discountanimedvd.com

[Najaraja]

Yeah, I was wondering about them myself. I was wanting to buy Chobits from them since Amazon's price is $90. But discountanimedvd.com had it for $28. The price seems suspicious. Plus, the entire series on three discs? I mean, if it's legit I won't complain about the price difference. But I don't want to spend my money if it isn't quality or if it is bootleg. Suggestions?

[Value1k]

There is no way in hell that is a legit copy imo, 24 eps which is 6 volumes on 3 dvds? would have to be a bootleg.

[queeneve]

To answer an earlier question, they sure do sell bootlegs. You can almost always pick them out, because they're crazy cheap. Like 30 bucks where the 'official' is over 100.

If it's made by fx, it's a bootleg, that much I know. I was looking at an Ergo Proxy box set there just today, put out by fx. But FX's bootlegs are pretty good quality if you ask me (not that I've bought any...or anything...)

Eveie

[Sorrior]

So does anyone know if their outta business? I can't reach their site right now and it had the 500 error for a few weeks and now i can't even connect. I made an order and decided to cancel so is ent in my order info and now well no reply and they seem to be down for good.

[Garyuu]

Originally Posted by Najaraja

Yeah, I was wondering about them myself. I was wanting to buy Chobits from them since Amazon's price is $90. But discountanimedvd.com had it for $28. The price seems suspicious. Plus, the entire series on three discs? I mean, if it's legit I won't complain about the price difference. But I don't want to spend my money if it isn't quality or if it is bootleg. Suggestions?

Funny you should mention that. I bought the Chobits DVDs off of half.com, and they ended up being the ones that discountanimedvd.com was selling. Obviously bootleg. Poor quality case cover, no English staff listed, typos in subtitles, poor quality menues, and the fact that it is all on three DVDs. Also, the company name was FX. There is no company in the world that released Chobits with the name FX. Like queeneve said, if it is made by FX then it is bootleg. It just screamed bootleg.

You can get Chobits from righstuf.com for $50, unlike Amazon for $90. It comes in two box sets. Also, you would get free shipping.

Chobits DVD Box 1 (Hyb)

Chobits DVD Box 2 (Hyb)

I bought these, and I love them.

[Francois424]

Back in Late august 2005, I did order Gundam Seed and later that year Gundam Wing. Back with Gundam Seed it was quick and easy, and no problem with my CC (credit card) either.

But already in 2006, I had to contact them (by mail) because for some reason my CC was being rejected (and was ok, by all means). They replied that due to some fraud they didnt do automatic transactions anymore that we (customer) had to contact them to authenticate the shipping. Note that at that time, the prices where okay, pretty much amazon's minus 5-10 $ at most.

Then they had a notice on their site about that, but it never got fixed. Since I am a Lazy customer that prefer to click'n'forget I went to amazon.ca for the rest of my orders.

From what I am reading here, it didn't really improved since my last order.
That's too bad, kinda liked their site.

-- Francois424

[1silver11]

Originally Posted by danielmer

they dont sell bootlegs

They did sell bootlegs and Funimation is suing them for it.

FUNimation Sues CA Retail Sites over Alleged Bootlegs - Anime News Network

Originally Posted by Sorrior

So does anyone know if their outta business? I can't reach their site right now and it had the 500 error for a few weeks and now i can't even connect. I made an order and decided to cancel so is ent in my order info and now well no reply and they seem to be down for good.

Yes they are. Their website was shutdown for selling bootlegs. Read the article I posted for more info.

[sothis]

lol, discountanimedvd was one of the largest ever for bootlegs - i for one am very glad they are being sued.

[evan1979]

ive seen alot of stuff like that on ebay. is it bootleg if it comes from hong kong and is region free?

i bought a couple and they were perfect quality and professional boxing, one even had the english subs. i figured it was just a loop hole they found...

[Garyuu]

Yes it is bootleg. Most bootlegs come from Hong Kong because the copyright laws don't apply there. Also, if it is region free then yes it is a bootleg. A lot of bootlegs are copies of the English releases. Check to see what company is listed on the box, then go to the anime's page on Anime News Network (wikipedia works too) to see what company released it.