Any french speaking people here?

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not? Can I order it? Can I even
order things from amazon in another country?

You can- it says it normally dispatches in 1 or 2 weeks, which means they
probably order in specially when someone orders it.
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Sandman

2005-10-23 17:29:42 UTC

Post by David A McIntee

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not? Can I order it?
Can I even order things from amazon in another country?

You can-

I can order it from Amazon france and have it delivered to me in Sweden? I've
never ordered from Amazon before, so I really want to make sure first.

Even if I can - I am wondering if I could successfully fill out the order
form... :)

Anyone know if this item is in stock (or available) from anther location where
the order form is in english? :)

Post by David A McIntee
it says it normally dispatches in 1 or 2 weeks, which means
they probably order in specially when someone orders it.

Ok... Hmmm.

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Covenant

2005-10-23 18:37:37 UTC

Post by Sandman
I can order it from Amazon france and have it delivered to me in Sweden? I've
never ordered from Amazon before, so I really want to make sure first.
Even if I can - I am wondering if I could successfully fill out the order
form... :)
Anyone know if this item is in stock (or available) from anther location where
the order form is in english? :)

This *was* available in the UK amazon a good while back.
I think any amazon will deliver to anywhere (Canadian delivers to UK
definitely)
But it's the postage that might hammer you internationally. (I dunno if the
free post works internationally y'see.)

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w***@yahoo.com

2005-10-23 23:11:21 UTC

I'm wondering if the French DVDs for Alien lack the commentries. Well
it might be of no interest anyway.

Dom

Sandman

2005-10-24 06:48:13 UTC

Post by w***@yahoo.com
I'm wondering if the French DVDs for Alien lack the commentries. Well
it might be of no interest anyway.

No, I have the quadrilogy anyway, I just want the head.

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Tisserand Richard

2005-10-24 09:42:02 UTC

Sorry but it says it will be deliver in 1 or 2 open DAYS (not WEEKS). That
probably mean they have it in Stop :-)
But it is not said if they have it in stock or not (may be u could ask them).

Bye
Richard

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not? Can I order it? Can I even
order things from amazon in another country?
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Tisserand Richard

2005-10-24 09:44:04 UTC

OOOpps, i mean :
"That probably mean they have it in Stock :-)" (Stop will be absolutly no sense)

Post by Tisserand Richard
Sorry but it says it will be deliver in 1 or 2 open DAYS (not WEEKS). That
probably mean they have it in Stop :-)
But it is not said if they have it in stock or not (may be u could ask them).
Bye
Richard

Sandman

2005-10-24 14:46:54 UTC

Post by Tisserand Richard

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not? Can I order it?
Can I even order things from amazon in another country?

Sorry but it says it will be deliver in 1 or 2 open DAYS (not WEEKS).
That probably mean they have it in Stop :-) But it is not said if they
have it in stock or not (may be u could ask them).

Thanks - I'm still having second thoughts since I really can't read french and
don't even know what buttons to press. Perhaps Amazon is similar enough over
countries so I could have Amazon UK open in another window and compare for each
step in the process (but not complete it in the UK page)

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Sandman

2005-10-24 14:51:27 UTC

Upon closer inspection - this seems to be a auction placeholder. ALl links from
this page seems to link to people wanting to sell their copies of this. But why
point out availability then?

Any help would be appreciated.

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Covenant

2005-10-24 16:53:00 UTC

Upon closer inspection - this seems to be a auction placeholder. ALl links from
this page seems to link to people wanting to sell their copies of this. But why
point out availability then?

It *could* be that you are clicking on the "New and Used for sale" button.
But they are usually set pirces, not auctions..

(Weird though.. I've seen stuff *double* the price of the lowest one on
those lists!)

???

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Sandman

2005-10-24 18:09:33 UTC

Post by Covenant

Post by Sandman
Upon closer inspection - this seems to be a auction placeholder. ALl
links from this page seems to link to people wanting to sell their
copies of this. But why point out availability then?

It *could* be that you are clicking on the "New and Used for sale"
button. But they are usually set pirces, not auctions..

Yes, I'm beginning to understand that. :)

Post by Covenant
Weird though.. I've seen stuff *double* the price of the lowest one on
those lists!

Yeah, 350 Euro isn't too high.

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Covenant

2005-10-25 00:23:43 UTC

Post by Covenant

It *could* be that you are clicking on the "New and Used for sale"
button. But they are usually set pirces, not auctions..

Yes, I'm beginning to understand that. :)

So I've noticed from the other posts !!
I can understand your reticence though!

Post by Covenant
Weird though.. I've seen stuff *double* the price of the lowest one on
those lists!

Yeah, 350 Euro isn't too high.

Not when you consider the price of the thing when it *first* came out !!!

;' )

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Adam Cameron

2005-10-24 17:50:57 UTC

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>

I was able to get the general gist of the thing (I think!) just from using
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr, and doing a machine translation. My
prior knowledge of French is one year of attending French class back when I
was 13 (gulp: 22yrs ago!), so I am pretty bloody diabolical at making head
or tail of it.

Post by Sandman
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not?

Yes. "D'occasion" seems to mean "Used"; "Neuf" means "New" (here's me
thinking it meant "nine" ;-)

It also makes life easier of you compare with the .co.uk site, because the
layout is similar.
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/B0000C24F3/all/ref=olp_tab_all/202-2365454-7069407)

If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Post by Sandman
Can I order it? Can I even
order things from amazon in another country?

Just to confirm what the others have said: yes. I dunno how the Amazon
2nd-hand stuff works... it might be up to the seller if they are prepared
to courier stuff overseas, and how much extra they will charge. It looks
like there are some delivery comments in the details for each item (so a
bit different from the .co.uk site, which has a separate link). I have
only ever bought third-party stuff once from Amazon, and it was local (and
arrived within 3 days!).

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Sandman

2005-10-24 18:08:24 UTC

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>

I was able to get the general gist of the thing (I think!) just from using
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr, and doing a machine translation.

Yes, I've been trying that out as well.

Post by Sandman
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not?

Yes. "D'occasion" seems to mean "Used"; "Neuf" means "New" (here's me
thinking it meant "nine" ;-)

(so did I)

But ok - the link to "4 new" leads me to a page where individuals (i.e. not
Amazon) are selling new copies of this item for EUR 340-ish?

I don't mind the price - but can one trust this?

Post by Adam Cameron
It also makes life easier of you compare with the .co.uk site, because the
layout is similar.
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/B0000C24F3/all/
ref=olp_tab_all/202-2365454-7069407)
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Post by Sandman
Can I order it? Can I even
order things from amazon in another country?

Hmmm....

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Adam Cameron

2005-10-24 18:41:46 UTC

Post by Sandman
But ok - the link to "4 new" leads me to a page where individuals (i.e. not
Amazon) are selling new copies of this item for EUR 340-ish?

Ummm... yeah. And? Imagine it like the "Amazon Shopping Mall". Amazon is
the main shop. There are numerous other shops in there. And a big
second-hand market too.

Post by Sandman
I don't mind the price - but can one trust this?

The vendors' star ratings are based on real-user feedback. I would err
towards vendors that have a LOT of customer ratings, and a high average.

Post by Adam Cameron
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Come on... all the screens on the .co.uk site are the same layout as the
French one. It's pretty easy to work out what you're supposed to be doing.

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Sandman

2005-10-25 01:57:57 UTC

Post by Adam Cameron
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Come on... all the screens on the .co.uk site are the same layout as the
French one. It's pretty easy to work out what you're supposed to be doing.

Yeah, I'll try to figure it out. :)

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Tracy

2005-10-26 08:56:17 UTC

Post by Sandman
But ok - the link to "4 new" leads me to a page where individuals (i.e. not
Amazon) are selling new copies of this item for EUR 340-ish?

Ummm... yeah. And? Imagine it like the "Amazon Shopping Mall". Amazon is
the main shop. There are numerous other shops in there. And a big
second-hand market too.

Post by Sandman
I don't mind the price - but can one trust this?

The vendors' star ratings are based on real-user feedback. I would err
towards vendors that have a LOT of customer ratings, and a high average.

Post by Adam Cameron
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Come on... all the screens on the .co.uk site are the same layout as the
French one. It's pretty easy to work out what you're supposed to be doing.

In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

Sandman

2005-10-26 19:45:24 UTC

Post by Sandman
But ok - the link to "4 new" leads me to a page where individuals (i.e. not
Amazon) are selling new copies of this item for EUR 340-ish?

Ummm... yeah. And? Imagine it like the "Amazon Shopping Mall". Amazon is
the main shop. There are numerous other shops in there. And a big
second-hand market too.

Post by Sandman
I don't mind the price - but can one trust this?

The vendors' star ratings are based on real-user feedback. I would err
towards vendors that have a LOT of customer ratings, and a high average.

Post by Adam Cameron
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Come on... all the screens on the .co.uk site are the same layout as the
French one. It's pretty easy to work out what you're supposed to be doing.

In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

Yeah, but I even suggested to correlate the UK site to the french one myself.
Problem comes when you get to pages in the order flow where you have to enter
and submit your order, which I don't want to do on the UK site just to see how
it's done. :)

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Tracy

2005-10-26 21:11:14 UTC

Post by Sandman
But ok - the link to "4 new" leads me to a page where individuals (i.e. not
Amazon) are selling new copies of this item for EUR 340-ish?

Ummm... yeah. And? Imagine it like the "Amazon Shopping Mall". Amazon is
the main shop. There are numerous other shops in there. And a big
second-hand market too.

Post by Sandman
I don't mind the price - but can one trust this?

The vendors' star ratings are based on real-user feedback. I would err
towards vendors that have a LOT of customer ratings, and a high average.

Post by Adam Cameron
If you want to buy the thing, click the "ajouter au panier" ("Add to
basket").

Sure, but then what? :-D

Come on... all the screens on the .co.uk site are the same layout as the
French one. It's pretty easy to work out what you're supposed to be doing.

In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

True - unless you order from both sites and send me one of your
purchases as a gesture of goodwill :)))))

Post by Sandman
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Sandman

2005-10-27 18:09:30 UTC

Post by Tracy
In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

True - unless you order from both sites and send me one of your
purchases as a gesture of goodwill :)))))

Ah, but if the item in question was purchaseble from the UK store I wouldn't be
messing around with the french one, now would I? :)

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Tracy

2005-10-29 08:53:36 UTC

Post by Tracy
In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

True - unless you order from both sites and send me one of your
purchases as a gesture of goodwill :)))))

Ah, but if the item in question was purchaseble from the UK store I wouldn't be
messing around with the french one, now would I? :)

Now, why did Sandman's last comment to me show up in my news server, but not
in Google Groups.

Damn this news thing! It dunna makeka sense!

Corpral Hicks

2005-10-29 15:00:32 UTC

I hate Amazon. Ordered Destroying Angels from them. They had one in stock,
took 6 months to get to me. I had also order Hunters Planet when the
supposedly had one in stock. Took them a year to tell me they hadn't got
one.

Post by Tracy
In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from Amazon
before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if he was on the
english language site!

Yeah, but I even suggested to correlate the UK site to the french one myself.
Problem comes when you get to pages in the order flow where you have
to
enter
and submit your order, which I don't want to do on the UK site just to
see
how
it's done. :)

True - unless you order from both sites and send me one of your
purchases as a gesture of goodwill :)))))

Ah, but if the item in question was purchaseble from the UK store I wouldn't be
messing around with the french one, now would I? :)

Now, why did Sandman's last comment to me show up in my news server, but
not in Google Groups.
Damn this news thing! It dunna makeka sense!

Tracy

2005-10-29 16:06:42 UTC

Post by Corpral Hicks
I hate Amazon. Ordered Destroying Angels from them. They had one in stock,
took 6 months to get to me. I had also order Hunters Planet when the
supposedly had one in stock. Took them a year to tell me they hadn't got
one.

Is this .com or .co.uk? I have used Amazon.co.uk for nearly 5 years
and cant say I have had ANY problems at all. In fact, I think they are
one of the most order-friendly, customer-orientated companies I know.

(I drove past their factory one day - its HUGE!)

Corpral Hicks

2005-10-29 16:44:20 UTC

This was .co.uk

Sandman

2005-10-29 17:23:50 UTC

Post by Tracy
In fairness to Sandman, he did say he had never purchased from
Amazon before, so the layout would be a bit overwhelming - even if
he was on the english language site!

Yeah, but I even suggested to correlate the UK site to the french
one myself. Problem comes when you get to pages in the order flow
where you have to enter and submit your order, which I don't want
to do on the UK site just to see how it's done. :)

True - unless you order from both sites and send me one of your
purchases as a gesture of goodwill :)

Ah, but if the item in question was purchaseble from the UK store I
wouldn't be messing around with the french one, now would I? :)

Now, why did Sandman's last comment to me show up in my news server,
but not in Google Groups.

I can't be googled! :)

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Adam Cameron

2005-10-26 23:10:24 UTC

Post by Sandman
Yeah, but I even suggested to correlate the UK site to the french one myself.
Problem comes when you get to pages in the order flow where you have to enter
and submit your order, which I don't want to do on the UK site just to see how
it's done. :)

I did much the same thing when checking whether the sites did mirror each
other... beyond a point I was thinking "oh, I can't be arsed putting my
credit card details in, etc, just to see if the sites are parallel all the
way to the end, just to help Sandman" (no diss meant).

However... surely it's just the LAST button you oughtn't press in the
English-language site? The one that says "OK, actually buy it"?

That said... there used to be some bloody Frogs on this NG... what's
happened to them? Shouldn't *they* be trying to help you rather than some
stupid monolingual Kiwi?

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Sandman

2005-10-27 18:10:00 UTC

I did much the same thing when checking whether the sites did mirror each
other... beyond a point I was thinking "oh, I can't be arsed putting my
credit card details in, etc, just to see if the sites are parallel all the
way to the end, just to help Sandman" (no diss meant).
However... surely it's just the LAST button you oughtn't press in the
English-language site? The one that says "OK, actually buy it"?
That said... there used to be some bloody Frogs on this NG... what's
happened to them? Shouldn't *they* be trying to help you rather than some
stupid monolingual Kiwi?

Hehe :)

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Corpral Hicks

2005-10-27 18:24:31 UTC

Hadn't realised this had come out in France yet.

I did much the same thing when checking whether the sites did mirror each
other... beyond a point I was thinking "oh, I can't be arsed putting my
credit card details in, etc, just to see if the sites are parallel all the
way to the end, just to help Sandman" (no diss meant).
However... surely it's just the LAST button you oughtn't press in the
English-language site? The one that says "OK, actually buy it"?
That said... there used to be some bloody Frogs on this NG... what's
happened to them? Shouldn't *they* be trying to help you rather than some
stupid monolingual Kiwi?

Hehe :)
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François Guillot

2005-11-01 00:37:58 UTC

This is not sold my amazon itself but THROUGH amazon. This is third
party sellers items. NO AUCTIONS (this is not eBay).

Yes you can buy items from french Amazon website to be sent all over the
world (but shipping will be more expensive).

The one at 219 euros is "used" but looks good (not delivered in its
original box, contrary to the others), but the seller has only three
evaluations : 2 good and 1 bad (no answer to email).

François

Post by Sandman
<http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007QRJ8I>
Does this page say if this item is in stock or not? Can I order it? Can I even
order things from amazon in another country?

Sandman

2005-11-01 19:14:43 UTC