Tanooki's DBZ: Season 2 Box Set Dissection

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:45 pm

Heh, the entire Best Buy page is down for the Season 2 box. I'm sure FUNi sent them a nasty e-mail.

EricM · Post by **EricM** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:47 pm

I bought the set online for $8.47 total w/ tax last night and picked it up just now. No problems. Hooray for price errors.

ETC123 · Post by **ETC123** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:41 pm

fps_anth wrote:Heh, the entire Best Buy page is down for the Season 2 box. I'm sure FUNi sent them a nasty e-mail.

Given the way things work, they more or less realised their own errors, since FUNimation has already sold them stock at wholesale, therefore they already have their money.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:00 pm

I bought the set online for $8.47 total w/ tax last night and picked it up just now. No problems. Hooray for price errors.

Shit man, I woulda bought like 10 of them and sold them on ebay. Its just how I roll.

EvilGamerX · Post by **EvilGamerX** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:27 pm

I was at Best Buy today. Didn't see it. (Though I didn't really look, I was more focused on getting Season 5 of Scrubs =D)

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:14 pm

Undercooked Sausage wrote:pricing mistake on bestbuy.com, you can get the damn thing for eight bucks right now.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... id=1631824

gogogo

Well, it's back up. Now it's at $40, though.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Wed May 23, 2007 2:06 am

FUCK!!! I don't visit the forums for ONE fucking day and I miss out on this! GOD DAMN IT!

BrollysKin · Post by **BrollysKin** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:04 am

The feeling is mutual. I missed it as well.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:40 am

Well, I made a killing myself. I only ordered one (as not to be a prick), but while I was at Best Buy I also snagged a copy of Ridge Racer 7 for my PS3 that was priced at 50% by mistake. So...I got $100 of merchandise for $38

-Corey

SonEric84 · Post by **SonEric84** » Wed May 23, 2007 2:07 pm

I can't believe I missed it for 8 bucks. Well, if anyone who bought it for 8 bucks doesn't want it after a little while...I'll pay you $12 or so for it.

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:53 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Well, I made a killing myself. I only ordered one (as not to be a prick), but while I was at Best Buy I also snagged a copy of Ridge Racer 7 for my PS3 that was priced at 50% by mistake. So...I got $100 of merchandise for $38

-Corey

It's Ridge Racer. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGE RACER!

*ahem*

8 bucks is an amazing price. Even if you hate the set, you really should not give up an opportunity to buy it for 8 bucks. I mean, even Corey bought it! That's saying something.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:01 pm

fps_anth wrote:It's Ridge Racer. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGE RACER!

YSE. Seriously, it was in the "opened items" stack (along with about 30 copies of "Happy Feet" for Gamecube), but it was factory sealed. The guy at the business desk looked at it with a sense of "damn, why didn't I see this?" and told me someone probably made a mistake. Good thing I didn't snag it a few weeks back for full price.

8 bucks is an amazing price. Even if you hate the set, you really should not give up an opportunity to buy it for 8 bucks. I mean, even Corey bought it! That's saying something.

Well, the opportunity is gone (they took down the online order yesterday and it went back up last night at full price), but I agree. If I could hire Daimao to translate my episodes personally, and give me timed scripts for $.23 an episode I would...but yeah, this works about as well. Too bad I lost all my other subtitle rips from way back, I'd have his subtitles for all of DBZ by now.

-Corey

FDLink · Post by **FDLink** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:05 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Well, I made a killing myself. I only ordered one (as not to be a prick), but while I was at Best Buy I also snagged a copy of Ridge Racer 7 for my PS3 that was priced at 50% by mistake. So...I got $100 of merchandise for $38

You own a PS3? . . . . I'm sorry.

And you all own these cropped season sets? . . . . I'm sorry.

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:09 pm

Wait, what's $8.00?? Definitely not the season set right?

ETC123 · Post by **ETC123** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:51 pm

Mr.Piccolo wrote:Wait, what's $8.00?? Definitely not the season set right?

Yep. It happens when people update/upload details of products on well.. anything. They may have been going through a whole bunch of stuff that only sells for 8 bucks, or they themselves may be tired, and they simply make a mistake. People take advantage of that mistake and then everything is changed about. Some orders may or may not be honoured, depending.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:45 pm

FDLink wrote:You own a PS3? . . . . I'm sorry.

You're sorry that I get to enjoy a kickass system, that tonight at midnight will be able to upscale my PSX and PS2 libraries to 1080p? And can play Blu-Ray movies that look drop dead gorgeous on my television?

...okay, thanks for your...concern?

And you all own these cropped season sets? . . . . I'm sorry.

This part actually makes sense. Me too ;p

-Corey

DaemonCorps · Post by **DaemonCorps** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:18 pm

Well, I just got the set in the mail and just got through the first filler-ific disc. After watching through the first "remastered" set, I think I'm noticing more of the "remastered" awkwardness. Mainly with the disgustingly bright white colors and outlines suddenly disappearing.

You'd think this would be consistent and would show up whenever characters with particularly light skin (usually Gohan and the doctors tending to Goku so far), but some shots with them actually look pretty good. How strange.

Also, the split screen moments are awkward, just like the last set. Split screens in the original 4:3 were awkward enough, but now they're just...

I also noticed how the booklet also has comes with a separate slip showing some random DVD releases of He-Man and Happy Tree Friends (among other things). You'd think the slip would at least include some future anime releases (I've yet to see any ads for the latest YYH re-releases).

I also noticed how the side image is a different shade of orange than the first set's. So much for consistency. The box itself is also not that durable. Taking the container in and out of the sleeve's already given the edges some slight dings. Ugh.

Consensus? It's basically more of the same (chilli peppers and all).

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:43 pm

Good thing I keep all my DVDs in a DVD booklet instead of the cases.

Ex-Dubbie369 · Post by **Ex-Dubbie369** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:58 pm

I'll probably be buying a fatpack to put the seperate seasons in. I just wish selmod would have a complete version of the Namek Saga cover. Oh well, he has a life too and this gives me an opportunity to get back into to working with photoshop after a several month long break from it. If it turns out nicely, I'll post it.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:02 am

Hey, whatever happened to SelMod anyway?

Kanzenshuu

Tanooki's DBZ: Season 2 Box Set Dissection

I just got the set :?...