Benaroya Hall, seriously?

redstuff76

MayDay10 said:

I think it was just an elaborate method to claim he was the first to enjoy vinyl.

) =D>

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pdalowsky said:

Strange thread

The market price is high because there's demand. If it was purely hype based it wouldn't have lasted this long.

Always the voice of reason Sir Paul.

shecky

The OP almost sounds like "sour grapes" if I read between the lines.
Like maybe he sold/traded his Benny cheap then found out what they go for?
I certainly wouldn't be angry if I had an item worth a grand that I'd only paid 60 bucks for.
I'd be stoked!

youngster

hipster

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youngster said:

hipster

Hipster? ) What?

Dead Man Walking

This thread was created to solely create more hype. Well done.

Bergfall

You can spend 1000$ getting music you probably already own, enriching someone you know not the moral fiber of,
or you can go to a place like kiva.org or any decent humanitarian effort, and put that money to some real use...

I hadn't collected PJ vinyl and misc. long before I realized I had to set a max cap, mine is 1000 Norwegian = 164$ and I intend to do fine, just won't get a full collection for a few year yet, but can (cheese ahead!) groove on the fact that someone got a full stomach, backpack or AK-47 magazine...and I bet you they needed it a whole lot more than me, the Ebayer or any old PJ member....

Let the prints run wild, kill the market, it's just to silly...isn't it???

mattsl1983

Haha you people are hilarious. Yes this was just an elaborate way to creat hype, yes I sold mine, yes I want everyone to know that I was the very first person in the world to listen to it, yes I'm a hipster. Did I miss anything? I'm just simply trying to show a rational side of why it's not this amazing holy grail that people have put on a pedestal and put so much value on. It's 4 records, made of vinyl. By all means if you think it's worth it and want to spend an ungodly amount for it, go ahead. Save your dollars up, find it buy, listen to it. Say what you want about me, and keep on reaching for that goal.

Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh

I actually agree with the original post. It's just a set of records that most of you don't even listen to. If you have a thousand dollars to spend on a record whether you listen to it or not is craziness. I'd be much more impressed if you gave the money to something that needs it.

LeatherMosquitoMan

Yeah... well I owned it, and had a tornado take it away in 2011. THAT'S what sucks. Whine all you like people.. and I bought it in the ten club sale in 2003 too.

MayDay10

I don't know. Coming here and tossing everyone into a corner and calling them stupid because the value of vinyl is poor form.

I own it. I think it is awesome. I would never pay a grand for it, but if someone wants to... why not. For some people a k isn't that much.

Vault 3 is awesome too. That was also limited and once the dust settles, those will be valuable too. It's just the way vinyl and collectibles work. I bought a no code for 125 last week and listened to it 5 times already. No regrets.

Maybe I could have given 125 to charity... or maybe I should ever post here when I could be building houses for the homeless or volunteering at an old folks home

BinFrog

mattsl1983 said:

There was zero demand and zero hype when it was first pressed and released.

I'm not sure why you've taken such a hostile approach to this topic, but this statement right here shows you are way out of your element. You were obviously not around when this came out. They sold out very quickly. The buzz around them was not an immediate, but to say there was no demand? That's just incorrect.

Not sure why you're so mad about what some people are willing to pay for a limited edition vinyl release I also don't get what you are trying to convince others of (or perhaps more importantly yourself).

jlaustin

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/229342/a-sealed-benny-went-for-960-on-ebay-today/p1

Twins? :-?

mattsl1983

Well BinFrog, you are correct, I am just so mad about it and I just trying to convince myself. Spot on. I throw out logic towards what it seems everyday people are talking about on these boards and now what have I been labeled so far and told what I'm thinking? Mad, I wanted everyone to know that I listened to it first, I'm a hipster, I sold mine and now regret it, I'm trying to convince myself of something, I trying to build up hype, and I'm sure I missed some others. I make a rational point to this record, and all of a sudden people act like I've insulted their moms or something. It is ridiculous. I make a point and wolf pack mentality comes out in full force and instead of taking what I said for what it is, people want to try and read between lines, look into it like there is some sort of hidden meaning or come to conclusions of how I'm feeling. You can defend this record all you want to, I've just simply stated how this "holy grail" really isn't that special or worth the going price. When someone has posted to sell theirs here, or posted to look to buy one, I've never commented or expressed my opinion in their postings. People are free to sell or buy for as much as they want.

Bergfall

At least it's safer than investing in BitCoins....had they been released 30 year earlier, and been somewhat exclusive (2000 ex is not...really not, most are even accounted for(!))

Gluttony is a bad investment mentality, and so very, very not Rock 'n Roll

hrd2imgn

yeah face it people, it is basically a rare baseball card, not a record if you don't SPIN THAT FUCKER. Listen to the Cd and spend your money on something else, it really isn't that big of a deal. Better yet, spend 15 dollars downloading it, and donate $1985.00 to charity.

Yes I had it, yes I played, and I sold it to someone else for exactly what I paid for it 600 bucks. I got caught up in the I must have every vinyl fever, and you know what, not worth 2k.

The wine colored vinyl is fucking sweet though

Damiens

This thread has taken an odd turn with the whole Benny vs. Charity piece. I'm not sure these two things are mutually exclusive and frankly this starts getting into a larger issue about money and wealth and ethical responsiblity. I mean most everyone could live in a smaller house, drive a less nice car and donate more to worthy causes and charity. I could not send my kid to a great preschool and use that money to support any number of causes. I don't think someone who owns a Benny that they paid any amount for made an unethical choice.
People spend their money that they earned on what they want and what makes them happy whether that's buying vinyl, donating to charity, a mix of those two things or spending it all on cheese popcorn. I donate to charities, I volunteer when I can, I bought a Benny for a grand. I don't see these things in conflict with each other.

In terms of the Benny just being four pieces of vinyl again I respectfully disagree. It's the experience of listening to that particular vinyl over and over again. It'd be like saying Batman issue #1 is just some pieces of paper with ink on them or that and Edgar Degas original is just a canvas with paint. Art transcends it's medium, people place a value on the experience and the emotional impact of a piece of art not just on the materials that created the art.

MedozK

Damiens said:

Art transcends it's medium, people place a value on the experience and the emotional impact of a piece of art not just on the materials that created the art.

VERY VERY nice!

2-feign-reluctance

Long live physical media! I predict once the second coming of the vinyl format dies down & makes way for whatever is next, the vinyl nerds will still spin their records & the collectors will be holding onto theirs. The world will spin on. Doing good will always feel good no matter how much you spent on a 'bunch of records.'

Bergfall

Benny transcends ~40 new 180gm records of your own choosing in terms of emotion, width of expression, artistic depth???
How the (1*10^9-2000) people who are bereft this experience suffer...let them eat misprints and Immortalities