dkrtz Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I dunno if it's fake but if it isn't what could we have possibly done to deserve this on christmas love will tear us apart guys batnoises and betawaves 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtooth Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 my friend has the race tape and upon first glance I was like "that one on ebay is real for sure"but I just looked at a picture of the tape he took and the "G" in alex G is definitely a different font given, this press was already bootleg and ghetto as hell, so its possible the dude making them just didn't print all the labels at once and had to re-make them or something butidk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Bout to bid $150 on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 so its possible the dude making them just didn't print all the labels at once and had to re-make them or something but idk This is the most logical explanation. All i want for christmas is for u guise to let me hv this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copelandkid Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Took quick pics of mine, ordered from the Gold Soundz website back in the day. Could be a very convincing fake, I suppose – the j-card in mine is ill-fitting and shows printer streaks. However, since my tape is in the 90s (were only 2 left when i ordered it), I'm assuming GS might've had to hastily print the last few j-cards and cut corners. Pretty sure this posting is legit, though.http://imgur.com/DYOIdfW&reK7fkc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It was nice being the top bidder for about fifteen seconds, but this is going to get pretty out of control fast in the last few minutes of the auction so I'm backing out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 That's a fake unless they ran out of tapes to dub too. There's clearly a lesser amount of tape in the copy on ebay than in the copy on discogs and what dude up there just posted. Or buy it and pretend, idc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betawaves Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 yep, I'm pretty sure it's fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtooth Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Yeah, I was thinking the guy couldve redone the labels past 50 or so, but that one posted above was in the 90s and definitely had the "other" G in "ALEX G". As crazy as this sounds I'm thinking the listing is a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 plot twist: the discogs listing is fake your face when the replica looks better than the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I think there's more to this listing than we realize 9/11 was an inside job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copelandkid Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Also, the side of the j-card is blue, and I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be white. oh, yeah, that's true. it's white with really ugly lettering that says A L E X G ~ R A C E like so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 If the seller bought it directly from the label, I wonder if he/she can prove it with a receipt? That would solidify things either way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardo Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Ok chiming in here... I bought a copy of this tape from this same seller two days ago on discogs. I had received no invoice and messaged him to say, hey so I guess you're not selling this since you now have it listed on ebay. He replied to say, hey no I have two of them and sent the invoice along, haha. I already own a copy of RACE (was grabbing the discogs copy because it was listed so cheap), mine is #'d 96/100. I agree with the points mentioned above re: the ebay copy: 1. My copy is also #'d in Sharpie (not pen as in the ebay photo) 2. The noticeable font differences in my opinion are most visible on the E's (the middle of the E doesn't extend as far on the ebay picture) and on the A's (left side of the A is thinner on the ebay photo). 3. The spine of the j-card on my copy is also white as mentioned above and not blue. 4. Seems odd that this seller would randomly have multiple copies... sell one first on discogs at a very reasonable price, then list it later on ebay where the price is bound to jump up... now try to sell both "copies". 5. Also, the ebay photo doesn't appear to show any insert and my copy has a pretty thick (after it's been folded up) lyric insert I'm not planning to pay the invoice, as this seems suspect to me... bid with caution on that ebay copy y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanbyronfoy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sketch for sure. Would hate to pay a lot and not actually know if what was in my hands was official or not. Rather wait for a trusted seller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Yeah I hate to but I'm gonna give up onthis one probably RACE legitimately needs a re-release with a lot of attention to quality put into it. It's always been one of my top favorites of his dylanbyronfoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgicbummer Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 high bloom came in. beautiful release musically and visually.im surprised theres still so many copies left. buy a copy if your on the fence about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 high bloom came in. beautiful release musically and visually. im surprised theres still so many copies left. buy a copy if your on the fence about it! Yeah it just came out at a really busy time for me at least. The more I listen to it the more I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Same, I was listening to it this morning. Planning to get it asap, december has just been nuts. If I somehow miss it i'll be really upset, but it's high on my priority list so as soon as I get a spare $10 i'm gonna grab a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betawaves Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 lol he ended the auction for the RACE tape 4 days early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardo Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I sent him a PM questioning the validity of the item on discogs a day ago... no reply there and now the listing on eBay ends early... not surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanbyronfoy Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Curious... very curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesnoopy Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oh no I wish I would have seen this. I asked the dude to end the auction early for me and bought it for $35. Something else that i thought was weird was that the J-Card was printed on a 4x6 photograph film :( ditc586 and BrainGilliams 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oh no I wish I would have seen this. I asked the dude to end the auction early for me and bought it for $35. Something else that i thought was weird was that the J-Card was printed on a 4x6 photograph film :( That's what you get for being a sneaky sneak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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