This is useful for general soundtrack, score, pop titles you are planning on buying. The table helps you calculate which vendor has the best postage/price combination depending on how many titles you order. Note that via mail order, you do not have to pay sales tax in most cases. All amounts are in US dollars, and are approximated within +/- 5 cents.

	Vendor	Pentagon	CD Universe	MMusic Central	CD Connection	Music Spot	CD World	Newbury
	1	1.99	3.00	2.50	3.50	2.50	3.18	4.00
No.	2	2.99	3.75	3.00	3.50	3.00	4.12	4.00
of	3	3.99	4.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	4.37	4.00
copies	4	4.99	5.00	4.00	3.50	4.00	4.95	4.00
	5	5.99	5.00	4.50	3.50	4.50	5.20	4.00
Some vendors	6	6.24	5.00	5.00	3.50	5.00	5.45	4.00
count sets	7	6.49	5.00	5.00	3.50	5.00	6.43	4.00
as separate.	8	6.74	5.00	5.00	Free	5.00	6.68	4.00
	9	6.99	5.00	5.00	Free	5.00	6.93	4.00
	10	7.24	5.00	5.00	Free	5.00	8.18	4.00
Foreign postage	(1st unit + additional)	$4.99+$2.50	See vendor	No service	See vendor	$6+$3 Air $3.50+$1 Surface	See vendor	No service
Average Price	(title dependent)	12.00	13.85	13.50	13.80	13.60	13.50	12.88
Shipping Time	(range of days/average)	-7	7	7	14	10	7	-7
Availability	(range of titles)	A-	A	B-	A+	B+	A+	B-
Ease of ordering	(web interface/service)	B+	A+	C+	B	A+	B	B+
Payment Method		All	Visa/MC/US check	Visa/MC/ Discover	All	Visa/MC/ Discover/Amex	All	Visa/MC/ Check/MO
Refund Policy		30 days	30 days unopened/ Import defective	30 days	See vendor	30 days	10 days unopened/ Defective $5 postage	Defective replacement

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