I'd refuse to pay more than $100 on any record, but then I'm not really a collector. I can understand why people want them, it instills some sense of completism. I recently sold Radiohead's 1st 12" on ebay and got $300 for it - far more than I had expected - the buyers were rabidly outdoing each other - and the record itself isn't even that great. Ridiculous.
One day there will be a generation of record buyers who won't recognise vinyl and its worth. Files will duplicated infinitely, and I suspect that people will just pay money for access passwords to look at people's hard drives and take what they want. That's why prices are so high - because everyone knows it won't last (or it will resurface at a later date) -----Original Message----- From: Aidan O'Doherty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 July 2004 13:27 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) what's the most people are willing to pay for records? be bought on the cheap in any second-hand record shop in london (idiot that i am. bought it off someone on the list a few years ago, who must have rubbed his hands with glee. However, he did provide me with two out-of-print 12s a very cheap price to make up for it. thank god for a guilty conscience.), but it was still under 50 euros. a friend of mine paid $60 for model 500 'sonic sunset', but i think he got a bargain there. just trying to get a feel for the market price of sought-after techno/house records. just who are willing to shell out the big bucks, especially in such a niche market? if i was younger, and lacked the limited sense i have now garnered, i might be willing to ..... nah, scratch that. no way, no how - pure madness. aidano
