mattisr1984 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Flipping has become the name of the game. It sucks, but I've done it on a couple of occasions and I know other people have done it. It may be the unpopular opinion, but whatever someone does with something they bought is their own business really. Once they exchange money for an item that item becomes their property and if they want to sell it, who are we to stop them. Plus, in this case, it may give someone who wasn't at the show the opportunity to grab a rare record by a band they love. i tend to agree. it kills me every time i see a j. bannon - jane doe print go up on ebay for 400 bucks because i missed out 3 times on one and would love nothing more than to own one but ive flipped stuff of my own. if you cant beat 'em, join 'em. besides, you can't get totally pissed at the seller if people are willing to drop stupid amounts of money on things--you should be equally pissed at whoever buys this stuff, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 This person sucks at life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 altho i do see a big difference in things depending on who's doing the flipping. if its someone who's really entrenched in the scene, and is obviously using proceeds to prop up a label/zine/distro/diy production company/indie record store... then its a lot different from some dude who just is selling it for the sake of profiteering. I've definately sold my fair share of stuff on ebay, but i use all the funds to release more records, and help maintain our PA system.(which badly needs new speakers if anyone wants to throw down ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 It really annoys me to see this guy buy it totally for profit though. He had the starting bid at $40! Insanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Lets form fake accounts to raise the cost to a point that no one would buy it. THEN NOT PAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Lets form fake accounts to raise the cost to a point that no one would buy it. THEN NOT PAY! That way, you could get this persons name and address! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 THEN WE CAN EAT THEIR BONES AND DRINK THEIR BLOOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmorgan Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA But seriously. I've been guilty of flipping on occasion, but still, 4 hrs.? come on, man. In any case, more than anything I'm a little curious to see what the auction ends at, since these splits have sold soooo fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I can honestly say I've never bought a record solely to sell for profit (the closest I ever got was a burnt clear pressing of Caution and I think I lost money after tax and postage). I am selling a ton of shit after the new year but a lot of it is stuff I'm struggling to part with (including the first record I ever bought) and none of the items were purchased solely for selling. I think it does give people a chance to buy the record even if they weren't at the show, but so does the "Trade/sell" portion of this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Starting bid is down to $20 now. Give it a few more days and it will be at $0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 im amused that hes smart enough to know to drop the price... but still dumb enough to not notice the spelling mistake... hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 i wonder if it's someone on either ctska board or this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm actually tempted to bid on it if he/she drops it any lower, and then sell it to someone on here / in the U.K for a non-stupid price. I know a few people over here that would love a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I can honestly say I've never bought a record solely to sell for profit. Same here. Seriously, fuck you if you make a habit off of profiting off of punk bands who work hard to put out records only for you to flip them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 It really annoys me to see this guy buy it totally for profit though. He had the starting bid at $40!Insanity. be happy i got you one for cheap so you don't have to deal with this shit! and for some reason, i have a feeling that i know exactly who this kid was at the show. fuckwad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 was it the dude with the cut off jean shorts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 haha pat? noooooooo. that kid's awesome. his brother was that kid that plays guitar for rogue set now. unless there was someone else in cutoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 It really annoys me to see this guy buy it totally for profit though. He had the starting bid at $40!Insanity. be happy i got you one for cheap so you don't have to deal with this shit! Yeah I'm forever grateful for that! I'll try and nab an extra Citizen Fish test press when the next record is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 haha pat?noooooooo. that kid's awesome. his brother was that kid that plays guitar for rogue set now. unless there was someone else in cutoffs. id have to talk to chelsea... he was the only kid i didnt know that i sold a rec release to... altho she did merch for a good part of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 haha pat?noooooooo. that kid's awesome. his brother was that kid that plays guitar for rogue set now. unless there was someone else in cutoffs. id have to talk to chelsea... he was the only kid i didnt know that i sold a rec release to... altho she did merch for a good part of the night Well, the location on this item is Worcester, and that kid lives in Colchester. Does not compute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 you can put whatever you want as your location .. do you really think some sellers live in skaville usa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxfesterxx Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 well if it stays at 20 i may bid i have no other way to get one of these. Some of us have no other choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 you can put whatever you want as your location .. do you really think some sellers live in skaville usa? but i mean, it's a 16 year old kid who has lived in colchester his whole life. there's no reason really to put worcester there, as he lives like over an hour from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 well if it stays at 20 i may bid i have no other way to get one of these. Some of us have no other choice If you want it, I won't bid on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Haha, the kid keeps lowering the price yet doesn't notice the spelling error, what an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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