Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad...

Posted by Steve Parry (A) on April 22, 2014 at 11:13:17

In Reply to: The free market ... posted by tketcham on April 22, 2014 at 10:51:28:

...I certainly did not think they were gouging me. If I did I would have passed. I paid $18 for each 10 inch Wes Montgomery record, which is a limited edition and have five or six songs each. Not bad! The Roy Lanham 7 inch was $10...a bit pricey, but it has four songs on it, has never released music on it, is dead quiet and is great music very well recorded! For 1959, proof positive that they had recording figured out! The Devo was $30, but is a very heavy picture disc, full length, and comes with both a DVD and code for download, which I think is good value. Haven't heard this one yet. Even the shirt I bought...I think it was $14, which is not bad IMHO. It drives me crazy when a shirt with a big brand logo sells for $30...since I am in essence advertising for them, why am I paying a premium!?

I agree, buy them if you want them, and escape a bit of the collector mentality. But there is no escaping the capitalist free market, and it turns the wheel here. So be it.

Steve

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Topic - It's my understanding that the purpose of RSD is to encourage... - hcman 13:05:35 04/21/14 (22)

Catch 22 - Condorsat 08:42:52 04/23/14 (0)

The free market ... - tketcham 10:51:28 04/22/14 (2)

Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad... - Steve Parry 11:13:17 04/22/14 (1)

RE: Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad... - tketcham 16:04:05 04/22/14 (0)

RE: It's my understanding that the purpose of RSD is to encourage... - Pete Bilderback 08:03:07 04/22/14 (0)

Good record store day for me - padreken 21:49:03 04/21/14 (0)

Mine went well too, though I got what others may not have been looking for... - Steve Parry 21:01:35 04/21/14 (0)

My rsd went well. - mark111 18:32:41 04/21/14 (0)

RSD 2014 - All hype, gouging, manufactured scarcity - SamA 17:32:42 04/21/14 (1)

Just wait, overnight campers forming lines next year - dirtyvinyl 19:35:23 04/21/14 (0)

At AmoebaSF there was a line ... - musetap 14:41:39 04/21/14 (0)

RE: It's my understanding that the purpose of RSD is to encourage... - Paully 13:29:13 04/21/14 (3)

pre-selling - ringwear 13:43:41 04/21/14 (2)

RE: pre-selling - Paully 13:58:45 04/21/14 (1)

they can do as they wish - ringwear 14:16:55 04/21/14 (0)

All and more. - jusbe 13:27:29 04/21/14 (6)

RE: All and more. - flood2 00:28:54 04/22/14 (5)

Hey! In Parnell here... - jusbe 15:46:56 04/23/14 (4)

RE: Hey! In Parnell here... - flood2 16:20:26 04/23/14 (3)

Online, offline. - jusbe 16:25:59 04/23/14 (2)

RE: Online, offline. - flood2 16:32:54 04/23/14 (1)

Better than stocks... - jusbe 17:51:39 04/23/14 (0)

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Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad... - Steve Parry 11:13:17 04/22/14 (1)

RE: Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad... - tketcham 16:04:05 04/22/14 (0)

Great points, and I think the prices for the RSD releases were not bad...

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