Cheap cd stores with Japanese music?

[BrianM]

Ive found plenty but all the cds seem to be 2,600 or more yen which is about 23 bucks in American currency. Does anyone know cheap cd stores that are online? IM trying to find cds from Sex Machineguns but they are too expensive....plus the shipping:(
Thanks for anyhelp!:)

[Lolicaor805]

the words"japanese", "cds" and "cheap" usually dont come together when stating a fact =(. My boyfriend and I use http://www.yesasia.com to buy cd's. The cd prices are usually the same as they are in japan, but they offer free international shipping =).

[Tajoumaru]

Ha. I've never seen a Japanese CD sell for less than $25 USD here. Most imports are in the $28-35 range. You'll have better luck hunting for individual MP3s.

[BrianM]

i just got my used cd from amazon a few days ago, and on the back of the cd it says 3,500 yen which is around 30 or 26 bucks. God damn, thats inanse:(

[Hatori]

Japanese CDs are like THIRTY BUCKS, DUDE!
I'm even afraid to pick one up because I might break one. O_O
(I'm paranoid when it comes to stuff like this.)

[anikaliki]

Hatori wrote:
(I'm paranoid when it comes to stuff like this.)

Stuff like what? Thirty dollar CDs? That doesn't seem like something to be paranoid about.

[trabia-wind]

cheap and japanese do not belong in the same sentence. xD jkjk.. but their stuff is really expensive.

this doesn't really help, but i buy all my japanese cds in china. they're cheap, like 20-40rmb or 2-5usd, legal (yes.. they are.. it's the "chinese version not to be sold outside china"), and come with lyrics with chinese translation.. and sometimes furigana. idk if you can find those online, probably not. the shipping would cost more than the cd -_-

[PsychoSP]

Though if you move to Japan, it suddenly becomes much cheaper. Tsutaya will rent you a CD for under 500 yen. At least they used to.

[Frumious Boojum]

If available, get the overseas or hong kong version of the album. Same album, just usually with an insert of the lyrics in chinese, but about $10 less.

[keatonatron]

The best bet is to buy used. Book Off is the greatest invention known to mankind when it comes to getting CD's and books for cheap. Unfortunately, there are no Book Offs outside Japan.

[richvh]

keatonatron wrote:
Unfortunately, there are no Book Offs outside Japan.

Not true.

[PsychoSP]

richvh wrote:

keatonatron wrote:
Unfortunately, there are no Book Offs outside Japan.

Not true.

Fascinating! But there are still no Book Offs in the Rockies.