I didn't want to stir up any trouble at all. I'm sorry if my post count, or lack thereof, takes away from the legitimacy of my question. I understand this sub-board and others get trolled quite frequently so let me try to assure everyone this is not the case here.
I placed in order with BudoVideos (great customer service) and two of the items I picked up were the "Best of Grappling Magazine 2001 and 2002" books. In the 2001 edition (I'm going from memory here) they had an article on the 2001 Mundials and give a paragraph or two on some of the previous World Championships. That got me curious to see how much, if any, footage was available for purchase on the internet.
The first place I checked was onthemat.com and then budovideos, sherdog etc. OTM had some tapes for sale in the clearance section so I picked up some of the Mundial footage they had/have (1996, 1997, and 1998 along with some other clearance tapes) for about a $100 bucks. I sent them an email through a form on their website (which incidently I haven't received a response from) asking pretty much the same questions I posed to bjjtapes.com with the notible difference being I asked about some tapes/footage/events that OTM used to carry (according to a Google search) and wanting to know more about the 3 DVD & subscription deal.
On of the other events I asked about was a 2000-ish Pan-Am event in the US with Matt Serra vs Naoya Uematsu and many more. I don't remember the other matches or the exact name of the event but that's what I asked about. My Google search said they sold a two tape set of that event at one point.
In the meantime I did receive my onthemat.com order so thank you to those guys. I would recommend them as well.
I searched further and found, or rather re-found, bjjtapes.com. I think they may have previously sold some official Mecca VT tapes before because I remember visiting a previous version of the site and seeing them there. I looked through what was available and then asked my questions. I received a response very quickly but thought the answer was a bit "short" so I wanted to come on here and hear some feedback, good or bad, to determine if I still wanted to place an order there.
A couple of responses here have said nice things about bjjtapes.com and that alleviates the doubt I had about placing an order until these latest posts.
I had a legitimate question and concern about giving my debit card numbers over to someone, or some site, I wasn't sure about. I wanted to buy some BJJ and submission grappling footage based on some little recaps I read on them. I wanted to find out more about how they might be available and where from. That is the only reason I came on here to ask.
I was also going to ask about onthemat.com's 3 DVD special & subscription plan to see how other people's experience has gone with them and what DVDs they've been sent on the different plans (Gi, no-Gi etc.) I guess I shouldn't ask that because I don't post often enough?
I'll accept any criticism for posting the email but I did so because I guessed that one of the first questions I'd be asked was "what did you say and what was the response".
The only thing rotten here has been some of the responses. I have never "bashed" anyone on this forum and I did not "bash" anyone on this forum in my post. The last two times I posted were in the judo forum (what kind of mats to buy and where) and the strength training forum (about "Dial-Up" free weights). That's because I am moving soon and expect to have enough room for a little grappling/work-out area.
There was a thread on the main board/page a month or so ago about posters like myself who spend most of their time lurking instead of posting. I chose not to post in that thread because I had nothing really to say or add. I enjoy reading forums more than I enjoy posting on them. Judging from some, and only some, of the responses I think people can understand why.
And finally since every person who has posted thus far who has placed an order (or more) with bjjtapes.com has said nothing but good things about them I can only conclude that they do have good products & fast shipping. If you are looking for the same footage I was, based on those comments, I'd say place an order now to beat the holiday shipping rush. However, based on the email response and their/his comment on this thread I will never be a customer. I think that's a fair thing to say and not bashing at all.
~the captain