do not give out correspondents' or customers' personal info. Neither do we solicit people by email for any titles other than the ones they specifically request. [Top]
you happen to find an expensive tape on sale somewhere, remember you may be buying a used or "previously viewed" copy, or even a bootleg. Certainly cheaper tapes such as children's videos can be found for as low as $5.99 at mass merchants and warehouse stores. However, we offer comprehensive service and can offer advice on the respective merits of different releases. We also carry and highlight material other places neglect. If you buy more than one item at a time from us we may be able to offer a discount. Just ask! [Top]
for special sales and bulk discounts, our listed prices for videos are all current suggested retail price (often shortened to SRP), as set by the manufacturers. We simply post all new and upcoming releases with current prices as an information service. More and more often, as with the recent Batman movies, initial releases in the home entertainment market are priced very reasonably, but many are still priced for the rental market at first. [Top]
main database lists videos and laser discs as well as special editions and box sets. Also, one title may be out on more than one label if it is in the public domain. Just email for any clarifications. [Top]
get questions like this all the time. We do not sell material dubbed from tapes, only from films. However, some of our Shaw Brothers stuff is substandard according to what we're used to seeing. That's caused by the age of the masters and the lack of care taken by the suppliers. This is changing by the entry of Tai Seng and Young Tse into the market. What you may be used to seeing are $15 martial arts and anime tapes with cheap color xerox boxes. These are clearly bootlegs. That is not what we sell. Our favorite PD labels do wonderful things with color xeroxing to save money. However, they dub the tapes in those boxes from film masters. The difference is that you will pay $19.99 to $39.99 for our tapes instead of $9.99 to $15.99. The dual cassette tapes from Tai Seng will sell for $39.99 down from $79.98 as of May of '97. [Top]
new releases are often "priced to rent," which means they are so expensive that almost only video rental shops will buy them. Then there is a market for them to be rented to individual viewers. Die Hard 3 hit the shelves with a price tag higher than one hundred dollars. So next time you leave a rented tape on the back seat of your car, out in the sun, remember it may have cost your dealer far more than you imagine! After a time, many - but not all - new tapes will be reissued "priced to buy," at $20 or lower. We will always let you know if and when a tape is due for repricing, and we will not sell to you at a higher price if we know it will be lowered soon. We're not perfect, but we don't want to rip anyone off. [Top]