ABOUT & FAQ
THE SWANAGE emerged from the longtime video website "Rare Movies Worldwide," where we'd offer DVD-R movies at a discounted price. After many years, we decided to close up Rare Movies Worldwide, as more and more fans preferred going digital. So we decided to give great deals on giant collections of movies that are pre-loaded onto external hard drives, that you connect to your computer via a USB cord.
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THE SWANAGE is run by myself (Steve, who runs the website) and my biz partner Michael. We started Rare Movies Worldwide years ago as movie fans simply looking to give a decent deal to fellow fans. With the external hard drives, we think you'll agree that the value is pretty incredible, as the drives can hold thousands of high-quality movies. (And yes, we chose "THE SWANAGE" simply because we are huge fans of "Phantom of the Paradise.") And as stated on the home page, we are indeed on ebay as 'THE SWANAGE" and you can see we have over 1800 positive feedbacks (100% rating) and are trusted sellers. (I pretty much run the ebay account.)
Below is a FAQ that hopefully answers any questions you may have, You can also always get in touch via email at theswanage@yahoo.com.
What kind of movie files are on the drives?
The movie files on the external hard drives we offer are all common files, such as MKV, AVI and MP4. They play on all common computer media players. We use the VLC player and the Elmedia Video Player most often ourselves but there are many more.
Will the movies play on both PC and Mac?
Yes. However, the external drive will be formatted for PC, so while you can definitely play the movies on a Mac, you couldn't make changes to the contents of the drive.
Are any films repeated on different drives?
No.
What exactly will arrive?
You'll receive your ordered brand-new external hard drive (only used to add the movies) full of the collection you wanted. The drive will either be a portable external which powers up when it is connected to your computer via the included USB cord, or a larger external you have to plug into an outlet (power cord also included).
What are the sources and how's the quality?
The sources for the films can be from anywhere and everywhere, online, webrips, DVD or blu-ray rips, etc., all collected for you. We do all the work in gethering the films! The quality is usually very nice, high-res files, and sometimes of course if a film is especially rare or scarce, the quality may be less but even that can be good, giving a true grindhouse feel. We feel it's better to include a scarce film with lesser quality than not include it at all. We find the best quality we can with every movie.
What payments do you accept, and do you take snail mail payments?
Online and snail mail (money orders). Online payments are done by pay-pal. You can use credit cards or your own pay-pal account for payment. Snail mail payments are also accepted. To order by snail mail, just make a money order (money orders only) payment for the appropriate amount to Steve Gallo and mail to S. Gallo/The Swanage, PO Box 49675, Cookeville, TN 38506. Mail is checked at the box once a week. Keep your money order receipt!
Telephone?
There will be an upcoming hotline, but for now, email at theswanage@yahoo.com, or snail mail at S. Gallo/The Swanage, PO Box 49675, Cookeville, TN 38506.
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More info - every drive has an ID mark on it so we know it's for you, or from you if there's a problem. We do not offer refunds, but we will replace bad drives. In all these many years, we haven't sent out a single bad drive, but we're ready if there's a first time. Contact us with any problems - we have a great rep and will work with you.
The cost of every drive includes priority postage and insurance, and is shipped very safely.
USA orders only for now, apologies for any inconvenience.
To get the very most of your drive, please remember that it is primarily a storage device. While you can run movies right off of it after you connect to your computer, we highly recommend you copy the movie/movies you want to watch to your computer first. Just drag and drop any movie into your computer. This way, you use the drive itself as little as possible. That's good health for the drive! And again, you can also copy to a USB stick, and watch the movies off that through a USB port on your TV or DVD/Blu player. Keep in mind though, if you plan to watch on a TV, the bigger the TV, the more any flaws and imperfections in the film quality will show. What may look great on a computer screen or a regular-sized TV, may not look as great on a giant mega-sized screen. This is why we stress the drives are mainly for computer viewing.