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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by Scintilla » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:37 pm

Dar wrote:Also - A box set with the words "perfect collection" is another indicator of a bootleg
Actually, it's really not...
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by Dar » Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:25 pm

Scintilla wrote:
Dar wrote:Also - A box set with the words "perfect collection" is another indicator of a bootleg
Actually, it's really not...

It is sometimes
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by Kariudo » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:13 am

Dar wrote:
Scintilla wrote:
Dar wrote:Also - A box set with the words "perfect collection" is another indicator of a bootleg
Actually, it's really not...
It is sometimes
That's why you stick with reputable companies
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by Enigma » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:16 am

Kariudo wrote:
Scintilla wrote:
Dar wrote:Also - A box set with the words "perfect collection" is another indicator of a bootleg
Actually, it's really not...
It is sometimes
That's why you stick with reputable companies
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by Dar » Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:03 am

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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by BasharOfTheAges » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:03 pm

I don't know how bad it is now, but at once point over half of all DVDs sold on ebay were bootlegs. Personally, I can't believe the FBI hasn't gotten more involved in ebay, since bootlegged goods often are linked to the financing of organized crime. (Mailing a bootleg through the USPS is actually felony mail fraud as well).

I'm also pretty sure every word i've just typed has shown up in this thread in the past... 5 years since it was created... wow... looked back to the first few pages and saw a lot of names that have gone away. :cry:
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by mirkosp » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:55 am

BTW I'll add that with BDs I see an increasing number of japanese BDs being region free and even featuring english subtitles. So these two things are less of a bootleg indicator for BDs:
* If it's described as "Region 0" or "all-region", it's probably pirated; there are a few legit regionless or multi-region anime DVDs out there, but not many
* If there is no English dub track, and the subtitles are in Chinese and English, it's almost certainly a bootleg; there are almost no official licenses for anime in Chinese-language markets
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by jenifer111 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:01 am

What you guys are talking about??

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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by sircrackpot » Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:47 pm

jenifer111 wrote:What you guys are talking about??
Grown up things. Now go along and play. *shoos away*
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Re: How to Spot a Bootleg

Post by DarkAngelAMV » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:42 am

Spot a Bootleg? Thats easy...If the complete set is cheaper than the DVD with a few episodes, Then you got yourself a Bootleg :P
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