DzM wrote:Getting the CD is as easy as going to eBay or Amazon. Don't be so cheap.
These spoiled guys from US and UK... Have you ever thought that „going to eBay or Amazon“ might not be so easy? Welcome to reality:
- In many countries, it is not a piece of cake to get a credit card.
- In yet more countries, getting a credit card is impossible not only for students but also for freelancers (i.e. people working on their own, without being employed by somebody else or an institution).
- Even if having a credit card, the price might be too high. One dollar is not just one dollar everywhere – local salaries vary from country to country as well as exchange rates.
- Even if having a credit card and a reasonable local salary, the price still might become unacceptable due to the postage. (To illustrate: Although Prague is closer to Britain than Vienna and the Czech Republic is an EU member, the UK Amazon still charges us the same postage as it charges China or Australia. It is almost cheaper to fly over to London to buy CDs there than to buy them through Amazon.)
I’m not encouraging music piracy here, just pointing out the diversity of the life on our fabulous planet Earth.

Anyway, I’m a living proof that even a badly-paid Czech freelancer can get legal Pogues reissues and Definite Collection with a bit of effort.

[quote="DzM"]Getting the CD is as easy as going to eBay or Amazon. Don't be so cheap.[/quote]
These spoiled guys from US and UK... Have you ever thought that „going to eBay or Amazon“ might not be so easy? Welcome to reality:
- In many countries, it is not a piece of cake to get a credit card.
- In yet more countries, getting a credit card is impossible not only for students but also for freelancers (i.e. people working on their own, without being employed by somebody else or an institution).
- Even if having a credit card, the price might be too high. One dollar is not just one dollar everywhere – local salaries vary from country to country as well as exchange rates.
- Even if having a credit card and a reasonable local salary, the price still might become unacceptable due to the postage. (To illustrate: Although Prague is closer to Britain than Vienna and the Czech Republic is an EU member, the UK Amazon still charges us the same postage as it charges China or Australia. It is almost cheaper to fly over to London to buy CDs there than to buy them through Amazon.)
I’m not encouraging music piracy here, just pointing out the diversity of the life on our fabulous planet Earth. ;) Anyway, I’m a living proof that even a badly-paid Czech freelancer can get legal Pogues reissues and Definite Collection with a bit of effort. ;)