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[andrew01]

I just came back from vacation in Bali, Indonesia and found some pretty cool stuff at a market. Every sunday they have a market where all of the people come and sell stuff. First I went to a place that sold pirated dvd, ps2 games, etc. I got DVDS: Matrix Revolutions, Lord of the Rings return of the king. Ps2 games: Enter the Matrix, SOCOM II Us navy seals, Return of the king game, and Tiger woods 2004. All of these cost $2 USD each. I have tested them all and they all work fine. I also got a pair of the new orange color oakleys for $10. Although they say "okey" instead of "okley".

[Mantis]

Maybe they are okeys instead of okleys and thats why you got them so cheap.

[Groove]

Those are Jokeleys, not Oakleys.

[cxwq]

Perhaps he should have said ``Oakley-style''...

Nothing to do with the original post which seems to be about encouraging theft but I haven't paid over $1 for sunglasses in several years. There's an indoor swap meet not too far from my house and every time I'm near there I pick up a few new pairs. Exciting? Not really. But it will take me a really long time to equal the price of my last pair of Oakleys (10+ years ago).

I hate overpaying for crap. Have you seen what Oakley is charging for fucking glasses and watches these days?!

[CustomSnake202]

I know of Foakley's, I got some down at Rockypoint. They also had a bunch of PS2 games but they were $10. $2 is the best i've ever heard of.

[xedice]

You went to Indonesia at this time? I've went their twice and the 2nd time was much worse than the first. The radical muslims there are scary, but its worth all the pirated stuff you get at the malls. I got 2 cds for like a buck with every sega game you could ever want. Haven't checked out the Dvd's though.

[Talio]

My girlfriends Dad has about every gadget known to man to copy DvD's. He even has a printer that prints on the CD itself. It's really cool to see what he does with it. Now, I'm not encouraging him though, because as Cx pointed out, it's still theft, no matter how you look at it, but it's amazing how close he's getting to the real thing. I'm just waiting for the FBI to find out, he's copied over 100 DvD's.

[andrew01]

You went to Indonesia at this time? I've went their twice and the 2nd time was much worse than the first. The radical muslims there are scary, but its worth all the pirated stuff you get at the malls. I got 2 cds for like a buck with every sega game you could ever want. Haven't checked out the Dvd's though.

I guess you mean after the bombing. I actually went to the place where the bombs went off.

Everyone is so poor there. They all sell this crap that nobody wants, like scarfs and wood carvings, junk like that. Although some of the stuff isnt half bad. I also bought a tag heuer watch for 8 bucks.

The one thing I dont understand though is how they get movies like the Matrix Revolutions and Return of the King before they even come out?

[serpent sniper]

The one thing I dont understand though is how they get movies like the Matrix Revolutions and Return of the King before they even come out?

Uhh...they sit in the theater and tape it...

On Dateline or 20/20 or whatever, a few years ago, they had this thing about pirated videos, and some of the people did exactly what I said. It was funny, 'cause the tops of peoples' heads were showing...

[Sylent Blade]

First of all, are you sure that the DvDs aren't bootlegs? Do they come in shrink wrap? Do they have a security lable and all that? With everything included? If not, then they most likely bootleg the stuff, package it the best they can, and sell it for what it's worth... nothing. Buying pirated stuff, to me, is just dumb. I mean, I do tons of illegal and wrong things, but yeah... why not get the actual thing, and not have to put up with copies, or mock ups, or poor imitations? Do as you wish, but if your supposed DvDs are bootlegs, no wonder you got them so cheap.

As I said note, I don't know how they aquire anything over there. Maybe because they make it? I don't know.

[Gamefreak]

They make DVD screeners which are the full DVD that they have made and are using to work out bugs and test the movie. My friend had Finding Nemo on DVD before it came out. So yeah, ya see if ya look you can find them on Newsbin. I guess the moral of the story is download movies and game or buy bootlegs!
-Gamefreak, Over and out.

[Alexthebeast]

There are a few people in this topic I want to Die right now.

[andrew01]

First of all, are you sure that the DvDs aren't bootlegs? Do they come in shrink wrap? Do they have a security lable and all that? With everything included? If not, then they most likely bootleg the stuff, package it the best they can, and sell it for what it's worth... nothing. Buying pirated stuff, to me, is just dumb. I mean, I do tons of illegal and wrong things, but yeah... why not get the actual thing, and not have to put up with copies, or mock ups, or poor imitations? Do as you wish, but if your supposed DvDs are bootlegs, no wonder you got them so cheap.

As I said note, I don't know how they aquire anything over there. Maybe because they make it? I don't know.

The dvds didnt come in plastic casing but they did have a cover and a nice label on the cds themselves. What I found funny was on the back of the Matrix Revolutions cover, where they show a few scenes from the movie they had scenes from the Matrix Reloaded. Obiously pirated dvds are not illegal in indonesia. They have no rules whatsoever in that place. Its crazy. Not even traffic laws. The reason of this is because the government doenst have the money to enforce the laws since there so poor.

Where I live though pirated stuff is illegal so you have to be a bit careful. Usually they dont catch you. Some of my friends have hundreds of dvds.