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3185 Midway Dr

Ste H

San Diego , CA 92110



(619) 224-0900

I recently decided to buy back all of my video game collection that I snorted in my twenties :( . Selling my ps1-2 collection for pennies compared to what I am spending to buy them back. People on eBay have the audacity to sell scratched up games for the same price as pristine conditioned ones. This has caused me to use Blowout DVD refurbishing machine, which is one dollar cheaper per disc than the competition, several times! The owner has trained his amazing staff to be as knowledgable as he is about DVD movies and functionality of video games. Thanks to him and to his staff. P.S They even were extremely kind to a family whose son "threw-up" right outside the exit. It was adorable!

I WAS INSULTED. This was a horrible experience from beginning to end. I'm a calm and polite person and when I brought my 200+ CDs in for evaluation, the woman who met me got angry at my for setting them on the glass counter because it might break, that was my greeting. I left them for a while because she said she needed to go through every one and look for scratches etc. When I came back I immediately was greeted with an angry attitude and was told the best she could do was $10. I said that's a bit of a rip off and that "I would be leaving with my product" I indicated that I would take the $10 but at this point there was no option. She told me I could "take my hair metal 80 crap and get out". I was very calm and waited for my CD's "I said that this seems justification for a bad review and she said go ahead, along with everyone else, I'll just call my agent and have it removed." After getting Curtis on the phone, I eventually left with my $10 and a horrible feeling. In 44 years of life I've never experienced such insults and bad customer service experience in the time frame of 10 minutes.

NEWSFLASH!!! Blowout Dvd has moved!! Still in the point loma area just down the street at what used to be a scuba dive shop. The new address is: 4004 Sports Arena Blvd San Diego, Ca. 92110 619-224-0900 theblowout.dvdplace2010@gmail.com instagram: theblowoutdvdplace Facebook: BlowoutDVD

So this place reminds me of that film Peter Sellers was in called The Party - that scene where he plays an actor playing a bugler that gets shot in a battle scene - except he refuses to follow the script and end his brief screentime in the movie by dying properly and instead just keeps getting back up to have one more blow at the bugle. This place was originally going to close for good much earlier this year but every month the owner decided to go for just one more month. Ok - one MORE month. Ok. Maybe just ONE more... I was starting to figure it would go on this way until some time in 2018. Nope. A closing date has finally been set for... drumroll please... December 17th! Those that still partake in the DVD format might wanna pay their last respects before then.

Review Disclaimer: This is a review regarding SELLING DVDs, not purchasing them. I'm sure that their prices and selection are great. I'm sure that many of you, like myself, have a very large collection of DVDs that you haven't watched in a long time. I'm also sure that you paid a lot of money for them. Now that DVDs are becoming obsolete, you're probably looking for way to make a few bucks from them. Take my advice and DO NOT attempt to sell yours here! I brought in 200 DVDs in perfect quality to hopefully get some money for them. I was told that they would be purchased between $0.10 and $15 each. OK, I figured I could get at least $1 to $2 each for them. Still kind of frustrating because I bought them between $15-$20 each. ($3500) I packed my entire collection and made my way there. They went through each DVD, and offered only $0.10 for EVERY one! Their excuse? "We already have these in stock". OK, but a lousy dime each?? They were only going to give me a measly $20 for 200 perfect quality DVDs. I'd rather give them to someone then sell them for a dime each so that they could make money on these. If you're looking to sell your DVDs - LOOK ELSEWHERE! You're better off selling on Craigslist or just giving them to a friend.

So many movie titles and so little time! I remember when this place used to be on the corner of Midway and Rosecrans, but it has moved twice since then. They used to sell sleazy xxx adult titles and cult classics, but have since gone away. Now they're down to their last few 1 thousand or so mainstream titles, before they close down for good. It's a shame, because there's still money to be made in the used dvd/bluray/video game business (Book-Off in Kearny Mesa is proof!). You can't find used media on those redboxes! I'm giving this place one less star, because of their new crappy location and their decision to close down.

I'm so glad I found this place! New Blu-ray and DVD releases are available right away! When I have time to watch a movie, I want it to be a movie I've been anticipating. Searching for a movie that I know is already out on Blu-ray and DVD just to find that Redbox, etc. doesn't have it yet is annoying. This place solves that problem for me, and at a better price!

The lone survivor of movie rental stores! It's not as organized as Blockbuster or Hollywood Video was and its kind of difficult to find what you are looking for but rest assured, if you want it, they've got it! (or they can get it for you) I LOVE coming in here when I have some time to kill - easily spend $40 in here on classics to add to my collection. ***Behind Taco Bell on Midway, how perfect is that?! They have a lot of old movies and all the new ones PLUS TV shows and games! Rentals are cheap too @ $1.25 for a week!!! Oh and they also buy movies but they must be in the original case and not damaged. Set up an account and refer a friend - you get free rentals if you do!

Every DVD known to man. Wow the selection of movies was really large! I came in looking for old CD's - they had very little, like 20 - but was happy to browse through their inventory. Anyone who is looking for older DVD's, make Blowout part of your list of places to go!

Downsizing, selling our DVD collection. 3 boxes of DVDs (approx 150) sold for $170 cash. Took about 30 min but pretty efficient process. Employees friendly. Looks as if there have a great rental selection as well.

This place is AWESOME!!! So many DVDs and only $1.25 to rent for the whole week!!! They have it all, from just released to all the classics you love!!! They can't be beat!!! All I'm saying is, Redbox who??

With Blockbuster out of the picture, it is hard to find places to rent movies! This is a great place if you like to browse for a long time. Out front, they have DVDs and Blu-Rays for purchase at a deeply discounted price, and inside there are hundreds (thousands??) of titles to rent and buy! I am not sure of the rental prices, but I remember them being really cheap. Everything is organized nicely, so it is easy to find the movie you are looking for. Head to the register if you want to make it easy, as they have everything catalouged in their computer system. You can also browse $1 titles in this area, which range from awful to amazing movies, as well as seasons of great TV shows. They don't have a case (they are in a paper sleeve), but it is a great deal if that doesn't matter to you.

.99 DVD rentals on all their movies - some new releases are just 1 day, but other new releases and all other movies are .99 for 7 days. Wow; can't beat that! They have DVDs for sale, too - boxes of them -- 5 for $10. Big selection, too. Not fancy inside, and still looks like a bit of a garage sale outside, But we walked out w/ the 2 movies we wanted, for just $2.14 w/ tax, so works for me. I hadn't been to Blowout DVD since their last location down the street burned down a year or two ago. But, we wanted to have a family movie night, no one wanted to see the Oscar nominees I had at home on Netflix; RedBox was out of everything we wanted to see, so turned to Yelp and discovered that Blowout DVD had reopened. Now that I know that, I'm sure we'll return.

I'd been looking for a way to downsize my collection for a while before I found this place. I was a little leery of using the websites that I found while searching because they require you to mail them the DVD's prior to getting paid and there were several reviews for each place citing issues with supposed 'lost shipments' even though they were shipped using certified mail. Then I found this local place and it is just like the reviews say. The floor space is crammed with movies and they have more not on display. If you are still looking for a rental place and Redbox doesn't cover it because it's too old or not mainstream, then this is your place. For me, I sold 189 units (I say units because I also had several seasons of shows and they counted those as units vice individual DVDs) and got $110. Not as much as I estimated using some of the websites, but still a good amount. If that looks off compared to some of the other reviews, keep in mind those may have been just after their fire which cost them most of their merchandise and they were probably restocking. So most DVDs will net you 25 cents and the more rare or certain TV shows will go for up to $5. They will only pay between 25 cents up to $5 for a single item, and that assumes you have the original packaging (at least the case and artwork cover). If all you have is the disc then you'll only get 10 cents. So if you have something super expensive, then you won't get more than $5 for it here, I kept back some blu-rays because of that. And don't be surprised if your blockbuster movie only gets you 25 cents, remember a bunch of other people also probably sold theirs to them already. All in all, this is a pretty decent place and I will likely come back if only to browse the random movies to see if they have something I've never seen before.

I recently went here to sell about 80-95 DVDs, video games and TV Seasons to downsize my collection. I was told most DVDs would get anywhere from $0.50-$20.00. I was very surprised and pleased with the sell back. I ended up walking out having a very pleasant experience and with $100+ in my pocket. It can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour (depending if there's a line), but the woman was very friendly and I was very pleased with the entire process. In addition to selling back the DVDs, they had an extensive collection of movies, games and TV series, including harder to find movies or TV series. I highly recommend this place both for rentals and selling DVDs back!

LOVE this place. It is super cheap to rent movies here and they have a wide selection. All of the movies I never found in other video stores they have there! I found one of my favorite silent/ black and white movies from 1926 there! Great staff very friendly and eager to help you. You can also buy movies here as well.

The DVD rental store lives on despite netflix's best efforts! One of my favorite parts of movie night as a kid was going down to the DVD rental store and wandering around until you found the most amazing DVD you never even knew existed. You take it off the shelf, carry it up to the front desk and you own it--for the next few days--but those few days are glorious! This place reminds me of my childhood and I thank them for that. They have a gigantic selection and their staff are obviously very knowledgable about moves, which is cool. Their rentals are super cheap and they almost always have what you're looking for in stock. Honestly, I kinda love this place and you should too. Check it out!

It's awesome to have places like this still around, and my boyfriend and I come here practically every weekend. We can't just stop by to return DVDs without finding something else we want to rent, so it's a vicious cycle. Good thing all the rentals only cost a dollar each! We usually leave with at least three movies, and we've bought several box sets of TV shows for less than $10.00 per season. Also, you can bring in your own disks for cleaning. My boyfriend brought his video games that have been played endlessly and abused--even chewed and slobbered on by dogs. The cleaning was great, and if they aren't able to get all the scratches and smudges out, the service is free of charge! Great customer service and we'll continue coming back.

Great selection of movie rentals from new releases to old favorites. $1.25 will get you a 7 day DVD rental,still beats Red boxes $1.50+ tax for 24 hrs. My fiancé and I are here practically weekend. Very friendly staff.