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I've been sifting through eBay this morning looking for some new DVDs. Particularly, CSI, Buffy, Angel and The X-Files.
And I've come across these "Asian" versions which compared to their UK counterparts are like a million times cheaper. I mean, like I can get five box sets for the price of 1 UK one!!
Anyways, what I wanna know is are they exactly the same as the R2/R1 versions just with Jap writing on the box?
And I've come across these "Asian" versions which compared to their UK counterparts are like a million times cheaper. I mean, like I can get five box sets for the price of 1 UK one!!
Anyways, what I wanna know is are they exactly the same as the R2/R1 versions just with Jap writing on the box?
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I emailed someone who bought from this dude and they've just replied...
"Nic,
Yes they are genuine copies, and they are all sealed properly. The only
thing you may not like is that because they are from that part of the
world
the box sets themselves are bigger than the ones you get here, and
there is
oriental writing on it rather than English/American. Not a problem
unless
you're collecting to match something you already have.
He was very quick to get them out to me as well (I paid using Paypal)."
*****
Exxxcellent.
"Nic,
Yes they are genuine copies, and they are all sealed properly. The only
thing you may not like is that because they are from that part of the
world
the box sets themselves are bigger than the ones you get here, and
there is
oriental writing on it rather than English/American. Not a problem
unless
you're collecting to match something you already have.
He was very quick to get them out to me as well (I paid using Paypal)."
*****
Exxxcellent.
Well if you have none of the Buffy seasons then maybe hold off until the whole set comes out. Suppose to be in a coffin packaging and include all 7 seasons for around £140-150.
From the photos you can't tell what sort of packaging they are. Are they just a single case with the discs in or are they the big card board box type packaging you get with the UK/US boxsets.
Might be wise to just order one to see what there like before committing yourself to a load of them.
From the photos you can't tell what sort of packaging they are. Are they just a single case with the discs in or are they the big card board box type packaging you get with the UK/US boxsets.
Might be wise to just order one to see what there like before committing yourself to a load of them.
Be warned that if you pay over £18 for anything being shipped from abroad, you will be liable for import duty.
Also, I bought an official Asian DVD the other day, and it even has english menus (as well as asain ones).
Also, I bought an official Asian DVD the other day, and it even has english menus (as well as asain ones).
Where did you get it from? Was it mega cheap like the eBay DVDs?
CDWOW, it was Hellboy for £8.91 (it's £9.99 on their site but I had a £1 discount and saved the other 8p by paying in Euros as opposed to Pounds). So yea, pretty damn good value for money.
I got Deep Space Nine Series 7 Asian version from ebay and paid about £20 inc P&P. It was genuine, I just had to make sure I set it to "English" when I started the DVD.
The guy just emailed me back and said that they are definitely authentic DVD's. He was referring to the Simpsons Box Set though, so I can't vouch for the others.
Jonathan Nash wrote:
> I got Deep Space Nine Series 7 Asian version from ebay and paid about
> £20 inc P&P. It was genuine, I just had to make sure I set
> it to "English" when I started the DVD.
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I would buy the Star Trek ones but I already have some of the UK versions, and it'd just look stupid with half Asian digipaks and half the UK uber cool LCARS boxes.
> I got Deep Space Nine Series 7 Asian version from ebay and paid about
> £20 inc P&P. It was genuine, I just had to make sure I set
> it to "English" when I started the DVD.
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I would buy the Star Trek ones but I already have some of the UK versions, and it'd just look stupid with half Asian digipaks and half the UK uber cool LCARS boxes.
It looks stupid along with my English versions of Series 2, 5 and 6, I agree, but I'm a pauper. I can barely afford to shine my shoes, let alone pay full price for all of my geeky treasures.
"Special Asian Edition" = Pirate
They take the US region 1 version, copy it and the packaging, resell. A new tactic some sellers are trying is to say the DVDs are region 1, when they are in fact multiregion. Asian DVD's should be R2 or R3, if they aren't, and it's not some obscure release, then it's a copy. I've seen the CSI Miami Asian Edition and it is very very poor - DVD's look like VHS quality and some episodes do not even play at all, others skip. The discs are burned at really high speeds on lowest quality discs (maximise profit), hence why they are crap.
A very small number of titles on eBay are genuine when they are sourced from Asian sellers, and inceasingly UK/US sellers 'cause people buy them to resell.
Film companies in the US and UK have both recently warned eBay to clean up it's act, and the government has signalled it will be really cracking down on pirate copies pretty soon, including tighter customs. If you get unlucky HM Customs can seize what they suspect is pirated material - one of my mates had £120 worth of pirate DVD's seized by Customs two weeks ago and he's been told they will be destroyed. First time I've heard of it happening but...
monkey_man wrote:
> You're supporting terrorism!!!!11111163879120498
Well whoever is making them can produce loads of them, with uptodate titles, proper printing, and sell them worldwide. If you have that amount of legal finance then you'd run a legal business, but this is illegal business on a massive scale. You can't put the profits through normal accounts because then you pay tax, and then someone wants to know where the monet comes from and you don't show the tax people around your illegal DVD business do you? Maybe not terrorism, but I'd bet some of the cash is going to something illegal.
They take the US region 1 version, copy it and the packaging, resell. A new tactic some sellers are trying is to say the DVDs are region 1, when they are in fact multiregion. Asian DVD's should be R2 or R3, if they aren't, and it's not some obscure release, then it's a copy. I've seen the CSI Miami Asian Edition and it is very very poor - DVD's look like VHS quality and some episodes do not even play at all, others skip. The discs are burned at really high speeds on lowest quality discs (maximise profit), hence why they are crap.
A very small number of titles on eBay are genuine when they are sourced from Asian sellers, and inceasingly UK/US sellers 'cause people buy them to resell.
Film companies in the US and UK have both recently warned eBay to clean up it's act, and the government has signalled it will be really cracking down on pirate copies pretty soon, including tighter customs. If you get unlucky HM Customs can seize what they suspect is pirated material - one of my mates had £120 worth of pirate DVD's seized by Customs two weeks ago and he's been told they will be destroyed. First time I've heard of it happening but...
monkey_man wrote:
> You're supporting terrorism!!!!11111163879120498
Well whoever is making them can produce loads of them, with uptodate titles, proper printing, and sell them worldwide. If you have that amount of legal finance then you'd run a legal business, but this is illegal business on a massive scale. You can't put the profits through normal accounts because then you pay tax, and then someone wants to know where the monet comes from and you don't show the tax people around your illegal DVD business do you? Maybe not terrorism, but I'd bet some of the cash is going to something illegal.
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