THE MUSEUM First Press Edition テルミドール -Vingt-Sept- CD?

[hot0rikun967]

Hey guys, so I wanted to know if anyone knew of any site or any person that would be selling the special CD that came with the first press edition of THE MUSEUM, which contained "Thermidor -Vingt-Sept-"? I've been looking all over for this version of the album, because as one of my favorite Nana songs, I want the only CD that it comes on. If any of you happen to have the CD and are willing to sell it, I'm open to negotiating a price.

Thanks for any help!

[stranger]

Keep an eye out on YAJ...for a used copy it'll go for around 5000-10000 yen while a brand new copy will go for around 12000-14000 yen. Most of the copies that tend to be sold there are like new or brand new, probably because whoever got the CD as it is was a collector to begin with.

[hot0rikun967]

YAJ? I'm sorry, stranger, I'm not sure what site the acronym stands for

Also, expensive but expected. To me, worth it

[stranger]

It's Yahoo Japan Auctions. Have you heard of this before? It's where most people go to look for rare items. However, you usually need a middleman to use it, so that'll add on the fees unfortunately.

Finding the right middleman is the real issue. In my opinion, a lot of them are overpriced and are only worth it if you are getting rare items that don't weigh too much. Luckily, this is one of those cases. Ideally you'll be looking at an additional 3000 yen (including the shipping costs to you) if you use one. If you need some recommendations and/or testimonials, let me know.

Right now, it looks like there's only one up for sale:
page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k176720995

According to description, it's brand new, but I think it's overpriced which is why no one has bid on it yet.

But usually every month 3-5 come up, so if you're patient you can easily find one for a more reasonable price.

[hot0rikun967]

I just signed up for the sight and linked it to me paypal account. Yeah it hit me shortly after I posted my question and I found that exact auction. It is quite expensive, but it's nice to see people are actually selling the item. I won't pay THAT much for it, but, I'll keep my eye out. Now, about this middle man stuff, is it really necessary? If it's anything like Ebay, then having just registered my account all I should have to do is bid on the item, right? I've never used this site before so excuse my ignorance (and thank you so much for the help).

[stranger]

Unfortunately you do need one. 99% of sellers on there don't ship overseas. If you speak fluent Japanese you can check their page and see if it accepts overseas shipment or possibly contact the seller and ask them in Japanese, maybe you'll change his/her mind, however, there's a bigger issue: payment. Which they usually require Japanese bank account, they do not accept paypal or foreign credit/debit cards (though the latter may be possible in some case, you have to check with the buyer and/or YAJ). You also need a valid Yahoo Japan account, I've never tried to make one but I thought it needs Japanese phone number and address.

For example, the link I posted above allows two types of payment:
【決済方法】
●Yahoo!かんたん決済
●銀行振込（三菱東京UFJ銀行）

Also, shipment is Japan only, three different types of shipment:
【発送方法】
●定形外郵便（￥140）：郵便受けへお届けします。追跡サービスなし。補償なし。
●レターパックライト（￥360）：郵便受けへお届けします。追跡サービス有り。補償なし。
●レターパックプラス（￥510）：対面でお届けし、受領書印又は署名をいただきます。追跡サービス有り。補償なし。

[hot0rikun967]

Well that's a bummer ._. Thanks for the info though. Extremely helpful as usual.