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Case in point: Just got notification that this Live Boxset is out of stock, and as such, my order has been cancelled. Those Japanese items go quick, and then the price on the secondary market is insane!! I tried ordering it back when it was announced and I couldn't, and now there's none left.

Don't worry. If they start with live albums, you'll get those in a few months worldwide. Cheaper and minus a couple of extras (like outer box). That RS.9 thing is pure money-making for extravagant collectors.

Well that was the whole point of trying to get one!!! For the case. On the bright side, I saved $146!!



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Live at the Tokyo Dome 1990 (4LP Color) - RS No.9 Tokyo (Harajuku) - 14-Feb-2024:


PROT-7261/4 - JPY 15,400 - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] , [Store.Universal-Music.co.jp] .




T-Shirts & Poster available too - [Store.Universal-Music.co.jp] , [Store.Universal-Music.co.jp] , [Store.Universal-Music.co.jp] .

Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.



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Well I'll try the proxy service and see if I have better luck this time!!

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Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.

Try a proxy buyer service like e.g. [www.WorldShopping.global] - (recommended by Tower Records).

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Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.

Will probably try my luck on eBay. I bought a couple of Japan Bowie exclusive vinyls a few years ago and used buyee.jp. The proxy fees were very high and by the time the import / VAT charges had been applied I had shelled out about £250 for two vinyls that domestically cost around £30.

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Will probably try my luck on eBay.

RS No.9 Brussels Affair 2LP Color is US-$ 284.65 - [www.eBay.com] . The RS No.9 SHM-CD Live Collection is US-$ 283.89 - [www.eBay.com] . RS No.9 Tokyo Dome 1990 4LP Color is US-$ 208.52 - [www.eBay.com] .

Damn. Those prices are insane!!

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Damn. Those prices are insane!!

Why? These are normal prices from ebay crooks.
The initial price (in-store) for the RS No.9 SHM-CD Live Collection was ~$115. The price on ebay is $284. The guy is simply taking advantage due to the fact this was a limited edition. He is in his rights. He spent some time to go to the shop, he invested something, now he is waiting to get some money from the stupid from overseas who wants the box badly. Capitalism at it's best

Very true. That was a nice little set

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Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.

Try a proxy buyer service like e.g. [www.WorldShopping.global] - (recommended by Tower Records).

Are there proxy services for all countries? Looking for something exclusive to UK.

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Are there proxy services for all countries?

Yes, there're also proxy services for e.g. UK to US. It's mostly called 'parcel forwarding service'. Examples would be [DeliveringParcel.com] , [www.EshopWedrop.com] or [www.Forward2me.com] . But considering the fees & taxes, it's probably not cheaper than eBay.

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Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.

Try a proxy buyer service like e.g. [www.WorldShopping.global] - (recommended by Tower Records).

Are there proxy services for all countries? Looking for something exclusive to UK.

Those Japanese proxy services are for all countries. They are based in Japan. I do not believe there is something exclusive for UK. Unless, there is one that operates from UK (which I doubt).

There are many proxies, not only WorldShopping. To name a few - Buyee, Neokyo, Zen Market, FromJapan etc. Some are cheaper than the others, but they all work using the same workflow/procedure.
1. You place an order with them.
2. They purchase the item for you in Japan.
3. The item arrives to their warehouse in Japan.
4. They send it to you.
The catch is hidden fees for their services (including postage from the store to their warehouse, some might use only expensive ('safe') option with tracking). Additionally they will charge you something for their services (either a fixed fee, like 300-500¥, or some percentage of the price of the item). If the item to be purchased in a brick-and-mortar store (like RS.9) in person they will charge you (a lot) extra for courier service. If the payment to be made in cash upon delivery they will charge you extra too. They might charge you for inspection and taking photos of the item (they name this service as a special 'plan'). They will let you to store an item/items in their warehouse for 30 days and ship them together in one parcel (some companies will charge you consolidation fee for that option). They might charge you for a special safe packaging (extra bubble wrap and hard card-box). They will offer you different options for postage (some services might use only expensive EMS or DHL only). For sure they will not offer you to take care of customs and VAT payments, this will be your responsibility when the item will arrive to your country. You should read carefully their terms and conditions, description of their fees and options and compare different companies before purchasing. Otherwise, you might pay a lot of extra fees. I believe, most of those proxy sites have price calculator so you can make an estimation.

From my past experience. I ordered a couple of new and used CDs and a CD/DVD box set from different shops in Japan (6 items in total). The list price for those was ~84€. I payed ~12€ for proxy services (minimal proxy service options, no consolidation fees), ~4€ for local Japanese postage (this time I was lucky because 4 sellers offered free postage) and ~19€ for international postage, i.e., 35€ atop of the list price for proxy services and postage (roughly 42% of the list price). Upon arrival post office charged me another 34€ for custom clearance and VAT. So the final was 84€ (list price) + 35€ (proxy service and postage) + 34€ (VAT and custom clearance) = 153€. I.e., the final price of the items at my doorstep was almost double compared to the list price in Japan. And this package was below 120€, i.e., I did not pay custom duties.

So, you know, proxy services will help you to purchase an item but you should be ready to pay extra. They are not cdjapan.

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Are there proxy services for all countries?

Yes, there're also proxy services for e.g. UK to US. It's mostly called 'parcel forwarding service'. Examples would be [DeliveringParcel.com] , [www.EshopWedrop.com] or [www.Forward2me.com] . But considering the fees & taxes, it's probably not cheaper than eBay.

Thanks Irix! I now have a German-only item I'd like to try and again in addition to the UK only one!!! I'll check out some of these sites.

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Damn, too bad they don’t ship out of Japan.

Try a proxy buyer service like e.g. [www.WorldShopping.global] - (recommended by Tower Records).

Are there proxy services for all countries? Looking for something exclusive to UK.

Those Japanese proxy services are for all countries. They are based in Japan. I do not believe there is something exclusive for UK. Unless, there is one that operates from UK (which I doubt).

There are many proxies, not only WorldShopping. To name a few - Buyee, Neokyo, Zen Market, FromJapan etc. Some are cheaper than the others, but they all work using the same workflow/procedure.
1. You place an order with them.
2. They purchase the item for you in Japan.
3. The item arrives to their warehouse in Japan.
4. They send it to you.
The catch is hidden fees for their services (including postage from the store to their warehouse, some might use only expensive ('safe') option with tracking). Additionally they will charge you something for their services (either a fixed fee, like 300-500¥, or some percentage of the price of the item). If the item to be purchased in a brick-and-mortar store (like RS.9) in person they will charge you (a lot) extra for courier service. If the payment to be made in cash upon delivery they will charge you extra too. They might charge you for inspection and taking photos of the item (they name this service as a special 'plan'). They will let you to store an item/items in their warehouse for 30 days and ship them together in one parcel (some companies will charge you consolidation fee for that option). They might charge you for a special safe packaging (extra bubble wrap and hard card-box). They will offer you different options for postage (some services might use only expensive EMS or DHL only). For sure they will not offer you to take care of customs and VAT payments, this will be your responsibility when the item will arrive to your country. You should read carefully their terms and conditions, description of their fees and options and compare different companies before purchasing. Otherwise, you might pay a lot of extra fees. I believe, most of those proxy sites have price calculator so you can make an estimation.

From my past experience. I ordered a couple of new and used CDs and a CD/DVD box set from different shops in Japan (6 items in total). The list price for those was ~84€. I payed ~12€ for proxy services (minimal proxy service options, no consolidation fees), ~4€ for local Japanese postage (this time I was lucky because 4 sellers offered free postage) and ~19€ for international postage, i.e., 35€ atop of the list price for proxy services and postage (roughly 42% of the list price). Upon arrival post office charged me another 34€ for custom clearance and VAT. So the final was 84€ (list price) + 35€ (proxy service and postage) + 34€ (VAT and custom clearance) = 153€. I.e., the final price of the items at my doorstep was almost double compared to the list price in Japan. And this package was below 120€, i.e., I did not pay custom duties.

So, you know, proxy services will help you to purchase an item but you should be ready to pay extra. They are not cdjapan.

Understood, and I very much appreciate you taking the time to type this all out, ironbelly!!!

Hi,

Contact " PERSONAL SHOPPER JAPAN. COM

And they buy for you what you want at every shop in Japan.
You let know what you want and they buy it for you.
I do know that in Japan not every shop will send out outside their country.
Also some people from UK where you can't buy from.
Of course they ask a few yen's or $'s more for commissions.

Succes!

I have good experience with this service:
[www.fromjapan.co.jp]
You can create your own invoice when shipping to your home country.

I have good experience with someone who lives near the Tokyo shop. I bought some things and always very satisfied. PM if you're interested.

Non sense release, insane expensive but Beautiful!

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Non sense release, insane expensive but Beautiful!

What a capital crime! You removed shrink wrap, you opened the box, you took CDs out of sleeves, you even touch them with hands! Please, do not tell you played CDs! Please leave me a hope in humanity!

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Non sense release, insane expensive but Beautiful!

Hola Roger
Alguna posibilidad de tener un RIP en wav?
Forma privada obviamente

Gracias
mb

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What a capital crime! You removed shrink wrap, you opened the box, you took CDs out of sleeves, you even touch them with hands! Please, do not tell you played CDs! Please leave me a hope in humanity!

HAHAHA !!!
you can see i didn´t touch the cds with my dirty hands, just for the unboxing my friend who bought it borrow to me.

so, is there no chance to rip them, sorry.

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Essentially, you do not miss a thing in terms of digital content. According to the announcement on Universal Music Japan, for Love You Live, Still Life and Flashpoint they used 2009 remaster. I.e., the brickwalled one, widely available for the whole world. For Brussels Affair they used 2020 master. It is the same CD as for Goats Head Soup superdeluxe. Similar for Live At Wembley 82, those 2CDs were used for 2021 Tatoo You superdeluxe. There is nothing special in terms of music/digital content. Unless, you believe that SHM material can improve the sound . But even this will be lost during ripping.

The only unique (kind of unique) material in this box is box itself, paper sleeves and Japanese extras.

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Essentially, you do not miss a thing in terms of digital content. According to the announcement on Universal Music Japan, for Love You Live, Still Life and Flashpoint they used 2009 remaster. I.e., the brickwalled one, widely available for the whole world. For Brussels Affair they used 2020 master. It is the same CD as for Goats Head Soup superdeluxe. Similar for Live At Wembley 82, those 2CDs were used for 2021 Tatoo You superdeluxe. There is nothing special in terms of music/digital content. Unless, you believe that SHM material can improve the sound . But even this will be lost during ripping.

The only unique (kind of unique) material in this box is box itself, paper sleeves and Japanese extras.

Which was the reason I was hoping to buy it! Thankfully I was able to get the Tokyo 4LP set at least!!

I've bought the "Brussels Affair" Red color for 300€ in Japan, included postage to Belgium. Finally it'll me cost about 100€ for declaration and customs when it comes in Belgium.

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Essentially, you do not miss a thing in terms of digital content. According to the announcement on Universal Music Japan, for Love You Live, Still Life and Flashpoint they used 2009 remaster. I.e., the brickwalled one, widely available for the whole world. For Brussels Affair they used 2020 master. It is the same CD as for Goats Head Soup superdeluxe. Similar for Live At Wembley 82, those 2CDs were used for 2021 Tatoo You superdeluxe. There is nothing special in terms of music/digital content. Unless, you believe that SHM material can improve the sound . But even this will be lost during ripping.

The only unique (kind of unique) material in this box is box itself, paper sleeves and Japanese extras.

Ok sr

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I've bought the "Brussels Affair" Red color for 300€ in Japan, included postage to Belgium. Finally it'll me cost about 100€ for declaration and customs when it comes in Belgium.

It is a great record to have - one of my favorite ones. 400 seems pricey, you can buy them for around 150 on discogs now and then. But if it is worth if for you - it is a good price!

The one I really wanted of the Carnaby bunch was Copa. Loved that one.

1995 Stripped, 2LP Red, RS No.9 Tokyo (Harajuku), PROT-7258/9, JPY 9900:

22-Mar-2024 - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] , [Store.Universal-Music.co.jp] .