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BellaBargains
BellaBargains Posts: 202 Forumite
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I promised my daughter I would buy her the Disney film Beauty and the Beast but when I went to the shops I discovered it's not available. I've checked on ebay and there are people selling it - some say they are imported and others don't specify. Will these be genuine DVD's or dodgy copies - is there any way of knowing?

Thanks
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  • smartie1976
    smartie1976 Posts: 1,984 Forumite
    some things you can look out for are sellers offering "region free" discs, or stating they'll be sent in a clear plastic wallet.

    This isn't fool proof, but is a start

    Some which look genuine..
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST-Special-Edition-DVD-BNIB_W0QQitemZ290034299026QQihZ019QQcategoryZ35014QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Some which look fake...
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST_W0QQitemZ320032721986QQihZ011QQcategoryZ35014QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Edit/ Amazon sell it £4.50 on VHS (If you're old like me and still use your VHS :) )
    It's BOUGHT (to Buy), not BROUGHT (to bring) AND you cannot be frauded, only DEfrauded.

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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    Apparently it hasn't been released yet.

    http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/83618/-/Product.html?searchstring=disney+beauty+and+the+beast&searchsource=0
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • naughty_10382
    naughty_10382 Posts: 627 Forumite
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    frivolous_fay wrote:
    Apparently it hasn't been released yet.

    http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/83618/-/Product.html?searchstring=disney+beauty+and+the+beast&searchsource=0

    That one is not Disney.

    It seems play.com do have lots of disney boxsets coming out next week - perhaps they would be good to have a look at OP?
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    My bad... I searched for 'Disney beauty and the beast' and it obviously found that one because it had 'Not Disney' in the title. Curse those keyword spammers!
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    It's not listed on Disney's website so I think I was correct about it not being available yet.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • Bunnie1982
    Bunnie1982 Posts: 1,671 Forumite
    My husband bought this for me when it was unavailable, I think he got it off Amazon but the cost on DVD was quite high because of it being unavailable at the time.
  • mike230652
    mike230652 Posts: 530 Forumite
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    Bunnie1982 wrote:
    My husband bought this for me when it was unavailable, I think he got it off Amazon but the cost on DVD was quite high because of it being unavailable at the time.

    The reason the price was " quite high" is because he bought you a pirate i.e. illegal copy of an unreleased dvd..........d'oohhh.

    It doesn't take a genius to realise that if Disney haven't released it...then it's illegal!!

    Mike
    if i had known then what i know now
  • Agutka
    Agutka Posts: 2,376 Forumite
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    Can you get a VHS instead? Those were released and even I have one.

    Does anyone know if The Little Mermaid is on DVD? I would love a copy and missed the VHS release. I love all technology old and new!
    :wall:
  • Misterel
    Misterel Posts: 237 Forumite
    mike230652 wrote:
    The reason the price was " quite high" is because he bought you a pirate i.e. illegal copy of an unreleased dvd..........d'oohhh.

    It doesn't take a genius to realise that if Disney haven't released it...then it's illegal!!

    Mike

    Disney seem to have an interesting take on DVD release - rather than keeping their whole range of films out all the time (with the risk that it will get remaindered or discounted) they tend to only have limited releases for their "big films" after which they are deleted, only to be reissued again some time later - that way that can keep charging "full price" for them and maintain some kind of "Premium" status. This doesn't seem to apply so much to their direct-to-video stuff.

    So there are legal copies of "Beauty and the Beast" out there (a "collectors edition" IIRC)...
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  • piper5
    piper5 Posts: 2,409 Forumite
    disney tend to do this loads. release it, discontinue it to release it later on as digitally remastered etc. i find it quite naughty, but i have seen beauty and the beast on dvd, it was in HMV, as i was tempted to buy it childhood memories and all!!, but didnt, yet when i went to buy it again i was told it was discontinued!! not sure about dvd's on ebay, never bought one!!
    good luck with your search
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