Re: retards and keggs 45s

[TSanc43763@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/1/00 11:07:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
steve-cashmore@fsmail.net writes:

<< The subject is maybe a little cold by now, but last week's follow ons from 
'counterfeit records' begged the question; why would anyone, retarded or 
otherwise, pay $2k for a 7 inch plastic circle with a coupla minutes of noise 
on it.
  >>
All sorts of people collect various things. If one has the money and wants to 
spend 2 grand on a disc, then let 'em. I know I am guilty for spending loads 
on discs although 2 thousand is about 20 times over my budget. I do know some 
people who are well off and can afford flinging their dough at such items but 
I wouldn't call them retards. They simply have tons of money and don't have a 
problem paying loads to satisfy some hole in their collection.
 Why they go after the original and not a bootleg is simply because the boot 
isn't collectible. They look at the disc as a collectible piece in addition 
to diggin' the music. Although there are some collectors that could care less 
about the music and just collect as an investment. 
        If you look at collectors in Europe, they will almost always want a 
record with the PSleeve if the record was released with one. Another key 
factor is making sure the 45 has the original center. This all goes to 
collectibility and value of the record. Why the value goes up on certain 
records is all what one is willing to pay and how difficult it is to find. 
      So why would someone sell a record and ask 2K for it? Because someone 
is willing to pay it. Supply and demand.       
 As for the Keggs, it is an amazing disc and if I were a millionaire and 
loaded with cash and could afford throwing thousands of dollars away on 
discs, I probably would too. Mind you, I'd have to swimming in loot.  
          Tony (who doesn't mind a boot, especially if you're gonna DJ the 
song)


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