy! - Either major tournament ep.s or ones featuring especially memorable champions
- Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak
- Win Ben Stein's Money, especially seasons 4-6
Shows I Most Likely Won't Want
- Most relationship shows (The Dating Game and the Newlywed Game, as some notable examples)
- Most recent game shows from 2014 on (everything of interest is generally documented online nowdays)
- The Price is Right from 2000 on (it got a little too 'same'y after that to be worth trading for, though again exceptions will exist)
- Fear Factor (not my type)
- Most panel shows from the '50s-'60s (they just don't really appeal to me)
- Any copy that is in vastly worse quality than it usually is in the trading circuit.
You got that? Well, then just e-mail [email protected] if you'd like to arrange a trade.