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yeah, she hooked us up first, now she needs to make her money for that tv!

http://boards.vinylcollective.com/index.php?/topic/83033-po-safe-to-say-sick-to-death-12/
 
PO topic ^^
 
http://safetosayband.bandcamp.com/album/sick-to-death
 
stream EP here ^^
 
 
 www.softspeakrecords.storeenvy.com
 
PO it here ^^^ be entered to win a test for THIS 4 way split release. 

Bhahaha. Thanks for doing this, and congrats to the winners.
Also, stoked you used a vans box! Represent.

My daughter's pissed. You've done it now Brock309.

word, thanks for clarifying. might just grab a couple extras to give to a couple dudes i know that like pop punk in the same vein as this.
 
also, ive always wondered. how old are these dudes? theyre like..in high school or something right? haha

i dunno, but the one thing you SHOULDNT do is be a sarcastic dick. 

or maybe he just continues pressing them? with all the money hes raised selling copies he "found", he could have easily done more pressings. 
 
i almost wanna make a petition asking people if they own a white copy of YFW, first press, to see if it goes over 100. Cause it sure as hell feels like there are more than 100 (just based on how many theyve sold on ebay alone in the last few years)

and call it something like..i dunno...a co-op. 

Right, that's what I meant.  Dude doesn't have an iron lung; he clearly can't risk the possibility of 100 BIN blowjobs simultaneously.

some people do that to keep track of topics they have bought shit in. 

Please.

and you are? haha 

cant wait to spin what the cuss. can not wait.

are entries into the test contest based on how many records your order (like if you order 5 copies, you get 5 entries), or based on number of orders?

I messaged the band and triple crown sending them the link - I feel the band would not want this dude to put out 100 copies with a new numbered sleeve with the intent to pocket 50K for himself. 

Oh man.

I think being able to read should also be required.

Juan is indeed an asshole. Fuck that guy!

The variant debate has always been - and will always be - a heated topic on VC.  There are a few albums and artists that I've gone variant-crazy on, I'll admit it.  But not once have I purchased a colorway with the intent off making bank off of it, somewhere down the road.  It's usually to fuel the collector's itch in me: I'll like a certain colorway a bit more, or I'll like a Euro press with revised album art.  Or I'll want to snag a tour copy at a show, as a memento of sorts.  Have I sold variants for significantly more than I paid for them?  Sure have.  But more often than not, those instances have not been without considerable reluctance.  When my back is against the financial wall, you can bet that I'll part with a second or third copy of a cherished album.  Sure beats breaking apart the rest of the collection.
 
That being said, I have no problem admitting that collecting variants - especially of the pricey nature - is simply impractical.  And a waste of money, if your collection is based solely on listening.  (Settling for standard, non-limited copies on black wax and modest packaging is probably the way to go, for that route.)  But there will always be a part of the audience that's wowed by limited silkscreen jackets.  By exclusive colored variants.  By test presses.  And by all the oohs, ahs, and brag rights that go with them.  These are the people that have no shame in spending $300 on a certain Brand New variant, despite seeing more common copies of a repress for significantly cheaper.  Some people have to have it all.  And quite frankly, that's their money.  And I won't even pretend like I have the right to judge them for what they do with it.
 
Brian / sharkticon stands out, in my mind, as a respectable [ex] variant-hoarder.  Anyone who knows Brian knows that he's gun-ho about Mylene Sheath, and many post-rock releases in general.  I'm pretty sure he didn't buy eight copies of Caspian's Tertia to flip for ridiculous coin, down the road.  In fact, I believe he actually parted with many of his variants for some very fair prices -- significantly lower than eBay costs.  He collected because it was a passion and hobby of his, and I'm sure he enjoyed having the envy of fellow Mylene enthusiasts while he did.  Obviously he came to a point in his life where he decided that funds would help him more than eight copies of one record, so he broke the collection up.  No one seemed to have a problem with it... in fact, I think a handful of VC members were grateful for it.  I see nothing wrong with any of that.
 
Typically, to complete a collection that spans across multiple variants, you're looking at a good chunk of time and money.  Tracking down tour editions.  Scouring eBay for the right auction.  Accumulating represses over the years.  It's a labor of love.  And I can think of no better example than Juan and his Converge collection.  Is there anyone who really thinks he's some asshole who's collected hardcore records for 20+ years, just to make bank off all his duplicates?  I seriously doubt it.  But if he ran into hot water and had to break apart his collection for loads of cash, I don't think he'd deserved to be lynched.
 
tl; dr: collecting variants doesn't make you an asshole.  And it doesn't make you an idiot.  It's true that your money could be better-spent on expanding your collection of albums, sure.  But just because you feel the desire to own 10+ copies of TDAG, I don't think you should necessarily be burned at the cross.  I'm much more disgusted with flippers who lap up limited releases and abuse fan bases on eBay.
 
And with all of that said, I still think Iodine and their $500 copies of YFW are laughable.  Especially in trying to print up a silkscreen cover and pass it off as a super limited variant.  They're essentially trying to create a brand new (Brand New) limited edition out of thin air, just for the sake ridiculous profit.  To me, this is far worse than "discovering" a box of rare records and selling them at a bloated price.  I should snag up a few more copies of Daisy, wait for it to get repressed, and then whip up a few custom silkscreen covers for my OG copies.  Scribble some #2/3 bullshit on them with a magic marker, and then ask for $500 a pop on eBay.  Sounds ridiculous, I'm sure, but the only real difference is that Iodine can call themselves a [sketchy] label, whereas I cannot.

Shit I guess another rule should have been that you have to like this band. 

So I got my gj parka in the mail...really nice quality jacket, and in the stash pocket on the sleeve it came with glassjaw rolling papers that say "fucking junkie" on them. I thought that was funny.

ill PM you shortly. 

kael can suck my nuts, that dude was so fucking shady. 

and you are? haha