From The Rare Guy Sent Thu, Apr 23rd 1998, 12:21
On Thursday, 23-Apr-98, Andregurov wrote [about Re: (idm) Auction]: >Just my two cents ... but you'd think all of us poor sods who can't afford a >$30 disc (much less a $70 one!) would never get a chance to hear these hard- >to-find and obviously much desired recordings. How about those of us who are >poor all put up $5 and buy it and then each copy it for our own pleasure. >That would definitely allow many to hear the limited-edition copies of things >we will never otherwise get a chance to. Just a open thought, not a solid >proposition. But this bidding thing is getting ridiculous. I always thought >it was about the music ... I love the music, but at such extreme prices it >would appear to be an impossibility. I feel sorry for those who are just >getting into IDM. Yeah, there are lots of classic recordings out there, but >this pricing extortion is going to take a lot of potential ones out of their >hands/ears. not only that, but the prices for things... the same things... seem to get higher and higher.. I remember a time when $80 was the highest you'd have to pay for a record. now we have things skyrocketing to near $200 and such. __ __\ \ / /_\ \ \_____/ "..in whatever you do, if you can't break new ground, what's the point?" - James Cameron