Man, it's been so long since I've seen any new R1 rips.

[morgorath]

Ok look this is how I look at things and let me put things in percpective for you. I am from the old school the days when you have a buddy who had a buddy who got this VHS tape with the complete first season of Ranma with subtitles... and I would get a 7th generation copy. *old school* Now that we understand that look here...

http://www.uln.com/cgi-bin/vlink/097361569246IE.html
That is 26 episodes *first season* of ST:NG at under $100 bucks. Every other season is at the same price so you get the whole series for $700 pretty good.

http://www.uln.com/cgi-bin/vlink/782009080091IE.html
That is 18 episodes *first season* of Ranma at $72 bucks. If you break it down
your paying $4 an episode for Ranma and just about $3.75 an episode for ST:NG

Now that is good deal for my money... here is my problem...

http://www.uln.com/cgi-bin/vlink/702727013928IE.html
Gawl a great series but if you buy this R1 you are paying $6 an episode for
a grand total of 70 bucks of a 12 episode series. Now look at this

http://www.uln.com/cgi-bin/vlink/702727033520IE.html
The Box set you are paying just under $3 an episode cut in half.

That is the reason I buy HK first I spend $1.50 an episode most of the times
then wait for the Box Set form of R1's from the US dealers. I save money and then use the HK sets as gifts to draww more people into anime.

If you complain about the prices that is your right, but be honest with your self and us on the boards. R1's are the best hands down and the only reason we even deal with HK is beacuse we are cheap and want the whole series as soon as we can get are gruby hands on it.