Pearl Jam Unplugged for Black Friday RSD

patrickwieczore said:

I’m curious on what is the difference here on selling this record for more then the purchase price? When others here sell $35.00 SE posters for $800.00+ Or other items are market value? It seems a bit hypocritical?

There is none but time.  Honestly IMO people who bought them to flip, trade or keep sealed and stashed away are all the same.  It’s just we call people flippers if they sell them right away and they call themselves record collectors if they are playing the long gain.  Flippers are just easier to get made at because it stings more since it happens right away and most of us who buy records are probably guilty of one of the other two things

redraw said:

So all 13000 are gone?? 
No way there was that many released into the wild was there?? 

Zero percent chance all have been released or sold. ZERO PERCENT CHANCE!

cp3iverson said:

Thats RSD tho.  Its to create hype and get people pouring into independent record stores.  If every release was black and had 20,000 pressed you wouldn't have very good sales numbers on RSD for the shops.  The after effects of flippers and all that sucks but ive seen first hand how tiny shops benefit from RSD.  It really does create new regular customers.

Right.  I was 4 hours away from a record store on Friday morning, so I didn’t bother till Saturday hoping to bottom feed and maybe find a PJ Unplugged. Needless to say I didn’t, but I visited 3 shops and bought something at each. I when grabbed the PJ from Easy Street online. None of that would have happened if not for the hunt that RSD creates.

one of those stores I visited didn’t participate in RSD it’s first year of operation. Its second year it did. I spoke with the owner shortly after and asked how RSD went. He said it saved his business that year, with more sales revenue in one day than he did in the first 4 months of the year. That was 5 years ago, and the shop has expanded since.

jerparker20 said:

cp3iverson said:

Thats RSD tho.  Its to create hype and get people pouring into independent record stores.  If every release was black and had 20,000 pressed you wouldn't have very good sales numbers on RSD for the shops.  The after effects of flippers and all that sucks but ive seen first hand how tiny shops benefit from RSD.  It really does create new regular customers.

Right.  I was 4 hours away from a record store on Friday morning, so I didn’t bother till Saturday hoping to bottom feed and maybe find a PJ Unplugged. Needless to say I didn’t, but I visited 3 shops and bought something at each. I when grabbed the PJ from Easy Street online. None of that would have happened if not for the hunt that RSD creates.

one of those stores I visited didn’t participate in RSD it’s first year of operation. Its second year it did. I spoke with the owner shortly after and asked how RSD went. He said it saved his business that year, with more sales revenue in one day than he did in the first 4 months of the year. That was 5 years ago, and the shop has expanded since.

Thats incredible. 

drakeheuer14 said:

In response to the email I sent right after purchasing requesting my refund if I did not actually purchase one. From the wording, it sounds like some may have? 

When I first read this without looking at the original posters handle, I assumed Dr strange was addressing canadian purchasers on a whole....Note:  Am a canuck who ordered from that site....dangit

drakeheuer14 said:

In response to the email I sent right after purchasing requesting my refund if I did not actually purchase one. From the wording, it sounds like some may have? 

I really dislike that store. They will always take your money for things they don't actually have. To their credit, they do eventually refund you, but this is how they operate.

THEBIBLEISTEN said:

So I need to call my credit card company and dispute charges?

As someone who works in reconciling credit card transactions for a large corporation, NO, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!  Always contact the merchant first to resolve any credit card charges.  If the merchant refuses to resolve it, or resolve it timely, then file a claim.  Disputes with your CC should always be a last resort.

jerparker20 said:

Interest in this topic sure disappeared with the announcement of tour dates. 

Not for me.  Another summer euro tour does nothing for me, unless it's to promote a new album.

Abe Froman said:

bone said:

jerparker20 said:

Interest in this topic sure disappeared with the announcement of tour dates. 

Not for me.  Another summer euro tour does nothing for me, unless it's to promote a new album.

Me either. Still looking for unplugged. Europe tour is not an option for me. 

I'll try to help find you a copy. Europe tour is not an option for me either. Will wait for a tour close to home.