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Old 15th January 2006, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Winterkill
Wow. What a heated debate.

All of them look like complete bootlegs to me.
I thought the same, too..but somebody already clarified it above.

It is quite sad that most people scream "BOOTLEG" when they see all Chinese characters written on Ayu's stuff...[when in fact those really are official Chinese releases..]

It's good to know that Avex made things slightly cheaper for Mainland Chinese though...when I went to China to visit some relatives, I could see how a lot of people in the village probably couldn't afford high-quality things like CDs/DVDs and such...I mean, $1 = 7-8 yuan....so a typical overseas release [around $20] would be 160 yuan for them...which is probably around half the amount they make for monthly income...

Anyway; best thing to do if you do buy Ayu from eBay...always check via Yesasia/CD Japan for official tracklistings; if the CDs you find on eBay have extra tracklistings than what's listed on Yesasia/CD Japan, don't buy those! Those are most likely bootlegs.

Oh..and I never knew that eneabba had a guide to figure out bootlegs! Haha...okay I'll stop now, haha, this is a long post reply! ^^;
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