The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

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scarlattiglenross

Quote from: Coopmv on December 11, 2010, 09:42:51 AM
I paid on average $1.50 per CD for the Vaughan Williams: The Collector's Edition set at Amazon US.  The ImportCD price would have been about $0.40 per CD.  I have not bought from ImportCD in months, its packaging is the worse among the Amazon MP vendors.  I have not received any orders from them without any busted CD jewel cases in a very long time ...    :-\

Right now this set is 27.99 GBP on Amazon UK (matching HMV's sale price). Is this the best price around at the moment? I don't want to put this down, bargain as it is, to discover it on sale for ten pounds somewhere tomorrow!
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Antoine Marchand

Quote from: evanft on December 25, 2010, 11:03:04 AM
The ASIN is B003DQIQ7C. That's the ASIN of Songs. The ASIN for the big box on Amazon UK and US is B004EQAUZQ.

Amazon has made a lot of mistakes, so it is impossible to be completely sure; both Amazon USA and UK have confused the big box with a single disc of songs.

But AFAIK the only Amazon site currently delivering the big box is the Amazon France (I don't know the reason why, but Amazon France always has these things first). Amazon France has the box in stock, including a correct description: title, number of discs and even you can read a review about the box set. Well, the ASIN indicated there for the big box is B003DQIQ7C.

You can check out this link:

http://www.amazon.fr/Real-Chopin-Complete-Works/dp/B003DQIQ7C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293312338&sr=8-1

If it's not the big box, well... all the info and even the review would be incorrect and that would mean that I paid EUR 90 for a single disc on Amazon France.  :o 


ammar

For what it's worth, I ordered the set from a third party seller on Amazon.de for around EUR 10  (ASIN B003DQIQ7C) and received the single disc pisni / songs recording (Amazon.de themselves are selling ASIN B003DQIQ7C for EUR 107.99). An excellent performance all in, but not for EUR 90 - let us know how you get on Antoine.

scarlattiglenross - try under http://www.cdspot.co.uk/ . It's the least ad ridden and most comprehensive comparison site for UK releases that I know of. Just copy/paste the Amazon.co.uk title into the cdspot search and hey presto (though you'll need to remove any punctuation marks, as they seem to 'break' the search engine) - for example http://www.cdspot.co.uk/B00156ZWV0.html  :)

Coopmv

Quote from: scarlattiglenross on December 25, 2010, 11:36:05 AM
Right now this set is 27.99 GBP on Amazon UK (matching HMV's sale price). Is this the best price around at the moment? I don't want to put this down, bargain as it is, to discover it on sale for ten pounds somewhere tomorrow!

27.99 GBP is a rational price.  My sense is ImportCD sold the set at $11 USD at a loss and you are unlikely to see that insane price again ...

AnthonyAthletic

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Here's a Super Duper Cheap Bargain!!



Here's a Marvellous SACD/Hybrid of
Mozart's Wind Concerti (selected)


I suppose its mainly for UK only at £0.99p & £0.95 shipping = £1.94p is a steal, esp for music making of such wonderful high quality.  All the solists are accompanied by the elite strings of the Concertgebouw Orchestra...marvellous!! 

USA shipping appears to be £2.50p.  I have bought a few for Family & Friends.  Seller apparantly has 50 for sale, hence the price and has sold 28...so with 22 left there's time for anyone who fancies one to grab it.  I see GMG's very own, Scott Morrison reviewed this on USA Amazon and was very impressed at how good it is, and I can second that. 

Definately worth checking out....

Mozart SACD/Hybrid

Current Amazon UK Prices : £14 New - £9.50 : Used plus standard shipping of £1.26p

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Lethevich

Thanks Tony, I like the programming (collections of all four horn concertos I find to be a drag) so will give it a try.
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71 dB

Quote from: ukrneal on January 13, 2011, 10:46:28 AM
23.99 Pounds for those too lazy to click the link.

Why Britten (37 CDs) and Vaughan-Williams (30 CDs) boxes are £23.99 but Elgar box (30 CDs) is £38.99? Very unfair to us ELGARIANS>:(
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DavidRoss

Quote from: 71 dB on January 14, 2011, 06:44:25 AM
Why Britten (37 CDs) and Vaughan-Williams (30 CDs) boxes are £23.99 but Elgar box (30 CDs) is £38.99? Very unfair to us ELGARIANS>:(
Perhaps pricing is market driven? 
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Opus106

Quote from: 71 dB on January 14, 2011, 06:44:25 AM
Why Britten (37 CDs) and Vaughan-Williams (30 CDs) boxes are £23.99 but Elgar box (30 CDs) is £38.99? Very unfair to us ELGARIANS>:(

Aren't you proud/overjoyed that Elgar is valued more? ;)
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Antoine Marchand

Quote from: Antoine Marchand on December 25, 2010, 03:06:23 AM
I guess these guys don't learn:



£10.89

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Chopin-F/dp/B003DQIQ7C/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293278520&sr=1-1

This time all the description is right: picture, title, number of discs, even ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number).

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Apparently my conclusions were not wrong. Now when this link above is clicked the price shown is £71.99 and the box set is announced for the next Monday... I ordered it for £9.08, VAT excl. Anyway, it will take some weeks to know the result of this bet.  :)

minamazzini

This thread about the Chopin box has been really useful over the last week or so while I wondered what might arrive in the post next week...still wondering of course, but at least Amazon will take it back if it's wrong!
Only trouble is I rather hastily ordered from a seller on Amazon when one popped up as well , for £14 from the states...I did ask them whether it was a 21 cd box and they replied...'sorry, I don't know'...hmmm :o
The Britten box has to be a bargain though...mine is on it's way ;D

71 dB

Quote from: DavidRoss on January 14, 2011, 06:49:04 AM
Perhaps pricing is market driven?

Classical music pricing is usually label driven and I don't think Elgar is that more popular on the market than Britten and Vaughan-Williams.

Quote from: Opus106 on January 14, 2011, 06:49:44 AM
Aren't you proud/overjoyed that Elgar is valued more? ;)

In a way yes, but being proud does not make anyone a millionaire. I already own about half of the Elgar box so I'd like to have it for a nice price.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

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Que

Quote from: Antoine Marchand on January 14, 2011, 04:41:16 PM
Apparently my conclusions were not wrong. Now when this link above is clicked the price shown is £71.99 and the box set is announced for the next Monday... I ordered it for £9.08, VAT excl. Anyway, it will take some weeks to know the result of this bet.  :)

After ordering and subsequently receiving the single disc with songs and the hassle of returning it, I got tired of the whole thing. But I should have reordered..... :-\

Q

FideLeo

Quote from: Que on January 16, 2011, 02:46:40 AM
But I should have reordered..... :-\

Perhaps, considering that a cancellation note in email requires no return whatsoever.  ;)
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Que

Quote from: masolino on January 16, 2011, 04:24:07 AM
Perhaps, considering that a cancellation note in email requires no return whatsoever.  ;)

Long time no see... :o Welcome back! :)

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