VERY cheap DVDs - UK only

[ffutures]

Anyone know anything about these guys?

http://www.icegadgets.co.uk/index.php

They seem to have extraordinarily cheap DVDs but they send you R1,2, or 3 depending on what they can get, and you don't get a case. They claim their DVDs are real, and they take Google checkout and have paid advertising on eBay, so I think they may be reasonably genuine. In hopes that they are I've just ordered something, it'll be interesting to see what happens. Since I'm paying by Google checkout I shouldn't be risking more than a fiver.

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[murphys-lawyer.livejournal.com]

Just so's you know...

* Welcome To Ice Gadgets * The Place To Buy Wholesale Multi Region DVDs * We Can Provide High Quality DVDs From Our Suppliers In China Saving You £££s * Dropshipping Available * No Min. Order Qty * See Our FAQs For Full Details

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw that, but they seem to be saying they're supplying legit disks.

[parakkum.livejournal.com]

Inasmuch as they're shipping DVDs from a medley of regions, they're assuredly violating various distribution agreements that the people producing the programming have with their distributors. Pricing is cheaper in certain areas based on the premise that DVDs from that region will not be shipped elsewhere. It's really the point of the "region" system.

So they're probably not fakes, but they probably are being shipped in violation of distribution contracts. Make of that what you will.

(On this note -- DVDs were about sixty bucks American each when we were in Japan. Ugh. Thus, Japanese people often buy things like DVDs when they're on vacation in, say, Thailand, where they're the same price as, or cheaper than, in the US.)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I've googled around a bit and haven't found any sites that claim it's dodgy. Tell us how you get on.