Pirate copy alert--ebay and our titles

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   Hi guys 

I know its been mentioned 
before but have had issues with a few titles recently that are pirates 
(all bought off ebay or similar or in one case Amazon marketplace) 

They
 seem cheap at £6.99 and are often described as "nearly new" but in fact
 are new and pirates. They are reasonably well done so wouldnt 
necessarily alert immediate suspicion . They appear to be a UK or German
 ebayer but are postmarked from Russia when they arrive in most 
instances. 

It does the label down (and we would like to keep 
going) and also artists as no publishing or royalties are paid on these 
and most of these artists are not well off guys. 

Please buy off
 the reputable guys whom we know we supply such as Lasers Edge, Wayside,
 Kinesis, Amazon (not marketplace), Play HMV.com, CD services or indeed 
our website. 

Thanks 

Vicky Powell
Esoteric

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esotericarts Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: October 31 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 94	Topic: Pirate copy alert--ebay and our titles Posted: June 08 2010 at 12:04
	Hi guys I know its been mentioned before but have had issues with a few titles recently that are pirates (all bought off ebay or similar or in one case Amazon marketplace) They seem cheap at £6.99 and are often described as "nearly new" but in fact are new and pirates. They are reasonably well done so wouldnt necessarily alert immediate suspicion . They appear to be a UK or German ebayer but are postmarked from Russia when they arrive in most instances. It does the label down (and we would like to keep going) and also artists as no publishing or royalties are paid on these and most of these artists are not well off guys. Please buy off the reputable guys whom we know we supply such as Lasers Edge, Wayside, Kinesis, Amazon (not marketplace), Play HMV.com, CD services or indeed our website. Thanks Vicky Powell Esoteric

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: June 08 2010 at 12:14
	I'm pretty sure the Wakeman 1984 I ordered a few years ago was a bootleg. The CD arrived way too late, but the package did have some cool stamps on it and was wrapped in used typing paper with Cyrillic typing. Beyond that, one of the least impressive Wakeman's I have in my collection. My latest Russian addition was The Gourishankar, which came from Unicorn.
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