Box Set gets a mention on DVDFile.com
Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 7:57 am
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Box Set gets a mention on DVDFile.com
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Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 9:48 am
thanks for that...its a good link!
Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 3:29 pm
i noticed in the artice it said street date 10/8, did they push the date back again or is this a typo or what? i can't wait 'till i just get those dvds in my hand! what a day that will be!!!! 
Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 3:30 pm
i noticed in the artice it said street date 10/8, did they push the date back again or is this a typo or what? i can't wait 'till i just get those dvds in my hand! what a day that will be!!!!
Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 4:39 pm
I have no clue where they got that date from.
BMG release of DVD on 10/8
Posted: Sep 12th 2002, 11:10 pm
Well, I think there is something there we didn't know before and that is that something many of us paid $115 in advance for is now going to go for $100 retail (ie, less at some retailers). And many of us have been charged multiple times and are having trouble getting our money back.
Re: BMG release of DVD on 10/8
Posted: Sep 13th 2002, 8:12 am
You will note that the BMG press release has the box set listed as an exclusive to AU. I also ask you to check my prediction from April:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum ... post652012
Another distributor started soliciting this set to vendors even though they don't have a deal for the set. This is unethical.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum ... post652012
Another distributor started soliciting this set to vendors even though they don't have a deal for the set. This is unethical.
Ken Shaw wrote:Well, I think there is something there we didn't know before and that is that something many of us paid $115 in advance for is now going to go for $100 retail (ie, less at some retailers). And many of us have been charged multiple times and are having trouble getting our money back.
Re: BMG release of DVD on 10/8
Posted: Sep 13th 2002, 3:43 pm
Seems the problem of unethical-ness is making its rounds concerning this set. First we have a company charging multiple times for it. Now we have companies charging for it that don't even have it.Jason Rosenfeld wrote:Another distributor started soliciting this set to vendors even though they don't have a deal for the set. This is unethical.
Makes me real safe to be a consumer in this society.
Posted: Sep 13th 2002, 4:56 pm
Nope; wrong. The *FIRST* round of unethicalness was when many of the folks who preordered the set had their e-mail addresses intercepted from the confirmations in transit to them, and those addresses were added to a list of spam recipients.. First we have a company charging multiple times for it.
The item being solicited to us? Kiddie porn!!
I never DID hear back from the FBI after filing that report...
Posted: Sep 13th 2002, 5:24 pm
David, I had addressed this much earlier on another forum.
It is a fact that many spammers randomly generate email addresses, even for something that doesn't seem like a "guess." Especially if it was with a common, free email service.
The problem with the spams never found its way off the home theater forum. In fact, it was never even mentioned on this forum, or in an email from a member of this forum. And believe me, when there is a problem with people from this forum, I hear about it. In spades.
I would have to conclude that the problem was either not widespread, or not from AU. With all of the real problems legitimately posted here, I don't think this necessarily fits.
Jason
PS: It is my understanding that this was reported to authorities. I don't know if the FBI, etc. are supposed to tell you what they find.
It is a fact that many spammers randomly generate email addresses, even for something that doesn't seem like a "guess." Especially if it was with a common, free email service.
The problem with the spams never found its way off the home theater forum. In fact, it was never even mentioned on this forum, or in an email from a member of this forum. And believe me, when there is a problem with people from this forum, I hear about it. In spades.
I would have to conclude that the problem was either not widespread, or not from AU. With all of the real problems legitimately posted here, I don't think this necessarily fits.
Jason
PS: It is my understanding that this was reported to authorities. I don't know if the FBI, etc. are supposed to tell you what they find.
David Lambert wrote:Nope; wrong. The *FIRST* round of unethicalness was when many of the folks who preordered the set had their e-mail addresses intercepted from the confirmations in transit to them, and those addresses were added to a list of spam recipients.. First we have a company charging multiple times for it.
The item being solicited to us? Kiddie porn!!
I never DID hear back from the FBI after filing that report...
Posted: Sep 14th 2002, 11:08 am
Dude! I've never been spammed with kiddie porn. Gah! I think you just got horribly unlucky with that one, David Lambert. I don't think I've been spammed as a result of ordering this set, although it's possible... there's so much spam... but I haven't noticed a particular increase in the amount I get since ordering.
In addition to the FBI, although you probably already know this, you can also report spam (even the everyday kind) by using this form at the Federal Trade Commission, or by forwarding the spam directly to this address: uce@ftc.gov. I should say, though, that I haven't a clue what the FTC does with this information--I've never heard back. If your e-mail is through work or school, you might want to drop a line mentioning the situation to your system administrator as well, particularly when there's potentially criminal activity involved.
In addition to the FBI, although you probably already know this, you can also report spam (even the everyday kind) by using this form at the Federal Trade Commission, or by forwarding the spam directly to this address: uce@ftc.gov. I should say, though, that I haven't a clue what the FTC does with this information--I've never heard back. If your e-mail is through work or school, you might want to drop a line mentioning the situation to your system administrator as well, particularly when there's potentially criminal activity involved.