Well it was either buy it through Otokichi, which would have been a little bit more cost wise (so not so bad all in all); he also ships usually within 3-4 days.
Or buy it through Amazon.jp. And I was lucky enough to snag it while Amazon.jp was offering overseas shipping for it's used items. Normally you have to go through a middle-man to get them.
I wouldn't mind financial help. xD
The more money I have the more CDs I can buy, so it's not such a bad deal. And you'd be surprised how much knowing a CDs Catalog number helps when trying to find it for purchase. On rare cases, having the original Japanese title of the CD helps too.
I do except paypal. ;p (as most of my purchases are done through that if not through my debit card)
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I would appreciate not to be spammed with e-mails there though. XD It so far gets way less junk mail than my hotmail e-mail; but not as little as it used to. Oh well...
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A good trick is taking the Japanese title of the anime and adding on Original Soundtrack; example:
"超人学園ゴウカイザー" "オリジナルサウンドトラック" Or Gowcaizer: the Voltage Fighter Original Soundtrack; this can sometimes lead you to a catalog number or a selling spot. I prefer Amazon Japan or Otokichi mainly... as they are easy to deal with and ship fast. They do sometimes cost a little more depending on the item.
If you don't mind super slow shipping (regular 3-4 week shipping) I hear CD Japan, Play-Asia and Yes-Asia are good.
I used to buy a few things through: The RightStuf
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/
There are of course are many other websites, but always be careful when buying online!
Sellers I've used:
E-bay:
http://www.ebay.com/
Otokichi:
http://www.otokichi.com/main/newotokichien/animeindexeng.htm
TheRightStuf:
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/
Amazon Japan:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/
Yamada:
http://www.shop-yamada.sslpowered.com/aa/CDA-YUHAKU-OST1-MRCA20011.htm
MusicStack:
http://www.musicstack.com/
Amazon:
http://www.amzon.com
Other non-online places that were good in the past:
Virgin Records (discontinued anime sales (at least in store))
Suncoast (closed)
Fry's Electronics (discontinued anime sales (at least in store))
Barn's & Noble (discontinued anime sales (at least in store))
Best Buy (still sells a small select group of "popular" animes)
Anime Club (closed)
Other recommended sellers (none that I've personally used, but I know people who rate their service as good):
Anime Jungle:
http://jungle-scs.co.jp/en/
HMV:
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/
Mandrake:
http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/
RecoBanchou:
http://www.urabanchou.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_25
SnowRecords:
http://www.snowrecords.co.jp/servlet/Categories?custom4=ANIME
Yahoo Shopping!:
http://shopping.yahoo.com/
JigS:
http://www.jigsco.com/index.shtml
Yahoo! Auctions:
http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/