What things bother you the most?

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm, maybe I should get a couple of horses and grow some corn. :beaten:

Anime Dad wrote:

I've got a couple of beagles and we're growing corn (well, 6 stalks)... I wonder if that counts?

Sorry I missed this earlier, guys....... :hehe:

So thats what they call livestock downunder. ;)

@desert-raven- even on ebay?

Eve wrote:

Sorry I missed this earlier, guys....... :hehe:

So thats what they call livestock downunder. ;)

@desert-raven- even on ebay?

Ebay is the worst place, one seller wants close to $80 for the CD, and $40 for just a single...Amazon Japan is less, but with their shipping prices :shakehead:

I'll keep checking...

-Dave

desert-raven wrote:
If your curious, I'm looking for Mizumori Kaori's new CD.

-Dave

What's the name of it? I make a run to Book-Off (they're a Japanese chain, they sell used books, cd's dvd's etc.) every Sunday. I can check when I go there this coming Sunday.

And don't worry about them maybe not having it because it's a new release. They had the last "Dreams Come True" CD just as fast as everybody else. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: What's the name of it? I make a run to Book-Off (they're a Japanese chain, they sell used books, cd's dvd's etc.) every Sunday. I can check when I go there this coming Sunday.

And don't worry about them maybe not having it because it's a new release. They had the last "Dreams Come True" CD just as fast as everybody else. [/list:u]

The 3 CD's I'm looking for (and I only want 1 now)
‰Ì—w‹IsVIII~ˆÀŒ|‚Ì‹{“‡~2009

‰Ì—w‹IsVII~—Ö“‡’©Žs~2008

‰Ì—w‹IsVI~‚ЂƂèŽF–€˜H~2007

They list for about 2,700 Yen ($30)

The DVD which is impossible to find

ƒƒ‚ƒŠƒAƒ‹ƒRƒ“ƒT[ƒg~‰Ì—w‹Is~ 2008.9.25 [DVD]

DVD lists about 3,600 Yen ($40) actually I just noticed the DVD is being released tomorrow.

Do give you an example, for just one of those CD's, the guy on Ebay wants $79.95, that's 7,238 Yen....I can only imagine what he wants if he had the DVD.

I'm tempted to go through Amazon Japan, but I don't have much experience with them, and they want about $20 to ship. :banghead:

-Dave

Well, like I said, I'll be heading over there Sunday. Let me know if you decide to go with Amazon or somebody else before then. Just a heads up, that DVD is probably region 2 so make sure your dvd player is region free or else you'll have another thing to bang your head against the wall about.

gaijinmark wrote:Well, like I said, I'll be heading over there Sunday. Let me know if you decide to go with Amazon or somebody else before then. Just a heads up, that DVD is probably region 2 so make sure your dvd player is region free or else you'll have another thing to bang your head against the wall about.

I'll wait until next week, maybe you'll see the CD.

And no worries about the DVD, I can play Region 2's. :victory:

-Dave

desert-raven wrote:Ebay is the worst place, one seller wants close to $80 for the CD, and $40 for just a single...Amazon Japan is less, but with their shipping prices :shakehead:

I'll keep checking...

-Dave

Any better pricing over at HMV, YesAsia, or CD Japan?

The version of ConvertX I downloaded is in a different language. What a pain. :grumble:

sadacori wrote:The version of ConvertX I downloaded is in a different language. What a pain. :grumble:

Not Japanese? ;)

Anime Dad wrote:

Not Japanese? ;)

It might be, but I can't read the buttons or anything else since it's all jibberish, so I'm screwed. :puppydog:

sadacori wrote:

It might be, but I can't read the buttons or anything else since it's all jibberish, so I'm screwed. :puppydog:

Mine was fine ;)

Anime Dad wrote:

Mine was fine ;)

Maybe I just downloaded a wrong version. How annoying. :usuck:

sadacori wrote:

Maybe I just downloaded a wrong version. How annoying. :usuck:

Maybe you can select a different language? The one I got seemed to come with multiple languages (third from left in pull-down menu, then second item from top)

bmwracer wrote:
Any better pricing over at HMV, YesAsia, or CD Japan?

I'm going to keep looking. You never know...I wouldn't have been as surprised if the discs were older, but some are new releases!

I need to get a friend in Japan.....Better yet, I need to GO to Japan!

-Dreamin' Dave

desert-raven wrote:
Better yet, I need to GO to Japan!

The mantra of most JDorama members (the ones that aren't living in Japan anyway)

We've often wondered how many great drama boxed sets are just sitting in bargain bins in CD/DVD stores in Japan. [/list:u]

desert-raven wrote:Better yet, I need to GO to Japan!

Someone needs to head up a J-Dorama junket to Japan. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Someone needs to head up a J-Dorama junket to Japan. :victory:

I have purchased a lottery ticket....not that it means anything, odds of winning are 1 in a ba-jillion.

-Dave

desert-raven wrote:I have purchased a lottery ticket....not that it means anything, odds of winning are 1 in a ba-jillion.

I put in a buck or two each week for the company's lotto purchase... I think we've netted about $17.00 this year... Hardly plane fare. :(

bmwracer wrote:
Any better pricing over at HMV, YesAsia, or CD Japan?

Well, I just looked over at CD Japan, and they have the CDs and DVDs, and they seem to be reasonably priced....even their shipping is not that bad....decisions decisions...

Anyone have experience using them to ship to the States?

-Dave

desert-raven wrote:

Well, I just looked over at CD Japan, and they have the CDs and DVDs, and they seem to be reasonably priced....even their shipping is not that bad....decisions decisions...

Anyone have experience using them to ship to the States?

-Dave

I have made a number of purchases from CD Japan... especially when Mai_K comes out with a new DVD. I also buy from YesAsia. What I've found is that for most items, the prices and shipping come out the same for both merchants. CDJapan is cheaper initially but their shipping is a little higher than YesAsia. However, YesAsia has a higher price tag for the identical item; then they ship it for $3. So both companies end up with the same overall price. Strangely, even though YesAsia has a warehouse in California, I get my CDJapan purchases much quicker than YesAsia.