lokithelion Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 So I'm sitting at home chilling out and munching on some candy corn. (Shits bomb) So anyway I get the feeling I need to go to my record store. A top serious G-d telling me "GO TO CHAD'S NOW" feeling. So I'm looking around. Found a rad Girls Against Boys I've been thinking about for awhile. Then I start looking through this stack of shit thats been there for awhile and hasn't be priced and moved. I find Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon on black. Fucking cold sweats and shakes hit me like a brick. I offer him 50 for it right off the bat and then feel bad and tell him to look up the prices and see what he wants to get for it. Dude sees that it goes for 100 + and says "fuck it, you're a loyal customer you can have it for 50." I feel guilty. I fucking can't do it to this guy, he's a great dude and even though he can overprice and undergrad stuff sometimes I love the dude and he's awesome. So I offer to trade him my Bright Eyes boxset for it. Dude says rad, I say rad and now I fucking own one of my white whales. G-d wanted me to have this record. Now all I need is Jane Doe and Deja and my life will be pretty fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 who is G-d? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i finally found a copy of Massive Attack - Mezzanine the other day which is definately one of mine. On a related note, apparently one of my friends bands used to share a space with some of the dudes who put out the BN - YFW 12"... he said there was cases of the record in their practice space... damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 who is G-d? http://judaism.about.com/od/reformjudaismfaq/f/god_spelling.htm I'm not Jewish, however whenever I truly reference G-d I spell it that way. When swearing I keep it strictly lower case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Wow, you should have asked. I have a copy of Mezanine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Wow, you should have asked. I have a copy of Mezanine. i know you mentioned it awhile back.. but you wanted an arm and a leg for it i got it relatively cheap in comparison to the other copies ive seen lately too.. so im kinda psyched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 On a related note, apparently one of my friends bands used to share a space with some of the dudes who put out the BN - YFW 12"... he said there was cases of the record in their practice space... damn I would do various acts that would get me arrested for one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I know the feeling. In the past couple of months I have found about about 6 or 7 of the 20 or so records I'm really searching for. It's pretty amazing actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 really the best feeling as far as records are concerned. $50 to me is still a hefty price tag to me for this record and yes i understand its "worth" and what not, i even have a copy on blue myself. id be curious what the dude would have priced the lp at had you not come in. sometimes i think sites like ebay/popsike have more of an adverse effect on buyers rather than a positive one. ive heard stories from friends where they found this record they really wanted for cheap and when they approached the counter to buy it the dude tells them to hold for a minute so he can check the going rate for it according to ebay and then proceeds to jack up the price. either way you got what you wanted so kudos to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i hate stores that don't have things prices in the racks, it makes shopping such a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i hate stores that don't have things prices in the racks, it makes shopping such a bitch. That's exactly how it was with the copy of Mellon Collie (see the Pumpkins thread) that I was at my local store. It had no price sticker and inside a glass counter with other records. I had to ask the guy how much it was going for. What got me though was the other records that were in the counter along with it: Minus The Bear - Planet (can't recall which color) Pelican - Pink Mammoth Metallica - some uber-large and rare vinyl set according to the guy. I didn't ask the prices on these but I am hoping that the store wasn't inflating the prices the Minus and Pelican...that's just plain fucked if they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Just won my one and only white whale: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190153563672&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrd Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 that really pisses me off, that record stores actually use popsike and ebay to price records now that just defeats the whole purpose of people physically going to a store to try and find a great deal no wonder they are all going out of business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebunk Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 The only white whale I have acquired thus far is Modest Mouse's "The Moon and Antartica". I snagged it for around $60 or so on eBay (still sealed). I have yet to find any white whales in any actual record stores. Some white whales I am looking for (which I really do not have the cash for right now) are: Smashing Pumpkins - MCIS Wilco - Summer Teeth Wilco - Being There (180gram import press) Modest Mouse - Building Nothing out of Something Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News Buffalo Tom - Sleepy Eyed Buffalo Tom - Smitten Bill Janovitz - Lonesome Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 that really pisses me off, that record stores actually use popsike and ebay to price records nowthat just defeats the whole purpose of people physically going to a store to try and find a great deal no wonder they are all going out of business In this guys defense, the record was in a box of stuff that hadn't been priced yet, not on the racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoryloss Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I just got my white whale in the mail today- Jane Doe on brown. I'm pretty stoked. thanks Patrick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambomb Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Kill Your Idols/ Nerve Agents split on clear out of 5 will be the death of me. I didn't believe it existed , but I've held a copy. fuck that record, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I just got my white whale in the mail today- Jane Doe on brown. I'm pretty stoked. thanks Patrick! Not a problem. I have yet to see a copy of my white whale........and very few people have it to trade, or, are willing to trade it. Texas is the Reason on white.....been looking for it for 8 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The only things I can really think of would be a Lucero testpress of anything they've released. There's also a rumor that there was a promo 12" of Nada Surf's "High/Low" in Europe somewhere, but I've never even seen photos of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 i don't know if this qualifies as a white whale, but i found my favorite album of the year, gallows-orchestra of wolves on vinyl at an english website. it's in the process of being shipped. i'm super excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I just got my white whale in the mail today- Jane Doe on brown. I'm pretty stoked. thanks Patrick! Not a problem. I have yet to see a copy of my white whale........and very few people have it to trade, or, are willing to trade it. Texas is the Reason on white.....been looking for it for 8 years now. Wanna know what kills me? My brother had that album on LP on white back in the day and sold it to the local record store I worked at, and even though I admired it many times, I never dropped the $6.99 it was going for. Agh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Ouch. Here I am with a seperate "fund" set up for when I find one. $6.99........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 if anyone has a copy of Kid Dynamite - "S/T" on translucent red, I'll give you hugs, kisses and some monies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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