Crazy Priced Vinyl On EBAY

I had that "Holidays in Europe" album, gave it to a friend who thought it was great (I thought it wasn't)...

It's like:

Albums are not rare if supply > demand.

Soon as one person wants it and no-one wants to sell, then it's rare.

The Eye does rule, but no way is it worth that much.

Hey they used to have it listed at $299, it's a bargain now!

I'd imagine you would have to "Pay No More Than £30" for any Crass Records release. I think the most I've paid was £15 for Bullshit Detector #3.

The seller is listing it as "New Age" ?

Is this shill bidding? I gave up 'cause it looked suspicious, no bidders that aren't doing this new private bullshit:

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
0***r( 394Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $62.87
Apr-24-08 14:01:06 PDT

sleeve70( 291Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $62.00
Apr-24-08 15:00:04 PDT

n***n( 1248Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) US $51.66
Apr-24-08 11:30:04 PDT

.***m( 57Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $47.00
Apr-24-08 13:51:33 PDT

.***m( 57Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $42.00
Apr-24-08 10:41:13 PDT

sleeve70( 291Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $41.00
Apr-18-08 16:46:01 PDT

.***m( 57Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $36.00
Apr-24-08 10:38:51 PDT

7***7( 184Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $25.88
Apr-24-08 04:59:41 PDT

7***7( 184Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $24.22
Apr-24-08 04:59:35 PDT

s***a( 935Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $17.98
Apr-21-08 12:51:26 PDT

.***m( 57Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $15.00
Apr-18-08 11:13:55 PDT

w***a( 1415Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) US $10.00
Apr-17-08 22:14:46 PDT

i don't get it? i mean, you were the runner up loser, so it was your price that jacked the final, not the potential shill. but maybe the other guy had a psychological effect on the other bidders? i see you bid twice, don't do this!

I guess my thought was, with these private accounts, how can you tell they aren't the same person or a group acting in concert to drive up prices?

Why is double bidding bad? I'm really more of a seller than a buyer, with less experience in that regard.

This should probably have gone on vahid's eBay 2nd Chance thread, but oh well.

Nothing wrong with double bidding.

The other supposed shill upthread, well he/she bought one off me so I can vouch for him/her.

what do you mean by "private accounts"? You know that eBay recently changed the policy so that *any* bidder other than yourself will display with the asterisks in there (which, yeah, I think is way lame)...

actually, '70s nostalg' was the winner, who bought from me.

Anyway, if the other bidders have reasonable levels of feedback (ten plus), they probably are genuine bidders. Lots of 'zero' ones and the cops (or ebay themselves) will be alerted, probably by the winner.

Nothing wrong with double bidding.

-- Mark G, Friday, April 25, 2008 11:10 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Link

of course there's nothing wrong with it if you're a seller!

double bidding is bad because it's logically inconsistent and irrational. think about it, you should bid the maximum you were are willing to pay and then stick to that. you will end up paying out far less than that or exactly that if you win.

if you bid $40 and then get outbid, why up it to $50? now that someone else wants it, you suddenly want it more?

and what is up with these fools who microbid 8 times in a row. you can see it in the history - $20, $25, $30, $35, etc. this tells me they have no idea what something is worth to them. and what makes them look doubly idiotic is that when they finally are in the lead, they're only up by a few dollars -- and the competition just got pinged with an email telling them they've been outbid.

ebay makes a lot of money on the

irrationality of bidding wars. why do you think they dropped $$ into all this "shop victoriously" ad agency bullshit?

Quite often, a buyer doesn't know the maximum he's willing to pay. He's moving back and forth in his mind - how much is it worth (objectively), how likely is he to come upon one again, how much can he afford, "I don't really need it"/"oh but I want it," etc..

There's nothing irrational or illogical about that. Purchasing decisions are as emotional as they are rational.

and what is up with these fools who microbid 8 times in a row. you can see it in the history - $20, $25, $30, $35, etc. this tells me they have no idea what something is worth to them.

hahaha, yeah .. this is the stupidest shit ever. Whenever I see this I purposefully submit multiple mininmum-increment bids until I've taken out every bid except their highest. I do this even when I'm just browsing, out of boredom, really .. because stupid people need to be punished

oh yeah. i was thinking of someone microbidding for the purpose of (temporarily) beatinf someone out. even better are people WHO DO THIS TO THEMSELVES for no reason. i can just picture them digging change out of their couch over and over again -- oh, i can afford a little more.

What. The. Fuck.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220226906670

christ on a crutch

i wonder if their other vinyl is worth as much

awesome, i have copies on all the stuff he's getting bids on

ching ching

sadly not quite as many of the things he sold for big $$

I only have the Ronan Keating 7" which probably isn't worth anywhere near as much. I think Youth Will Understand was only 500 copies, but still, fucking hell. Twee kids are rich these days!

3 Moondog 78s + 45

Each 78 was played once to get it on tape, and I've had them in storage since. The 45 rpm disc was pressed on clear red vinyl, and I'm afraid my kids got hold of it, and it has scuffs and scratches, so it's offered as a free bonus disc. On it Moondog plays with someone named SUZUKO.

http://stores.ebay.com/Bill-Cosby-Charity-Auction

hipsters beware! $5000 cosby sweaters for sale!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270265168914&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017 !!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-WIZARD-WITCHCULT-TODAY-LP-VERY-LTD-EDITION_W0QQitemZ120295913922QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120295913922&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

want a Northern Soul single? Only $5300!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Northern-Soul-Killer-The-Primers-Hale-101-Hear-It_W0QQitemZ310088162728QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310088162728&_trkparms=72%3A1207%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

that's chicken feed:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCARCE-Northern-Soul-45-Junior-McCants-KING-RARE-PROMO_W0QQitemZ180295199832QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180295199832&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A3|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

sweet deals though - only 3 bucks postage

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRUCKNER-SYMPHONY-7-OSKAR-FRIED-1924-POLYDORS-7-78RPM_W0QQitemZ120313056707QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120313056707&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

god imagine if one of them broke in shipping? heartbreak/tears/bloodshed.

not technically vinyl obv.

that polydor label looks awesome

L-Bert, have you seen this website: http://www.tedstaunton.com/site.map/site.map.htm ?

Amazing stuff.

whoa hadn't seen that!

the site is loading v slowly for me at the moment, but there's hours of entertainment.

http://www.tedstaunton.com/labels/1930-1939.pages/Nippon.Polydor.1/image/nippon.polydor1.gif

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120321027957WTF I just bought this on Ebay for £9 inc shipping. Mine has a the stuck on picture on green paper instead of red, is it just down to that being different? Other than that it's the same!

Is it good? I figure I'd like these lot but actually getting their stuff seems like a faff

I like this EP a lot, but I wouldn't pay 45 quid for it!

You can get most of their stuff on mp3 from their blog: http://blankdogs.blogspot.com

And by looking at that I've just answered my question - the copy I have with the green cover is a 2nd pressing.

some Fucked Up pricing
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUCKED-UP-Humos-peligrosos-7-w-rare-insert-LMTD-20_W0QQitemZ110300031153QQ
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUCKED-UP-Hoxton-c-nts-7-RAREST-sex-vid-reatard-tyvek_W0QQitemZ110300030454QQ
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUCKED-UP-Fums-perillosos-7-RAREST-career-suicide-punk_W0QQitemZ110300029587QQ

lol blank dogs.
i have a copy of the first blank dogs EP with a white cover, approximately 15 made. i should sell it. i might trade it to my friend, who screened the covers, for some old-timey LPs.

i am still agog at the $600+ price-tag for F.J. McMahon's "Spirit Of The Golden Juice."

It IS a great record, but there's still nearly a week left.. god knows what it's going to end at.

jesus. thank god for boots.

The F.J. McMahon just ended...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320313074105&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Wowee.

hahaha, i have this album that the same guy is selling. never seen one sell. maybe it will go for a zillllllllllion dollarz:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320315051748&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=320313074105&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4

he's selling those Phil Yost LPs right now too... god i want those. Takoma fetish.

yikes, some sorta record for this record:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PSYCH-ROCK-LEAFHOUND-UK-Monster-Original-LQQK_W0QQitemZ230304809101QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item230304809101&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

so nice of these dudes to toss in free shipping on their 4-digit albums.

i don't imagine there's too many more major label albums to fetch that sort of cash. has it never been properly reissued?