That xxxxxx 12" Vinyl is back on ebay

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Im actually considering making an offer... wonder if he'd take a £1000

Did anyone see that episode of the Simpsons where Bart, Milhouse and Martin put together to buy a copy of Radioactive man #1? Well... anyone interested? :P
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i've offered £50
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Reni3434 wrote:Im actually considering making an offer... wonder if he'd take a £1000

Did anyone see that episode of the Simpsons where Bart, Milhouse and Martin put together to buy a copy of Radioactive man #1? Well... anyone interested? :P
Sounds like a plan but nobody's getting to stay in my treehouse :lol:
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IronMark wrote:
Reni3434 wrote:Im actually considering making an offer... wonder if he'd take a £1000

Did anyone see that episode of the Simpsons where Bart, Milhouse and Martin put together to buy a copy of Radioactive man #1? Well... anyone interested? :P
Sounds like a plan but nobody's getting to stay in my treehouse :lol:
Essentially, the record will end up making a nice bird nest. :lol:
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It's now been re-listed with an opening bid of $500!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1217822658
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Reni3434 wrote:It's now been re-listed with an opening bid of $500!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1217822658
Is it me or is the record in the second picture covered in grooves?
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I thought the original record only had a little section of grooves.

Also, if this venimdenim guy bought the record off of the original seller (he must have right?) then why is he trying to sell it for less than $4000 when he bought it for $5700?
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The listing by this seller changed to a Buy It Now price of $4000 yesterday, but now the listing has been ended by the seller due to errors in the listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1216253203?

...and now as you say it's been re-listed with a Buy It Now price of: $3,999.99, and a starting bid of $499.99 http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1217822658

No opening bid yet, but I wonder if there's a reserve set.


NB. Advice for any potential bidders here: Don't bid without first contacting the seller asking why the seller info is different to the seller info on the originally sold $5,700 as this seller is claiming to be the same guy, but seemingly isn't.
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GH wrote:NB. Advice for any potential bidders here: Don't bid without first contacting the seller asking why the seller info is different to the seller info on the originally sold $5,700 as this seller is claiming to be the same guy, but seemingly isn't.
It's the winner of the previous auction. When winning the vinyl he thought there was only one copy worldwide... He now is trying to reduce his loss.
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Aesthetics wrote:
GH wrote:NB. Advice for any potential bidders here: Don't bid without first contacting the seller asking why the seller info is different to the seller info on the originally sold $5,700 as this seller is claiming to be the same guy, but seemingly isn't.
It's the winner of the previous auction. When winning the vinyl he thought there was only one copy worldwide... He now is trying to reduce his loss.
I know that's the likely answer, but that the means he's lying in the listing of the item (pretending to be the original finder who sold the record to a non-payer), which is also cause for concern, or at least clarification before bidding such large amounts of money.
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true, they should be honest as most potential bidders would be concerned.

i bought a bass guitar for £600 last year on impulse, trying to sell it since.
its not a bad bass or anything just changed my mind, i may come to love it in time.

feel sorry for this one, stupid thing to do, $5.7k! gaawwd and now at a loss of $1.7k already! gawwwd!!!
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I've been thinking about locating record stores that may be in likely cities in other countries for the other three records.. Was thinking maybe Regensburg, Germany, because of the live show they did there, but they're closed from Feb-June, so maybe not them..
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GH wrote:
Aesthetics wrote:It's the winner of the previous auction. When winning the vinyl he thought there was only one copy worldwide... He now is trying to reduce his loss.
I know that's the likely answer, but that the means he's lying in the listing of the item (pretending to be the original finder who sold the record to a non-payer), which is also cause for concern, or at least clarification before bidding such large amounts of money.
Yes... I dare say the reason for his ambiguous listing description is not primarily because he's pretending to be someone else, but that he may be a wee bit embarrassed to say he was the buyer [who made a mistake blowing a load of money on it and is now trying to recoup], as this auction in itself is an admission of his mistake...

He shouldn't mention a previous 'non-paying bidder' as that is certainly misleading to suggest it hasn't changed hands... So it is wrong, but that remark could be explained as his conscious way of wanting to publicly dodge the subject / suggestion of who he actually is.

In any event, bit of an awkward situation, hmm?
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Everytime I think about this all I can think is "this shit is bananas". Although it's kind of an awkward situation I'm somewhat encouraged by the fact that the buyer realized it was maybe not the best decision. Because seriously? Banaynay.
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ebay wrote:This listing was ended by the seller because the item was lost or broken.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1217822658
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GH wrote:
ebay wrote:This listing was ended by the seller because the item was lost or broken.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/boards-of-canad ... 1217822658
What on earth.
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Oh for the love of Pete. Maybe it did end up in a bird's nest.
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Nah. That guy is a textbook example of a time waster.
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No idea - but I would hope that is just the 'nearest applicable reason' he has chosen - for example if an arrangement has meant it is no longer in his possession. Surely he hasn't actually broken the vinyl...?
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Nah, he's just running out of allowed ebay options to pull the auction.

First time he pulled it was because there was an error in the listing.

This time, it's because the item was lost or broken.
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Would be nice to see it end up in a nice collection with someone who actually appreciates it, rather than it being continually whored out on ebay and discogs.
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