Petition: PUT AN END TO INFLATED PRICES AND SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICE (ITW vinyl, etc)

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    wow

    the problem is with the auction sites

    it has made everyone and thier mother an entrepreneur.

    it was never this hard to get stuff five years ago, and the prices, with a few exceptions, were a more reasonable

    more people are buying items for the limited purpose of reselling for profit and there is not a whole lot the 10c can do about it-they are not an enforcement agency


    the whole point of being in business is to make a profit-why wouldnt a record store owner sell them on ebay instead if he can make more money?

    Thats smart business-maximizing your profits.
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Igottago wrote:
    LOL at this thread! People are complaining that they can't buy posters and vinyls?? Just be thankful you can afford food. You can live without that stuff. Don't whine because you can't afford it and feel you should be entitled to it. I can't afford a freakin' Ferrari (yet)...what, should I get mad at people who sell Ferrari's? At the end of the day, some products that are rare or in low supply go up in value. That's the economy. Its not the end of the world if you can't afford it. And its silly to argue that they shouldn't sell something because of its sentimental value to you. People are trying to make ends meet, you have no idea what financial situation the sellers are in.


    This person is waaaaaaay too rational for this thread.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    sgossard3 wrote:
    dont be such a racist nukeboot...

    LOL

    If you only knew how funny that is.

    Supply and demand driven prices of LPs in no way compares to the outrage of slavery.
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    nukeboot wrote:
    LOL

    If you only knew how funny that is.

    Supply and demand driven prices of LPs in no way compares to the outrage of slavery.
    i know how funny it is... it was a joke... just cause im serious about this issue doesnt mean i cant try to lighten the mood...

    and i cant reiterate enough that this isnt about physical objects any more than PJ's fight against ticketmaster was about the extra $30 that people wouldve been more than willing to pay... someone said it well a few posts above this... im not telling people what they can and cant buy i just think its common sense for us all agree to stop buying this shit for awhile until the price drops... there i go whining again about how i cant afford anything :rolleyes: ... to whoever suggested i take on 2 or 3 jobs just to afford fuckin posters... HA! i realize i am incredibly fortunate to live the way i do at all... i just wish these sellers would feel the same (i cant speak for all, some may have legitimate reason for having to sell and make the most profit possible)

    im sick of having to sit in the back of the bus! :p
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
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  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    sgossard3 wrote:
    i know how funny it is... it was a joke... just cause im serious about this issue doesnt mean i cant try to lighten the mood...

    I have a really good sense of humor, but that just wasn't funny.

    Points for trying though...
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  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    You guys are a bunch of flunky nazis...

    While we're at it, Nazi jokes are never funny either.

    ;)
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Get_Right wrote:
    wow

    the problem is with the auction sites

    it has made everyone and thier mother an entrepreneur.

    it was never this hard to get stuff five years ago, and the prices, with a few exceptions, were a more reasonable

    more people are buying items for the limited purpose of reselling for profit and there is not a whole lot the 10c can do about it-they are not an enforcement agency


    the whole point of being in business is to make a profit-why wouldnt a record store owner sell them on ebay instead if he can make more money?

    Thats smart business-maximizing your profits.


    It just really blows... for us people who cant fit a third job into an already 6 day a week job ;) Oh i forgot... if i want a record i should work harder for one!
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    You guys are fucking retarded. I used the slavery comparision to say, if your just quiet and let things stay the way they are , nothing will change



    You guys are a bunch of flunky nazis...
    is it that much of a stretch? vinyl is black... slaves were black... :p

    seriously tho... i think its a perfectly adequate comparison for the state of mind we were in then and are in now... contentment and indifference are the reasons injustice is able to survive... so to argue that you cant put a stop to this because people are making money off of this and its a capitalist society and theyre free to do what they want... well, there were alot of people making money off of slavery too... i know its a stretch but if theres anything ive learned from my good friend ( ;) ) michael moore, youve gotta use extremes to get a point across!

    if nothing else gang... maybe 10C will see this and say... these people are comparing us to thomas jefferson... lets emmancipate all those extra copies of everything we've been hoarding over the years :D
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    nukeboot wrote:
    While we're at it, Nazi jokes are never funny either.

    ;)


    While we're at it.... nobody really gives a hoot what you think is funny...

    wasnt even a joke.... some people on this thread actually are nazis and flunkies, all rolled into one..
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    Oh my god... i cant believe you are suggesting that we could actually make a difference! We are only humans in a world of capitalism.. we have no grounds to stand on... none what so ever....
    youre right... we need a corporate sponser to help us get the word out... ill give AT&T a call
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  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    While we're at it.... nobody really gives a hoot what you think is funny...
    quote]

    You seem to.

    Have a great day.
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    nukeboot wrote:
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    While we're at it.... nobody really gives a hoot what you think is funny...
    quote]

    You seem to.

    Have a great day.
    oooOOOooo... who says you get to have the last word?? i love it when people have a lil argument around here and one of them ends it with "have a great day" :D ... its like throwing a lil jab and then running off thinking youre still the better man

    honestly tho no does "give a hoot"... at this point my frustration has warn off and has turned into disbelief at the opinions of so many... the only thing i can do is try to have some fun (entertaining myself exclusively) and keep bumpin my lil thread for other like minded individuals...

    You have a super day too!
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    While we're at it.... nobody really gives a hoot what you think is funny...

    wasnt even a joke.... some people on this thread actually are nazis and flunkies, all rolled into one..

    So, the injustices suffered as a result of the vinyl sale are tantamount to those of slavery/diallowing people to vote?

    -and-

    the people who have a go at you are tantamount to those who killed 10,000,000 people in World War II ?
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    So, the injustices suffered as a result of the vinyl sale are tantamount to those of slavery/diallowing people to vote?

    -and-

    the people who have a go at you are tantamount to those who killed 10,000,000 people in World War II ?
    and you sir... perhaps take things far too literally... plus i happen to know that the man using the message pit name "baronvonjewhater" was tried at nuremberg... i believe his favorite song is "pilate"
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    prices are driven up by demand too you know. if you want useless consumer goods like copies of albums you already have so you can look all indie and hip with your vinyl collection, then learn to pay the market price (which is too low to begin with- have you ever considered the cost of having that vinyl sit in a landfill for 2000 years after you die? who's covering that cost?). It is NOT a big problem. These are luxury goods. There are bigger fish to fry in the economy, trust me.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    sgossard3 wrote:
    and you sir... perhaps take things far too literally... plus i happen to know that the man using the message pit name "baronvonjewhater" was tried at nuremberg... i believe his favorite song is "pilate"

    Wow, thats a terrible name....can you please start a petition to undo that injustice as well.

    I wonder if the baron can use his title to get your "vinyl" petition into the hands of some important people!
    :)
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    prices are driven up by demand too you know. if you want useless consumer goods like copies of albums you already have so you can look all indie and hip with your vinyl collection, then learn to pay the market price (which is too low to begin with- have you ever considered the cost of having that vinyl sit in a landfill for 2000 years after you die? who's covering that cost?). It is NOT a big problem. These are luxury goods. There are bigger fish to fry in the economy, trust me.
    jesus folks... will someone please see the big picture?!? i have all the vinyl i want... im a vinyl collector... most of what i collect is far older than PJ because thats the stuff that really deserves to be listened to in the vinyl format... also i am not a hardcore environmentalist so im just gonna assume my vinyl will be passed down from generation to generation free of problems...

    its not about the "goods" at all... its about people... and how people treat people... collectively this world is forgetting how to interact with one another... and the only generation that had a damn clue is beginning to die off little by little leaving all the 20's something around solely lookin to make a buck... id say we need a good great depression to get our priorities back in order
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Wow, thats a terrible name....can you please start a petition to undo that injustice as well.

    I wonder if the baron can use his title to get your "vinyl" petition into the hands of some important people!
    :)
    im pretty sure if i were to print off my petition and give it to the baron it would end up in a bonfire... hes not a fan of printed words... or jews
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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