help me sell academy award nominated dvd

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i have never sold anything online.. but i very interested in learning how..

i sell investment property in orange county and a client i had introduced me to an actor / director who i became friends with and in early 2000 we put some investor capital together and produced a foreign short called "MOST" the movie which was then nominated for an academy award for best short live-action drama..

Here's a copy of the trailer
http://youtu.be/skcnHzlqkcw

And here is some IMDb info:
Most (2003) - IMDb

it was amazing actually to think a couple of amateurs even got that far! i thought it was impossible to make a movie back then kind of like i feel about making money online now..

i preceded to have a palate of dvds delivered to my garage with no experience selling them.. eventually we did sell many online to churches and to people seeking to use them as witnessing tools.. which then led us to simply license the churches to show the movie and then offer them for sale after the service while providing the church with an ability to generate affiliate commission so to speak.. nonetheless it was a win-win all around. we sold them 2 for 19.99-

we sold about 200,000 units over 5 years but once the investors were paid back i let it slip completely and became involved with other things.. nonetheless at this point i have product sitting in my garage which i have considered sending to amazon fulfillment or what have you..

i would also like to explore the idea of selling a downloadable version of the video content as well (which would hopefully be secure, and expirable, or hosted and protected.. not sure how all that works.. :-/) which would then lower fulfillment costs like shipping..

i would also need advice on structuring an affiliate offer for warrior forum.. currently i don't even have a site- just a product.. can i make an affiliate offer with just product??

if you think you can make money off this dvd lets have a dialogue..
#academy #affilliate marketing #award #dvd #fulfillment by amazon #nominated #sell #video
  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    That link isn't the trailer. It's the opening to the trailer. You might want to make a Youtube clip of the actual trailer.
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    • Profile picture of the author cliqmoney
      i appreciate it.. link is fixed check it out and lemme kno what you think
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    A few observations. The IMDb description gives everything away. My first impression after reading it was that I wouldn't want to watch such a sad movie. Though after seeing the trailer I might reconsider. I'd edit the IMDb blurb and leave the reader hanging with something like, "and the dad faces a heart-wrenching decision no parent would want to make." Or something to that effect. Now maybe the reader takes an interest. That description could use a LOT of work.

    Next, who is your market for this and how much would you charge? You can buy fairly recent full length, popular feature movies at Walmart for five bucks. There's no shortage of movie DVDs for sale at very low prices. So I'm left with the question, regardless of how touching or inspiring or sad this movie of yours might be, who would buy it? And the English subtitles aren't helping.
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