After many cold mornings waiting in line for record store day, I decided to skip out on all that fun, sleep in and take my time showing up since 13000 copies seemed high.
I first went to Everybody's records... Woody said they ordered 100 copies and they only received 5. I knew Plaid Room started the day out with 150 copies since they have an awesome live update website, and to my shock when I left the first record store at noon they were already down to 75 copies...
After a 30 minute drive I checked the website again and they were down to 50. I ran in and snagged one... But I was absolutely floored that by the time the day was over they had sold out.
If there was truly 13000 on the shelves we all underestimated the demand for these... But thinking about it it makes sense as mentioned before. When this came out this was the first time I saw them perform live besides the videos. I remember watching with my parents who grew up in the 70's and they became instant fans. I remember my dad saying "If they rock this hard on acoustic, I could only imagine how awesome they are plugged in!" That's when I dubbed him a copy of Ten. Pearl Jam transcends generations and this show is proof of that.
Maybe at this point we're jaded, or used to Pearl Jam being forgotten. I definitely didn't see this coming, but it makes sense in hindsight.
There can be no possible way that 13,000 were actually available on RSD. I'd bet my house on it. Either way, if people stop being impatient and buying from flippers, the secondary market would disappear. There are few RSD titles that aren't list price or many times cheaper just a year on out from first release. People buy into the hype and FOM. I've been guilty of that in the past, but never again for an RSD title. Remember how everyone was pissing themselves trying to get the RSD Live At Easy Street? That record has been in the shop for a while now and they made way less.
Obviously not all 13,000 were in store day one, but look how fast the shops with a 100 copies got them snagged up? Look at how there are already over 2500 of these accounted for on Discogs with over a 1000 people more wanting copies. That's just on one tracking website. I'm afraid this one is going to take a long time to drop if it does at all. I might just have to offer up my PJ20 vinyl and hope someone would consider a swap, I'm not sure I'm all the way there yet though.
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Its only been a few day, no wonder the re-sellers love buyers that have the Veruca mentality
That's why flippers flip stuff. They don't hold onto it as investments.
Also, it's not just the "I want it now" mentality.
I got up at 4 am, which is really hard for me with Crohns, and I waited in line from 5-8. I have friends with more money (and no health issues) who would rather just buy it on ebay than wait in line for 3 hours in the morning.
If I feel ok, I don't mind waiting in line and talking to like minded music fans, but it must be nice to be rich and just say fuck it I'll buy it on ebay.
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If anyone needs one or 2 I’ll check my RSD stores for you. I didn’t go looking since it is not the entire show.
Yes please!!! Still no luck finding one at a fair & reasonable price over here in Aus....
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Nothing against Easy Street, but there online orders aren’t the quickest, I have ordered stuff to be put on hold, and pick up the next day and it’s not processed, and the record was still on the floor. Emailing them multiple times isn’t going to help, I believe there online orders is probably one person maybe 2.
Has someone been charged by Tony’s Muziekhuis store? I have the order confirmation since Sunday but no charge has been made.. It doesn’t look good, does it?
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Has someone been charged by Tony’s Muziekhuis store? I have the order confirmation since Sunday but no charge has been made.. It doesn’t look good, does it?
Mine was charged yesterday (I bought on Saturday morning). I was a bit worried and was going to email them but then the charge changed from pending to merchant approved/claimed. Still not had anything other than the original email confirmation though. They are posting on facebook but not mentioned RSD that I've seen.
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I just got a follow up from NorthEndHaarlem.NL about my order and they said they will have Unplugged back in stock in 6 days! They have charged my credit card. Here's the link in case anyone is interested and thinks it is legit. I will just have to watch and wait since my order went in on Sunday when they still had stock showing on the site. https://www.northendhaarlem.nl/a-57658412/black-friday-2019/pearl-jam-mtv-unplugged-lp/
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Also, it's not just the "I want it now" mentality.
I got up at 4 am, which is really hard for me with Crohns, and I waited in line from 5-8. I have friends with more money (and no health issues) who would rather just buy it on ebay than wait in line for 3 hours in the morning.
If I feel ok, I don't mind waiting in line and talking to like minded music fans, but it must be nice to be rich and just say fuck it I'll buy it on ebay.
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Still no luck finding one at a fair & reasonable price over here in Aus....
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I haven't checked with my CC to see if it's been charged.
So it's artists (Pearl Jam included) who facilitate this "gig economy".
Still not had anything other than the original email confirmation though.
They are posting on facebook but not mentioned RSD that I've seen.
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2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
https://www.northendhaarlem.nl/a-57658412/black-friday-2019/pearl-jam-mtv-unplugged-lp/