I hear ya Marky, it's hard to understand price variations around the world. I bought a few batches of CDs from Amazon Germany because there was a significant savings even after taking into account higher shipping cost...free from US with an order over $35. I haven't done this for a long time...I suspect since the value of the US Dollar has increased compared to the Euro, that there would be an even greater savings now. I'll have to go look.
I probably spend too much time reading reviews but when spending so much for the "audiophile versions", I want to see what those who are far more picky than I am think of certain titles and labels. I take reviews with a grain of salt. The Steve Hoffman forum has an awful lot of very picky folks. Even before a series has been released, they're able to wax poetic on it. Also some folks seem to return a lot of new Vinyl. I have never packed up and sent Vinyl back to a seller...I guess I'm not as picky as most. Now at Half Price Books and Records, I probably return 5 to 10 percent of the Vinyl because of too much surface noise or other defects but there I'm dealing with used, ungraded vinyl. I do visually examine everything before purchase.
Specifically about the 75th Blue Note series, here's a link to a Hoffman forum thread...
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/alan-yoshida-mastered-blue-note-75th-anniv...Here's one for Speakers Corner...
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/speakers-corner.301374/A search can reveal opinions on specific album issues. I find them helpful.
Anyway, I have to get another cup of coffee. Happy Listening, Mark.
PS...Marky, can you paste the link to your seller so I can take a look?