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Richard D. James 08-03-2005 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by Raskolnikov


As far as this one goes - I'm in full agreeance with Esty. If you truly want the thing, then why are you bidding NOW?! Just wait and snipe the pants off of that unit.

-adam

If you have a limit on what you are going to spend, why does it matter?

-GK

neopryn 08-03-2005 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by tomthum81
whoever's selling this is a moron...

first of all, why sell it?
secondly, if you're goin to sell it... wait for the right time... and now is not that time.

why? you said yourself he's going to net 8K. not too bad if you don't want it anymore.

this is pretty awesome. of course i have about 500 dollars to my name so uh. but it'll be awesome for whoever gets it.

Future Boy 08-03-2005 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by Raskolnikov
I'm pretty sure that this isn't the 1st time that this has been done - for some reason my brain remembers an original up for auction right after they were handed out. It was a few months or so after the tracks surfaced and all of that excitement.

Am I the only one who remembers that? It sold for an arm and a leg, though.

As far as this one goes - I'm in full agreeance with Esty. If you truly want the thing, then why are you bidding NOW?! Just wait and snipe the pants off of that unit.


-adam

I dont remember this. All i remember is the Q101 CD version being sold on there. Forgot how much it went for though.

Quiet 08-03-2005 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by Richard D. James


If you have a limit on what you are going to spend, why does it matter?

-GK

Agreed. Better to find out now that you don't have enough money to buy it than to get your hopes up.

Quiet 08-03-2005 02:16 PM

The Price-to-Quality ratio on this sale is going to be through the roof.

tomthum81 08-03-2005 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by neopryn
why?
i just think that you should wait for the interest in the pumpkins to peak... if you're a smart salesman that is.

dsheinem 08-03-2005 02:24 PM

i think it is absurd that anyone would pay this much money without being able to verify that it is authentic.

FROM SPFC:

In fact, the only text which appears anywhere is ch5/the story of june (so far) - there are no credits, tracklists, or any other notes printed anywhere on the release.

25 (twenty-five) copies on hand-cut, hand-numbered, non-lacquered acetate
The 3 10"s come in plain white sleeves, the 2LP comes in a plain black sleeve with paper pasted to the inside, including "ch5/the story of june (so far)". The discs are labeled with small stickers bearing CR 01 thru CR 04 (CR 04 is the 2LP, w/ sides A-D). Each outer sleeve is completely wrapped in clear, wide packing tape with various repeating printed designs.


What I'd like to see are pictures that we don't have yet - for instance high quality scans of the packing tape, of the hand written numbers, and of the discs themselves. I would also guess that a pic of the number might go a long way to deciding if it is real - for instance if they claim the number is "21" and someone else can verify that they have that number, we'll know it is a fake.

And, once again, this person needs to say more about how and why they have this. Who are they?

For those of you bidding - good luck - at least it looks like a full refund is possible if it turns out to be less than genuine.

mourninglight 08-03-2005 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by NilSineDeo



i bet Corgan Rules will pay $50,000

you know... since he can afford it with his $100k salary

:rofl: cuz he's the tr00est b0lly fan EVER! :rofl:

seriously... good luck to those on netphoria going for this - i hope its real, and i hope you take good care of it.

i'm of the poor-fan variety, so i'll just enjoy the view :D

Dead 08-03-2005 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by Richard D. James


If you have a limit on what you are going to spend, why does it matter?

-GK

If your max is the higest, then you're going to give people 6 days to decide whether to outbid you or not. If you wait til the last 5 seconds nobody can react. Ninja style!

NilSineDeo 08-03-2005 03:02 PM

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Originally posted by Dead
If you wait til the last 5 seconds nobody can react. Ninja style!
yeah people. this is the way to do it

Dead 08-03-2005 03:03 PM

I've only lost one time by sniping and that was when I put a really low max cause I didn't really want the item. :cool:

Hey guys, you could consider pooling your cash together.

COG 08-03-2005 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by stellawasadiver
corgan rules will do a sneak attack at the very last second and outbid everyone by 30,000 dollars..
Speaking of which, where has that crazy kid been? I'm surprised he hasn't been all up in my Silly Billy pic thread. Gee, maybe he's gone forever, I would be disappointed.

stellawasadiver 08-03-2005 03:07 PM

maybe he found out about machina II being sold..and is really out in the real world getting a job so he can outbid all of us and brag about him being a tr00 fan :/

Quiet 08-03-2005 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by COG


Speaking of which, where has that crazy kid been? I'm surprised he hasn't been all up in my Silly Billy pic thread. Gee, maybe he's gone forever, I would be disappointed.

I think someone may have hijacked his screen name. He posted here a couple days ago as an Amish Rake Fighter and sounded halfway intelligent, so I'm sure it wasn't him.

Netphorian Gadabout 08-03-2005 03:31 PM

Woohoo! I am the current high bidder at $1275!! Unfortuantely, I can't go a whole lot higher... :(

Esty 08-03-2005 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Pumpkins23836
Woohoo! I am the current high bidder at $1275!! Unfortuantely, I can't go a whole lot higher... :(
Awww too bad because I can but won't until the final seconds.

Netphorian Gadabout 08-03-2005 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by Esty


Awww too bad because I can but won't until the final seconds.

Oh, I know I'll lose since I can't go past $1500, I just wanted to be the high bidder at some point for posterity's sake.

Cool As Ice Cream 08-03-2005 03:40 PM

Thanks for the hint...

Esty 08-03-2005 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Pumpkins23836
Oh, I know I'll lose since I can't go past $1500, I just wanted to be the high bidder at some point for posterity's sake.
Anyone whose is bidding who knows they won't be able to win it is just driving the price up. Don't be a dick sir.

Dead 08-03-2005 03:49 PM

Are you guys who are bidding making any attempt to contact the seller and find out how he got it?

Quiet 08-03-2005 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by Esty


Anyone whose is bidding who knows they won't be able to win it is just driving the price up. Don't be a dick sir.

By bidding early, those with the funds are able to eliminate many potential bidders. If you're really willing to shell out a couple thousand for this, then bidding early is a good strategy.

Ex. 5 minutes left, price at $1,000....
A, B, C, D, and E are all trying to bid at the last minute. Someone ends up winning it for $1,025

Ex. 5 minutes left, A and B have already driven the price up to $2,500...
C, D, and E don't have enough to bid anymore. By driving up the price early, A and B have eliminated them, thus increasing their chances of winning it.

neopryn 08-03-2005 03:51 PM

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Originally posted by Quiet


I think someone may have hijacked his screen name. He posted here a couple days ago as an Amish Rake Fighter and sounded halfway intelligent, so I'm sure it wasn't him.

that's an old netphoria trick

it's "Corgan Ruies". capitalize the "I" and it looks like an L

Quiet 08-03-2005 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by neopryn
that's an old netphoria trick

it's "Corgan Ruies". capitalize the "I" and it looks like an L

Ingenious.

Dead 08-03-2005 03:56 PM

You should ask him what number out of 25 it is.

Esty 08-03-2005 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by Dead
You should ask him what number out of 25 it is.
Futureboy already did that without having netphoria tell him to.

The seller has yet to respond.

Dead 08-03-2005 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by Quiet


By bidding early, those with the funds are able to eliminate many potential bidders. If you're really willing to shell out a couple thousand for this, then bidding early is a good strategy.

Ex. 5 minutes left, price at $1,000....
A, B, C, D, and E are all trying to bid at the last minute. Someone ends up winning it for $1,025

Ex. 5 minutes left, A and B have already driven the price up to $2,500...
C, D, and E don't have enough to bid anymore. By driving up the price early, A and B have eliminated them, thus increasing their chances of winning it.

If I'm reading that correctly, it doesn't work that way. It just looks at everyone's max and then picks the highest one.

COG 08-03-2005 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by Dead
You should ask him what number out of 25 it is.
No, you should ask him what number out of 24 it is. ;) See, then it will be easier to see if he's lying.

Dead 08-03-2005 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by COG

No, you should ask him what number out of 24 it is. ;) See, then it will be easier to see if he's lying.

Good idea, once a guy ripped me off and I helped him by giving him too much info which he used against me. :(

Richard D. James 08-03-2005 04:16 PM

Geez, I live in town, I can go check it out to see if it is legit or not...grab a couple of pictures, whatever...Villa Park is not that far.

-GK

Dead 08-03-2005 04:25 PM

What you could do is go over there and offer him some huge amount of cash to give it to you and cancel the auction.


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