ADV Valentine's Day sale

[touma]

Another holiday sale from ADV.

It says up to 75% off, and most of the older releases, that I noticed, are that cheap. But the newer titles are 40% off, at best.
I will be waiting for a Right Stuf ADV studio sale because I do not need any of the older disks. But if you need to fill in some holes in a collection, or just do not shop at Right Stuf, this is worth a look.
And most of the music CD's seem to be 75% off.

AS usual ADV has everything on one huge web page that can take a long time to download, even with DSL. If you have a slow connection I suggest that you turn off the graphics in your browser.

[Trey-Trey]

Even if this is another "Attack of the Slasher" sale, I wonder how the boxes fare in all this. Are they marked up in anyway?

[something]

Originally Posted by Trey-Trey

Even if this is another "Attack of the Slasher" sale, I wonder how the boxes fare in all this. Are they marked up in anyway?

I have the Kino's Journey box+1 and they put such a light slash through the UPC that I didn't even notice it at first. The Vol. 1 inside it was untouched.
Your mileage certainly may vary, but I expect by this point damage would be minimal.

[JimmyG]

Where the Nightmare began...

I remember the first Valentine Sale, it was a heart breaking experience for most. [img]/images/graemlins/stunned0.gif[/img]

[guyver83]

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Jim said:
Where the Nightmare began...

I remember the first Valentine Sale, it was a heart breaking experience for most. [img]/images/graemlins/stunned0.gif[/img]

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yeah I got holes/slashes in my HEART...err.. upc codes [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Bibulb]

Aaaand here's my chance to get all the EA BGC 2040 and polish off both Kaleido Star and Mezzo...

(For this kind of purchase, even with shipping AND tax I come out ahead...)

There are a few things on that list I would love to get but honestly after all the horror stories about buying stuff from ADV direct I am going to pass. I just hope to see some of the stuff I want in the Bargain bin at RS or other places.

[perigee]

I decided to compare this sale against a potential TRSI studio sale for titles I'm interested in. Here's how it stacks up - <font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>
Title ADV TRSI
Colorful 1+2 12.00 18.34
Diamond Daydreams, V1 18.00 16.19
Kaleido Star, Amazing 30.00 26.98
Princess Tutu, V3 18.00 16.19
Sister Princess, V1+box 8.00 21.59
Sister Princess, V2 7.00 16.19
Sister Princess, V3-7 @18.00 16.19
Yumeria, V3 18.00 16.19</pre><hr />
Prices are based on the following assumptions:<ul type="square">[*]ADV shipping is $11.00 for 8 items or less, based on previous orders [EDIT: $8.00 on actual order][*]ADV bonus discs don't count [img]/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif[/img][*]TRSI discount is 46% (studio+GA discount, no tax/shipping)[*]ADV titles will be eligible for next TRSI studio sale - a big assumption, I know[b][/list]Looks like I may order Colorful and Sister Princess, V1-2 from ADV. The rest can wait for the next TRSI sale.

[chotto]

Colorful is in the TRSI bargain bin for $8.99 right now.

[Dagger]

Also... isn't it just one volume, but with two different editions?