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I've had a really crappy last couple of months with shill bidding (one had a $10,000 retracted bid) plaguing more than a couple of auctions I was interested in, but then I scored a major want last week for a good price and I'm back in. https://www.popsike.com/Joan-Of-Arc-A-Portable-Model-Of-TEST-PRESSING-Capn-Jazz-Promise-Ring-Emo-/392954326131.html

Same. First since Owen.

That price escalated quickly...

I've had 3 auctions in the last month that offered me a Second Chance, likely because the seller had their friend bid up the item with no intention to actually pay that amount. This must be a pandemic thing, right?

Has anyone else noticed stuff like below going for INSANE amounts of money during the pandemic? https://www.popsike.com/Finch-What-It-Is-to-Burn-RARE-115-VINYL-TEST-PRESS-Original-Release-on-DTR/143716112548.html About 8x what it (several copies) went for a few years back. https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=finch+what+it+is+to+burn+test&sortord=

I got to be honest, I'm a little disappointed. Mostly because I'm trying to get rid of all of my 7". Agnostic Front - That's Life (7") T/P Have Heart - You Can't Go Home Again (Yellow 7") Triple Threat - Into the Darkness (Clear) Dead Swans - Sleepwalkers (Purple)

Is this real life??? https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?currency=USD&format_desc=Test+Pressing&genre=Rock&style=Emo

Same. Hoping for Lemuria. Will trade if applicable.

They call him FLIPPER, FLIPPER...

They (Tiny Engines) were quietly selling off test presses and other random OOP vinyl on eBay towards the turn of the year.

Found a Street Smart Cyclist 7" for $1 at a local record store a few years back. It was great because I originally had one of them I had received when I was a music critic that was sent to me for review. However, at the time I was way more into CDs and didn't care a lick about vinyl. So, I ended up putting it into a storage box when I moved and it got warped to hell. I was beyond ecstatic to find a cheap replacement.

Got DUTD Acoustic which was #1 on my list.

I like his music. "Mockingbird" is a platinum level song, but these pre-order items are out of control.

Polyvinyl variant /300 https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/massey_fucking_hall

Surprised there is no Test Press version limited to 100.