Re: [AH] Moby sells gear, donates proceeds to science

From negativesaucer
Sent Sat, Apr 28th 2018, 14:28

humanity gets a triple win: lots of good gear recirculates back into
the community, lots of money goes to charity, and no more moby tracks
;)

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 3:13 PM, Royce Lee <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Didn't I tell you guys that Jupiter 6's were under-valued?!
> Especially that one, that has been sitting in that nice rolling drawer,
> probably silent, while Moby does famous people work.
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 2:03 PM, Alex Timchak <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Just to follow up, the 15K Serge and 7K Jupiter 6 sold.  On the first day.
>> Go figure.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Ben Guiver <xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> No no he is a celeb, so guess the prices reflect that. But i wont be
>>> buying the sombrero.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, 26 April 2018, Alex Timchak <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ok so it was an extreme example I admit.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:47 PM Ben Guiver <xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Comparing moby to hendrix....hmmmm...let me think about that for a
>>>>> while...
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok he's close but...not the same, somehow. And i say this as someone
>>>>> who enjoyed moby's music and his book.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe i'm just in a bit of a binary state of mind
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, 26 April 2018, Alex Timchak <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, ahem, a hendrix strat doesn't command a premium?  Of course it
>>>>>> would, and for Moby heads who have the cash and who want to donate to a good
>>>>>> cause, why not?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bought the filter factory, because Moby was a powerful influence on
>>>>>> me as a teenager.  Yes I paid a premium, but maybe a $50-100 premium, and I
>>>>>> feel good about donating.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And I tried to make offers and the Reverb crew told me they weren't
>>>>>> accepting offers unless some items don't sell for 2 weeks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Tom Butcher <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know it's not that cool to bitch about prices on this list, but
>>>>>>> holy cow that "MOBY" name is a multiplier!  $7,200 Jupiter-6?  OK dude!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 9:26 AM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i was even debating posting this, as i wanted to decide whether i
>>>>>>>> wanted the Serge beforehand... i am damned tempted!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://reverb.com/news/moby-shop-preview
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://reverb.com/shop/official-moby?showsold=true
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Tom Butcher
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
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