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Post by figital on Apr 5, 2012 10:07:37 GMT -5
i think i figured it out...
he really does plan to sell them back to us!
he released some gary numan records as well as a numan book.
well, if you look on his facebook forum, you can see he spruiks an ebay listing where one of his sets of numan vinyl is for sale. it sold for 235 pounds :-(
if you look at that sellers feedback, you can see they've also sold multiple copies of the numan book that this guy wrote himself. then as you look more, you can see loads of copies of his single numan 12 inch vinyl being sold for 28 pounds a pop.
and on his forum, he was asking for suggestions of bands with big collector fan bases. so i think he decided on duran based on the numbers of us and the ability to get a license from emi. it looks like he might have tried for depeche mode and joy division and likely got turned down by their labels. so basically he wanted to come in here, rile us up and then cash in on ebay when these records start being sold later on down the line.
it all seems really fishy to me!
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Post by figital on Apr 5, 2012 12:15:02 GMT -5
it gets better.
now the guy is sending me quasi threatening emails and has banned me from his forum!
oh well, i guess i'll have to wait until he sells some records on ebay to get a copy of his precious 12 inch ;-)
so much for the hope that our section of the board could be free of drama! LOL
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Post by redmumba on Apr 5, 2012 12:16:29 GMT -5
Again, that's why I thought it was odd to have some new member come here and start asking that question. What sent a red flag up for me was his forum user name ("themaster" - obviously a reference to Doctor Who). What it all boils down to is someone who wanted to make some money off of the collectors here or on Ebay.
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Post by vermeerf on Apr 5, 2012 12:36:20 GMT -5
Kevin, Rather pointless to boast about a single which your clients/associates will only sell on ebay. BTW, I can produce ltd edition vinyl singles too. Licensed even! But I wouldn't come onto a collectors forum to tease with a product that no-one here can purchase (at least not first-hand). Pretty poor form. Well said!
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Post by vermeerf on Apr 5, 2012 12:38:36 GMT -5
By the way...I did ask this:
Just out of curiosity...but aren't you contradicting yourself here with what you said earlier: "I'm new to collecting Duran Duran vinyl so I appreciate all the information."
for a reason, Peter and I also didn't trust this guy...
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Post by MissNovemberTuesday on Apr 6, 2012 16:43:51 GMT -5
Well, I will ask if anyone sees mention of how and where he is giving away the "one" copy, I would like a chance, so PLEASE let me know. It would be my ONLY chance to have one. I can't pay all sorts of money, so I won't get one otherwise.
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Post by poptrash on Apr 7, 2012 1:26:21 GMT -5
Well, I will ask if anyone sees mention of how and where he is giving away the "one" copy, I would like a chance, so PLEASE let me know. It would be my ONLY chance to have one. I can't pay all sorts of money, so I won't get one otherwise. Don't get too upset Miss, although he wrote one is being given away that might also be a trick or a hoax. Just sit back and wait and i bet if one is given away it will be all over the boards! I think it is a nice pressing, but it make me think of those so-called special Israelian ones (one sided 7") which appear on ebay for several months now. Not that this release would be as crappy as the israelian ones, but more like "why pressing these old songs again", unless it's remixes never released...
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Post by redmumba on Apr 7, 2012 7:08:21 GMT -5
but more like "why pressing these old songs again", unless it's remixes never released... exactly. unless there is something special or unique about these versions, I wouldn't get bent out of shape over it. The person who is pressing this 7" up is an opportunist and by coming here and asking questions about the 'state of Duran Duran collecting', he was trying to gauge and get an idea of how much $$ he could milk from collectors.
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