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From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>who cares. i'll get a dozen other records that are equally good.
i'm a music
>lover not a collector..in most cases..
so you dont like the record because its not good? i dont
understand. if you were actually a music lover, i think youd be
happy to finally get your hands on a good record that otherwise
you wouldnt pay crazy loot for.
>well we'll see how well the stores can actually sell it. none of
the people
>i was with at recordtime looked twice at it. too much other good
chit to buy
>for 1/3 the price
stores arent smoking crack for the most part. they dont order
things they think they wont be able to sell.
>fart
excellent argument.
>thats a completely false assertion. thats what record collecting
is all
>about. my dad's been selling rare records for 40 years....and
i've been
>selling stuff on ebay for quite awhile. music lovers dont care
about
>pressings etc, but this chit isnt priced for music lovers. but it
will be
>soon enough...in 20 years it will be very easy to remember which
pressing is
>which because the original will cost a fortune and the repress
will be
>affordable...as it should be now.
the repress is exactly identical to the original. how will they
determine which it is? carbon dating a sample from the vinyl?
>but the artist roster has plenty of draw. it's really not so
different. just
>sought after artists instead of sought after tracks..
this is my point though. it would be bad if big name artists just
started selling their records for more because they are who they
are. putting a premium price on an established anthem is
altogether different.
>a repress is not rare and does not deserve that price, the end.
you dont
>press a rare record, it becomes rare over time. the rarity of the
original
>record is established. the inflated cost of a repress is just
trying to
>quickly take advantage of the demand for the original. it's a
cheap trick.
>guarantee you the repress will be worth less than current
wholesale price in
>5 years.
ill bet you a ton of money on that. look at "shades of jae" by
moodymann. that record has been repressed, even as recently as 5
years ago. it still goes for pretty good money on ebay, no matter
which version youre bidding on. it might not go for as much as
other non-repressed KDJs but its still worth way more than what
anyopne paid for the represses.
>you're missing the point entirely. just because you can price
something high
>and still sell it ok doesnt mean you are justified in doing so
(by anything
>other than overzealous capitalism). clone could have priced their
glass
>domain rerelease similarily, but didnt. because they are not
trying to
>overcapitalize. your willingness to pay exorbitant prices does
not excuse
>the jacked up pricetag...it makes you a sucker...
im the sucker because i have a record i want? how does that make
sense? IMO youre a sucker if you pass up a chance to buy a great
record because of a $10 price increase. dont go out to eat one
night. dont buy a couple drinks next time youre at the club
watching deejays spin. $10 isnt $100, there are so many ways that
money can be spent that is much more worthless than getting a
great record. ill play this 12" way more than 17 times in my life.
even at $1 per play it would be well worth it.
>you got the collector itch in you, or a thick wallet -- i hope a
thick
>wallet so you're still buying other stuff
i buy plenty of other stuff. i wouldnt call my wallet thick
though, i just buy the things i want. just like i wouldnt pay
anything for a filler record, ill pay money for a great record.
>cool, you're the one they're selling to then..
and every single other person who didnt have one and just picked
one up for a reasonable non-ebay price. brand new, in fact.
>really? i sure wouldnt. they're not all great, some sound very
dated now.
good mentality. music cant stay good if it sounds dated? thats
especially funny coming from you, considering the type of music
you like to make.
>but following this new pricing strategy down the line, why not
just repress
>100 copies of the retroactive stuff and sell them for $100 each.
make $10k
>off 100 records, yeahhhh! can you still not see why that sucks?
from a music
>lover's pov, it sucks....
$100 does suck, youre right. $17 OTOH doesnt at all.
>for the collectors, for the stores it's great...i
>pretty much make my living selling stuff to compulsive
collectors, but i am
>not about to become one, i cant afford it...
i know, that extra $10 on one record might kill you. youll be
eating ramen for years. please. im a student who barely works, and
i spend my record money very wisely. which is exactly why i bought
this record, since ill never in my life see it any cheaper.
tom
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