The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[not edward]

Before QE3 was announced, it was $1.56 early last week.  Obviously, the exchange rate becomes a more important factor when you ara a big buyer ...

If by last week you mean mid-August, then you are correct.

[Opus106]

A set of 13 CDs of Schumann's piano music played by Eric Le Sage, from Alpha: 25 Euros at Amazon France.

http://bons-plans-classique.blogspot.in/2012/09/schumann-integrale-piano-eric-le-sage.html

[Opus106]

At about US $33, with so much music I've never heard, and knowing how nice Alpha dresses up their recordings, I am sorely tempted.

The good news: you didn't discount for VAT. The bad news: shipping is about 12 Euros. So better add that 16-CD box of Ohlsson playing Chopin too, for 30 Euros, to balance things a bit. Or perhaps the 12-CD box of Mravinksy for 20?

[Brian]

The good news: you didn't discount for VAT. The bad news: shipping is about 12 Euros. So better add that 16-CD box of Ohlsson playing Chopin too, for 30 Euros, to balance things a bit. Or perhaps the 12-CD box of Mravinksy for 20?

Mravinsky, of those: I have the Ohlsson (and love it!).

[Coopmv]

As a financial planner I often get stupid questions like 'Is it the right time to buy USD ? Or Euros? Should I convert now?

Hah! The only thing that's riskier to forecast than interest rates is currency rates. I always tell my clients 'if you need it now then buy it now'. Over the long run it will make no difference as you'll be lucky - and congratulate yourself 50% of the time and blame your banker for the other 50% where you were wrong .

Follow you heart's desire and the current availability of what you covet vs the trend that tends to make the latter obsolete faster than a speeding bullet. If you like it, who cares how much you paid for it?

I work in the derivatives trading area of one of the largest banks in the US, I can see all the frenzies first-hand - QE1, QE2 and QE3 and the EU debt crisis.  The mother of all crashes could be coming in a few months.  In the meantime, I will take some profits and add to my CD purchasing power ...

[71 dB]

The mother of all crashes could be coming in a few months. 

Well, what will cause this crash if it comes?

[Coopmv]

Well, what will cause this crash if it comes?

Both the US and the EU are printing money 24/7 to pay off their mountains of debt - but what is backing those new monies?  Stock markets in Europe and in the US have been rallying big-time.  But that terrible hangover will come one day.  The Nordic countries (except Iceland) all have sound money policy, very fiscally responsible and the Finns (also the Dutch) have been vehemently against any bailout of southern Europe, especially Spain and Greece but they are too small a factor within the EU to get their voices heard ...

[jut1972]

Amazon UK have a 99p MP3 offer on using the code CLOUD99P - Just used it to get 99 Beethoven tracks - 1p each
Go to this page to get a heads up -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=amb_link_170847667_4?ie=UTF8&node=2019816031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-banner&pf_rd_r=1JCJA5S8DKGMRMFWS7HS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=323543927&pf_rd_i=77197031

Then browse the classical albums, (link on left hand side) - when you find one - on the right hand side under 1 Click in tiny blue font you can see Redeem a gift card or promotion code & view balance ... enter the code CLOUD99P and £3 is credited to your account.

The download is then 99p, cant be bad.
Code can only be used once but can be used across the store not just on classical.

[sleightofhandmusic]

Really good price on the Bernstein Symphony Edition 60 CD box at Amazon.com in the United States!  It's $85.00 with free shipping for an excellent box set.  This is the lowest price I have ever seen, and it is now out of print around the world at the other Amazon sites.  If you haven't seen the set, it's an incredible bargain and beautiful presentation.

http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Bernstein-The-Symphony-Edition/dp/B003Z9Q4WG/

[sleightofhandmusic]

This may not qualify as a super-duper bargain, but Amazon has the *original* 94 CD Rubinstein Collection box set now on sale for under $1000 with free shipping.  For those of you in the know, this set was originally $1600 and has been out of print for 20 years.  This is the lowest price I have ever seen.  It is an amazing collection and presentation in a custom cloth box, with collector's book, all volumes in individual cases, weighing about 50 pounds, etc.  The reviews on the listing speak for themselves.  Something that might interest the CD collectors out there...

http://www.amazon.com/Rubinstein-Collection-Limited-Box-Set/dp/B00001O2XZ/

[Opus106]

This may not qualify as a super-duper bargain, but Amazon has the *original* 94 CD Rubinstein Collection box set now on sale for under $1000 with free shipping.  For those of you in the know, this set was originally $1600 and has been out of print for 20 years.  This is the lowest price I have ever seen.  It is an amazing collection and presentation in a custom cloth box, with collector's book, all volumes in individual cases, weighing about 50 pounds, etc.  The reviews on the listing speak for themselves.  Something that might interest the CD collectors out there...

http://www.amazon.com/Rubinstein-Collection-Limited-Box-Set/dp/B00001O2XZ/

But it doesn't contain those 50 extra CDs from the newer space-saving set, which goes for about a fourth of the price .

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006KAWI2C/?tag=goodmusicguideco

[Karl Henning]

Arfully done, Nav!

[Opus106]

Arfully done, Nav!

Hm... artfully or awfully?

[Karl Henning]

Another misspelling, woof!

[mc ukrneal]

Rheinberger complete chamber music at a good price at jpc: http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/lang/en/currency/EUR/hnum/6823721/art/Joseph-Rheinberger-1839-1901-S%E4mtliche-Kammermusik?SESSIONID=cc31c3ef8de4ea6c85f10b44ad48d435

[listener]

I've got that RHEINBERGER set, noted on the same page the orchestral works at EUR 10.99 for a 2-disc set.
If you like Brahms, this would be quite satisfying.

[hafod]

But it doesn't contain those 50 extra CDs from the newer space-saving set, which goes for about a fourth of the price .

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006KAWI2C/?tag=goodmusicguideco

Ahem! Much cheaper - #2441 refers.
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Arthur-Rubinstein-Complete-Album-Collection/hnum/9706662

[Opus106]

Ahem! Much cheaper - #2441 refers.
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Arthur-Rubinstein-Complete-Album-Collection/hnum/9706662

Thanks. I usually don't consider JPC for anything, apart from extended track samples.

[edalc]

http://www.amazon.it/dp/B002IC10Y8/ref=pe_115161_32063091_pe_epc_lm1

Yo-Yo Ma: 30 Years Outside The Box

EUR 111,32

[The new erato]

The 51 CS Dmitri collection is preannounced at 60 Euro (less Vat outside the EU) here:

http://www.abeillemusique.com/CD/Classique/BRIL9245/5029365924528/Brilliant-Classics/Dimitri-Chostakovitch/edition-Chostakovitch/cleart-65057.html