if you all rush out and get it now, theres nothing stopping them from releasing the next one for a buck or two more.
consider that, but keep in mind that I respect you all as music listeners and collectors, so holding off on a great piece of (available) vinyl isnt always an option :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: RE: (313) Re: () SIX NINE represses? > >but will you get this record? its certainly not easy to come by > >used for nothing. im sure some people will have their stories, but > >in a smaller city like pittsburgh, theres pretty much zero chance > >of me coming up with that record. > > who cares. i'll get a dozen other records that are equally good. i'm a music > lover not a collector..in most cases.. > . > >demand IS that great though! like i said=, all the distros with it > >that ive seen (unique, watts, and 161) were out of it within hours > >of having it in. and that was at a price of $10 wholesale! > > 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 > > >when the only other way to get it is through ebay, its worth that > >by far. and i dont think this record needed any more hype than it > >already has from being an excellent record. > > fart > > >also, AFAIK theres no difference between the repress and the > >original. in 20 years, no one will know or even remember which one > >is which. > > 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 peacefrog joints are a whole other story. those are tunes with > >no prior track record. i think that practice is a little weak, > > but the artist roster has plenty of draw. it's really not so different. just > sought after artists instead of sought after tracks.. > > >much more willing to pay for records that i know and want that are > >hard to get ahold of. their rarity and goodness is established, > >not created. > > 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. > > 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... > > >it hasnt taken one tiny bit of joy out of me finally being able to > >own 4 jazz funk classics. if nothing else, im extremely excited. > > you got the collector itch in you, or a thick wallet -- i hope a thick > wallet so you're still buying other stuff > > >if pressing small numbers and charging high prices will convince > >people to repress hard to find classics, im ALL FOR IT. if carl > > cool, you're the one they're selling to then.. > > >repressed each of the retroactive records at that price, id buy > >each and every one of them. > > really? i sure wouldnt. they're not all great, some sound very dated now. > 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....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... > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ >
