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. Some popular media players for computer are VLC​ and Elmedia. 

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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 add anything to the contents of the drive from a Mac.​

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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 be a portable external which powers up when it is connected to your computer.

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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've happily done all the work in gathering 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.​

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What payments do you accept?

Online payments are done by pay-pal. You can use credit cards or your own pay-pal account for payment. You are totally protected, you know how good Pay-Pal is. If you'd like to make a money order payment by regular mail, email theswanage@yahoo.com and request simple instructions and a PDF printable order form.

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Telephone?
There was a phone number available a while back, but frankly, too many crazy calls were coming in, and at all hours. Instead, email at theswanage@yahoo.com, or snail mail at S. Gallo/The Swanage, PO Box 49675, Cookeville, TN 38506.

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Again, THE SWANAGE has been a trusted seller for over 30 years!

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Why is The Swanage closing after July 2025?
Just basic life stuff, things are really busy, and after selling movie collections in various forms for the past 30+ years, it's just time. I can't thank enough all the good people who have purchased! And I am happy to say in all that time, not a single complaint. 

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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 returned drives. But all are sent out tested first, while still new. 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.

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The cost of every drive includes priority postage and insurance, and is shipped very safely. No lousy packing, guaranteed. 

 

USA orders only, apologies for any inconvenience.

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Getting the most of your drive!​

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 the USB stick 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.

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