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So..whats your highest price you'd be willing to pay for a single CD ( not from the retailers but if you missed out on a CD)?
I think I would not go ( and never have been gone) over 40 to 50 Euros / Dollars.Probably not even 50....
Yes, probably $40.- to $50.- for a single out of print CD that used to cost $20.-.
However, I hardly ever (if at all?) even paid that. I bought almost all of my CDs new when they came out at standard retail price; I also bought some CDs used (for less than their retail price, not more), and I traded some CDs for other CDs (always a fair, even trade).
I tend not to pay inflated prices on eBay, even if I wanted the CD and missed it the first time. All the CDs I originally missed and wanted were eventually re-issued (INCHON, BABY etc.). Nowadays, they might just be re-issued on Qobuz/Tidal etc. eventually, which is just as fine in my book.
Speaking of now... I don't think there is a CD out there where I would pay inflated used prices... I pretty much have all the "essentials". Anything released now that I want it just icing on the cake. For example, I have the extended L.A. CONFIDENTIAL and HOLLOW MAN, though I already thought the original releases were fine and played well. I am especially happy about the extended HOLLOW MAN, which is indeed one of my favorite Goldsmith scores, and the extension fleshes out the score (and makes it a bit more menacing in places), which I prefer. But it's "icing" on the cake all the same.
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There's someone on eBay selling the CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL soundtrack for £200. It's not even a proper album, it's ripped directly from the film's audio, but last year I was in the middle of a SOUTH PARK rewatch and general Parker/Stone kick after seeing BOOK OF MORMON so, in a moment of madness, I offered them £100. They declined.
But yeah, £50 is generally my absolute ceiling.
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Conrad the Bear? People do pay the prices. I noticed someone eventually stumped up the c£80 for his used Collateral the other week. His new, sealed is c£125. Plus delivery.
Hey Tim, I tried Google and Bing to find out what currency c£ is, but no luck. If it's the pound sterling, then what is the c for?
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Hey Tim, I tried Google and Bing to find out what currency c£ is, but no luck. If it's the pound sterling, then what is the c for?
Circa?
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Nov 24, 2022 - 6:34 AM
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Rameau
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Yeah, I decided to buy Zimmer's The Lone Ranger (Intrada), a bit late in the day as it's sold out & the cheapest I could see it on eBay is £135 delivered (from Japan). That'll be the day!
Conrad the Bear? People do pay the prices. I noticed someone eventually stumped up the c£80 for his used Collateral the other week. His new, sealed is c£125. Plus delivery.
Yup, & I see that's the only copy on eBay right now. When I started looking there were quite a few, all from the US & Japan & the crazy p&p prices to the UK made them all far too expensive. The funny thing is, apart from sold-out soundtracks, old CDs, even out of print ones are usually quite/very cheap, even the ones going for a few bobs are rarely over £30. I was in a charity shop the other day & they had a great selection of classical & pop, & it was five CDs for a pound!
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Yes many of those high listings are dream prices. You should only consider actual sold prices (which both ebay and Discogs have).
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I picked up stuff like Howard Shore's complete THE LORD OF THE RINGS scores when they came out, at that time from my local retailer, who really had good offers. I could have sold it for several times that (but I am not parting).
Very few "must have" titles that I missed, and those I did miss, I eventually got. I never forget how I unexpectedly received a copy of Jerry Fielding's SCORPIO even though it was already sold out. Now that would have been a score I would have paid even reasonable secondary market prices for back then. Instead, I received it as a gift. (I try to be a better person since.)
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The most I paid was $40 for Intrada's The Core.
There were several titles that I missed for whatever reason and I always enjoy the hunt for finding them for decent prices, was very fortunate with Point Break, Bad Boys and The Fugitive to name a few.
With the amount of re-releases we see these days, I don't even bother that much anymore and just hope that the titles that I missed will come back someday. And if not, c'est la vie...
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I cannot even think anymore of a title I "missed" that is a "must have" now. I did miss a few titles I would have absolutely wanted, like INCHON or BABY, but they were eventually re-issued.
That's why I just look relaxed at the many issues and re-issues, and if something strikes my fancy, I will (re-)buy it. Like HOLLOW MAN, that's a really cool extension I must say, who would have thought.
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