International Listing of E-tailers/Reviews/Forums & Resources

[Bill Geiger]

Originally Posted by DVD King

10 off 30 euro @ alapage.com, expires June 21, single use: RZCXLP89665H35G

Nice!

[toddly6666]

hi Bill, I recommend adding the following USA-based DVD stores that ship everywhere:

Turkish DVDs:
www.tulumba.com

Arabic DVDs from Egypt/Middle East/etc.:
http://www.buyarabic.com/default.asp

[gmike]

Canada dvd retailers
DVD's Next Gen Gaming
VideoCanada.ca

Shoptoit.ca - Canadian shopping search engine.
click on music and dvd link.

[worrywort]

http://www.bensonsworld.co.uk closed ages ago

[Norm de Plume]

Any of you ever ordered from www.thehut.com? If so, how is it?

[snausages]

Originally Posted by Norm de Plume

Any of you ever ordered from www.thehut.com? If so, how is it?

Very poor packaging. It's ok if you are ordering an amaray case I guess, but boxsets or anything that has special packaging I will guarantee will be damaged in some way. They use a very thin bubble mailer, even for a big boxset.

Upside is shipping is cheap though. Returns are annoying. It is free if you are in the UK, but if you are ordering from overseas, you have to pay postage up front for returns and then keep reminding them to refund your return postage costs (only applicable if they made an error).

[Norm de Plume]

Originally Posted by snausages

Very poor packaging. It's ok if you are ordering an amaray case I guess, but boxsets or anything that has special packaging I will guarantee will be damaged in some way. They use a very thin bubble mailer, even for a big boxset.

Upside is shipping is cheap though. Returns are annoying. It is free if you are in the UK, but if you are ordering from overseas, you have to pay postage up front for returns and then keep reminding them to refund your return postage costs (only applicable if they made an error).

Thanks for the info. Sounds a bit on the dodgy side. Unfortunately, it's the only place that sells a certain DVD I want at a price I'm willing to pay, so I'll probably just take the dive.

[snausages]

Originally Posted by Norm de Plume

Thanks for the info. Sounds a bit on the dodgy side. Unfortunately, it's the only place that sells a certain DVD I want at a price I'm willing to pay, so I'll probably just take the dive.

Good luck with it. I hope things work out well for you

[Norm de Plume]

Thanks. It's a matter of only a few dollars, so I'm not concerned. I'll report back with my experience once I receive the DVD.

[toddly6666]

This thread needs a make-over and massive e-tailer updates.

[Jay G.]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

This thread needs a make-over and massive e-tailer updates.

Are you volunteering?

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by Jay G.

Are you volunteering?

How come the websites that have been mentioned aren't added to the original thread? Isn't there a way to make this thread "editable" by everyone sort of like wikipedia? Is it possible to set up a thread that if someone finds a a new etailer or forum, you just edit and add it, instead of counting on one person to update the thread?

[Jay G.]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

Isn't there a way to make this thread "editable" by everyone sort of like wikipedia?

Checking VBulletin's website, it doesn't look like there's a way in their software to allow anyone but the original author and moderators to edit a particular post.

DVDTalk could potentially set up a separate wiki site, for posting of some info and pages that would benefit from multi-user editing.

Or, someone could set up a page on an existing wiki, such as this DVD wiki at wikia:
http://dvd.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

It might even be possible to create one on Wikipedia, although such a listing may not fit their guidelines:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...2C_or_textbook

[benedict]

If anyone SERIOUSLY wishes to take over the mantle, maybe they could ask Bill. I believe that there was another thread maintainer before him so it'd be like passing the baton in a relay....

[toddly6666]

I'm all for creating a new thread just for international DVD E-tailers. I don't think I have the time to find forums or review sites though.

I would be happy to list/update/maintain a thread that lists international DVD E-tailers as well as E-tailers that specialize in import DVDs.

[Bill Geiger]

Please, be my guest! It is anyone's who wants it.

[CritterYawn]

Don't want to take over the thread, I just came to make a contribution to the international DVDs retailer's list:
There is a Romanian bookstore in New York, and it also sells (besides hot tea and jazz concerts) DVDs. Apparently they can also be shipped within the US
http://usa.carturesti.ro/ and check the "Filme" menu on the left.

Right now the offer is not wide, but not terrible either. I recommend:

Cold Waves/Razboi pe calea undelor
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
12.08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?)
Filantropica/Philanthropy
Restul e tacere/ The Rest is Silence
5 Succese mari pentru 5 filme mici - a collection of 5 shorts, most of them received international awards
I don't know anything about Thomas Ciulei's "Asta e".

Generally these titles have good imdb.com entries.

Last, not least, these DVDs do have subtitles in general. It might be worth calling before ordering, though.
Contacts:
http://usa.carturesti.ro/catalog/Cum...%9Fti,705.aspx