tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post6146244213151170394..comments2023-09-28T05:30:47.970-04:00Comments on 7 i n c h e s: Desaparecidos - most expensive 7" ever!Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-57601148640591520842009-11-10T20:35:50.261-05:002009-11-10T20:35:50.261-05:00Wow! Hey thanks for explaining, hope I didn't ...Wow! Hey thanks for explaining, hope I didn't come off as too much of an ass in the original post..I probably did. <br />That's what ebay is for, if people will buy it, who am I to complain? I've sold singles I was about to trash for way more than I imagined they were worth.<br />Don't get me wrong I'm still on the lookout for one of these...does it have tracks that weren't on the full length? That might explain it. <br />Honestly, I follow Neutral milk hotel singles, early bright eyes, arcade fire...nothing has even come close to $300....and the issue size of 1000? People love the Desaparaceidos. $1000 would buy me a lot of singles...good on you. <br />I'd love to see your record shelves.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-48152574656639392012009-11-10T13:10:01.473-05:002009-11-10T13:10:01.473-05:00A highly entertaining surprise!
The listing you ...A highly entertaining surprise! <br /><br />The listing you mention in this blog was actually one of my listings for a copy of the record.<br /><br />Once upon a time, pre-economic decline, there was a period during which these were selling for $150+ per copy. Sure, if you were good with The Google or knew where to find them you could still acquire them for $35-$80 each but there weren't all that many changing hands and very few on eBay.<br /><br />At the time the one you mention was listed, there were a handful which had recently sold in the $150 to $280 range. Yes, being somewhat optimistic, I listed the first one up at a starting price of $150 and a BIN price of $300. It sold within 5 hours of being listed for $300. <br /><br />Of course, seeing the prices that they were going for, whenever I came across one at a more reasonable price, I'd pick one up. So I had acquired a couple more by that point and promptly listed up the second one. Seeing as the first went so quickly at that price, I raised the BIN price on the new listing to $400 to see what would happen. This would be the listing which you stumbled across and referenced.<br /><br />Of course, it didn't actually sell for $400. I sold another copy for around $280, one I think for $240 and the one which LondonSam bought for $200. Note the trend in the price. As the economy proceeded to go down the tubes, the value of course decreased proportionately. Sort of across the board for all but some of the older and more obscure international & psych pressings. Since then they generally sell somewhere between $80 & $200. Although even the CD copies are once again coming up for sale very infrequently on eBay. <br /><br />I just found another 7" copy in my inventory & actually stumbled across your blog looking for the number of copies pressed, since I had lost the original listing text. I assure you that this one will be much more reasonably priced at $79 start & $160 BIN. <br /><br />Overall, I can't honestly explain why some things will sell for what seems to most a ridiculously high price. Still, I've seen the most random things skyrocket. Set of plastic & foam coasters, with damaged foam... $125 - think I started them at $9.95 -- My parents pulled a baseball glove from their shed, put it up at $10 and it wound up being rare and selling for $1500. I don't pretend to understand, but I certainly can't complain... it pays the bills. It's also somewhat satisfying to know that you're putting something in the hands of someone who genuinely enjoys and appreciates it rather than seeing it destroyed, discarded or left forgotten in the back of a closet somewhere.<br /><br />Anyhow... glad to have come across your post. It gave me a laugh.<br /><br />Your 1.2 million dollar estimate was a bit high but, honestly, during the past two years, the copies that have passed through my hands have actually grossed over $1K.Domestic Platypushttp://stores.ebay.com/Domestic-Platypus?refid=storenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-75021951275365293372008-09-13T13:34:00.000-04:002008-09-13T13:34:00.000-04:00Sam,It's still for sale as far as I can tell....bu...Sam,<BR/>It's still for sale as far as I can tell....but still with 1000 copies, that's a lot...I don't think the subpop white stripes or bright eyes or nirvana pressed much more than 1000 in their runs and those go for...well I guess around 200. I think this seller was a little optomistic (oportunistic?) awwww fuck I'm just jealous.<BR/>I want to hear it sometime.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-2567359006736408422008-09-13T06:40:00.000-04:002008-09-13T06:40:00.000-04:00My understanding is there are only 1,000 of these....My understanding is there are only 1,000 of these.<BR/>It is one of the few items I don't have - except the cassettes of water, sountrack...etc etc<BR/><BR/>so, at a revised price of $200 I bought this item!LondonSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534784241693891342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-63977705718565648542008-09-09T23:49:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:49:00.000-04:00I'll admit I haven't seen it on ebay very much, so...I'll admit I haven't seen it on ebay very much, so I actually thought it was part of a way smaller run, si I'd say he's not making his case. But if the ratio hold true then the Reatard series is going to make people millionaires.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-56489446807355544372008-09-09T20:00:00.000-04:002008-09-09T20:00:00.000-04:00I don't know too much about this 7" but in my unde...I don't know too much about this 7" but in my understanding 3000 is hardly limited, so this guy is crazy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-11319694802024905332008-09-09T18:30:00.000-04:002008-09-09T18:30:00.000-04:00I own a copy of this 7" also. Perhaps I should sa...I own a copy of this 7" also. Perhaps I should saturate the ebay market with mine. I would not expect this 7" to go for $25 normally, but I have seen crazy things happen on ebay before.aperockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905702249860965309noreply@blogger.com