dankdrew

i got mine in a trade from somebody on instagram. that's a decent place to find stuff too

True! I have bought and sold a few records through Instagram. Bought a pretty cool Balance and Composure Flag off there a few weeks back

the only one i've ever seen for sale was on ebay a few months ago, and it sold for like $18

 

 

Just depends on how hard you look.

You just have to be patient. For stuff I really want I check ebay, VC, deadformat's forum etc daily. 

tweet this to the band! who knows, maybe theyll hook you up somehow with that missing TP.

I did!! They rewteeted it a few days back. The bassist might sell me a test of A Place of Our Own. He dm'd me on instagram last night. Most of the band knows who I am and how much I am into collecting them. The lead singer hooked me up with 2 test presses in that pic

 

Erin fucking hates VC right now

 

I cant imagine being her right now. Luckily I know some band members of Have Mercy who are hooking me up. 

Yo VC. Help me complete my crazy near complete Have Mercy collection. 

I need:

Have Mercy-My Oldest Friend- either of the rejected TPs /5

The back etching is a giant mess of nonsense. Nothing close to the correct etching.

Ignore my previous statement, DEP clearly said out of stock. I dont know what I am talking about obvi

YOOOOO it is almost done

I mean pretty much all I need is that A Place of Our Own Test Press

^^ I don't know this band, but that's a cool looking collection.

Thanks man!!

Two more pics of the Have Mercy collection. All of the variants of A Place of Our Own and a signed copy of the tour exclusive Collider flexi

https://deadformat.net/release/an-autobiography/17943

Unless you have the tour press then I obvi have no idea what the fuck I am talking about

http://www.discogs.com/Old-Gray-An-Autobiography/master/566068

 

Pretty sure the black you have is the second press. I have the BWM Black 2nd Press of the record. 

Lets see some pics of the paint job too.

Its not back together but its a simple matte black job. 

 

As you can see its a WIP

 

Would love to see pics of the finished TT

 

Did you ever finish?

The 3 completed portions of my Have Mercy collection. More is on the way and will post a complete pic when I get those EDIT: I meant 4 added a pic of the Xmas Split

 

My Fireworks collection. If anyone has a copy of the acoustic Oh Common Life cd hmu

My Man Overboard Collection. Don't have Dahlia or some splits/comps they are on but I don't care enough anymore to buy some of those.

Plan on posting a complete pic when I get my last two records

Would love to see pics of the finished TT

 

 

Did you ever finish?

I finished the painting. Even with a glossy clear coat its still nice and matte. Sadly I am having trouble with the put back together and getting a decked out UTurn orbit has decreased my motivation to finish. After finals next week I plan on finishing it up.

Brian is a good dude, that's cool.

 

Hopeless doesn't really hand out or sell their tests. I have a few, and they were not the easiest to get. Good luck.

By not easily do you mean charity auctions or giveaways?

I am pretty much coming to the conclusion that this collection is complete, as I may not get a copy of either TP from Hopeless. Nor the TP for LP3.

I was gonna try for the TEPB today, but it shot up in price pretty quick, and outta my range.

 

I can't help you any, but I just wanted to say that's pretty rad about the complete collection, and I hope you're able to get your hands on a test of A Place Of Our Own.

Yeah it did. I think he had two copies. I was telling him about my collection back at the Dallas show of the Fall tour. Mentioned i lost the last auction for the TP. I bid 180 and it went for 182. He was pretty much like hey if you want it that bad I will give you a copy. He also hooked me up with a copy of the TP for the Somos split. 

 

Thanks though man. I will try my best.

Crashing this thread, just to mention I also tried emailing Hopeless (even Louis himself!), even hitting up my friend, the asia rep of Hopeless and they mention that they dont usually sell test presses. They will usually auction them off for charity auctions, etc. So keep a lookout if they ever announced it.

 

I myself require all the test presses for Silverstein during their 'Hopeless Records' era. I currently only have all the tests from the 'Victory Records' era. Missed out on the Rise Records preorder when the new album dropped and super bummed!

 

Good luck to you! 

Yeaaahhhh, they didn't even respond sadly. I mean, I would probably give them 200 to 300 for it, and if they give that to charity then even better  . I just want to finish this up. I would just hate to see it given away in a contest. If someone else were to win it, I would immediately offer them a sum of money.

I am practically done. I have an almost complete Have Mecy collection. Tomorrow Brian Swindle of HM is mailing me a test press of The Earth Pushed Back, for free might I add. He is an awesome guy. ALL I need now is a TEST PRESS of A PLACE OF OUR OWN, and maybe the Collider Flexi. The first is much more important. If anyone has someone they know at Hopeless Records, works for Hopeless, or has any advice on getting one I would love you forever. I emailed them a few months back and they never got back to me. I am kind of hopeless at this point...

 

I got the test press by other means, so I am happy

Hop on this some sick deals. Wish you had been selling those Have Mercy records when I needed them