jhulud Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 ...at least according to this dude on reddit http://www.reddit.co...de_response_to/ I wonder if VC is that "forum" he hates so much Anyway, both of the sites he wrote down were forums. Looking through these forums, my jaw dropped: among the stupid forum banter and inside references and jokes, these people had gotten their hands on some SERIOUSLY valuable records. Like, I'm talking $100+. And there were hundreds of posts. These were the real collecting places.I looked through them more. I felt something welling deep down inside of me... I hated these people. I hated the people who collected just to collect, not to listen and love and learn and enjoy. I hated their extravagant collections and stupidly expensive records... that sucked! I envied their disposable income and wondered about what awesome things I'd buy if I could afford a $100 record without any difficulty. I hated what I was in danger of becoming, and I didn't know what to do. I thought back to my brief period of dance music collecting, back when space wasn't an issue at my parents' house. I remembered a brief phrase that had always stuck with me. It's stupid, but I tried to make it my guiding philosophy for a while: "All killer, no filler." (A lesson some collectors in this forum need to learn). All those $500 records... They were just filler. A show of value. Nothing more. I resolved to only buy records that I actually want to listen to. None of that collector business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshiftrigger Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Haha. He would hate to see my city and colour collection then. Only fully collecting 2 bands is where I'm at though. Have discographies is another story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I hope I'm the reason why this guy is such a fucking cock vacuum. I'm also thankful for my disposable income and lack of responsibility almightyseancore and imkylejackson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 yep, pretty sure reddit users should be amongst the first people to point out pretentious assholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifworkpermits Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I hope I'm the reason why this guy is such a fucking cock vacuum. I'm also thankful for my disposable income and lack of responsibility Cheers! edit: Is this where linkinparkhood went? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 We are the 1% of Collectors to this guy. nothingnatural and turnstiles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Haha. He would hate to see my city and colour collection then. Only fully collecting 2 bands is where I'm at though. Have discographies is another story... Post #1000 for ya, bortha! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 This would apply to anyone who collects anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 A couple of weeks back someone commented that I was a trust fund baby since I have such a large collection and "buy everything". Ummmm...yeah...when you've been listening to and collecting records since 1987, it tends to amass. But sure...hurrah for my disposable income and lack of responsibility! diabretic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectivemike Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Alright, I'll be the one to say it: this guy wants to collect dance music? We don't want you anyway. moonbeams, jase and turnstiles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 A couple of weeks back someone commented that I was a trust fund baby since I have such a large collection and "buy everything". Ummmm...yeah...when you've been listening to and collecting records since 1987, it tends to amass. But sure...hurrah for my disposable income and lack of responsibility! You've been collecting longer than I have been born! EST. 1990 turnstiles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmoVeganBoy Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 yep, pretty sure reddit users should be amongst the first people to point out pretentious assholes. lol my sentiments exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 what this guy doesnt seem to fathom is, if you're a nerd with insider info/connections you're not paying $100 for primo records.. you're getting them at retail when they come out, or cheap/free from the source... or you sold some high end records and used that cash to buy more high end records moonbeams, skanate and nothingnatural 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evvandflow Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I thought back to my brief period of dance music collecting... /thread imkylejackson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 This guy would shit himself if he saw and met some of the people who collect early Rev stuff, especially the Chung King and Chain of Strength stuff. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 sounds like this guy needs to just shut his mouth and buy his records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedong Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 rofl what an assclown. yeah, fuck messageboards, those guys are pretentious assholes, i'm going to return to the RECORD STORE with the dickhead owner since he is legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I wish I could take a side but here I pretty much hate 99% of "record collectors." Records are a magnifying glass for everything wrong with music. Whether it's the dad-rock fans or the people who pine over new music and turn up their nose at anything they don't personally like. Either way you're a snobby sack of dog dicks who try to shit on other people's music experiences. Fuck you both. xadamhudsonx, unwound, octave and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 is "Angry Laughing" a thing? cause thats what Im doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylmaus Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 The guy sounds like a whiny idiot who is just jealous of what people have. Am I jealous of those people who have a bunch of Porsches and vintage BMWs in their garage? Sure. But I wouldn't go as far as to say "Damn them for owning that many cars and not really taking them for a spin. I only buy a car to use the shit out of and not for collecting's sake." Also, he should've kept his mouth shut about reselling that record. No need to brag about it to anyone but yourself. Having said that, he sounds like your typical 19 year old collector. gabpower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 hipsterasfolk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryq Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 It's stupid, but I tried to make it my guiding philosophy for a while: "All killer, no filler." (A lesson some collectors in this forum need to learn). I too get my guiding philosophies from Sum 41 raidenradio and vinylfilmaholic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I, too, can tell if people listen to their records simply by looking at their trade list. EmoVeganBoy, kirtah777 and mmhmm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Man, he would hate to see my household items that look remarkably like celebrities collection. On my list you'll find a broom that looks remarkably like David Beckham, a pillow that looks remarkably like Danny DeVito, and a hat that looks remarkably like Posh Spice. These would make any collector jealous of my trade list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 People bitching about collectors on the vinyl COLLECTIVE forum... Let it soak in. Do people really waste their time worrying about what other people buy and if they really play it? Pretentious vinyl collectors have been around forever. Now the internet gives them all a place to show it and labels a way to exploit it. And it's already been said, but vinyl is no different than collecting toys, video games, salt shakers, cars, etc... You'll find the same type of collectors in every community. Wah. moonbeams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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