unknown pleasures

In case you’re on the fence, I don’t think DHL is worth the extra. Just my two cents...

Maybe they realize how whiny you are. 🤷‍♂️

Maybe they realize how whiny you are. 🤷‍♂️

Sounds like the kind of guy who’d run a record subscription/curation service. 

Maybe they realize how whiny you are. 🤷‍♂️

Cardigan covered by The Cardigans seems like a real missed opportunity for an additional release...

Cardigan covered by The Cardigans seems like a real missed opportunity for an additional release...

Cardigan covered by The Cardigans seems like a real missed opportunity for an additional release...

Cardigan covered by The Cardigans seems like a real missed opportunity for an additional release...

In case you’re on the fence, I don’t think DHL is worth the extra. Just my two cents...

In case you’re on the fence, I don’t think DHL is worth the extra. Just my two cents...

In case you’re on the fence, I don’t think DHL is worth the extra. Just my two cents...

When labels do this type of auction it’s clear they’re fine making a little less than they would versus auctioning them off if it means a few of them end up in the hands of fans who’d be unable to afford them. It’s really quite admirable in my opinion.
 
Someone who’s going to pay hundreds for one of these will get it regardless, it’s just that in this case most of the profit will go to a flipper instead of the label but again, they must be OK with it if it means little Johnny who only had $40 to spend on his favorite band’s test press could end up with one.

I'm with you on this. It was like Discogs was basically giving you a free 30-day loan in the amount of the fees/taxes, then you got even more back if you paid them with a rewards credit card like you're saying.
 
(It's no wonder they're ending that!)

Have you considered starting a YouTube channel?

Ain't that poetic?

Ain't that poetic?

Don’t know what kind of mailers you’ve gotten from European sellers but I wish some of the records I’ve ordered from there came in packaging as strong as newspaper. 

I’m honestly buying more on some of these Bandcamp revenue holidays than I do on a typical Record Store Day and I’m getting better stuff and the band/label is making more money so I’m finding them pretty cool.

Yes, those were the three things that convinced me it was a bootleg:
 
1. Sticking "repress" into the description.
 
2. Sneakily covering the part of the sleeve that can most easily be used to identify whether it's authentic (the Alice Wheeler credit).
 
3. The fact that this number is already registered in the Love Buzz database, and the hand-numbered on that presumably legitimate copy is clearly different from this one so there's no chance it's the same copy being sold.
 
Bidding was around the $300 range for some time which honestly isn't too bad for a well-done boot of this, but the way the price jumped the past 24 hours I think whoever is bidding doesn't realize it's a fake.
 
Poor soul...

Good luck, last one I saw fetched over a grand...

Yep, that too - this one rings all the “stuff to lookout for” warning bells.
 
If it were the old days I’d contact the high bidder and let them know but unfortunately you can’t help folks out like that anymore since eBay started hiding usernames...

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.