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Last post by DeletedUser496 29 Apr 2010 23:00
There's someone on eBay selling a Hurricane Polymar CD for 3.99, but it also says on the auction's listing that there are more than 10 available, and I'm worrying that this won't be legit and might be a bootleg or CD-R or something, because of how in-expensive it is. Is it a good idea to buy it? It says the seller is located in Hong Kong too.
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 28 Apr 2010 21:28
Hi all!
A link to the auction would be useful. Without that, I'm afraid I can't help you.
James
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 28 Apr 2010 22:23
Hi all!
Well, they did leave that sufficiently vague, didn't they? The picture shown is indeed the cover of the Hurricane Polymer BGM Collection CD. Assuming that the picture is the cover of the actual disc being sold, it is likely a bootleg, since the legal release would have the Nippon Columbia logo in the upper right corner, like this:
Hurricane Polymer BGM Collection CD
If it's like the standard Hong Kong bootleg CDs I've seen, the quality of the bootlegs are almost indistinguishable from the legal releases. At that point it becomes more an ethics question as to whether or not you want to purchase a bootleg of something or spend more to buy the legal release (Or possibly not get it at all because of the cost or lack of availability of the legal release). That decision is, of course, up to you.
As far as the seller goes, his overall feedback rating is fairly good, with numerous positive comments about his CDs, which also makes me suspect that they're bootlegs and not CD-Rs. So, I would figure that you wouldn't be likely to have trouble purchasing from him.
I hope this helps!
James
DeletedUser496
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posted 28 Apr 2010 22:46
Yeah, you may be right. I think I'll pass and wait until somebody else is selling it.
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 29 Apr 2010 11:30
Hi all!
Of course, you could always order the legal release through Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Polymer-Japanimation/dp/B0002ONZVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1272565222&sr=8-1
Or from CD Japan:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=COCC-72068
Or from Fujisan.com:
http://www.fujisan.com/control/product/~product_id=1281717426
Or win an auction for a used copy on Yahoo! Japan Auctions:
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g89757367
So, there are options if you want to pursue them.
James
DeletedUser496
Forum Legend
posted 29 Apr 2010 23:00
Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all! Of course, you could always order the legal release through Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Polymer-Japanimation/dp/B0002ONZVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1272565222&sr=8-1 Or from CD Japan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=COCC-72068 Or from Fujisan.com: http://www.fujisan.com/control/product/~product_id=1281717426 Or win an auction for a used copy on Yahoo! Japan Auctions: http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g89757367 So, there are options if you want to pursue them. JamesThanks for the links!!!
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