Anyone buy from ***********.com?
03-24-09, 04:48 AM
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Anyone buy from ***********.com?
I'm nervous buying online because I don't know how to spot the difference between bootleg DVDs and authentic. All I know is I can save a lot of money if I choose to buy a TV series from some websites or even Ebay rather than in a store like FYE or Bestbuy. I'm interested in buying this Nip/Tuck set but am not sure if I can trust this site and their very cheap prices.
***********.com
Where it says "Region Free: Worldwide" in the Niptuck season 1-5 boxed set description (dvdtalk wont let me post URLs yet) threw off a red flag with me and sounds fishy. I don't own many DVDs but I don't ever see authentic region free DVDs and I figured it should say Region 1 instead.
If it were a bootleg though, would they really go through the trouble of putting it in such a nice boxed set like the real one? Ah, well anyone have experience with this site? If ********* are fake, then I also don't know if I can trust all the extremely cheap sets on ebay either.
***********.com
Where it says "Region Free: Worldwide" in the Niptuck season 1-5 boxed set description (dvdtalk wont let me post URLs yet) threw off a red flag with me and sounds fishy. I don't own many DVDs but I don't ever see authentic region free DVDs and I figured it should say Region 1 instead.
If it were a bootleg though, would they really go through the trouble of putting it in such a nice boxed set like the real one? Ah, well anyone have experience with this site? If ********* are fake, then I also don't know if I can trust all the extremely cheap sets on ebay either.
03-24-09, 10:39 AM
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re: Anyone buy from ***********.com?
this post is blocked because of the URL, but the site in question is no doubt a bootleg site which you should avoid. if the deal is too good to be true, it's probably a bootleg.
however you can still find good deals on legit things. look to see where the seller is located first off. if they're in china/hk/asia, etc - that's a big red flag it's a bootleg. you were right about 'region free: worldwide' - that's another sign there's a good chance it's a bootleg. authentic stuff will say "region 1". if you're buying on ebay - make sure there's a UPC/product # listed. see if there's a picture of the box / art work and compare it with amazon.com and dvdempire.com (dvdempire will also let you see the UPC/bar code as well as a screenshot of the back of the packaging).
if you have more questions i'd recommend doing a search on the forum for "bootleg" or post any questions you may have.
however you can still find good deals on legit things. look to see where the seller is located first off. if they're in china/hk/asia, etc - that's a big red flag it's a bootleg. you were right about 'region free: worldwide' - that's another sign there's a good chance it's a bootleg. authentic stuff will say "region 1". if you're buying on ebay - make sure there's a UPC/product # listed. see if there's a picture of the box / art work and compare it with amazon.com and dvdempire.com (dvdempire will also let you see the UPC/bar code as well as a screenshot of the back of the packaging).
if you have more questions i'd recommend doing a search on the forum for "bootleg" or post any questions you may have.
