No This Is Patrick

Cities will take place September 18th
 
https://anberlinmerch.com/

Seems like you like to whine a lot.
 
Back on topic.

Reinstalled Control, playing through The Foundation expansion. Trying to finish before the AWE expansion.
 
I. Need. More. Alan Wake!

You "let me" chirp in? 
 
Who the fuck do you think you are?  I called out your elitist bullshit then and I'm doing it now. 
 
I'm out. Have your last word. I wont give 2 shits. And no I wasnt derailing the thread. I was telling you to stop being a fucking asshole. Mind your own shit and stay out of other peoples business. It's called being an adult. 

WHO CARES. 
 
Just stop being a fucking dick. Let him do his thing. You do yours. Its literally that easy. 

Hey. We talked about this shit in another thread. 
 
He didn't say anything to you, so keep it civil dude. Stop being that guy. 

Reinstalled Control, playing through The Foundation expansion. Trying to finish before the AWE expansion.
 
I. Need. More. Alan Wake!

Hey Derek. What part of STOP dont you understand? You're the one who always has to have the last word. 
 
Dont respond to this. The people are telling you to STOP. So do just that. And Zero...
 
STOP egging his holier than thou attitude on. STOP being fucking children. Both of you. 
 
Go to your rooms. 
 
Sincerely,
Everyone. 

Look, I get it. At earlier points in my life, especially when I was a broke teen, paying for entertainment was annoying and, at the time in my opinion, not fair. Yet as I’ve grown up, and even more so as a musician myself, although in no way professional or for monetary gain, I now appreciate that this is their livelihood. This is their job. Would I be angry if my employer walked in and said: “Hey that analysis report that you’ve been working on for the last few months, staying up late to finish, yea we’re not gonna pay you for that time. Because, well jus because we don’t think you should be charging us.” Ha!
 
Do you see my point? Entertainers are not here FOR us, they’re here SHARING WITH US their gifts. Helping us emotionally when needed. And for that, I find it completely ethical and within their creative rights to charge me for every sliver of their craft. If I don’t want it, then I can go listen to someone else. 
 
Just my two cents...

I got you all beat
 
A couple years ago I was browsing OfferUp, when I came across a seller who was asking absolutely insane prices for her vintage 7” singles (ie - she wanted $50 for common 45’s that aren’t even worth $1). I assumed it would be a waste of time looking through her ads, but as I’ve come to learn over the past 15 years,  if someone has no idea what they’re selling, they may actually underprice an item out of sheer ignorance.
 
A few minutes into browsing her sales, I ran across an odd looking Lynyrd Skynyrd 7”, which had the band name misspelled as “Lynard Skynard.” She was asking $40 for it. Out of curiosity, I decided to look it up on Discogs. It had sold once in 2015 for $12, but only 7 people had it... and 210 people wanted it. That’s when my spidey senses started tingling!
 
After doing some research, it turns out that “Lynard Skynard” was the original band name... when the group was still in high school! The 7” in question was their first recorded demo. Only a few hundred were made, and they were passed out to friends and family, and sold at their earliest hometown shows.
 
I decided to buy it immediately, sight unseen. Trying to contain my excitement without tipping off the seller of its value, I pleaded with her to make sure that it was well protected during shipping, and sent in a sturdy box. She agreed, and the wait began.
 
About 2 weeks later, I was at work when I received a notification that it had been delivered. The moment the boss yelled “Lunch Break,” I jumped into my car and sped home. Opening the mailbox, my heart absolutely sunk: She sent it in a padded envelope, with no stiffeners.  “No fucking way this thing survived,” I thought, as I pulled it out. However, it still felt solid. I opened it up, and... the vinyl was in nearly perfect condition. No scratches, glossy sheen, and almost new in appearance. 

Within a week, I sold it for $1,500. And yes, that’s the actual sold listing.
 
Not a bad $40 investment, huh?

Bought an unknown sealed copy of The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie EP on eBay (was a second chance offer since the first buyer flaked or something) for $25. Opened when I got it and it's the rare grey marble variant. I was able to get it signed by 5/6 of the original/recording members a year or so later. Worth at least double when I first bought it, could probably get $200+ for it on a good day now.

Bought a bunch of CDs on eBay years ago including Chevelle's Point #1 for $0.10.  Inside there was a blue CD containing pre-Point #1 demo songs.  Searching online found zero information.  It was decent but one listen and a year later I decided to put it on eBay with a bunch of other stuff I was no longer listening to.  Started the bid at $0.10.

Next day it was over $200.  Pretty sure it only got that much because it was the first time it had ever been sold online, there have been a couple since for way less.
https://www.discogs.com/Chevelle-The-Blue-Album/release/7445256

Best find and best sale are hand in hand for me. When I was in tenth grade the first record I ever bought was a used copy of Jane Doe by Converge I found at my local record store (that years later I ended up working at) for like $20. I had it for several years before I ACTUALLY got into collecting, and after I started getting more serious about vinyl I discovered that the pressing of the record was the red/orange split OG tour variant which is the rarest version of the album ever released (at least to my knowledge). I held onto it for several more years, but eventually in college needed to pay some bills so I sold it for around $350 after the album got repressed with a better mastering.
 
 I’ve also made $200+ on several radio rock albums (Shinedown, Alter Bridge, etc) that I bought for $20 when they were first pressed and that always amuses me.
 
also the time I found an OG press of The Power of Failing in a Goodwill was very cool. At the time I tried listening to it and I HATED it so I sold it immediately. I got into Mineral several years later and always regretted selling that record lol.

Tug when he accidentally buys an album that isn’t by The Used.

When you can't find inner sleeves that are white,  perfect square with no corner cuts,  have the die cut center hole,  and have no lip at the top 

https://shop.runoutgroovevinyl.com/as-daylight-dies.html?eml=2020July15/5043379/6416261&etsubid=69484963
 
"You voted to make the next limited and numbered title, Killswitch Engage’s As Daylight Dies (deluxe edition), available now for pre-order. Considered one of the earliest leading forces in the metal core genre, Killswitch Engage has sold over 4 million records in the US and has been considered notable in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Available on vinyl for the first time in the U.S., this deluxe 2LP set features bonus tracks and special art work from bassist Mike D’Antonio. It will be pressed on transparent red and black colored vinyl and available to pre-order until August 26th."

Was fortunate enough to get ahold of both of mine just earlier this year: Persona 5 6xLP and the Batman: The Animated Series box-set from Mondo.
 
Now I’m currently after the Life is Strange soundtrack and the Street Fighter 2 box-set.

Album has some jams, but definitely their weakest. All I want is In Shallow Seas We Sail to be pressed.