VIDEO STORY: Blockbuster of a sale on DVDs, more

Taken, World War Z, Iron Man, After Earth, Olympus Has Fallen, Warm Bodies, Flight.

Maricopa resident Rovetta Perdue got all those movies – and was still looking for more – at the Maricopa Blockbuster’s closing sale Friday morning.

And she planned to come back for more.

“Once I make sure what I don’t have, I’ll come back and look around again, make sure I got what I need,” she said.

The Maricopa Blockbuster on John Wayne Parkway near Smith-Enke Road closed Saturday after DISH Network Corporation, which owns the company, announced it planned to close all its retail stores. The store reopened today to sell inventory, and will remain open for that purpose only until Jan. 10.

Perdue was among around two dozen shoppers browsing the store’s selection. She said she loved the prices so far. 

Signs on the front of the store advertised that all previously viewed DVD’s were $9.99 or less, and everything was 10 to 30 percent off original prices.

“And I’m sure they’re going to get cheaper the further into this they get, so I’ll be checking back constantly,” Perdue said. “I don’t have the Fast (and the Furious) series, so I want to pick all of those up.”

Another shopper, Rebecca Salomon, has been a member at Blockbuster since Day One. She said she would have to look into using Netflix or another online service now.

“I’m sorry they’re closing,” she said. “We were here twice a week.”

She was shopping for movies for her grandson. So far, she had picked up a copy of Yogi Bear, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Monsters vs. Aliens.

Jorge Hernandez was browsing a selection of movie cards – cards a little bit bigger than a postcard with movie posters on them. He had a huge handful of cards he planned to put in a movie strip in his home theater.

He found posters for a few of his favorites, Harry Potter and Avatar, and picked up The Notebook for his wife. He was looking for some classics like Indiana Jones and Back to the Future.

“I’m an 80s guy,” he said. “I was raised in the 80s.”