I took 100 DVDs to CeX and was left red-faced - it was bad advice

A bloke who flogged 50 DVDs from his personal stash to a Stoke-on-Trent pawn shop was stunned by the amount he pocketed.

Cayle Marklew was eager to discover what he could earn from his collection after visiting two branches of CeX, a high street retailer specialising in buying, selling, and trading second-hand electronics and entertainment goods with a focus on gaming.

DVDs burst onto the scene in the late 1990s, and by the early 2000s had completely replaced VHS as the preferred format for watching television series and films.

Sales of the discs reached their peak in the UK at a staggering 252 million in 2008 before revenues started to decline.

Nowadays, with streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime enabling viewers to binge-watch their beloved programmes and films whenever they fancy, many are opting for these modern alternatives to enjoy their favourite entertainment.

In response to this transformation, digital pawn shops including musicMagpie and Decluttr have sprung up as a means to secure cash for these unwanted items, whilst others head to traditional high street pawn shops to offload their media collections.

Cayle chose to investigate how much cash he could rake in by selling his old DVDs.

"How much will CeX give me for this?" he enquired in a TikTok video, showing off a bulging bag packed with DVDs of popular films and series including Twilight and Sex and the City. Cayle's footage continued as he placed two stacks of the DVDs on the shop's counter, which CeX claimed they would retail for roughly £50.

Nevertheless, Cayle pocketed merely £3.78 in return for half of the DVDs.

Stuck with the remaining 50, he revealed that particular CeX branch "wouldn't take [them] at all."

Rather than give up, he journeyed elsewhere to test his fortune at a second branch in Stafford Street, Hanley, the MEN reports.

"They're pretty on it here," he remarked. "I knew I wouldn't have any trouble with the DVDs here due to the fact CeX Stoke has an entire second floor dedicated to it."

Yet, offloading the remainder of his collection disappointingly yielded a second payment that fell short of his hopes.

"So my final result for the second voucher was £3.79 - pretty similar to what the first CeX gave me."

He wrapped up his clip by questioning: "So, about £7.20 all in one for 100 DVDs! Did I get ripped off?".

Responding to his tale, one TikTok user admitted: "For that price I'd have just kept them or given them to a charity shop."

Another purchaser revealed their triumph, commenting: "I just paid £1.50 for 30 DVDs, and looking at a further 90 for £3!".

Meanwhile, a third individual remembered: "CEX gave me £2.54 for 50 DVDs a few years ago. I was shocked and said is that it. He was going to give me them back, after I waited 10 minutes for him to take them all out of the cases. I should have said yes I want them back. I now just give them to the Charity Shop whenever I have a good clear."