version 1.2 (added amounts incl. Paypal fees, improved unclear points)
Procedure for a DVD group order
Almost any DVD title on the market is available in a couple of days.
Even for older ones there's a chance as long as it's a DVD (meaning not a VHS).
1. PM Newyorker to check availability and JPY price of the title(s)
2. PM Newyorker the title(s) you want to order in a group.
3. Newyorker makes a post to let other interested know.
4. Interested should PM.
Only PM if you are able to use Paypal.
List the title(s) you are interested in.
You will decide if you take part in the payment AFTER the chip in amount has been arranged.
That means this PM itself is not binding for you at all.
5. Arrangement of the chip in amount
The chip in amount is the price of the title divided by the number of interested.
If the chip in amount is too high for you, you can cancel your interest and drop out.
If the chip in amount is OK for you, you can decide to take part in the payment.
If you decide to take part in the payment, cancellation is not possible as the chip in starts.
6. The members send their chip in amount to Tiger33 via Paypal.
Members who have sent the chip in amount receive access to the title(s).
Annotations
-When a group for the payment has been built, Newyorker posts a list of the members.
-In Paypal select JPY as currency. Select “sender pays the fee” and “gift”, if this is possible.
-I will also calculate amounts including the recipient fees in case you can't select “sender pays the fee”.
-Newyorker is likely to take part in most titles if there are about five people taking part including him.
-Sharing of the titles outside the group is forbidden at the moment (there may be further discussion about this within the group)
-You get the ISO of the title via a torrent hosted on Tiger33's private tracker.
-Compressed formats (H.264 for example) and direct downloads might be available if requested.
Procedure for an individual DVD order
1. PM Newyorker to check availability and JPY price of the title(s).
2. PM Newyorker the title(s) you want to order alone.
Include the e-mail address you use for Paypal.
3. You send the price to Newyorker via Paypal
(If you share the title it should also be possible to send the price to Tiger33)
Then Newyorker gives you access to the title(s).
Annotations
-In Paypal select JPY as currency. Select “sender pays the fee” and “gift”, if this is possible.
-I will also calculate amounts including the recipient fees in case you can't select “sender pays the fee”.
-You can select ISO OR compressed format, torrent OR direct download.
-Torrent uses trackers without index, that means the torrent file isn't available to the public.
-You decide alone if the title is shared somewhere or not. Newyorker doesn't do anything with the title.
-Torrent OR direct download will be deleted after your download.
FAQ
1.What have you done until now?
We ordered following titles in a group.
MAGURO001, SND-26, SND-31, SND-33
2.Can't I get above titles for free?
The discussion about that ended in better not sharing.
The simple reason is that nobody will chip in if it's available for free...
Although a member might post it here
if the group has permitted sharing.
PM or requesting here is useless and against the rules in this forum.
http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/announcement.php?f=203
Complaining "this is a download forum" doesn't give you special requesting rights either.
We simply don't have multiple Jitsuroku threads like torrent/direct DL/order.
This is just a problem resulting from the forum's structure.
Also 95% of this thread is DL/torrent.
3.Can't I chip in for above titles?
That will be discussed.
It seems likely to me that there will be a way.
You can PM Newyorker if you are interested.
4.How can I contribute?
Just chip in?
5.Is there a safe way?
Tiger33 pools the payments.
I'm given the amount AFTER I provided the titles (group order).
Why not chip in for a 3200 JPY title.
It’s just about 7 USD if there are 5 members.
Paypal fees are as follows (may not apply to all)
Personal Transactions
Funding Source: entirely funded by
PayPal balance or bank account
0.5%
OR
Funding Source: entirely or partially funded by
debit card or credit card
3.9% + Fixed Fee 40 JPY
PLUS
Currency Conversion Processing Fee
conversion rate is
2.5% above the exchange rate
Example for a 3200 JPY title with 5 members (you have USD)
Exchange rate (example) : 100 JPY = 1.09 USD
Chip in amount = 3200 JPY : 5 = 640 JPY = 6.98 USD
USD credit card
6.98 USD * 1.064 + 0.44 USD = 7.86 USD.
USD PayPal balance or bank account
6.98 USD * 1.03 = 7.19 USD
I don't make a USD price 'cause if you have euro or pounds or something you will lose 2.5% more to Paypal in total
as I convert it to JPY in the end and would have to add this cost on the title’s price.