...is apparently done. I don't think I've ever ordered from them but I know a lot of people do. Weird that it's just vanished.
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There's chatter around the interweb that a change of management late last year was the catalyst for things going bust. Mind you, I wouldn't be surprised if the MASSIVE amount of bootleg Shaw titles (from PanMedia*) they carried played a small part in it as well. As Celestial Pictures own global rights to the Shaw library, they tend to be fiercely protective of their golden goose; thus, if they got wind someone was selling pirated versions of titles in the US they had licenced there you can be almost guaranteed that they'd come down on them like a tonne of bricks! Probably to the full extent that international law will allow...
* there are those that say, amongst all the internet murmurs and rumours, that HKFlix was actually behind the PanMedia Shaw bootlegs. And I once read a post on a kung fu-themed forum that stated an employee said the company would go out of business if it wasn't for the sales of the PanMedia bootlegs. :think:
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Originally posted by Alison Jane View PostStill... it's sad when these places disappear regardless of the reason why.
I ordered from them quite a number of times over the years, even though I wasn't thrilled to be buying from a retailer that so openly sold masses of bootlegs.
But every now and then they turned up something I couldn't find anywhere else for decent prices -- thus, they served a purpose while they were around.
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