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kassan
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Post subject: Samples?? Posted: 16 Nov 2018, 15:00 |
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Joined: 22 Apr 2018, 13:24 Posts: 26 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 4 times Been thanked: 2 times
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hey guys so I am slowly building up my Anime LD collection, most of the purchases on YJ probably a silly question: I noticed, on many occasions, with anime, jackets have a "sample" sticker on them Also this is very clearly mentioned by sellers, as something to be aware of This is especially true with digitally remastered boxsets from late 90s, such as Bubblegum Crisis, Tenchi Muyo, El Hazad, etc... BGC for example, I think the last 2-3 boxsets I saw, they were sample I was wondering if these are exactly the same as proper retail items not only in terms of contents but especially pressing, I couldn't find any info, do you happen to know if there were some problems reported with any of these? thanks a bunch
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 03:23 |
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Joined: 03 May 2004, 19:05 Posts: 8106 Location: Dullaware Has thanked: 1219 times Been thanked: 844 times
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I don't believe I've ever seen any anime box sets with sample stickers other than US films from Japan. If they are cheaper I would pick them up, if they are the same price who cares just get them too
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kassan
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 19:00 |
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Joined: 22 Apr 2018, 13:24 Posts: 26 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 4 times Been thanked: 2 times
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well, what a honor both signofzeta and rein-o in here anyway this one sold recently https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g272916311I bought a bunch of stuff from him in the past and I definitely remember He had a "Tenchi Muyo" AC3 boxset with a sticker sample Same goes for seller vinylkobe, every now and then He sells samples too one curios case is Bubblegum Crisis boxset I did see one with a big sticker on it, in the past however at least 2 times it happened that while the box (nor the discs) had no stickers on them, the sellers did mention they were samples, also claiming the content was exactly the same.
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 20:49 |
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Well I also want to see if I can make it to 5000 posts before the new year That's the same sample sticker I've seen on stuff in the past, I've never owned any but they always looked the same. And at the time the cost wasn't much different for a specific title I was looking to buy so I just picked up the non sample. I'm sure you can remove the sticker or leave it, won't change the value too much if at all. I would remove as nobody could ever tell the difference anyway.
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je280
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 02:55 |
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Joined: 13 Sep 2012, 23:14 Posts: 1199 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 265 times Been thanked: 259 times
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rein-o wrote: I'm sure you can remove the sticker or leave it, won't change the value too much if at all. I would remove as nobody could ever tell the difference anyway. The PIONEER "SAMPLE" stickers are not that easy to remove, very strong adhesive & unless the cover is clear film laminated (very few of the Japanese LD covers are) it is likely to leave a telltale circle of sticker residue or a raised area where the sticker was or worse. I have not removed any sample stickers that are on any LDs that I have but have seen a few where the stickers have been removed & they were all pretty messy, basically ruined the covers. I would advise leaving them as is though if it is an issue perhaps a little heat to soften the adhesive with a solvent (isopropyl or similar might do the job) to aid removal may prove less damaging but is it worth the risk of damage or staining to the cover? Not that it matters to me as I do not have many (any?) so called high value LDs but I agree that it will not affect the value at all & given that the stickers were applied over 20 years ago now at the very least perhaps best to leave them as is. Cheers.
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kassan
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 16:09 |
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Joined: 22 Apr 2018, 13:24 Posts: 26 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 4 times Been thanked: 2 times
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damn, Niji Otoko that brings childhood memories in the late 80's it started a particular program on Italian national TV, showing foreign movies from basically every corner of the world created by a true genius of a man absolutely not dubbed, all in their original language with It. subtitles back when Italian TV still had a strict control of quality, and NO censorship whatsoever now all you have is politically corrected garbage, though that is pretty much a worldwide problem now however the show is still going, and this makes me happy https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuori_orario._Cose_(mai)_vistebefore that I only saw Anime, so Niji Otoko was my very first exposition to Japanese cinema don't know what happened but I got glued to it, I was very morbidly fascinated by it since then, well Asian flicks makes about 80% of my movie collection Je280 thanks a lot for all the info that sticker ain't pretty but if difficult to peel I'd just leave it at the end what really concerned me was the content
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kassan
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 17:12 |
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Joined: 22 Apr 2018, 13:24 Posts: 26 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 4 times Been thanked: 2 times
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very interesting, never thought of that really I did remove a few stickers in the past, from different products and always used acetone I'll give lighter fluid a try, though I'm thinking maybe it would work great on a hard plastic surface, such as a CD jewel case, but paper? edit: re: message below thanks
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Samples?? Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 19:41 |
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Acetone would also remove the paint or ink on the covers. Lighter fluid will only remove with lots of rubbing, but I'm sure any chemical will do the same with too much rubbing.
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