what the f@&# is up with all the benny hall vinyl on ebay

youngster

so far there's 3 right now and 2 just sold the other day. For something that everyone says is such a treasured collectible, a lot of people are selling. I understand that times are tough right now and I can see why they might sell. But the whole "hard to find" cliche kind of goes out the window when every week one seems to be up for sale. That's not hard to find. I have one and I can't imagine parting with it. But I guess it's good if you're looking for one and you're willing to drop some cash.

TheJUGGERNAUT29

I think people are seeing the album go for $700 and trying to cash in.

Julien

I think some people may decide to put it on ebay after they see it going for $700 or $800. That could explain why they are often sold in batches.

rival.

everyone has a price.

if you could get close to a grand for a record, you wouldn't try and sell it too??????

Mrs.Vedder78

Julien wrote:

I think some people may decide to put it on ebay after they see it going for $700 or $800. That could explain why they are often sold in batches.

I agree with you, this has happened before, where months go by and not one Benny shows up, but then someone brings theirs out for sale and gets $700-$800 and a couple more people list theirs trying to cash in, when price goes back down cause people figure they are not that hard to find, everyone waits again until price goes back up.

With that said it can for $2000 and I still wouldn't sell mine

Mrs.Vedder78

singularity wrote:

everyone has a price.

if you could get close to a grand for a record, you wouldn't try and sell it too??????

For me that would be a no

flyinwhole313

I would sell it for that much money...WHY? because no record is worth that much money. It was recorded digitally, and is a direct transfer to vinyl from a digital recording...Therefore, it is not a raw analog recording, which is what gives vinyl its distinctive flavor! It sounds exactly like a CD, So WTF is it going for so much for? I dunno.

100 Pacer

flyinwhole313 wrote:

I would sell it for that much money...WHY? because no record is worth that much money. It was recorded digitally, and is a direct transfer to vinyl from a digital recording...Therefore, it is not a raw analog recording, which is what gives vinyl its distinctive flavor! It sounds exactly like a CD, So WTF is it going for so much for? I dunno.

hehe when it comes to PJ memorabilia, sometimes logic takes a back-seat to supply vs. demand

flyinwhole313

100 Pacer wrote:

hehe when it comes to PJ memorabilia, sometimes logic takes a back-seat to supply vs. demand

I know, I have been there, but this is insane money, dog!!!!!!!!!

100 Pacer

flyinwhole313 wrote:

I know, I have been there, but this is insane money, dog!!!!!!!!!

the Benaroya vinyl that was donated by PJ to the GROZ gas-a-thon auction went for $950, which i believe takes the cake,...

mickeyrat

100 Pacer wrote:

the Benaroya vinyl that was donated by PJ to the GROZ gas-a-thon auction went for $950, which i believe takes the cake,...

however the was for charity not profit BIG difference

100 Pacer

mickeyrat wrote:

however the was for charity not profit BIG difference

gee, thanks,...seems kind of obvious the $950 was going to charity since i made mention of the item being up for auction in the 1st place

i made mention of the $950 as the amount paid for the Benaroya vinyl, charity or otherwise, for those tracking such things,...

Lizardking

100 Pacer wrote:

gee, thanks,...seems kind of obvious the $950 was going to charity since i made mention of the item being up for auction in the 1st place

i made mention of the $950 as the amount paid for the Benaroya vinyl, charity or otherwise, for those tracking such things,...

It went for $950 maybe because KJR is on 950 am? J/K But I think getting that one for $950 is a great buy. You get it from Pearl Jam them selves, it is number 4/2000 and you can claim $920 as a charity gift since it went for $30, so you get big tax break and alot of your money back. You buy for $700 on ebay you can't deduct any of it. I spent $1000 for my Portland tickets and got very nice deduction!!!

100 Pacer

Lizardking wrote:

It went for $950 maybe because KJR is on 950 am? J/K But I think getting that one for $950 is a great buy. You get it from Pearl Jam them selves, it is number 4/2000 and you can claim $920 as a charity gift since it went for $30, so you get big tax break and alot of your money back. You buy for $700 on ebay you can't deduct any of it. I spent $1000 for my Portland tickets and got very nice deduction!!!

well said, LK.

mickeyrat

100 Pacer wrote:

gee, thanks,...seems kind of obvious the $950 was going to charity since i made mention of the item being up for auction in the 1st place

i made mention of the $950 as the amount paid for the Benaroya vinyl, charity or otherwise, for those tracking such things,...

yeah but I don't think you can equate the two, Ebay does seem like its lets get on the money train, for the most part. Like just BECAUSE they can get that much they do.I realize some are just trying to get from under a life situation.But the others seem like they are trying to take advantage of fans, and NO we don't have to buy/bid. which leads to another problem .Sellers friends driving up the bids like the oil speculators.

100 Pacer

mickeyrat wrote:

yeah but I don't think you can equate the two, Ebay does seem like its lets get on the money train, for the most part. Like just BECAUSE they can get that much they do.I realize some are just trying to get from under a life situation.But the others seem like they are trying to take advantage of fans, and NO we don't have to buy/bid. which leads to another problem .Sellers friends driving up the bids like the oil speculators.

good point. i guess it's best to leave an asterisk next to the $950 and reference the charity vs. eBay disntinction,...

Songburst

flyinwhole313 wrote:

I would sell it for that much money...WHY? because no record is worth that much money. It was recorded digitally, and is a direct transfer to vinyl from a digital recording...Therefore, it is not a raw analog recording, which is what gives vinyl its distinctive flavor! It sounds exactly like a CD, So WTF is it going for so much for? I dunno.

The only reason why the LP sells for so much is because it is a status symbol among PJ fans. We all know that foolish PJ fans and their money are easily parted (especially by the word limited). Like you said, the audio is no better. There are no bonus songs. The cover and records are nice I guess. If I had a Benaroya record right now, I wouldn't be able to get it on Ebay fast enough.

brainofPJ

singularity wrote:

everyone has a price.

if you could get close to a grand for a record, you wouldn't try and sell it too??????

i would be stupid not to

100 Pacer

brainofPJ wrote:

i would be stupid not to

i don't really see how selling my sealed Benaroya vinyl would bring any comfort or joy to my life. and besides, i'd probably piss the money i'd get for it on something stupid like $1000 worth of PJ sox,...

youngster

singularity wrote:

everyone has a price.

if you could get close to a grand for a record, you wouldn't try and sell it too??????

personally, i don't think I would. It is worth more to me than money. I work so I have other ways to make money so i won't have to sell my PJ stuff.

mickeyrat

100 Pacer wrote:

i don't really see how selling my sealed Benaroya vinyl would bring any comfort or joy to my life. and besides, i'd probably piss the money i'd get for it on something stupid like $1000 worth of PJ sox,...

what IS up with that, of all the different clothing they could slap their name on they come up with socks?!Must be related to skateboarding

NCBRI

gas in the tank
is like money in the bank

Songburst

100 Pacer wrote:

i don't really see how selling my sealed Benaroya vinyl would bring any comfort or joy to my life. and besides, i'd probably piss the money i'd get for it on something stupid like $1000 worth of PJ sox,...

How does owning a sealed Benaroya vinyl bring comfort or joy to your life? Do you look at it and give it a quirky smile every other day or something? Or maybe look at it and nod in satisfaction?

I don't mean to take the piss out of you, but owning a sealed record seems like something that should be fairly low on a list of things that will bring satisfaction into somebodies life.

100 Pacer

Songburst wrote:

How does owning a sealed Benaroya vinyl bring comfort or joy to your life? Do you look at it and give it a quirky smile every other day or something? Or maybe look at it and nod in satisfaction?

I don't mean to take the piss out of you, but owning a sealed record seems like something that should be fairly low on a list of things that will bring satisfaction into somebodies life.

clearly the sarcasm on my end didn't translate well...

mickeyrat

we're a bunch of literalists

Songburst

100 Pacer wrote:

clearly the sarcasm on my end didn't translate well...

I guess I am a little on the slow side today.

mensane

has anyone else noticed how shitty the economy is? if you lost your job and had to chose between having that sealed benaroya collecting dust and feeding your family/paying rent, it would seem obvious what you have to do.

the only person who knows the reason for putting it on ebay is the one who listed it. maybe they just arent as big a fan of pj as they used to be.