Ok for starters , both pros's part for both sites is that whatever jpop stuff you ordered , it's counted towards Oricon .
That didn't happened for YesAsia in the past just recently this year but anyway
CDJapan
Pros
- 4 shipping methods to choose from
- various payment methods other than PayPal & credit card
- fast , reliable . Customer service's good
- For 1st press items , they state on their website if it's available or not . So if you were to preorder early or later , should the 1st press's stated on the website , there's no need to worry on it
- the packaging that they used's great & solid . They don't fold posters . They used a big box & they packed it together with your CD
Cons
- shipping's quite expensive . Like you have to pay 650 Yen for a CD single & then it adds on 300 more yen if you buy 2 copies
- only Japan press items are sold , no OS presses's involved
- limited edition(s) surrounding hot/popular artistes tend to go outta print very fast . Like for ARASHI's case , the CD + DVD limited edition of their past few recent singles were sold out on CDJapan within less than 2 hours @_@
- you pay them in Japanese Yen & if your country's currency's weaker against the Yen , then obviously the stuff you will get from them might be a tad pricey
YesAsia
Pros
- various payment methods other than PayPal & credit card
- their customer service's friendly I feel
- availability of OS presses
Cons
- shipping's SLOW (to me) . The last time I used YesAsia , it took me 13 days to get my stuff from them @_@ & their headquarters's in Hong Kong & not in the North/South Pole T_T
- In order to get free shipping , you have to spend US$39 & above . If not you have to pay shipping
having said that , this might be a pro for you if you buy things in bulk
- they sometimes can take FOREVER to source out for items that you order
- no guarantee of 1st press items . It's logical & understood that the earlier you order ,the better but sometimes depending on your luck , you might get it later on
- after a while , they tend to jack up the prices of some items on their site . Like for ayaka's History 2006 - 2009 , the 2CDs limited edition with photobook . It was initally priced at US$40+
now it's US$49.99 which's no doubt ridiculous
Last edited by KarenPang; 17th October 2009 at 04:11 PM.
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