From lizzy 808 Sent Thu, Apr 30th 1998, 01:25
>Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 12:51:04 -0400 >From: martin burbridge <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> >Reply-To: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx >To: idm <xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> >Subject: Re: (idm) RE: iMVS > >Geoffrey Elgey wrote: >> >> G'day, >> >> --- Original Message --- >> From: Boffin <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx> >> >> Anybody hear of this On-line record store called "iVMS". I ordered some >> really rare stuff from there...almost too good to be true items. Of course >> they didn't have them in stock, and I'm only receiving the Plaid EP (3.51 >> UKP). Anybody have any experience with them? Did anybody get what they >> wanted? >> --------------------------- >> >> If it's too good to be true, it usually is :-) >> >> I've used iMVS before - about 90% of what I order eventually (after about 3 >> months) gets cancelled as is 'deleted by manufacturer' :-( They even had an >> Atom Heart CD listed at UKP1.35 once - but of course it never showed up. In >> fact, I just got a message from iMVS today saying that a title I ordered >> back in December is 'deleted'. >> >> Cheers, >> Geoff > >this seems to be a common ploy - albumsup also springs to mind - of >luring punters w/ rarities, and only supplying the easily available >stuff. i think it stinks. try 'em out first, order one of the hard to >gets *and nothing else*, sit back and wait. even if they're only slow in >removing deleted or unavailable items from they're site what is that >gonna tell you about the rest of they're service. 5 months for a reply!! >if you want reliable supply, and delivery w/in a couple of days to a >week, and genuine supply of ltd and hard to get items, you can't go too >far wrong w/ modern music and bent crayon. you know it makes sense. this >wa not a paid commercial. As I understand it - most online only stores plug their web servers & database into a distributors stock list - eg - cdnow, cduniverse, musicblvd and Valley Distribution [valley I think is the largest distributor in the US it's catalog is like a very large phone book]. The distributor rarely has EVERY single piece in stock, in fact they generally only have the top sellers in stock, so when someone orders something 'rare' it's backordered by the distributor to the label, they usually wait 2-3 months, then the label says "oh it's been deleted ages ago mate, your lists should have been updated", the distributor sends the message back to the webstore and then the database is finally updated and you get an email saying it's gone. It's all to do with money and margins. The only online stores that don't do this are ones that are based in "real-world" stores or actually carry stock on hand, you should ask before you buy. lZi-808 -now enjoying Swayzak - Snowboarding in Argentina (medicine) nice VA - Endlessnessism 2xCD (DOT) fun Plastikman - Consumed (Novamute) dark and sexy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com