'Rare'/'Limited'/'Hard(er)' To Find SteelBook/Other Metal Eds List & Chat

[Sirjump]

*PLEASE NOTE: This list is a 'guide' only and compiled based on a variety of factors including community 'feedback' and 'suggestions'. Steelbook collecting is HIGHLY SPECULATIVE, and different collectors have different ideas of 'rarity', 'limited', 'sought after', and related terms-all of which may change at the drop of a hat with re-releases, or new info.

Please visit the Steelbook forum, if you have more detailed questions regarding specific titles, and their 'current' status, as this list is 'dynamic' and changes over time. *

I posted this in another forum before but I prefer this one, so I try again here. This is an ongoing list that combines a variety of factors that may contribute to the scarcity or rarity of these Steelbooks.-Sirjump

We started off with a "ranked" list, but as many folks may rank items differently, a general "resource" list of harder to find Steelbooks/Rare titles helps the community more. Feel free to comment so we can consider adding or subtract. -Digitalbabe

Keep sharing your thoughts & together we can help the list evolve!

Possible criteria as to what makes a steelbook rare/hard to find:

* General interest in movie
* Availability at retailer & exclusivity
* Print run
* Country of origin & region code
* Steelcase design
* (Initial) price
* Individually numbered items
* Print Errors
* Hype
* Price on 3rd party marketplaces

In alphabetical order:

300 (1st Release)(Germany)
300 (Korea)
1408 (Germany)
2012 (Japan)
2012 (Taiwan)
10,000 BC (Crackle Laquer Edition)(Germany)

A-Team (Blu-ray Ironpack) (China)
Angels & Demons (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Avatar Extended Edition (Tin Box)(Australia)

Back to the Future Trilogy (Tin Box)(UK)
Batman Begins (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Batman Begins (Korea)
Body of Lies w/booklet(FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Bolt (Virgin Metalpak Exclusive)(France)

Captain America (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Captain America (Taiwan)
Cowboys & Aliens (Tin Box with Steelbook and Book)(Germany)
Cowboys & Aliens (Target Exclusive)(USA)
Cowboys & Aliens (Dutch Media Markt Exclusive)(Netherlands)

Death Race (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany) (Note: G2 version only)
Der Nebel (The Mist)(Germany)
District 9 (HMV Exclusive)(UK)

Elite Squad (Blufans.com Exclusive Viva Metal Box)(China)
Evil Dead (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)

Farewell My Concubine (Blufans.com Exclusive)(China)
Fast and Furious 5 - Mega MAX Edition (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Fight Club (Germany)
Final Fantasy VII (Asia)
Flammen & Citronen (Denmark)

Gladiator (Taiwan)
Gladiator Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Green Zone (Australia)

Halloween (Germany)
Hellboy 2 (FNAC Exclusive with booklet)(France)
Hellboy 2 (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany)
Hugo (Korea)
The Hurt Locker (Korea)
The Hurt Locker - G1 (Best Buy Exclusive)(USA)

I Am Legend (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Ice Age Trilogy (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)
Inception Briefcase (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Inception 1st release (Japan)
Independence Day (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China) missing "I" due to misprint on spine
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (FS, CA)
Inglorious Bastards Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Inglourious Basterds (Future Shop Exclusive with dog tags)(Canada)
Inglourious Basterds (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Iron Man (Future Shop)(Canada)
Iron Man (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany)
Iron Man 2 (Hong Kong)
Iron Man 2 (Taiwan)
Iron Man 2 - G1 (Japan)
Iron Sky with booklet and poster (Japan)

Jaws with booklet and clear slipcase (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
John Carter (Future Shop Exclusive Viva Metal Box)(Canada)
John Rambo (Amazon.de Exclusive with Tattoo sticker)(Germany)
John Rambo (Media Markt Exclusive with uncut disc)(Germany)

King's Speech (Viva Metal Box)(China)
Knight and Day (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Lawrence of Arabia (HDzeta Exclusive)(China)
Le Grand Bleu (Japan)
Let The Bullets Fly (Blufans.com Exclusive)(China)

Machete (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Metropolis (UK)
Minority Report (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)
Moulin Rouge (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Pan's Labyrinth (Germany) The First Steelbook!
Predators (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
Public Enemies (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Pulp Fiction (France)

Real Steel (Blufans.com Exclusive Viva Metal Box) (China)
Resident Evil Trilogy (Germany)
Resident Evil Trilogy (Korea)
Rio (Blufans Exclusive)(China)
Romeo & Juliet (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Saving Private Ryan Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Scott Pilgrim (UK)
Senna (Ultimate Collector's Edition Metal Box)(Australia)
Smokin' Aces Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Star Trek (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Star Trek (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
Star Wars Clone Wars (Netherlands)
Sucker Punch (JB-Hifi Exclusive) (Australia)
Sucker Punch - G1 (Comic Con Exclusive)(USA)
Sucker Punch 1st Release (Germany)
Sweeney Todd (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)

Terminator 2 (V2.0)(Japan)
Terminator 2 (Australian Slipcase)
Terminator Salvation (Blu-ray IronPack)(Canada)
Terminator Salvation (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Terminator Salvation (Taiwan)
Terminator Salvation (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
The Dark Knight - Metal Slipcase, numbered limited release (Australia)
The Dark Knight (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
The Dark Knight-1st Release (Netherlands)
The Dark Knight (Japan)
The Dark Knight (Korea)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Amazon.jp Exclusive) (Japan)
The Godfather Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Godfather Part II Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Godfather Part III Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Thing (1982) (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Thor (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Thor (Korea)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (Lenticular slipcover)(Hong Kong)
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Tron Legacy (FNAC Exclusive)(France)

Wanted (Media Markt Exclusive Debossed Edition)(Germany)
Watchmen (Futureshop Exclusive)(Canada)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (FNAC Exclusive)(France)

Zombieland (Germany)

 

[filmwizard]

is the french release of the mist on TF1 a rare steel? dont see that very often

 

[karl01]

is the french release of the mist on TF1 a rare steel? dont see that very often

I wouldn`t say it mega rare its middle of the road rare they sell for about 35euros and they are many releases of the mist available so its easy to find one

The one to get is the german first release thats about the hardest one to find

 

[bidou]

is the french release of the mist on TF1 a rare steel? dont see that very often

No, it is not a rare steelbook yet. There's still some of them in a few stores in France

 

[karl01]

No, it is not a rare steelbook yet. There's still some of them in a few stores in France

Bidou how much do they sell for in shops?

 

[bidou]

Bidou how much do they sell for in shops?

Most of the time, the price goes from €20 to €25, when you are lucky enough to find it out. If you are VERY lucky, you can have the steel with a promotional offer (buy 2, get 3... for exemple).

 

[digitalbabe]

Thanks all for your feedback-Mist (FR) removed.

 

[blu-steel]

There is a reason why I don't own The Mist(FR).

Wondering if you should change The Mist(GER) to Der Nebel.

 

[digitalbabe]

List updated.

 

[xage]

Reading your post dude - I disagree with you concluding it as "fun", I think it is just secondary to the essential content of your argument which is cost


* red marked the "cost" content for the visible eyes to see

Sadly, you get no disagreement from me on that. But it does not and should not stop me from bargain hunting and collecting it (6 and counting).

You know with the holiday season and parties going on, me and some of my pals have put on a sort of roadshow of steelbooks (yes it was brought on by the Amazon.JP "talks"). Besides being great items for party chatter, I am seeing genuine interest growing amongst the "investor" types now, sort of different from the general collector base. If folks have extra copies of the top 3 most desired and rare steelbooks (sorry for the ranking here DB), you might want to hold on to them for a little while. I have heard the $1K+ price of the recent Iron Man auction caused a ripple (not sure how big) through the collector-investor circles. I won't be surprised if IM hits $2K in the next 6 months followed by John Rambo breaking $1K+. And if Brad Pitt wins his first Oscar, the FS Inglourious Basterds would sky rocket too.

So boys and girls, if you can afford it and see a good deal on an authentic hard to find steelbook, have it checked out (of course feel free to use the experts here - I think folks here saved someone's shorts yesterday on a fake John Rambo ), and have fun with it. That is what this is all about - FUN!

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Inflation is hitting and will only get worse too. These are rare works of art. Art gets very expensive.

You dealt 1. Cost, 2. Art but you forgot the essential part : 3. Psychology .

Given that this market is very small, the matter of being left out obtaining a piece which (by buzz, by availability, by limitedness, by geography) in an initial MSRP/release cost tends to make people

1. Crazy < some have voices in their head telling them to get is as much as possible, bid for it, ask desperately, contacting resources..etc...
2. Content < is not in their right state of mind
3. Paranoia (I bet some would even check hourly (if not minutes or seconds) availability, forums and ebay)
4. Anger and Negativity (those who wasnt to obtain a copy either 4.1 badmouth it, 4.2 making false data, 4.3 create nonsense argument )
5. Ofcourse - Fun would be to those who were able to get it at a very very low cost

 

[spice1dank]

what do you guys think the dark knight steel slipcase and saving private ryan steel slipcase would go for these days

 

[victors]

There is a reason why I don't own The Mist(FR).

Wondering if you should change The Mist(GER) to Der Nebel.

The Mist(FR) are part of the those with Force subtitle, and most of the people mind about the disc..


Let The Bullets Fly is it considered rare? My friend couldn't get it.

xage is right.. fun is at the bottom of the list.. I lost count from how long I stopped having time to follow up the forums.
Too much release, too much time consuming.. and a hobby is supposed to do in your free time.... and what if you don't have free time? I have a job, a life and the work doesn't do it by itself... being unemploy wouldn't help
That's why I've being away in the last 2 years...

 

[Henke007]

http://global.ebay.com/Zombieland-Blu-ray-steelbook-Amazonde-exclusive-sealed-oop/190615098417/item

Zombie earning its place on the list

 

[digitalbabe]

I agree that this hobby (as all hobbies) can be very time consuming, stressful (depending on how far you go, and what your priorities are), and frustrating (damages, trading issues,etc etc). But I do think everyone needs to decide if they'd rather have 'fun' with it, or get 'consumed' by potential negative factors. I think there are many 'shades of gray' of 'collectors'. If it's getting to the point where you are miserable, stockpiling based on speculation, but can't justify it, worried about your finances, or spending more time flipping, searching, chasing, etc, than you are doing other things, which may be far more important, or the whole thing is taking more time, than what it is worth, to you personally, it may be time to find a new hobby. People collect for very, very different reasons. If those reasons bring you more agony than happiness, maybe the 'hobby', has turned into a negative thing, and it may be time to rethink things for yourself. As with most things, 'balance' is very important. Just my 2 cents....

 

[Zero]

True words DB i totally agree with everything you wrote! A hobby always has to be fun! If it isn´t anymore you have to find something new you like. But i´m not close to that point yet, regadarding Steelbooks. They still are big fun for me!

 

[biscuitnoir]

http://global.ebay.com/Zombieland-Blu-ray-steelbook-Amazonde-exclusive-sealed-oop/190615098417/item

Zombie earning its place on the list

Holly Molly! Please don't make me want this!

I agree that this hobby (as all hobbies) can be very time consuming, stressful (depending on how far you go, and what your priorities are), and frustrating (damages, trading issues,etc etc). But I do think everyone needs to decide if they'd rather have 'fun' with it, or get 'consumed' by potential negative factors. I think there are many 'shades of gray' of 'collectors'. If it's getting to the point where you are miserable, stockpiling based on speculation, but can't justify it, worried about your finances, or spending more time flipping, searching, chasing, etc, than you are doing other things, which may be far more important, or the whole thing is taking more time, than what it is worth, to you personally, it may be time to find a new hobby. People collect for very, very different reasons. If those reasons bring you more agony than happiness, maybe the 'hobby', has turned into a negative thing, and it may be time to rethink things for yourself. As with most things, 'balance' is very important. Just my 2 cents....

+1

This is exactly what could happen to someone on the long run. I myself am a very intense person. I collect hobbies more than anything else. I often find myself getting into things really fast and try to make the best of them, and waking up one morning and realising I've lost interest. This is one of the reasons why I keep my steels sealed, because I know me, I know that this day will arrive and that I'll just get bored and will try to find excitment in something else.
Don't get me wrong, I'm having the time of my life with this steel collecting and I know where to draw the line. I won't go out of my way or let things take over me, I'm a responsible adult.

Whoops, got to go, my Eastern European contact is here, I'm selling him one of my kidneys to get some more steels.

 

[surfury]

I agree that this hobby (as all hobbies) can be very time consuming, stressful (depending on how far you go, and what your priorities are), and frustrating (damages, trading issues,etc etc). But I do think everyone needs to decide if they'd rather have 'fun' with it, or get 'consumed' by potential negative factors. I think there are many 'shades of gray' of 'collectors'. If it's getting to the point where you are miserable, stockpiling based on speculation, but can't justify it, worried about your finances, or spending more time flipping, searching, chasing, etc, than you are doing other things, which may be far more important, or the whole thing is taking more time, than what it is worth, to you personally, it may be time to find a new hobby. People collect for very, very different reasons. If those reasons bring you more agony than happiness, maybe the 'hobby', has turned into a negative thing, and it may be time to rethink things for yourself. As with most things, 'balance' is very important. Just my 2 cents....

+1 totally, I sometimes feel the obssessive in me taking over and have to rein it back. I mean I only received 6 Steels today (honestly). btw 2 cents won't buy a Steel yet DB, maybe soon, but I hope not

 

[digitalbabe]

Surf, LOL

 

[Jason Bourne]

http://global.ebay.com/Zombieland-Blu-ray-steelbook-Amazonde-exclusive-sealed-oop/190615098417/item

Zombie earning its place on the list

Holly Molly! Please don't make me want this!

^^^ Indeed it is.

 

[ash333]

Holly Molly! Please don't make me want this!



+1

This is exactly what could happen to someone on the long run. I myself am a very intense person. I collect hobbies more than anything else. I often find myself getting into things really fast and try to make the best of them, and waking up one morning and realising I've lost interest. This is one of the reasons why I keep my steels sealed, because I know me, I know that this day will arrive and that I'll just get bored and will try to find excitment in something else.
Don't get me wrong, I'm having the time of my life with this steel collecting and I know where to draw the line. I won't go out of my way or let things take over me, I'm a responsible adult.

Whoops, got to go, my Eastern European contact is here, I'm selling him one of my kidneys to get some more steels.

Please remember that I am first in line for your FS IM, Star Trek, Indy and heck, your entire steelbook collection the morning of the day you get up and become bored with this hobby

---------- Post added at 10:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 AM ----------

I agree that this hobby (as all hobbies) can be very time consuming, stressful (depending on how far you go, and what your priorities are), and frustrating (damages, trading issues,etc etc). But I do think everyone needs to decide if they'd rather have 'fun' with it, or get 'consumed' by potential negative factors. I think there are many 'shades of gray' of 'collectors'. If it's getting to the point where you are miserable, stockpiling based on speculation, but can't justify it, worried about your finances, or spending more time flipping, searching, chasing, etc, than you are doing other things, which may be far more important, or the whole thing is taking more time, than what it is worth, to you personally, it may be time to find a new hobby. People collect for very, very different reasons. If those reasons bring you more agony than happiness, maybe the 'hobby', has turned into a negative thing, and it may be time to rethink things for yourself. As with most things, 'balance' is very important. Just my 2 cents....

Took the words right out of my very own mouth

Your two cents are gold to me DB

 

[digitalbabe]

Hey Ash-no problem. Just been around for a few years, and see how 'it all goes down' 'Collecting' is very complex, and, can be, for better or worse, highly emotional and complex. Keep sharing your own questions, suggestions for the list, and thoughts, folks!