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Just got my order of 3 mystery bag records.

Got:

Jonny Craig-find what you love and let it kill you (green/white)

Good Charlotte- s/t(black)

Aaaaand the one I was going to buy for $24

Cartel-chroma(trans red)

Hrvrd CD and DVD.

Feel like I got a pretty good haul for $40

Ah, the discounted morals grabbag!

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You're speaking very matter-of-factly for someone who "hasn't really posted in a few years" and also putting words in my mouth like I straight up defended ETR. The only thing I questioned was this vinyl-bro mentality you ran up in here with. This isn't exclusive to you and tends to happen in all 'these types' of threads. It's almost like anyone with a legendary punk band FUGAZI record in their collection feels it's necessary to point out, at nauseum, that they don't like these labels or the people who buy these records. Got it. If this community and boards are as bad as certain people insist they are then why do even come here? Just to get pissed off? It makes no damn sense.

 

Well said, Rambo.

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Ross has had some serious issues from the beginning that have only been compounded by the recent influx of information that this thread has provided. Here's a list of more-than-questionable business decisions/screw-ups that have occurred:

 

- First release - a picture disc that he tried to justify by saying it was the only way to make a 'gold' record

 + Awful shipping job on these - often resulting in damaged records

- RXBandits - No band approval. No remorse. (You will find this to be a recurring theme)

- Early November - Blown up CD artwork. Huge barcode on back because of this. (I know this is technically Patrick's doing, but Ross is the label owner)

 + Hidden /50 variant that he told people not to reveal because the label didn't even know about it.

- Cartel - He purposely made this a 'surprise' release as he didn't have the band approval and knew there would be issues. However, ETR sold out before the band could get word out.

- NK - Basement Tapes - Have you seen the 'packaging' for this? He reasoned it was because it was a 'demo' release and purposefully minimal packaging.

- Dream Theater - He claimed it was CD-sourced because no digital files exist anymore. Music on Vinyl used HQ digital files from the label for their release of this.

- Kevin Devine LIve - Misspelling on spine. Pixellated interior images. Wrong center labels.

 

Extra-curricular activities - 

- Charges >$5 for shipping media mail - and claimed it was because pricing had gone up.

- Sells grab bag - often putting in records that would be cheaper if you bought normally on this site.

- Uses eBay to flip his own releases

- Gives extra variants to his business partner to flip for even more on his eBay account

- Said business partner (and owner of Paper Books) comes in to lie and cover-up for Ross

- More lies from ETR

 

It's known I've never been a fan of Ross, but coming in and apologizing just doesn't fly for me (even though he hasn't even done this). He constantly makes excuses, has poor business tactics, is known to lie over and over to cover himself, and has shown almost zero regard for the bands he works with. 

 

Also on the KD - LALT release, the track lengths for Yr Husband and You're Trailing Yourself/Carnival are switched on the inside of the jacket.  Total lack of attention to detail.

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Also on the KD - LALT release, the track lengths for Yr Husband and You're Trailing Yourself/Carnival are switched on the inside of the jacket.  Total lack of attention to detail.

 

On The Fall of Troy's Doppelgänger  the track Mouths Like Sidewinder Missiles is typo'd as Months Like Sidewinder Missiles. No one bothered to fix it for the repress either.

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Our friend is down and we need to lift him back up. No one deserves this.

I am buying a mystery bag every day until each person in this thread deletes their posts and apologizes.

 

the entire time youve posted in this thread i havent been able to tell if youre sincere or just being sarcastic as fuck 

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the entire time youve posted in this thread i havent been able to tell if youre sincere or just being sarcastic as fuck 

 

My theory is Bake, with every post s/he makes, is sincerely trying to make a run for the VC Comedian of the Year crown.  It's a pretty hit-and-miss endeavor but a solid 'A' for effort, I say.  

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