Jason Brunton wrote:
I've got mixed feelings on the matter- it's great when you finally
track down a record you've been after (sometimes for YEARS), not so
nice when you have to pay more than a "reasonable" amount for it
(about £20-25 is the most I've ever paid for something, and rarely
over a tenner). We had a guy call the shop last week who wanted a
whole load of Chain Reaction releases but ONLY if they were in the
original "brown card" sleeves and NOT the "new" black ones- that's
when it gets a bit silly for me- we had them all so he was happy but
it just struck me as strange that he would have knocked them back had
they been in a different sleeve!
Yes, that does sound a trifle silly.
I scour the used bins religiously, so I usually don't spend more than
US$8 but some things are precious enough to me that I'd be willing to
pay a lot for them. I've never paid more than US$50 for anything, and
even then it was only for things I'd been searching for for so long that
I would have been stupid to not buy it when I finally found it.
It has only happened a few times that I've spent a lot of money on
something only to have it show up in the budget bin for a few dollars or
be reissued at a much lower price. But why get mad when I can just get
another copy? At least then I know that I can play one as much as I
want and still have a backup that's in good condition? ;)
