I've always found Beez prices to be sketchy. Which, as much as I love Gundam 00, is why I haven't brought volume 3 yet. As much as my friend bugged me to watch Code Geass, I didn't buy it until I get could 50% off the original RRP (HMV originally sold it for £40, I got it for £20).
And on a less important note...do they have to shrink wrap the Code Geass DVDs THAT tight? Out of the 3 DVDs I've got so far, R2 Volume 1 was the only one where I didn't end up ripping the little slip of paper with the blurb etc.
I'd never buy a Beez series as a blind buy, just because they're so expensive. Code Geass was close to being a blind buy, but I'd previously read volume 1 of the manga (Had to buy it, "Holy Empire of Britannia" Sold me).
That said though, I found the Anime Legends boxsets of Gundam SEED good value.