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Good thing it wasn’t
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Fowty dollaz.

 
 
 
I’ll see myself out.

Good thing it wasn’t
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
Fowty dollaz.

 
 
 
I’ll see myself out.

Good thing it wasn’t
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
Fowty dollaz.

 
 
 
I’ll see myself out.

Good thing it wasn’t
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
Fowty dollaz.

 
 
 
I’ll see myself out.

Powerman 5000 - Mega! Kung Fu Radio
Sinch - Self-titled and Clearing the Channel (these guys are sooooo under-rated)
Our Lady Peace - Happiness... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch
Relative Ash - Our Time With You
Reveille - Laced and Bleed the Sky
Staind - Dysfunction (this is such a great album, don't care much for anything they did beyond it)
System of a Down - ALL ALBUMS
Local H - Pack Up the Cats
Lifer - Self-titled (one and only album by this band and it's a great one imo, would buy this in a heartbeat)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual (a PROPER pressing, the reissue done some years ago was god awful, OG pressing still the only thing worth owning)
Ill Nino - Revolution Revolucion (kick ass nu metal album, the sophomore follow-up Confession was pretty good, but everything after has been crap imo)
Hum - Downward Is Heavenward (Matt Talbot from the band has his own label and was supposedly reissuing this but haven't heard a word in almost 2 years)
Flaw - Through The Eyes and Endangered Species (both incredible albums.  i know for sure Through The Eyes would sell like hotcakes.  never been pressed)
Finger Eleven - Tip and The Greyest of Blue Skies
Clutch - Self-titled
Chevelle - Point #1, Hats Off To The Bull, Vena Sera, Sci-Fi Crimes, and La Gargola
Breaking Benjamin -  Saturate, We Are Not Alone, and Phobia
Boy Hits Car - Self-titled
Alice in Chains - Self-titled
36 Crazyfists - A Snow-capped Romance and Rest Inside the Flames
 
My wishlist is getting smaller, so that's progress i suppose!

Imagine paying $13,000 for 200 regular retail variants.

Imagine paying $13,000 for 200 regular retail variants.

Imagine paying $13,000 for 200 regular retail variants.

Fuck that guy.

Final price on pallet plus buyers premium...
 
$30,680
 
😂

Also, how fun would this be to watch unboxed on a live stream?! 

(Google Doc link available for select VC members)
Start of a Google Doc with currently known records (on pallet) and "Investors," which is just a list of everyone who has replied to this thread. Note that not everyone wants to throw in money. I am just keeping track of everyone.

I did some research with numbers @Tidal Wave found, plus what I could see from the photos. Here are the listings for test presses (if available), or regular pressings within those catalog numbers.
 
VR062  Warzone — Fight For Justice
VR099  Warzone — Victory Years
VR100  Snapcase — Designs For Automotion
VR131  Buried Alive — Last Rites
VR145  Thursday — Full Collapse
VR171  unknown
VR218  Atreyu — The Curse
VR259  Aiden — Nightmare Anatomy
VR279  The Tossers — The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
VR290  Darkest Hour — So Sedated, So Secure
VR589  Silverstein — Decade (Live At The El Mocambo)
VR649  Close Your Eyes — Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts
VR666  The Royalty — Lovers
VR669  Sister Sin — Now And Forever
VR715  Feed Her To The Sharks — Fortitude
VR717 Colours — Ivory
VR728  Jungle Rot — Order Shall Prevail
VR751  Reverend Horton Heat — Whole New Life
VR759  Jungle Rot — Jungle Rot
VR764  Carousel Kings — Plus Ultra
 
I would be happy to throw in $400-500 if I can get my hands on just 3-5 test pressings (preferably of BTBAM, Hatebreed, Snapcase, or Thursday).
Perhaps we can also devise a system to give those who do invest first pick of what may be available. I'm only looking for a handful of test presses to hold onto. Any profits from selling y'all can keep.
 
 

Alright.
 
overall the office was a mess. There was shit everywhere. The plaques and posters on the walls would have been cool but it looked more like a dorm ready to be demolished. 
 
The person that gave me the tour is a victory screen printing employee. I don’t think he worked for victory records.  He was very nice but I wasn’t allowed to touch anything so I didn’t get a good look. Also he stayed close by so I couldn’t wander. He did offer his advice for what was in the boxes when I asked. There were like 5 other people in the office working. So it looks like the victory screen printing and other businesses are still operational but maybe have new owner or are restructuring debt or they are moving (probably downsizing). but there were people still working at desks that will be sold Wednesday so  I am guessing they are still employed. 
 
I walked past a bunch of dead stock shirts and hoodies for cro mags and insight but the auction number isn’t in the system so I guess the actual inventory got pulled. 

he said I was the first person to look at the records in person. But someone from Pennsylvania is coming tomorrow. I don’t know how people are bidding so much without going out there. 
 
the office was quite big and took up two floors of the building. 
 
they didn’t have record mailing supplies for sale but said they get them from capital containers who is in the same building. The person said they were really good. 
 
The records. 
 
lot  471 - 
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-a1f34d0d-0674-435b-91e6-ac810002c6ca
 
this is the big one. I counted about 80 total boxes. I was told they are all test presses and not laquers, acetates, stampers, etc. but I did not see. There are probably a couple test presses per release in the the boxes and the boxes likely have 2-4 different releases in each box. 
 
the picture is so shitty as all of the information is on the side that wasn’t photographed. Here are some of the numbers I got. I believe the catalog numbers are 3 digits 001-775. If there are 4 digits it means repress. So 1451 is Thursday full collapse repress and 1001 is snapcase designs for automation repress. Most of the numbers I read had a year next to them. Most of them were more recent 2013 - present so a lot of the tests are for repressed or things that weren’t originally pressed. 
 
here are the numbers I got. Plus whatever you can read in the picture. Once again the category number seems to be XXX or XXX1 for a repress. 

In the picture it says 0991 war zone. That is 099 repress so which is “the victory years”
 
numbers I saw on side. 
1451, 649, 666, 669, 131, 259, 290, 218,171, 1001.
 
lot 493 - 
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-40fb2693-0665-4243-aa59-ac810002c6ca
 
trunk of test presses. I got to look inside but not touch. They appear to all be tests. My best guess are these are the OG tests. Some of the white sleeves had discoloration. There are like 250 (employee said 300) tests in the box. I got no numbers. 
 
lot 324 - 
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-791babbf-5c82-4e62-927a-ac810002c6c1
 
book shelf with cds and records. The bottom two rows have records. All that stood out was like 5 copiers of ADTR homesick. Like 10 random cassettes too. 


Lot 366 - 
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-25f3e8ba-049d-434a-9796-ac810002c6c1
 
bookshelf with promos. There was like one of each sampler cd and a few sampler cassettes. Covers are faded. There were some like deluxe cds that might have been like Walmart or target exclusives. 
 

Lot 600
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-3c70f8d2-49cc-455f-a885-ac810002c6cf
 
this is supposedly one of each cd from albums that were inprint when it was sold. 
 
lot 562
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/lot-946769d7-c7d5-4767-bdc1-ac810002c6cf
 
poly bags and white innner sleeves. 
 
 

It’s being mastered for vinyl by Gil Tamayzan at Capsule Labs.
Source: Sammy and David had a live IG chat last night and I asked.

Instantly bought this when I saw it pop up on Reddit. Such a fantastic underrated album.
I never thought this would get an official pressing.

$100, tax deductible, limited to 500 with the first 50 autographed/numbered.  Free shipping in 4-6 months.  From toysofthemasses.com:

"A limited pressing of Topsy-Turvy on 180g vinyl, first 50 will be signed & numbered... All proceeds after costs, will be donated to www.ArmeniaFund.org
All transactions conducted by The Make Art Not War Foundation, a 501c3 Non-Profit for the Arts.  Your purchase is 100% tax deductible. You will receive a receipt for your taxes."
 
from ig.com/theapextheoryofficial:
"@theapextheoryofficial
Topsy-Turvy on 180g Vinyl.
All proceeds go to Armenia Fund.
Limited 500, $100.
First 50 get signed copy."
 
expensive but it's for a good cause, had to cop this.  i've been waiting forever!  would be cool to be one of the first 50.

I didn’t even see my shipping notification and it was in my mail today. The gold/black smash looks nice.
 

I didn’t even see my shipping notification and it was in my mail today. The gold/black smash looks nice.
 

It's up at Solid State. (/1000)
https://solidstate.merchnow.com/products/v2/319947/thrill-seeker-yellow-and-black-splatter