Cloudscapes is a friend of mine and doesn't generally get into the posting thing. This is my thing. I got a set from him and he indicated he wouldn't mind doing it for others so I thought I'd let people know.
As for the cost... first of all, you have a great deal of gall! Cloudscapes is NOT charging $30+. He charged $20 and did not charge shipping!!!! He is charging what it takes to make the set which I stated in an earlier message. And that barely covers the cost for materials. As he is a friend, I know how much he pays for the lightscribe DVDs, the color cases, and the color INK, the envelopes and mailing them. The fee does not even begin to TOUCH the time he is putting in-- burning them and then getting them to the post office... and in addition there have been a few cases where he has simply given them away! And all for perfect strangers because he hopes they will enjoy the show as much as he does.
I also stated specifically to YOU that it was terrific that you were offering it free by putting it into a bit torrent. I love it that it is on Youtube for free. I applaud anyone who is getting the show out there. For those who go and download the bit torrent, more power to them. That's fine for those who want it that way. I personally prefer to have the quality I have on my DVD. I know for a FACT if I download the bit torrent that you have posted and then burn it myself that I will not have the quality I have now. BUT just to remind you, if you will recall, your free offer came after Cloudscapes offered to burn it for people who were having a hard time finding it. Most people were unable to find it, except the poorly done copies sold on ioffer... and I have no doubt they are making some profit-- but I don't begrudge them their bit of profit. At least people were able to get the show. There have been people on this list for YEARS looking for copies.
But as I stated before, Cloudscapes got tired of people contacting him and then not following through without so much as a thanks anyway. It's lousy and shows a great lack of consideration. Especially in a couple of cases where he had them prepared and the person simply never sent the check.
Oh and as a final caveat... Cloudscapes got his set from a fellow fan of the show, someone from on the IMDb comment board who generously offered to do so... and for the same price! I know he doesn't begrudge her one penny of the money that was spent. She has apparently quit doing so and most likely for the same reasons.
After having given this some thought (and with Cloudscapes permission to use his DVD burner!) I will make copies for those truly interested and for the same price. However, please don't contact me unless you really want them. You can reach me at [email protected].
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