I posted this story on a couple of boards, so I thought I'd share it here since it's particularly pertinent.
The last Enchant CD I needed to complete my collection was Tug of War, and I located a copy with the Amazon Marketplace for 6.99. It was described as like new condition and the seller had a five star rating. I usually go through the Marketplace to get stuff cheaper, though a great deal of it tends to be used. I never had any reason to question this seller at all before sending my money.
When the CD arrived, I noticed something was wrong, but it wasn't immediately obvious. The cover was dark and grainy, unlike the online pics I'd seen. The artwork on the CD itself was almost unreadable and muddy. At first I was thinking that InsideOut started going with cheap printers and paper for their releases. Then common sense hit me that InsideOut would never do anything half-assed. My suspicion was growing. I looked on the CD for any identifiable markings and there were none. I checked the back cover and again, there were no InsideOut or other distributor logos to be found. I opened the booklet and found many, many typos with the lyrics and liner notes. It then finally hit me that this was a bootleg copy.
I never even bothered putting the disc into my player cause I was too pissed. I wrote the seller to tell them of what they shipped me and didn't get a response. Four days later I contacted Amazon and then the seller refunded my money. They had no interest in taking the disc back, so I still have it to show others what to look for.
I just wanted everyone to know that no band is immune to pirating. Exchange of mp3's is one thing that cannot be stopped. To reproduce(badly) the booklet, jacket and all artwork is just stupidly wrong. Anyone else have an experience like this? It ended just fine, but it was incredibly frustrating.
Scott
The last Enchant CD I needed to complete my collection was Tug of War, and I located a copy with the Amazon Marketplace for 6.99. It was described as like new condition and the seller had a five star rating. I usually go through the Marketplace to get stuff cheaper, though a great deal of it tends to be used. I never had any reason to question this seller at all before sending my money.
When the CD arrived, I noticed something was wrong, but it wasn't immediately obvious. The cover was dark and grainy, unlike the online pics I'd seen. The artwork on the CD itself was almost unreadable and muddy. At first I was thinking that InsideOut started going with cheap printers and paper for their releases. Then common sense hit me that InsideOut would never do anything half-assed. My suspicion was growing. I looked on the CD for any identifiable markings and there were none. I checked the back cover and again, there were no InsideOut or other distributor logos to be found. I opened the booklet and found many, many typos with the lyrics and liner notes. It then finally hit me that this was a bootleg copy.
I never even bothered putting the disc into my player cause I was too pissed. I wrote the seller to tell them of what they shipped me and didn't get a response. Four days later I contacted Amazon and then the seller refunded my money. They had no interest in taking the disc back, so I still have it to show others what to look for.
I just wanted everyone to know that no band is immune to pirating. Exchange of mp3's is one thing that cannot be stopped. To reproduce(badly) the booklet, jacket and all artwork is just stupidly wrong. Anyone else have an experience like this? It ended just fine, but it was incredibly frustrating.
Scott
