Distribution Guidelines

1] I have decided to allow anime fans to acquire copies from me through a distribution service. I want you to realize that this is a service, not a business. I am asking you to be considerate of me, because I am medical student, meaning that I really don't have much free time. School mostly consists of clinical rotations (i.e., working in clinics and on the hospital wards), so my schedule varies on a weekly basis. This means that turnaround time will vary depending on what service I am on at that time. However, I will try to keep distribution open and see how things go.

2] When you send in your request, please provide the following information:

a] Full name
b] E-Mail address
c] Titles requested - Only 3 tapes can be requested. Tapes are copied at the same speed as mine. Only one EP tape per request. Mixing and matching is allowed, within reason, for titles that do not fill an entire tape.
d] Request method - SASE (you buy the tapes and mail them to me unopened in a bubble mailer with return postage) or Reimbursement (you send me a money order, personal check, or cash to cover the cost of the tapes and shipping).
e] Tape brand - Available tape brands include: Maxell HiFi, TDK HiFi, PTS with Fuji 611. If you want another tape brand, you must use the SASE method as described above. For SVHS requests, you must use the SASE method. Please inform me of the tape brand you will send, since I will not accept certain brands or lower quality grades.

3] Here are the costs (in US Dollars) of a request based on the number of tapes.

For HiFi tapes:

# of tapesTape CostShippingTotal Cost
1$4 $4$8
2$8 $4$12
3$12 $4$16

Add $1 to the total for each tape requiring me to use a T-160 (those titles in yellow).
Shipping is via USPS Priority Mail. For foreign orders, please contact me about shipping costs.

4] Once I receive your request, I will check it and send you a message letting you know if it is approved or if it needs to be revised and resubmitted. If approved, you will receive my mailing address in the message.

5] Once I receive your letter/SASE, you enter the recording queue. The time in the queue varies on how many requests are already in the queue, how many of those have EP tapes, how much time I have to make copies, etc. PLEASE do not send me any messages asking "When are my tapes going to be copied?" or "Have you sent my tapes yet?", unless it has been over 4 weeks since the date I have received your request. This date and others will be listed on the Distribution Status page, that will be updated often.

6] Once the tapes are copied, they will be packaged at sent the next time I make a trip to the Post Office (usually twice a week). I will e-mail you on the day that I mail your tapes.

7] I am asking that you wait at least 4 weeks from the day you notify me about receiving your tapes before making another request. If you fail to notify me, you will noy be allowed to request until 8 weeks from the day I sent your tapes. This is to allow me to distribute to a greater number of fans. Please be considerate of your fellow fans and patient with me.

8] Donations are appreciated but neither expected nor required.

Have questions or comments? Send e-mail to: fsdistro

Ready to make your request? Fill out this form:

E-mail:

Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Country:

Tape 1:
Tape 2:
Tape 3:

Request Method
Reimbursement - One tape
Reimbursement - Two tapes
Reimbursement - Three tapes
SASE - VHS
SASE - SVHS

Tape brand (SASE ONLY)
Maxell HiFi
Maxell SVHS
TDK HiFi
TDK SVHS
Fuji AV Master
Fuji SVHS


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