Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga
From: manga@twics.co.jp
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 15:32:51 JST
To: rec-arts-manga@darwin.sura.net
Subject: Intron Depot, Manga-chan, Bret Halford
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Jhemon Lee writes:win.sura.net
>     What's the least expensive way to get Intron Depot by mail 
order?
Skimming r.a.a and r.a.m, a few people have mentioned Manga-Chan 
and Bret
Halford.  Are they one and the same?  If not, which one is more 
reliable,
which one is less expensive?  Or would it be cheaper or safer to 
stick to
a larger mail order company?  If Manga-Chan and Bret Halford are 
one and
the same, should I use the Seattle or the Japan address?
 
Sorry about the confusion!  About two months ago I (Bret Halford) 
posted an offer to buy things in Japan for people.  I got a pretty large 
response, so I gave notice at the Japanese company I was working for and 
started work on creating an import/export company.  That company is Manga-chan, 
and we've been going through a number of changes recently.  Among these 
are yet another new address.  (I had previously posted my addresses  in Japan and 
Seattle.)  
 
Manga-chan is now a limited partnership operating out of Boulder, 
Colorado.  Although mail sent to either the Tokyo or Seattle 
addresses will get to me, please send any future mail to directly 
to Manga-chan, 1750 30th St. #312, Boulder CO 80301.  Believe it or 
not, this will speed up your order.  My partner in Boulder will 
deposit your payments and get the funds to me in Japan much faster 
than my old technique of mailing checks back to my bank.  Your 
order will then be sent to Japan via fax or modem.  Since Manga-
chan is a US company, operating from a US address, you are covered 
by US mail-order laws, which basically say that we must ship within 
one month of receiving your order unless other arrangements have 
been made.  Please allow 2 months for rare items and secondhand 
videos and laser disks, as specific titles can sometimes be hard to 
find.
 
I'm still working full-time for a Japanese company, so for the next 
month at least, please have patience.  After that I will be able to 
devote full time to Manga-chan and will  have no excuse :-)
 
Manga-chan should have an ad in Mangajin #20.  I'm roughing out our 
first catalog this weekend,
it should be available in about 2 weeks.
 
As for Intron Depot, Manga-chan is currently charging $28, plus $ 2 
per volume or $10 per order for shipping.  Ghost in the Machine is 
$12.50.  I had previously published a set of lower prices, but I 
had seriously underestimated both my overhead (email bills topping 
$600!) and its weight (it is printed on thick clay-coated paper), 
which explains the higher price..  
 
Manga orders are sent by SAL, which takes less than 2 weeks 
(usually 10 days).
 
I will also be changing my email address soon, to a host in the 
States.  Unfortunately for those of us in Japan, we have to pay for 
all our international email, both what we send and what we receive.  
That includes the routing information and those long .sig files 
people are so fond of.  When I have the new account (hopefully on a 
system that gets RAM), I will be downloading my mail in batch mode 
sometime after midnight.  I will be letting everyone know when I 
get the account.
 
-bret halford
 
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