MattBastosLol Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I had posted in a merch swap group on Facebook, that I has looking for some Thrice vinyl, and this guy messaged me saying he'd sell me Major/Minor (Mint Condition) for $55ppd, and I thought "That's a great price! I should take it since it runs for around $80 on discogs", then suddenly in the middle of my current conversation, another dude hits me up, saying he'd sell his unplayed Major/Minor for $25ppd.Obviously, I chose the latter. Consider myself to be pretty lucky! Now I'm the proud owner of Major/Minor! What were some your lucky, last minute finds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 posted this in another thread, but why not. last week, i got promoted and decided to celebrate. went to my local store where i had a bunch of records on hold, and picked those up. got $10 off for filling up my punch card unexpectedly. then i went across the street and bought another record at that store. when i was done there, i stopped into the consignment shop where i dropped off a bunch of clothes a couple months ago. there i had a balance that was within the dollar to what i'd spent on 8 records that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBastosLol Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 posted this in another thread, but why not. last week, i got promoted and decided to celebrate. went to my local store where i had a bunch of records on hold, and picked those up. got $10 off for filling up my punch card unexpectedly. then i went across the street and bought another record at that store. when i was done there, i stopped into the consignment shop where i dropped off a bunch of clothes a couple months ago. there i had a balance that was within the dollar to what i'd spent on 8 records that day. That's awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 One time my friend from out of town came up for our annual wine challenge. We were having a lot of trouble finding a bottle of Night Train. While I was at work that day he drove around town and managed to score a bottle at a creepy gas station! Sounds great, right? It gets better. We went to Taco Bell before the challenge and it had one of those games where if you spin a coin down to the bottom platform you get a free taco. He dropped a dime in and wouldn't you know it, it just settled nicely onto that bottom platform with no manipulation required. The cashier not only gave him a free taco but she gave me one as well. I know you are thinking this can't get any better but believe you me, it does. As the coup de grace on unluckiness, we went to Publix to get some pre game snacks. Full variety cheesecakes were on sale for $6.99! What a steal. When we went to ring up though, it was pricing at $12.99. However, at Publix they have a rule that if something rings up at a price different than advertised, you get get that item for free. It was the best and luckiest day ever. psus2h, koljou, turbobrando and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpazzyMcGee Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Got Anberlin's second album on eBay for $8. I think no one was watching it and I gave it the ol swoop in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrice55 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I had posted in a merch swap group on Facebook, that I has looking for some Thrice vinyl, and this guy messaged me saying he'd sell me Major/Minor (Mint Condition) for $55ppd, and I thought "That's a great price! I should take it since it runs for around $80 on discogs", then suddenly in the middle of my current conversation, another dude hits me up, saying he'd sell his unplayed Major/Minor for $25ppd. Obviously, I chose the latter. Consider myself to be pretty lucky! Now I'm the proud owner of Major/Minor! What were some your lucky, last minute finds? I wish something like this would happen to me for Alchemy Index... Maybe one day MattBastosLol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 One time my friend from out of town came up for our annual wine challenge. We were having a lot of trouble finding a bottle of Night Train. While I was at work that day he drove around town and managed to score a bottle at a creepy gas station! Sounds great, right? It gets better. We went to Taco Bell before the challenge and it had one of those games where if you spin a coin down to the bottom platform you get a free taco. He dropped a dime in and wouldn't you know it, it just settled nicely onto that bottom platform with no manipulation required. The cashier not only gave him a free taco but she gave me one as well. I know you are thinking this can't get any better but believe you me, it does. As the coup de grace on unluckiness, we went to Publix to get some pre game snacks. Full variety cheesecakes were on sale for $6.99! What a steal. When we went to ring up though, it was pricing at $12.99. However, at Publix they have a rule that if something rings up at a price different than advertised, you get get that item for free. It was the best and luckiest day ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBastosLol Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 I wish something like this would happen to me for Alchemy Index... Maybe one day I'm wishing for the same my friend. Except now, I'm more focused on Beggars, since that seems a lot more realistic haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydrake33 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Bought some dudes thrice collection off of craigslist the other day. Spent $90 on og identity crisis (gold). Major/minor sealed. Beggars (black). vheissu (brown) and guitar center 7" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrice55 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Bought some dudes thrice collection off of craigslist the other day. Spent $90 on og identity crisis (gold). Major/minor sealed. Beggars (black). vheissu (brown) and guitar center 7" Craigslist is somewhere I never cared to look for modern vinyl on... Am I foolish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBastosLol Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Bought some dudes thrice collection off of craigslist the other day. Spent $90 on og identity crisis (gold). Major/minor sealed. Beggars (black). vheissu (brown) and guitar center 7" Interested in selling beggars? haha, but really, great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydrake33 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Craigslist is somewhere I never cared to look for modern vinyl on... Am I foolish?found some nin. White stripes and a bunch of 90s hc from different people throughout 3 years of looking. It's rare. But when I do im happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorgante Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 A friend posted a list of records on facebook that he wanted to get rid of. He listed Brand New - The Devil and God on white, and Touche Amore - Parting the Sea first press white. I said how much, he said 10 bucks a piece. $20 for both, no shipping. Couldn't believe it. A friend of mine randomly told me that he had a copy of Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar collecting dust in his garage. I said how much, he shipped it to me for free. Ridiculous. A guy told me he'd sell me a copy of 2 Ninety Pound Wuss records for $20, as well as some MxPx 7". He shipped it priority, which was like $14, and decided to throw in a copy of MxPx - Life in General for free. Unreal. Someone on facebook told me he had some old tooth and nail records I might want, and he thought of me when he was cleaning some stuff out. He told me he would sell me the 12" for $10, the 10" for $8, and the 7" for $5. There were a bunch of records included in this deal, but I was pretty happy about these prices when it came to getting copies of Pedro the Lion - Whole EP, Starflyer 59 - Gold, MxPx - Teenage Politics, MxPx - Life in General, MxPx - On The Cover 2x10", and a whole bunch of 7". I found a mega rare Officer Negative 7" on ebay for $10. I won it with no one else even bidding, and the record didn't show up after a month, even though it was confirmed it was at the post office. I told the guy, he felt bad, refunded my money, a week later, it showed up perfectly fine, and I didn't have to give the money back. Total lucky day. I had wanted a copy of Further Seems Forever - The Moon is Down for quite some time, and someone finally support my search, and gave it to me for only $80, which I couldn't believe. Still the most I've paid for a record. Godsend. I've had a lot of lucky days this year, and I'm extremely grateful for every single one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippingOut Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I happened to find Major/Minor at a nearby Hot Topic that is known to get especially solid HT releases. Saw it there when it was about to completely sell out. Couldn't leave it there so I grabbed it. A good bit of luck was about 2 years ago I got Anberlin's New Surrender from some random search on elusive disc when it was out of print, thus proving, it was not such an elusive disc. SpazzyMcGee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 posted this in another thread, but why not. last week, i got promoted and decided to celebrate. went to my local store where i had a bunch of records on hold, and picked those up. got $10 off for filling up my punch card unexpectedly. then i went across the street and bought another record at that store. when i was done there, i stopped into the consignment shop where i dropped off a bunch of clothes a couple months ago. there i had a balance that was within the dollar to what i'd spent on 8 records that day. A record shop across the street from a record shop? where do you live - Oak Park, IL? turnstiles and saxonviolons 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Just snagged a new sealed copy of Deftones Covers on eBay for $24 shipped. I've been trying to snag a copy of this for less than $30 for a while, it was the last Deftones LP I needed to have a full set. Oh and I got offered a new job contract today. Fairly lucky day, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 got this for 25 bucks today at Amoeba Lockieftw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxvinyl Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Buddy of mine came home from a garage sale with a bunch of vinyl from bands he knew I liked. Turns out he had found OG copies of At The Drive In - Relationship of Command, Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets, and Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends. He paid $5 per record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Buddy of mine came home from a garage sale with a bunch of vinyl from bands he knew I liked. Turns out he had found OG copies of At The Drive In - Relationship of Command, Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets, and Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends. He paid $5 per record. Marry that man. tml-7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 i was given a first press of tell all your friends for free. i'm still puzzled by that one A record shop across the street from a record shop?where do you live - Oak Park, IL? it's in northampton, ma. there's been a used shop there for years, and a newbury comics went in literally across the street a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I know for a fact that I have a Thrice record laying around that someone gave to me years and years ago. I wasn't a fan so I filed it away. Judging by what I am reading here it could be worth something. Does this make me lucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I think it's Illusion of Safety and I think its on white. I'll check when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Quik Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I found 808 & heartbreak in damn good condition for $10 at a record store in Cincinnati, I was thinking "why not?" I was just starting out my record collection so I had no idea how much it was worth after market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Onetime I went to Philly and spent a long time during the car-ride talking about the first Scream LP. I had been looking for it for awhile and really wanted to buy one. We get to South Street and the first record store we go onto has it on the wall. Not only that, it was reasonably priced. After I bought it I pulled out the insert and record in the car and found a bunch of ads and old flyers that the original owner must have stuffed in there. It was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Avatar Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I found 808 & heartbreak in damn good condition for $10 at a record store in Cincinnati, I was thinking "why not?" I was just starting out my record collection so I had no idea how much it was worth after market holy shit I didn't know it was worth a lot either. I need to keep my eyes open for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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