DVD Borrowing site... right here

I've started work on a DVD borrowing site, for lack of a better term. I've gotten quite a few DVD's since I've been working... all as part of my plan to stop going to theaters. I'm guessing that many people feel like I do... lack of atmosphere in the theater, lack of quality movies, high prices for tickets, concessions, etc. So, for those people who I know, or those people who I may come to trust later, I'm trying to put together a small site where people we know can get together and put their DVD collections online.

The main purpose of the site is really to let me lend my DVD's to people without them having to actually make it to the apartment to check them all out. I don't really know who will want to use this, so I'm not trying to make it commercial. However, I'd be happy if a few friends signed up and tried it out for a while. I think it could be a nice thing.

Ideally, it will be an easy method for people to see what I've got and for me to either hand it to them in person the next time I see them (if that's an option) or just mail it to them. I think that DVD mailers are inexpensive enough to buy in (semi) bulk and just mail them back and forth. Instead of paying 3-4 bucks at blockbuster, spend 37 cents or so to get a DVD you can enjoy that may not have been at blockbuster in the first place.

If you sign up you have the option of sharing your DVD's with people you know. The ability to share with a limited number of users is the only part I haven't set up yet... the grouping of people who are authorized to view your DVD collections. It should just be a matter of adding a table linking a userID to a CollectionID though. After that, the process should stay the same.

Here's how I see this whole thing working (and if you've got comments, feel free to share them).

1. First, you sign up and create a username.
2. If you want to share, You list all your DVD's, entering the basics about your movies (and I hope to speed up this process by, possibly, sending a cheapie USB UPC reader to whoever wants to scan a collection quickly. After all, that's the most time consuming part.
3. Whenever you like, browse through the different collections of DVD's. If you find one you like, click on the link to 'ask to borrow' or some such text.
4. This will send an e-mail to the person who owns the DVD, who can either accept or reject the proposal (this may be removed in favor of only allowing viewing to those who are pre-authorized to auto-accept requests).
5. Owner mails/hands-off the DVD, borrower receives, watches, returns within a decent amount of time 1-3 weeks seems reasonable. In the meantime, e-mail reminders may go out to tell the person not to be delinquent.

In addition to those great benefits, I wanted a project to freshen up on my web skills. I've not had an opportunity at work to develop using web technologies, which is definitely ok since I'm learning .NET, but I want to keep learning and refreshing my web skills.