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Now I know what the E in EIL stands for!

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whateveriam said on August 21, 2006 19:41:

http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsdsii/1/241335925/1/Roxette/1/30/9999.htm...

I appreciate it being a collectors item, but its really expensive (for something so small!)

sandyam said on August 21, 2006 21:14:

Ridiculously high prices is what they’re known for.

whateveriam said on August 21, 2006 21:28:

Honestly, do I want to pay £25 for PoP, when I bought it the other day for £8? On the other hand, they wouldn’t put the prices so high if they thought they couldn’t get them

Room_service said on August 22, 2006 03:13:

I hardly believe they sell any of that material. Their prices are unreal, even the most common stuff is expensive there. For example, Fevourites from CBB for... 92 pounds!

sandyam said on August 22, 2006 10:16:

I have been wondering the same.
So let’s find out; is there anyone among us who ever bought from them? I sure didn’t.

chrisjankunas said on August 22, 2006 12:26:

Some of their stuff have nice prices though ! £7 for Neverending Love Spanish Promo is quite reasonable ! But then £32 for Ballad/Pop Hits DVD? :S

purplemedusa said on August 22, 2006 12:41:

They have serious trouble selling on Ebay, i’ve noticed! Atleast prospective buyers KNOW that EIL is a trusted source dispite the prices!

ATLTK said on August 22, 2006 12:48:

no never

whateveriam said on August 22, 2006 16:32:

’I hardly believe they sell any of that material. Their prices are unreal, even the most common stuff is expensive there. For example, Fevourites from CBB for... 92 pounds!’

Its ridiculous- I’m not that desperate for something at the end of the day- and more often then not I’ve found it cheaper somewhere else - charity shops, ebay, netsounds and similar (for an example, EIL are selling the cassete copy of Into The Gap for £25, I’ve seen it elsewhere for £45, but I still got it for 99p! HA!)

brentnewtown said on August 23, 2006 21:50:

I bought a lot from EIL in the mid nineties and it was a god send. These days I don’t. They are still selling things at pre ebay/internet prices.

whateveriam said on August 24, 2006 08:06:

Yeah, I’m desperate for a lot of things, but not THAT desperate. EIL is a little misguided I think...

Where possible, I’ll stick with smaller sellers, because they need the money more than eBay, or EIL do. Unreliability is a risk, but if you keep in contact and are polite, you usually don’t get problems.

striker1700 said on August 27, 2006 07:35:

EIL...or Esprit as I used to know them...have always been riduculously priced. Back in the day...around 1993 I used to order from them quite often..only because being in the US, Rox releases were so hard to come by...back in the pre-internet days. Reading through their catalogue would actually teach me what was actually out there...it was a short time later that I realized that I could find the same things elsewhere...for much cheaper...especially in shops in Sweden..although the airfare didn’t make it cheaper I suppose lol. EIL will always have rare Rox items that you can’t easily find elsewhere...but not many of us have the money to part with in order to actually buy them from EIL.