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Posted by Tricky Dicky on 10/23/37 11:37
"dvdphile" <garylawton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Okdzf.263$N66.84@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
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> "Graham" <thedoctor@thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.it972n001lslh00zw.thedoctor@thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk...
>> "dvdphile" <garylawton@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone believe this ebay auction::
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/7dba2
>>>
>>> I've reported it and also tried to contact the highest bidder! 80
>>> though
>>> for some d/loaded content on some dvd-rs is unbelievable!
>>>
>> I'll get flamed to high heaven for this, but I don't give a shit.
>>
>> The only thing wrong with that auction is that it should be slightly
>> clearer
>> that it is not an official set.
>>
>> Having said that, most (thats MOST, not all) people will know this if
>> they
>> have an interest in getting these on DVD, since they've been unavailable
>> for
>> ages apart from the first season.
>>
>> The other seasons are unlikely to be released on DVD due to the high cost
>> of
>> obtaining clearance for all the various pieces of music in the episodes.
>>
>> I don't see the problem with this kind of auction. People know what to
>> expect (as the OP did or he wouldn't have posted here).
>> The only people who would bid on this are people who want to have the
>> series
>> on DVD.
>> They would probably pay for it new if the suits could get their backsides
>> into gear and release a genuine version.
>> But they don't.
>>
>> I don't advocate the piracy of films already out on DVD or films (or TV
>> series) so new they've not yet been released on DVD, but stuff like this
>> thats probably never going to be released I personally don't have a
>> problem
>> with and I don't see why others do.
>>
>> Let the flames commence!
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --
>> Graham
>
> What you say is reasonably accurate except when I emailed the highest
> bidder about it she replied back and thanked me very much as she thought
> it was original. She nearly wasted 80 on copied discs.
The auction screams "pikey" - how naive of the highest bidder. Just one
question, do you know if she was an overseas buyer?
Tricky
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