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Sites for Purchasing DVDs

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  • #52
    Besprechen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Besprechen


    Dudess wrote:
    Anyone know whether 101cd.com is reliable?

    yes, ordered a few from there before but not especially fast


  • #53
    J.R.HARTLEY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,792 ✭✭✭J.R.HARTLEY


    www.deepdiscountdvd.com
    is good for turining up cheap box sets


  • #54
    Running Bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    Anyone know if dvdsoon.com is alright of late. There were problems a while back as mentioned earlier in this threas but I was just wondering if the problems have been sorted. Failing that does anyone know anywhere reliable that does good prices on criterions? dvdsoon seems my best bet so far if its trustworthy.


  • #55
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    Babybing wrote:
    Failing that does anyone know anywhere reliable that does good prices on criterions?

    I get my Criterions off PlayUSA or Amazon.com Marketplace.


  • #56
    Running Bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    nlgbbbblth wrote:
    I get my Criterions off PlayUSA or Amazon.com Marketplace.

    Never even knew play had a US site:p Thats very handy. Still the prices for the dvds im lookin for are still a bit north of the dvdsoon price:(


  • #57
    garred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭garred


    Cd-wow have a criterion section. With the discount link and vouchers it may be of value.


  • #58
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Playusa delivery time is very slow compared to play.com and amazon.com :(


  • #59
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    PlayUSA have four currencies to choose from.

    US dollars or sterling are best to go for. Choosing the euro option is more expensive.

    They ship all items separately (like their UK site) which means there is very little risk of being caught for import duty.

    Delivery time tends to be 7 - 10 days which isn't too bad. Some items have arrived in 5 days.

    Amazon.com is faster but its shipping prices are high.

    Amazon Marketplace is good but the default shipping per item ($5.49 for CDs) even if you purchase items from the same retailer at the same time is annoying.

    Lots of horror stories on UK forums about DVD Soon.


  • #60
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    DVD soon? Run for the hills! http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/creative/reviews/dvdsoon.php


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  • #61
    Running Bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    Bond-007 wrote:
    http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/creative/reviews/dvdsoon.php


    Well thats out the window.:( I checked cdwow they dont have it. Its the Carnival of Souls(1962) criterion dvd. I know I could get it of Ebay but I dont want to go down that route.


  • #62
    garred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭garred


    Was going to order off DVDSoon again (I too was stung by the crap last year). They are under new mgt so will give them a try with a "small order".

    Carnival Of Souls 27 dollars from dvdpacific
    http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=1737

    Although if you go with standard postage prepare to wait about 3-4 weeks.


  • #63
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    Babybing wrote:
    Its the Carnival of Souls(1962) criterion dvd.

    I have it on VHS. Great movie.


  • #64
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭robo


    garred wrote:
    Was going to order off DVDSoon again (I too was stung by the crap last year). They are under new mgt so will give them a try with a "small order".

    Carnival Of Souls 27 dollars from dvdpacific
    http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=1737

    Although if you go with standard postage prepare to wait about 3-4 weeks.


    Hi guys, I don't wanna double post but I think that it is worth linking to my issues with DVDSoon in the Consumer Issues forum. So beware, and don't use them anymore!


  • #65
    berengar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭berengar


    Also , Play.com arent so good anymore , as I said in the consumer issues
    forum they wont allow one to order in Sterling with a non UK address.

    So its extra money (in essence a delivery charge) for DVDs outside the UK
    as you must pay in Euro and its always about €2 extra then the STG converted.


  • #66
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I have now stopped ordering from play.com and switched to sendit.com . Play are going to be really hurt by this move which is similar to shooting yourself in the foot.


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  • #67
    quazzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭quazzy


    Bond-007 wrote:
    I have now stopped ordering from play.com and switched to sendit.com . Play are going to be really hurt by this move which is similar to shooting yourself in the foot.
    I second the motion.

    I think cdwow are pretty reasonable for DVDs so I'll give them a shot also.


  • #68
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    The new policy of Play.com is most unwelcome.

    Sendit are good with helpful customer service. However they do not do books or CDs like Play did.

    Amazon.co.uk are getting a lot more business from me lately. Everything is shipped via An Post so stuff arrives within two days and they try and box everything together. I don't mind paying for postage given the speed of delivery.
    While I can understand why Play send everything separately I prefer to get one big box as opposed to ten packages - given that everything goes to my work address.


  • #69
    MOTHERTRUCKER
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭MOTHERTRUCKER


    I just bought "The Sopranos Season 1 2 3 4 5 6" on www.ebay.cn in china for 20 Euro. postage and pack cost me 24 Euro. Still a hell of a lot cheaper than irish prices. All dvds are Original and work on Multiregion R1 and R2.
    The seller was a Powerseller with 99% feedback. Only accepted bank transfer.
    And it only took 6 working days to deliver.
    24 Dvds altogether in this boxset.


  • #70
    quazzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭quazzy


    MOTHERTRUCKER wrote:
    I just bought "The Sopranos Season 1 2 3 4 5 6" on www.ebay.cn in china for 20 Euro. postage and pack cost me 24 Euro. Still a hell of a lot cheaper than irish prices. All dvds are Original and work on Multiregion R1 and R2.
    The seller was a Powerseller with 99% feedback. Only accepted bank transfer.
    And it only took 6 working days to deliver.
    24 Dvds altogether in this boxset.

    Hate to burst your bubble but Original DVDs are never made as multiregion.

    They are most likely good fakes - good price though


  • #71
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    MOTHERTRUCKER wrote:
    I just bought "The Sopranos Season 1 2 3 4 5 6" on www.ebay.cn in china for 20 Euro. postage and pack cost me 24 Euro. Still a hell of a lot cheaper than irish prices. All dvds are Original and work on Multiregion R1 and R2.
    The seller was a Powerseller with 99% feedback. Only accepted bank transfer.
    And it only took 6 working days to deliver.
    24 Dvds altogether in this boxset.

    I have these and they are very good fakes. One of the discs in Series 5 is duplicated so you get two copies of three episodes and you miss another 3 episodes.
    Loads of spelling errors on the packaging also.

    Like you I thought they were geniune. I got them from a UK seller who stated they were in the UK and delivery would take 10 days. I got the package from China 5 weeks later:mad:

    I never buys DVD's off ebay now. However, the DVD's are still good quality and you'll be happy with your purchase. Hopefully, you've a better fake version that I got


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  • #72
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    quazzy wrote:
    Hate to burst your bubble but Original DVDs are never made as multiregion.

    Well
    I have a number of original DVDs that are playable in all regions.
    Region 0

    0 Informal term meaning "playable in all regions"
    1 Bermuda, Canada, United States and U.S. territories
    2 The Middle East, Western Europe, Central Europe, Egypt, French overseas territories, Greenland, Japan, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland
    3 Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan
    4 Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Oceania, South America
    5 The rest of Africa, Former Soviet Union, the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, North Korea
    6 Mainland China
    7 Reserved for future use
    8 International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.


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