Maybe this is some kind of ploy to cash in on the ebay resale market. If you don't flood the market with a bunch of represses then most people will still be looking to ebay for the think in a couple of months or so. Seems like undue stress on the consumer who just wants to hear the music on vinyl and not just worship it's rarity.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: Steward, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:01 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Re: () SIX NINE represses? I agree with J.T. just think $17 for the record today with 1-4 tracks then a CD tomorrow with 8 plus tracks will end up priced at $34 this absolutely squeezes out the small labels. I think the reason behind this is If and artist is hot today, there is no guarantee he/she will be hot tomorrow so they make as much money as they can today. But if we keep buying they will keep selling.... TS-1 -----Original Message----- From: J. T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Re: () SIX NINE represses? what?? there's no reason for a gd repress to be $17. f that. i aint buying it. i'll wait to pick up a dozen other classics for the same money at a secondhand place. there's loads of other classics out there... i dont think there are many positive ramifications of pricing records this way. it is supply and demand yes, high price to make as much profit as possible because demand is not that great. those who want it want it bad enough to pay the retarded price. it's a kinda shady way to hype your product: it costs a lot -- it must be good! it's worth it! well maybe, but it's not worth 3 times the price of other new records, especially not for a repress. even from a collector standpoint..all glory is to the original pressing, traditionally represses arent worth much, they even devalue. you cant put a price on good music, but there is a standard price for records so... overall i think this trend stinks. leaves buyers with a smaller budget for other new records, gives these high-priced "classics", new peacefrogs etc, somewhat undue priority with your wallet. nice marketing trick but makes the vinyl market even more exclusive, and harder for smaller labels to stay in the game. generally takes some joy out of buying new records. whatever. props to clone for repressing glass domain with a normal pricetag. >its supply and demand. even @ $10 and up from US distros, all the >distros were out within hours of getting them in. i know my demand >for the record was well over $17 (what i paid for it from >submerge) but well under what a used copy goes for on ebay. ill be >happy to get the other 69 records for the same price as well. now >carl needs to repress those retroactive records and a couple more >early planet e joints to make me happy. > >tom > >________________________________________________________________ >andythepooh.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Limited-time offer: Fast, reliable MSN 9 Dial-up Internet access FREE for 2 months! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/ direct/01/ The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it.
