Special Notices
1. I don't trade for money. Just the obvious one that I have to get out of the way. I don't trade for blank tapes or DVD's either.
2. I don't trade for CD's with computer video files. I do *some* file sharing yes, but don't send me a CD with video files. At that point, you're wasting your time, just send the stuff in a Google Drive!!
3. If we are doing a physical trade, I only send DVD's, and I will only accept DVD's. I no longer accept or make VHS tapes. No exceptions.
4. If an episode comes with a number code in the parenthesis, please include it. For example, this guy:
2. I don't trade for CD's with computer video files. I do *some* file sharing yes, but don't send me a CD with video files. At that point, you're wasting your time, just send the stuff in a Google Drive!!
3. If we are doing a physical trade, I only send DVD's, and I will only accept DVD's. I no longer accept or make VHS tapes. No exceptions.
4. If an episode comes with a number code in the parenthesis, please include it. For example, this guy:
- (6-27-75) Kate Jackson and Sam Melville (Finale of the ABC version of Password) [OC/CC-1/A+]
Note the part I bolded. Please include that when you pick out what you want. It'll make life so much easier for me.
5. If you don't see anything in the "My Wants" section below that you have, don't worry!! I'll take pretty much almost anything. Most anything from before 1999 I'm definitely interested in, so if all you've got are episodes of Shopping Spree (honestly if all you had were episodes of Shopping Spree that would be kind of badass), don't fret!!
6. Please do not write on my discs. I will give you the same courtesy. Thank you.
7. Did you or a relative appear on one of the game shows in my collection? Do you need a copy? No problem!! I'll be happy to make you a copy at no charge to you.
8. If you are a just a fan of a celebrity and want a free copy of a show you are not getting a free copy. No exceptions. You may get your request uploaded to YouTube but that doesn't guarantee that it will be uploaded. Too many people were wanting this, and I had to draw the line somewhere.
9. I do cross-trading (game shows for sitcoms, sitcoms for cartoons, or...) so no worries if you only have one kind of thing and want to trade for another.
10. If I am closed, there will be no waiting list for those who want to "reserve" a spot to trade with me once I open up again. No exceptions. It's not fair to everyone else if I can't even technically open up for anyone to have a shot at trading if people are going to reserve spots.
11. Always confirm my address before sending out. Twice I've had people send something to a wrong address because they assumed an address from a past trade from a few years ago was correct when it wasn't.
12. I've only just barely started doing digital trading, but if the thing on your list is a YouTube rip and you don't say it anywhere in your list, tell me. Trading for stuff ripped from YouTube to me makes sense if it's rare original broadcasts or studio masters uploaded by the contestant from the show and I didn't get the chance to download it in time, for example, but I'm not gonna trade for stuff that you downloaded off of YouTube that I can get in actual good 60fps quality from any trader out there. You'll note that I was one of the first people to offer up stuff I ripped from YouTube in my collection from trading (and like 99% of the stuff I offer that's been ripped from YouTube is rare studio masters or original broadcasts that were never in the circuit in the first place), but from the beginning I have always made sure to mention "Ripped from YouTube" in the description so people know what they are getting. There are some people that still don't do this for some reason.
5. If you don't see anything in the "My Wants" section below that you have, don't worry!! I'll take pretty much almost anything. Most anything from before 1999 I'm definitely interested in, so if all you've got are episodes of Shopping Spree (honestly if all you had were episodes of Shopping Spree that would be kind of badass), don't fret!!
6. Please do not write on my discs. I will give you the same courtesy. Thank you.
7. Did you or a relative appear on one of the game shows in my collection? Do you need a copy? No problem!! I'll be happy to make you a copy at no charge to you.
8. If you are a just a fan of a celebrity and want a free copy of a show you are not getting a free copy. No exceptions. You may get your request uploaded to YouTube but that doesn't guarantee that it will be uploaded. Too many people were wanting this, and I had to draw the line somewhere.
9. I do cross-trading (game shows for sitcoms, sitcoms for cartoons, or...) so no worries if you only have one kind of thing and want to trade for another.
10. If I am closed, there will be no waiting list for those who want to "reserve" a spot to trade with me once I open up again. No exceptions. It's not fair to everyone else if I can't even technically open up for anyone to have a shot at trading if people are going to reserve spots.
11. Always confirm my address before sending out. Twice I've had people send something to a wrong address because they assumed an address from a past trade from a few years ago was correct when it wasn't.
12. I've only just barely started doing digital trading, but if the thing on your list is a YouTube rip and you don't say it anywhere in your list, tell me. Trading for stuff ripped from YouTube to me makes sense if it's rare original broadcasts or studio masters uploaded by the contestant from the show and I didn't get the chance to download it in time, for example, but I'm not gonna trade for stuff that you downloaded off of YouTube that I can get in actual good 60fps quality from any trader out there. You'll note that I was one of the first people to offer up stuff I ripped from YouTube in my collection from trading (and like 99% of the stuff I offer that's been ripped from YouTube is rare studio masters or original broadcasts that were never in the circuit in the first place), but from the beginning I have always made sure to mention "Ripped from YouTube" in the description so people know what they are getting. There are some people that still don't do this for some reason.
My Wants (Game Shows)
- Card Sharks - I've become strangely attached to the Bob Eubanks version of this show.
- The Dating Game - Anything from the Jim Lange runs I don't have, but ABC daytime and primetime episodes get priority.
- Double Dare (Summers) - Any episodes of any versions of the Marc Summers era of the show that are not available on Paramount+.
- Family Feud - Day Five of the Wrestlers vs. Bodybuilders special from 1992.
- The Hollywood Squares - Anything from Peter Marshall's version that I don't have, but daytime episodes would be nice. Also looking for the episode with Paul Lynde's "full speed ahead!!" zinger.
- I've Got a Secret - Anything from the 1972-73 series that I don't have. Tragically this will likely be an impossibility because the only three episodes that I don't have are the ones that are also missing from Fremantle's archives, but hey, you never know.
- Tattletales - any episodes of the show that I don't have. Original broadcasts are also welcome, as are episodes from 1978, and episodes from the nighttime run.
- What's My Line? - Pretty much anything from the Bruner/Blyden syndie run that I don't have. A HUGE want is Walt Frazier's appearance as the Mystery Guest in an episode from 1970. Another big want is Donald Pleasance's episode as the Mystery Guest from 1971. Other Mystery Guest appearances from the syndicated run that I'm really looking for are: Bert Convy, Peter Falk, Howard Cosell, Aretha Franklin, Jose Feliciano, Orson Bean, Marty Allen, Julie Newmar, Jack Albertson, Jimmy the Greek, Steve Allen, Nanette Fabray, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and, like I said, any others that I don't have.
- Christmas episodes of most any game show.
My "To Tell the Truth" Wants
Though I'm pretty much looking for anything I don't have, if you have any of these episodes, they'll be a priority:
- Duncan Hines' appearance in 1957.
- Brian Hyland's appearance in 1960.
- The Fabulous Moolah's appearance in 1961.
- Bob McGrath's appearance in 1966.
- Episodes featuring Jim Backus, Art James, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Q. Lewis, Johnny Carson, Dorothy Kilgallen, Sam Levenson, and Garry Moore on the panel during Collyer's run.
- Episodes featuring Robert Q. Lewis, Gene Rayburn, Tom Poston, and Merv Griffin sub-hosting during Collyer's run.
- Color daytime and nighttime episodes of Bud Collyer's run.
- Episodes with the new set of the Collyer version from 1968, especially with Bert Convy on the panel.
- Anything from the Moore/Garagiola run that I don’t have. Some big ones from this era I'm especially looking for are the “My name’s the same as his” episode, episodes with Allen Ludden as a panelist, episodes with Tom Kennedy as a panelist, episodes with Charles Nelson Reilly as a panelist, any episodes from the first season (if they ever turn up), studio master episodes, amongst all others that I don't have. If you have it and I don't, guaranteed I'm interested. This is my favorite version of the show. Also if you have any of the episodes that have aired on BUZZR, I'm only taking them if you have full weeks (or at least every episode from a certain week BUZZR has aired) just to make my life easier so I'm not like "OK I need the Thursday episode from week 163 and the Monday and Wednesday episodes from week 167" because that's just gonna be Headache City for me. But also if BUZZR randomly skips an episode from that week, then it can't be helped. But I'd like to get these things as complete as I can.
- The other Richard Kline pilot.
- Episodes from the 1990 run featuring Monty Hall or Richard Moll.
- Original broadcasts of the Collyer/Moore/Garagiola/Ward/and 1990 versions.
My Non-Game Show Wants
- Holiday Specials with commercials, whether they're from the original broadcast or reruns from say, 1997 on ABC or something. Especially Christmas specials.
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades from before 2000, with commercials.
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve specials from before 2000, with commercials.
- Episodes of The Wonder Years with the original commercials.
- Episodes of Crazy Like a Fox with the original commercials.
- Otherwise most non-game show stuff that I don't have that's original broadcast with commercials I assure you I'm probably interested in as well.