moonbeams

I often by/sell to people in Italy. There's a bad rep because of people saying, "I don't ship to Italy." The fear spreads unfairly.

I did have the Italian PO destroy 1 record I ordered (according to the seller), but the seller was cool and sent a full refund.

I'm most weary about US sellers who over-grade.

On 8/16/2016 at 11:20 PM, john said:

 

gtfo this thread is for blink 182 represses only

Didn't feel like taking the records out. Will post colored stuff below:

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9 hours ago, dantheriver said:

Mooooooooonbeams. Haven't seen a thread from you in a while. This one is at least kind of interesting but all of the before and after pictures only look different to me because of the differences in lightning. Shrug emoji.

because they were taken years apart. when people took their original photos, they had no idea that the color would change and that they needed to take them in daylight 

1 hour ago, hammertime said:

Picture discs are often stored in PVC sleeves which is notoriously problematic.

That's a whole 'nother  issue. 

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?72959-Storing-vinyl-in-PVC-sleeves

this

became this:

and i took this pic a year ago:

a few days ago:

The owner claims that this was pure yellow 16 years ago:

This

became this:

4 hours ago, Sasan said:

That same thing always happens to the apples I have at home...

So I'm a Misfits collector and in our community, we have a strange problems. Our colored Earth ADs have been changing color. 

Its only apparent rent in the green and yellow copies. Over the past few years, a lot of the pure yellow copies have been turning brown. I have a green copy that used to be pure apple green, but lately has been turning cloudy with yellow/brown smoke. I'd post pics, but I'm not at my PC now. 

Its not just my copy, but almost everyone's green and yellows are decaying. It's kind of sad because these go for $1500 to $2000. 

Some of these copies haven't seen daylight, so it's not UV radiation. Some have been stored in paper, so it's not a reaction to plastic sleeves.

So here's the question, do you have any 30 year old colored records in which the dyes have recently started to decay?

Just read page 80 of this thread.

Some things:

Buyers are inexperienced. If you sell sealed records, need to prepare yourself for dumbass buyers by writing these in your listings:

1. This record is sealed and very old. Many old records have mold or debri from paper inner sleeves. You can easily remove mold with a record cleaning solution. 

2. Mold may also be found growing on the paper inner sleeves. You can replace them. Many records move around during transportation and cut through the inner sleeves. 

3. It is recommended that you allow me to open the record to inspect. Further, it is not recommended to send a sealed record through the mail because they can split the seams in the jacket. I would gladly remove the record and gently place it outside the jacket for shipping.

4. The quality control in some modern record plants is not very good (GZ in Czech). Some records often come with scratches. By purchasing a sealed record, you agree not to hold the seller responsible for the condition of the record. It is recommended that you ask me to open and inspect the record before shipping.

like the design. Not thrilled to be moon beams again, but I could change it.

one thing i noticed is that all my neg points are gone.

Even though this took place years ago, I feel I owe it to new members to explain what happened.

A few years back, I did something foolish. I was trying to circumvent the reserve fee on eBay. So I started my auction at something small, and used my wife's account (who had almost no feedback next to some feedback I gave her so she could get sales for her clothing auctions) to bid up to the reserve price I wanted. Why such a stupid move? Because years of eBaying showed me that things sell better when listed lower, but also you run a risk of selling what usually runs for $100 at $1 (that happened to me!)

So some guys here figured it out and called me out. I canceled the auction, apologized to everyone, promised never to do it again, and read up on shill bidding which I didn't know was a thing, but is no excuse. It is against regulations and I'm grateful no one reported me.

The bidder was pissed and never forgave me, that's fine. What I did was dishonest, wrong, and stupid. I'm grateful I got to learn the lesson so early. 

Some people though use it for ad hominem fuel to put me down.

Sure it is. 

And if you're referring to what I think, that issue has been dealt with.

Nothing beats my copy of Rosetta's "A Determinism of Morality" on CD, which was melted.

And then repacked, and sent to me with a note that said "We damaged your item."

The Cd case fucking MELTED. I don't even know how it happened. They must have gotten it caught in between some belts somewhere.

I've had that happened with 2 records, but no note. In both cases, they arrived a month late. Like bowls.

Boo hoo hoo, Dave.

I didn't overpay for the 7". It was priced that way because it was only played once. I paid for the quality and have no regrets. I played it twice, but now of am a mind where I no longer care about colored vinyl. And if you'd bother to read the listing a bit better, you'll see I didn't list a price, just what I paid. So thanks for being such a nice fella.

As I said, I have no problems keeping the 7".

The others are price nicely.

The Uno, Dos, Tres were $30 each retail here. So at $30, I'm selling $60 less than I paid. Why? I don't like them.

You're going to love my next thread when I ask for $400 for Screeching Weasel cassette.

Maybe I'll list my Misfits stuff, too.

So you're complaining over nothing?

Come on, this thread is to out scammers, not to accuse people of being shady when nothing happened.  

That Slappy and 1000 Hours are definitely over priced. 1000 Hours in that condition is worth about half that at $100. And Slappy is worth about $50.

Why thank you for the info.

These are the prices I paid and I'm more than happy to keep the records. However, if someone else wants them for the same price, I'm willing to let them go. If not I'm sure you can find another seller.

Hello, I have some green day vinyl I'd like to sell. I'm located in Japan, but don't let that scare you away, we have the most affordable and efficient shipping in the world.

Here's the list:

1. 1000 Hours - green vinyl, only played 3 times! Vinyl is NM, sleeve has typical wear. I paid $200. I would be happy to make that much back. The price was high because of the NM condition of the record.

2. Slappy - limer green vinyl w/lots of white clouding. Vinyl and sleeve in VG+ $75

3. Dookie - green vinyl, original German pressing, numbered to 10,000. VG+ $75

4. Welcome To Paradise, marbled green vinyl VG+ $15

5. Shenanigans - blue vinyl. Vinyl in great condition, but jacket has many creases at VG condition. A-side label has lots of air under it, indicating that 2 labels were accidentally pressed together. $35 (yes, this is the one on eBay)

6. Uno, Dos, Tre set, black vinyl, everything NM. $30

User austin_defalco is pretty meh, took my order and then wanted me to wait until he gets LP mailers shipped from Japan, which was like a month wait. He did offer to return my money but I said hold onto it and ship when you can. Then I messaged him after the date when he said he'd have them, and again a week after, and have still heard nothing. Having to resort to PayPal dispute to get my money back. I don't think he's a "terrible" seller, I think he just is forgetful and is bad at checking his messages.

There is something wrong with ordering mailers from Japan. Yes, there are kick ass mailers in Japan. But it's much cheaper to order locally, and you can just tape on cardboard to make a good mailer, as I posted in "how to ship a record" thread.

This is the craziest thing I ever listed.

I doubt it will sell and listed it so people would make me offers on the pieces they wanted. (People outside of VC, I already tried to sell this stuff here).

But if you want the lot, $250 discount if you buy directly from me. Free expedited shipping in a metal record case.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/252301323322?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

The last few packages I've gotten have had holes of various depth plunged into them (see my previous posts for the granddaddy of holes). Last time, it wasn't as bad but it warped the record. Two times before that there was no damage to the record- just a slightly indented mailer surface.

Can't find your posts, but were the holes like someone jammed a letter opener through the entire package and record? Both times, that's what it looked like.

I must admit, I was wrong.

The original intention of this thread was to highlight the package abuse that occurs during USPS transit. I've had 2 records arrived with holes going through both ends of the package (and the record inside), many of us have experienced broken records, and a lot of us had items simply disappear. On two occasions, I received records in the shape of bowls, both 4 weeks late.

But it also appears there is some major transit fumbling occurring as well.

I think you're prematurely freaking out. If it's moving, that's good.

Never heard of any of these bands.