I don't know the vendors in question but I think the DVD is legit. It is one of the Warner Bros Archive titles. Warners does NOT sell to wholesalers but my guess is these enterprising folks bought them for resale especially since they recently had a sale on their titles. You can buy it from Warner Bros directly Be aware the titles are all DVD-R http://www.wbshop.com/Eddie-Cantor-Story/1000152300,default,pd.html?cgid=ZARCHIVEALL-BEST
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Deg Farrelly <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been meaning to put this question out to the list for some time, but now > I have a particular need for the information. > > Assuming you purchase videos through Amazon, when a title is * not * > available from Amazon, but * is * available from several sell-through vendors: > > How do you select the vendor? > How do you know that the copy you are ordering is a legitimate copy and not a > boot leg? > Are there particular vendors you have had experience with that you would > recommend? > > > Now, specifically, I am looking to acquire a DVD of "The Eddie Cantor Story" > (1953) > > We have a VHS copy, released by Warner Home Video in 1996. Amazon lists new > copies on DVD available from these vendors: > Happymovies, schindler's Disc, Vintage_dvd_vhs, Videophile1939, Seravieve, > and Joshuab01 > > Several indicate "Brand new, factory sealed, direct from manufacturer" > > Reactions? > > > -- > deg farrelly, Associate Librarian > Arizona State University > PO Box 37100 > Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 > Phone: 602.543.8522 > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
