On Thursday, 23-Apr-98, Andregurov wrote [about Re: (idm) Auction]:
quoted 12 lines Just my two cents ... but you'd think all of us poor sods who can't afford a>Just my two cents ... but you'd think all of us poor sods who can't afford a
>$30 disc (much less a $70 one!) would never get a chance to hear these hard-
>to-find and obviously much desired recordings. How about those of us who are
>poor all put up $5 and buy it and then each copy it for our own pleasure.
>That would definitely allow many to hear the limited-edition copies of things
>we will never otherwise get a chance to. Just a open thought, not a solid
>proposition. But this bidding thing is getting ridiculous. I always thought
>it was about the music ... I love the music, but at such extreme prices it
>would appear to be an impossibility. I feel sorry for those who are just
>getting into IDM. Yeah, there are lots of classic recordings out there, but
>this pricing extortion is going to take a lot of potential ones out of their
>hands/ears.
not only that, but the prices for things... the same things... seem to get
higher and higher..
I remember a time when $80 was the highest you'd have to pay for a record.
now we have things skyrocketing to near $200 and such.
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