johnbohaha Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Who owns The Alchemy Index? My girlfriend recently purchased The Alchemy Index from someone off ebay for our anniversary. She wasn't aware that when the vinyl was released they had to re-press Earth, and didn't double check that it came with the re-press. So now I have the Alchemy Index, but no working Earth vinyl. We messaged the seller back and he said, "That's all the vinyl came with." If any of you purchased this album when it came out, do you recall the extra Earth vinyl coming with the set? Or did you need to contact the site you bought it from and get an extra one sent to you. I really hope I wasn't screwed out of an Earth vinyl, I doubt anyone would sell just the working Earth vinyl apart from the set. Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 You were screwed out of a good earth. Was it the seller that was selling them seperately, because I know there was one not to long ago. He's lieing, file a claim dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbohaha Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 When I said I doubt anyone is selling an Earth vinyl seperate from the collection, I meant it's going to probably be impossible for me to just purchase Earth to complete my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szimm98 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I actually saw some dude on eBay selling 2 of them randomly about a month ago. Im sure its pretty rare to happen again but keep an eye out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbohaha Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Is anyone on Vinyl Collective willing to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin848 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I would file a claim... The product was not as described if he listed it in good condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Well, it's a manufacturer's defect. If he listed it as good condition the one that he sold is in good condition. The earth defect is a locked groove that doesn't affect the "condition" on the product. There's no way of knowing if you have a defect until you listen to it. So if the seller never listened to it and didn't live on these forums they may not have known that the product had a defect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It's a complete long shot but you should try contacting Vagrant records and see if they will replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbohaha Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I tried contacting vagrant a few weeks ago and I still haven't gotten a response, I guess I'll try them again. I NEED to find a way to complete this collection. I just don't want to have to purchase the entire set again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yocaseycasey Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have a copy of this and I paid too damn much for it. I want to sell it and make back as much of my stupid $260 as I can. PM if interested (any and all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have a copy of this and I paid too damn much for it. I want to sell it and make back as much of my stupid $260 as I can.PM if interested (any and all) Throw it on eBay. You should get at least $200. I don't think anyone on here is willing to pay $260 eskimosnow27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Or did you need to contact the site you bought it from and get an extra one sent to you. This, but it depended on who you ordered it from. Some retailers sent out the first four and left it up to the buyers to get back in touch, others waited until they had the fixed Earth 10" before shipping the package. At this point, I'd try contacting Vagrant or Cobraside. The seller may or may not have known about the problem, but there's no easy way to prove that either way. They may have picked it up somewhere and never played it. Also, if I recall correctly, it's just Moving Mountains that's affected by the scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yocaseycasey Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have a copy of this and I paid too damn much for it. I want to sell it and make back as much of my stupid $260 as I can.PM if interested (any and all) Throw it on eBay. You should get at least $200. I don't think anyone on here is willing to pay $260 I'd rather it go to someone here for less than $260. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Well, it's a manufacturer's defect. If he listed it as good condition the one that he sold is in good condition. The earth defect is a locked groove that doesn't affect the "condition" on the product. There's no way of knowing if you have a defect until you listen to it. So if the seller never listened to it and didn't live on these forums they may not have known that the product had a defect. Unfortunately this is correct. Tough luck man, I have seen the odd repressed Earth disc sold separately as others mentioned, but it is hard to come by (you did just miss two auctions, bummer). My only suggestion is contacting every person on Dead Format and Discogs who lists having the album, and see if they have an extra Earth disc... and put a thread up in the "Sale/Trade/Wants" forum here. Beg long enough I'm sure you'll snag one, but it could take you months/years. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewshannon Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yep, mine came with 2 Earths. Damn, this is going for $200+?? Maybe now's a good time to unload it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowEndAutomatic Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Purchased mine from a Hot Topic right before they started to disappear and I'm pretty sure it only included the original Earth. I'll check when I get home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 If the copy you purchased didn't come with the replacement Earth disc (they packaged them outside of the box set in order to keep it sealed, so there would be 5 discs, inevitably) you should be able to contact Cobraside to see if they have any extra copies. Many copies went out to distributors before anyone caught the error on that disc, and it happened to me. They shipped my local record store the 5th disc free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamason56 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 preordered mine from vagrant and after it was found out there was a defect i contacted them and was sent a separate disc a few weeks later. i would contact Cobraside for sure. try Randy, he got back to me really quickly about the Ryan Adams Heartbreaker miss-pressed record and sent me a new spare disc really quickly [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putol Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 got the sealed record with the additional fifth record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac3ebemo Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Somebody sell me this for $140!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthricex Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just a FYI, I just emailed cobraside about this (because I never received my repressed Earth disc from the original purchase through vagrant) and they responded in less than an hour offering to send out a new disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I wouldn't file a claim it's not the sellers fault that it didn't come with a replacement he sold what he had and you received what was pictured and in the description. it's a shit situation and I hate to say this but ultimately since your girlfriend didn't do enough research it's on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbohaha Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I ended up messaging cobraside, they got back to me very quickly and are sending me the re-press. Thanks guys, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 re-press ? meaning the extra earth disc or an entire new pressing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I ended up messaging cobraside, they got back to me very quickly and are sending me the re-press. Thanks guys, John kick ass! Glad it worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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