Roger Hiles Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Looks like the Mosaic Selects will not be offered at retail after one year, as planned originally. The new March Mosaic catalog states that "the current economics of the retail market prevent us from using this avenue of distribution." For now, at least. Otherwise the series seems to be going well, judging from the number that have been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 For what it's worth, they are available retail in Japan. Disk Union stores in Tokyo sell the selects at around $72, a mere $24 per CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Wow. And we complain about the price of imports from Japan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 On the other hand Moose, I have bought most of my TOCJ's, used but near mint, in the $5-8 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 They are in stores here for 130 CHF (which would currently be between 90 and 95 US$) - !!! We swiss are the secret REAL japanese, it seems... ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 (edited) http://www.truebluemusic.com/store/ship.html Mosaic charges $12 (surface mail, "6-10 weeks") or $23 (airmail, "3-5 weeks") for international shipments. $23 is twice what other US stores like CD Universe charge for airmailing a few CDs. I remember that when I ordered Mosaic sets through surface mail two years ago they arrived in Europe within 3 weeks. Is that still the case? The shipping duration True Blue indicates seems much to long also for airmail. My orders from other stores usually arrive within 2-3 weeks. Edited March 26, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Claude , I've recently converted to ordering surface mail for my last 4 or 5 Mosaic orders & all have arrived on the 5th working day.Air mail always took 3 or 4 working days so its a no brainer for me.(Plus I have never had to pay any extra duty on surface mail). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 For what it's worth, they are available retail in Japan. Disk Union stores in Tokyo sell the selects at around $72, a mere $24 per CD. Disk Union has an agent in LA who purchases cds for shipment to Japan. I think they buy Mosaics at full price. I know when my Art Ensemble set was issued they bought 75 of them for $75 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 For what it's worth, they are available retail in Japan. Disk Union stores in Tokyo sell the selects at around $72, a mere $24 per CD. Disk Union has an agent in LA who purchases cds for shipment to Japan. I think they buy Mosaics at full price. I know when my Art Ensemble set was issued they bought 75 of them for $75 each. I think that's exactly what swiss stores do. Gary & Claude: my last Mosaic surface order arrived very fast, too. But: I always did use surface, and several times had to pay customs. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Crazy Jazz in the UK also retail Mosaic sets but I imagine they buy them in to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Gary & Claude: my last Mosaic surface order arrived very fast, too. But: I always did use surface, and several times had to pay customs. Both of the new Selects arrived here via suface mail today , I think they only shipped last Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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