Citations:pre-viewed

Adjective: "(euphemistic, of a VHS cassette, DVD, etc.) previously viewed; used"

 * 1985 — Tony Seideman, "Low-Price Titles in Demand At Three-Day Applause Sale", Billboard, 7 December 1985:
 * Ads mentioned "pre-viewed" movies as low as $9.95. "People knew they were used," says Shackman. "That was very clear."
 * 1999 — Personal Computer Magazine, Volume 18, Issues 19-22, page 269:
 * The DVD section is huge, and cheap pre-viewed videos are also available.
 * 2000 — MicroTimes Magazine, 29 August 2000, page 81:
 * If you're willing to wait a few months, you can usually get an excellent "pre-viewed" copy of a movie for as little as $6 from many video stores.
 * 2001 — Michelle Singletary, "A Penny Saved Is... Well, It's A Penny Saved", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 30 July 2001:
 * Linda Harris of Reston, Va., found a way to cut what it costs to buy videos. "Purchase pre-viewed movies from a video store," she recommends. Harris said she saves as much as half the cost of a new video. For example, she bought a pre-viewed movie, Dinosaur, for $6.99. The original cost $19.99.
 * 2002 — Jenni Smith, "Firm rakes in campaign yard sign, banner requests", Dallas Morning News, 6 October 2002:
 * Its label customers include Blockbuster, Pier 1 and Pilgrim's Pride. "An example of our work is when you look at the pre-viewed movies at Blockbuster, there's a big red price sticker," Mr. Cooper said. "We made that."
 * 2003 — Christopher Symington, "Holiday time is showtime", Record-Journal, 29 December 2003:
 * They watch movies in theaters and, if they're good enough, they'll rent them when they come out and — if they're still good — they'll buy them on pre-viewed DVD after that.
 * 2005 — Zach Borden, "Scared students watch movies the old way", The Michigan Daily, 7 November 2005:
 * "I'd rather just go to Hollywood Video or Blockbuster and purchase pre-viewed DVDs," he said.
 * 2006 — Vicki J. Kuyper, 101 Ways to be a Great Mom, Dalmatian Press (2006), ISBN 9781403784667, page 66:
 * Pick up a few child-friendly videos or DVDs from the pre-viewed sale section of your local video store to be viewed only when your children are ill.
 * 2007 — "Extended foreign version of 'Protector' in DVD set, 'Hollywoodland,' 'Flags' released", The Washington Times, 8 February 2007:
 * New and pre-viewed DVDs of all three of those New Concorde Entertainment dinosaur fright films are currently available via Amazon.com.
 * 2008 — Mark J. Davis, The Teacher's Guide to Copyright, BuzzGig, LLC (2008), ISBN 9780615251561, pages 39-40:
 * Once Blockbuster buys a DVD from the movie studio, the "first sale" occurs. Video stores may then rent those movies several times to recoup their high price before selling "pre-viewed" items to the public.
 * 2010 — "Avoid holiday hangover: debt", Miami Herald, 26 November 2010:
 * "I got a white ceramic popcorn bowl from Crate & Barrel at Goodwill for $2 and stuffed it with candy bars, on sale at Walgreens, popcorn, buy-one-get-one-free at Publix . . . three pre-viewed movies for $20 at Blockbuster," she said.