The "Where do I buy..." Thread

[Xiao Feng]

Originally Posted by Potatochobit

here

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DSTD-2573

thanks, i love you men =)

[Satsume]

Originally Posted by Catgirls

Hi ya.

Both those places are legitimate. DVD Planet/Digital Eyes is more reliable and less problematic than Deep Discount DVD. I have used DVD Planet/Digital Eyes a lot ... both buying and reselling old anime DVDs. No problem at all. Another on-line site to consider is DVDPacific.com. Here's their price for what you're looking for:

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Complete

Members Price: $50.78
Retail Price: $89.98 Members Save: $39.20 ( 43% )

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I have used DVDPacific.com quite a bit. They are very reliable and rather cheap. Hope that helps. Cheers.

Wow, thanks! The DVD Pacific link says that it's the "thin pack" collection, but I'm looking for the full Platinum boxset, with the extras. The preview image is the same on Deep Discount DVD and DVD Planet/Digital Eyes though.. so I'm having a little trouble distinguishing! And none of the sites go into much detail, so.. this might be stupid, but how do you tell the two Platinums apart?

[Catgirls]

Originally Posted by Satsume

so I'm having a little trouble distinguishing! And none of the sites go into much detail, so.. this might be stupid, but how do you tell the two Platinums apart?

Well, it's actually rather easy: there is no other complete "Platinum" box-set. The only complete box-set of Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum is the thinpak version. That's it for now (or so it seems to me).

All the links you have are to the thinpak collection (you can tell by the retail price). If you check the ADV web site -- http://www.advfilms.com/CatalogFilms...es.asp?ID=2021 -- what they have released so far, for the Platinum edition, is:

- Volume 1 + Box



- Volumes 2-7 separate (that all fit into the above box)

- Complete Collection (thinpak)



If you want something else besides the thinpak collection, you'll need to collect all the separate DVDs along with the Volume 1 + Box release. I believe that's it so far. ADV might put out another complete box-set that is a non-thinkpak version later on, but I don't see anything official yet.

In the non-Platinum release, ADV is selling this:

- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Perfect Collection



That is a non-thinpak box-set, but it isn't the Platinum release. Hope some of that helps. Cheers.

[Satsume]

Ah, I see. Some images featured the first box and some the other. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

[Sailor Chibimoon]

I know St. Tail has been out a while, but I haven't seen it anywhere for sale. Does anyone know who might carry the series? I've tried Best Buy, Fry's and bunch of other stores that sell DVD's. Hope someone can help = )

[xris]

Originally Posted by Sailor Chibimoon

I know St. Tail has been out a while, but I haven't seen it anywhere for sale. Does anyone know who might carry the series? I've tried Best Buy, Fry's and bunch of other stores that sell DVD's. Hope someone can help = )

Try DVDPacific, they have some of the DVDs in stock and will order the others.

Here's the list of the six DVDs, Saint Tail

[Busaiku Chama]

Anyone know how reliable DVDEmpire is (ran a search in the topic and didn't get anything)?
The prices seem to be pretty cheap compared to other sites and seems to have Free Shipping on many of the items.
So would it be wise to order DVDs from there?

[bayoab]

Originally Posted by Busaiku Chama

Anyone know how reliable DVDEmpire is (ran a search in the topic and didn't get anything)?
The prices seem to be pretty cheap compared to other sites and seems to have Free Shipping on many of the items.
So would it be wise to order DVDs from there?

I've gotten one thing from them. They were okay. Their prices aren't that good overall... Wasn't a bad experience but wasn't a really positive one because I had trouble with their servers.

[Busaiku Chama]

I might not have looked hard enough so sorry if I'm just asking a question that's already been asked.

Would anyone happen to know any sites/stores that sell a Region 2 DVD player for a relatively low price (in North America)?
Thanks for the help.

[Madlax26]

Oh hey guys what's up? I wanted to know is it safe to shop from DVD Pacific. I heard they were hacked not too long ago. Thanks.

[xris]

Originally Posted by Madlax26

Oh hey guys what's up? I wanted to know is it safe to shop from DVD Pacific. I heard they were hacked not too long ago. Thanks.

I've been ordering from them for about 2 years now (on average one DVD order per week) and I haven't had any problems with the orders, deliveries, payments, no problems with anything really. There was a problem about (?) a year ago (as you say) but I didn't have any issues. I think GHDpro mentioned something about this but I can't remember if he actually had any problems or not.

If you preorder, they usually ship 1 to 2 weeks before the release date (so you get it well before the official street date). I have the DVDs shipped via surface mail to the U.K. and it still only takes 6 to 10 days for delivery (makes delivery nice and cheap).

[rooboy]

I've ordered from DVDPacific for about a year now (I make one combined order a month for the next month's releases). If they got hacked it hasn't affected me. They are generally the cheapest (occasionally I can find something on Ebay that's cheaper - but only if it's used, and it's usually not worth the effort of digging through the bootlegs), shipping is reasonable, and (the best part) as Xris noted, they usually ship out stuff two weeks early if you preordered - meaning even with shipping time you usually get the item before the street date. I live in Texas and it takes (on average) 2-4 days to have it arrive at my house.

[Midori_Shinz™]

Hey!
I was wondering if anyone from the UK can help me out!
Where can you buy those DVD's from? Is there any shops that sell them?
I know you can order them online but im iffy about all that.
Thanks!
xx

[Ryuu-Odjn]

Beez are selling the Mai-Hime dvds in europe R2 and volume 1 is out now. Beez aren't quite the greatest at getting the things out though (volume 2 was supposed to be released in August and is constant put back). You could try your local HMV or Virgin to see if they have it. The Edinburgh shops didn't have them so it may be better getting them online.

For JP Region 2 Mai-Hime or for Mai-Otome (which isn't licensed yet), sites like Amazon.jp and CDJapan can sell them

[Madlax26]

Oh hey i was recently looking around AnimeCastle, and noticed that they sell a decent amount of imported anime Soundtracks for example naruto ost vol 1 for $ 9.99 does anyone here know if there legitimate, because i really don't believe they are but i'm not entirely sure does anyone know anything about this Thanks.

[xris]

The indications are that AnimeCastle sell bootleg CDs. For example, the Naruto soundtrack is produced by Miya Records, and a Goolge search seems to be implying they are "A record company based in Taiwan that releases high-quality, but unlicensed (bootleg), popular Japanese music. Recognizable by their lack of credits to the original copyright holder, and the 'Made In Taiwan' notation".

If you search these forums (for "animecastle") you can see a few other replies along the same lines.

Note: I've never purchased anything from them so this is only from what I can find here and via Google.

[Madlax26]

Thanks Xris. Are there any American Stores that sell legitimate Imported Japanese Anime Soundtracks?

[xris]

I've never used them but Anime Corner Store does sell legal CD imports as well as lots of other anime related goodies. They do seem a bit on the expensive side (but then they are legal imports after all).

[Madlax26]

I'm Not Sure If this has been asked Before, But i wanted to know before i shop with them Does Dvd pacific sell only Legitimate Products Because There Store looks very Good , and i just want to make sure that i'm buying only legitimately licensed products from them.

[xris]

Originally Posted by Madlax26

I'm Not Sure If this has been asked Before, But i wanted to know before i shop with them Does Dvd pacific sell only Legitimate Products Because There Store looks very Good , and i just want to make sure that i'm buying only legitimately licensed products from them.

I've never seen them sell anything apart from legal products. In other words, yes they only sell legal goods.