n e 1 used shopsphiatt.com b4?

[dcmon2002]

need advice on this estore. the prices are too good. better than amz or rightstuf... I've been reading up FAQ's but no customer reviews...

[strawberryshortcake]

RE: "Anyone Used Shopshiatt.com before?" (Note: I actually had initial difficulties deciphering the title: "n e 1 used shopshiatt.com b4"?

I truly want to know why you believe sphiatt's products were anything remotely similar to amazon or rightstuf.

Bootleg site.

As a CAG veteran yourself, I would expect more from you. I'm still shocked to see so many anime fans continue to wonder whether a site sells bootleg or authentic, especially if he/she knows about rightstuf or amazon.com.

Product detail description at sphiatt clearly shows major deviations from legitimate releases.

Sphiatt sells only bootleg items. I don't believe they have a domestic release section.

[chakan]

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[dcmon2002]

Thanx shortcake. 2 good 2b true....

[strawberryshortcake]

Thanx shortcake. 2 good 2b true....

Not a problem, but don't take offense to my post.

If it wasn't you, it would have been someone else. I decided the next time I see another post regarding anime site legitimacy (when listed products clearly deviate from official release), I was going to vent. "Comparing and contrasting" is an absolute wonderful thing.


One of my pet peeves unfortunately ....

... plus it would actually be " 2 good 2 b true " rather than " 2 good 2b true".

2b = tobe ... "too good tobe true"....
2 b = to be ... "too good to be true" ....

:)

[DarkEnder]

I've used ShopSPHiatt before and had no problems with them. I purchased quite a number of video game and anime soundtracks from them. I don't know about their DVDs but the CDs I purchased are legitimate. (Though actually since I don't know much about the bootleg industry, I suppose it is possible that they still could be bootleg, just super high quality bootlegs indistinguishable from the real thing. ;))


EDIT: for clarification

[Kirin Lemon]

I've used ShopSPHiatt before and had no problems with them. I purchased quite a number of video game and anime soundtracks from them. I don't know about their DVDs but the CDs I purchased are legitimate. (Though actually since I don't know much about the bootleg industry, I suppose it is possible that they still could be bootleg, just super high quality bootlegs indistinguishable from the real thing. ;))

Their CDs are also bootlegs, and are *quite* distinguishable from the real thing. You got F'd in the A, hardcore.

Anyways, bottom line...

STAY AWAY FROM THIS RETAILER.

[DarkEnder]

Distinguishable how? What I mean is, how do I tell the bootleg from the real thing?

[BWOzar]

Can a mod please delete this thread? No reason to support thieves...

Here's a good rule of thumb for everyone: if it seems too good to be true and you don't know the retailer well already - then it's almost certainly too good to be true

[Kirin Lemon]

Distinguishable how? What I mean is, how do I tell the bootleg from the real thing?

First of all, you need to know about the product you intend to buy. This is *not* hard, as the information for just about any game or anime soundtrack can be found through a quick search. Bootlegs are almost always significantly cheaper in price than the real thing - that's usually the most obvious sign. If a retailer doesn't list the proper publisher or catalog number, that's another red flag. Basically, be an educated shopper and you won't get screwed.

A guide to bootleg CDs at Chudah's Corner:
http://www.chudahs-corner.com/reference/index.php?reference=bootleggers

[DarkEnder]

I did a little research and it turns out that all the CD's I purchased (from ShopSPHiatt) are bootlegs from Taiwan. :dunce: The labels are K-O Records and Miya Records both of which are Taiwanese labels that produce nearly identical bootleg copies of Japanese media. (Thanks for the link Kirin Lemon)

I lived in Brazil for over two years so I guess in my mind the word bootleg conjured up images of DVD jackets that looked like they'd been printed on an inkjet and then cut-out with scissors and with burned DVD-Rs in the cases (everything imported from Paraguay of course :)). Well anyways now I know better. Now if you'll excuse me while I go hit my head on a wall for a bit. :wall:

EDIT: I found another of my CDs with the label Yuanding, so a total of three different bootleg labels now.:cry: