Posted by Apple68 on 12/12/05 04:23

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:24:58 -0800, "Morgan Montague" <CINERAMA
(insert the meatball) comcast period net> wrote:

>I do not remember a tin, but I DO remember that it had the other 2 films
>with it and thought it was good deal.
>
>
>"Dick Sidbury" <DrJamesSidbury@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:DrJamesSidbury-EE1AD3.17114211122005@individual.net...
>> In article <xPednS7ksP-ECQHenZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@comcast.com>,
>> "Morgan Montague" <CINERAMA (insert the meatball) comcast period net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I saw the Collector's Edition last week at Costco in Hillsboro, Oregon.
>>>
>> But was it in the tin case and did it have the other two movies with it?
>>
>> dick
>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Garrett" <dave@compassnet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:MPG.1e0644b415d85b2b98a056@207.14.113.17...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > In article <CdWdnRaXfJQ9sAHenZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>>> > gmackjfk@comcast.net says...
>>> >
>>> >> So the two docs, I Am King Kong and Production 601 are BOTH included
>>> >> in
>>> >> the Best Buy Collection?
>>> >
>>> > Yes. Here's the breakdown - it's a bit confusing.
>>> >
>>> > - 2-disc SE, contains the two docs.
>>> > - "Collector's Edition" in tin case, contains the same 2-disc SE, but
>>> > it's in a slipcase instead of a keepcase, plus a program repro and some
>>> > postcards.
>>> > - King Kong Collection, contains the 2-disc SE (NOT the tin-cased
>>> > version), plus MIGHTY JOE YOUNG and SON OF KONG, in a boxed set
>>> > - the Best Buy exclusive set, which contains the tin-cased "Collector's
>>> > Edition", plus MIGHTY JOE YOUNG and SON OF KONG, in a slightly larger
>>> > boxed set (really an open-topped box with a clear plastic cover) which
>>> > includes five additional postcards different from those in the
>>> > tin-cased
>>> > CE.
>>> >
>>> > The Best Buy exclusive set is the way to go - it's not that much more
>>> > than the "regular" boxed set. But the bottom line is that all the
>>> > various sets contain the exact same 2-disc SE of KONG.
>>> >
>>> > Dave
>>> >
>



The problem with the Best Buy one is that none of them have
it......each store only got a few sets each....and they were gone
QUICKLY. hmmmmm, sounds like a case of bait and switch to me. Oh, by
the way....they had tons of each title available for purchase
separately...at about 20 bucks each.

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