Concluding February, beginning March
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Miaka-chan
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Ramen89 said:
I'm 38 and so I guess most people would say I should know better than to buy bootlegs! but I'm also a single parent with 3 kids who has an addiction for anime and dolls, so I tend to buy these DVDs to supplement my habit :lol:
Ramen89 said:
Well if they knew all the official varieties of Trigun released worldwide thye'd know if your purchase was one of those or not.
For instance, on Nausicaa.net they list all the regional versions of Ghibli releases so if yours isn't on the list it's probably a bootleg.
I didn't want you thinking you owned an official set of DVDs when this was, in my opinion, unlikely; I will make no comment on the ethical/moral/legal issues involved, and have no intention of upsetting you.Ramen89 said:
As to what you do have, I still think they're bootlegs. They certainly aren't the Japanese DVDs, as you originally said. I just don't believe that official DVDs sell that cheaply first hand. Even though you actually did pay a thousand times the price you mentioned (including shipping).
Paul said:
Umm, bit worried now... :?
I brought most of my anime of ebay to save cash (alto I didn't buy anything for as little as 1p, I decided those anime - all from the same seller I believe - were a little too suspicious).
Is bootlegging really that common?
Are there any ways to positively identify bootlegs?
Surely Chinese subs just means Chinese people will buy it too?
Plenty of DVDs are region free, right?
:cry: :cry: :cry:Ramadahl said:
1. Yes. Especially on eBay. 99% of the anime DVDs on there are bootlegs. So are practically all of the soundtrack CDs. Amazon marketplace is little better.
2. Yes, there are. there is an excellent FAQ about it here, basically anything Region 0, 26 episodes to 3 discs, chinese and english subtitles, "DVD" logo in any other colour than black and white is suspect.
3. Most bootlegs are produced in China or Hong Kong, hence the Chinese subs and the poor quality of the English subs (usually translated from the Chinese rather than directly from the dialogue).
4. Not all Region 0 DVDs are pirate, but many are.
Sorry, but you may well find out that your collection is mainly bootleg- and believe me, I know exactly how that feels, happened to me a while back.
I've just had a very ... painful ... evening :cry:
Thanks to Red XIII for the link, I never knew there was so much bootlegging going on, or that bootleggers went to such lengths to disguise the DVDs.
In retrospect, I guess I have been rather naive. Oh, well, another lesson learned, stick to more reputable places in the future...
Thanks to Red XIII for the link, I never knew there was so much bootlegging going on, or that bootleggers went to such lengths to disguise the DVDs.
In retrospect, I guess I have been rather naive. Oh, well, another lesson learned, stick to more reputable places in the future...
i recently bought the first two discs of RahXephon from Ebay since i've been promising them to myself for a while now, and i'm short of cash. i checked both were region 2, and that they were in their original cellophane wrapping. fortunately, that was enough for me to believe that if they are bootlegs, they are the most convincing ones i've ever seen. the disc itself, the packaging, the inlay booklet and the sellers' reputations all pointed to them being bona fide 'proper' editions - and they are excellent. however, it could all too easily have gone wrong...which is why i won't make a habit out of anime on Ebay. i might not be so lucky next time.
Well, most of the pirate sellers have several thousand positive feedback or even a "squaretrade" logo, although currently eBay does have a feedback filter active so you can easily find the negatives and neutrals. Nonetheless, I've pretty much had my fill of ebay, both as a buyer and a seller.
just to warn you, i've heard of Ebay users buying positive feedback. i'm not sure how that is done even if it's true, but it is kinda worrying. the DVDs i bought were from people who had ended up with one or two duplicates they were selling, and didn't seem to be selling in bulk. in short they were genuine non-professional sellers, but it is quite risky.
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Paul said:Incidently, the Love Hina #6 disc contains trailers for GunGrave and Full Metal Alchemist. The GG trailer is fine (even though it's just the opening animation) but the FMA trailer was a bit too cheesy for my tastes- you know the classic gruff American voice that narrates every Hollywood trailer, well, FMA has got one just like him
Is that the 'but they're not alone' trailer? The one on the official FMA site? I thought it was awesome! (I like the dub). It sort of set up the scene with slow build-up, then it kicks in with pounding orchestral music and great action scenes from the series, and ends with a BANG! I know its cheesy but I enjoyed it, different strokes for different folks, hehe.
Also it was the first I'd ever seen of the series that everyone kept talking about, I'd never seen the fansubs, so I only had that trailer and a couple of clips to go on before the Vol.1 R1 release, which I have now got. Its annoying that it'll probably take up to two years till it all gets released, even longer for the R2's :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil:
Miaka-chan
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valha said:
If they did that, they wouldn't be able to sell them!