How to Spot a Bootleg

mangahero · Post by **mangahero** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:22 pm

ok thank you the cost is about 150 dollars. i appreciate it

pole vaulter · Post by **pole vaulter** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:31 pm

ok. so i bought the first 2 parts of one piece on DVD.from D*******A****D**.com 4 29.99
is this fake?
can some 1 check it out to see im im getting totally ripped off

and also is the one from toys and joys.com real???

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:32 pm

pole vaulter wrote:ok. so i bought the first 2 parts of one piece on DVD.from D*******A****D**.com 4 29.99
is this fake?
can some 1 check it out to see im im getting totally ripped off

and also is the one from toys and joys.com real???

One Piece has not yet been released on DVD in America yet. So, yes, they're bootlegs.

shiroi_tsuki · Post by **shiroi_tsuki** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:59 pm

Hm...it never accured to me that my Shaman King DVD Boxset may be a bootleg. o-o I never even thought it once, I was just happy to get it. But now that I read that, I know now that it's one. -_- Now i want an original...Damn. But thanks for posting that, I'm glad now I know. Stupid chinese mafia and your bootlegs! No wonder my subtitles always made me mad for being illiterate! >>

mangahero · Post by **mangahero** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:53 pm

i think i accidentally bought a bootlegged dvd please forgive me im returning it tomorrow. id like to know where you all get your dvds from so i dont make the same mistake again

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:00 pm

mangahero wrote: id like to know where you all get your dvds from so i dont make the same mistake again

Many buy them from retail stores stuch as Best Buy, Media Play, etc. and there's also quite a few online sites that sell official dvds, such as www.rightstuf.com , www.animecornerstore.com , or even directly from the companies that produce the dvds, like here: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=56389

coruscadragon · Post by **coruscadragon** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:09 am

i have been looking at naruto boxed sets on ebay and there are quite a few... some have 140-something episodes crammed onto 8 disks, and are extreemly questionable, but i'm just wondering if anyone happens to know which sets are legit (if any) and what do they look like
that would be very helpful...

thnx

Rhinne · Post by **Rhinne** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:45 am

I got several items from this seller on ebay.
The feedback was 99.9% positive and they ship from the UK, so it never occured to me that they could be selling bootlegs.
But after reading this thread I decided to take a look at who they get their stock from. One of the sellers shipped from Hong Kong and had several negative feedbacks with people complaining of bootlegs. However, their other providers seemed to be stocking original products.
So, I figure some of the ebay-er's stock is bootleg and some isn't.
The dvds dont look like bootlegs, but I just wanted a second oppinion.

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:52 am

Most of the stuff in that guys Ebay list is almost certainly bootleg. Although I did recognize a couple that seeemed legit like some of the robotech stuff. It's tempting though. Unfortunately you get what you pay for when it comes to bootlegs. The subs suck beyond comprehension, sometimes ruining a show, the video quality is way below even the cruddiest fansub that you'll ever see, and if your player doesn't support region 0 then you can't even play them.

Remember, "real" companies don't usually produce all region disks.
"Real" companies don't give you 24 episodes on a disk, they give you... 4-6 usually. It's a rip off, and it helps fuel the bootleg trade, but there you have it. Also, the prices are in line with bootleggers. 24.00 buy it price for 78 episodes of Slayers? Heh.. right.

To the person above, so far as I know, there isn't a complete Naruto set. You could get the original Japanese disks at a substantial price, or wait for you domestic release.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:02 pm

madbunny wrote:Unfortunately you get what you pay for when it comes to bootlegs. The subs suck beyond comprehension, sometimes ruining a show, the video quality is way below even the cruddiest fansub that you'll ever see, and if your player doesn't support region 0 then you can't even play them.

Um... doesn't "region 0" mean "region free", meaning that it'll play on anything?

And by the way, I've seen plenty of bootlegs (mostly through the anime club here) that had perfect subs and dub tracks, just as good as the R1s.