altitude - silence is loud... buy it now for $20! awesome deal, considering this came out less than a month ago and you can get it for like $6 or $7 if you shop around at any record shops online... what a ripoff

that's why the starting bid is $5. simply bid that and the buy it now price is gone..see that's how ebay works... if someone wants the record badly enough, they can just choose buy it now, and spend a bit more so they don't have to wait or get in bidding wars..i'm sure you understand this, no?...not trying to rip anyone off...seeing that the starting bid is less than i paid for it

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Originally posted by emul8or altitude - silence is loud... buy it now for $20! awesome deal, considering this came out less than a month ago and you can get it for like $6 or $7 if you shop around at any record shops online... what a ripoff

do you have any idea how ebay works. a person is only ripping u off if an item is not as described or the quality is poor.

the whole point of a buy it now price is as the seller mentioned, if someone wants a tune that badly than they can get it straight away. the fact that he has it started at $5 shows that he is not ripping someone off. if the person uses the buy it now, then that is their option, and they know full well the price upon purchase, a record is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it.

u can't stop a record spiriling out of control pricewise, nor can u guarantee a sale. people like u make me laugh, if u don't want it, don't buy it, just STFU

well said.

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Originally posted by gazsmith666 do you have any idea how ebay works. a person is only ripping u off if an item is not as described or the quality is poor. the whole point of a buy it now price is as the seller mentioned, if someone wants a tune that badly than they can get it straight away. the fact that he has it started at $5 shows that he is not ripping someone off. if the person uses the buy it now, then that is their option, and they know full well the price upon purchase, a record is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. u can't stop a record spiriling out of control pricewise, nor can u guarantee a sale. people like u make me laugh, if u don't want it, don't buy it, just STFU

my thoughts exactly, thanks for the backup!

if someone wants the track so badly that they must win the auction for it, why not buy it for practically the starting bid at a respectable retailer instead of buying it used from somebody who's obviously trying to capitalize on a buyer being ill-informed. the fact of the matter is you ARE trying to rip people off. i do know how ebay works, but if you were being fair, the buy it now price would be $10 or less.

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Originally posted by emul8or if someone wants the track so badly that they must win the auction for it, why not buy it for practically the starting bid at a respectable retailer instead of buying it used from somebody who's obviously trying to capitalize on a buyer being ill-informed. the fact of the matter is you ARE trying to rip people off. i do know how ebay works, but if you were being fair, the buy it now price would be $10 or less.

well the starting price is cheaper than that of a 'respectable retailer', where the track could cost you $6-$7 (which was quoted by you), had he been ill-informing the buyer, then the starting price would be much much higher.

the buy it now price amongst 99% of ebay auctions (where a normal listing is co-used)is never a true representation on how much the item is worth, its is always an over estimation because people will pay that little bit extra to gurantee winning.

who's stopping a bidder going online and puchasing the track off a record store, nobody, if they wish too they have every right too.

If mcdpitt was going to ill-inform buyers, he may put something like:

'this tune retails for between $15-$20 in shops' again that would be lies, but did he do it, no

emul8or, again you show no no subsatntial evidence to the buyer being ill-informed..
ive said it once, and i'l say it again, if u don't want it, don't buy it, just STFU

i didn't say he was "ill-informing" buyers. try reading my post.

so who else is ill informing the buyer, please answer that?

i honestly get pissed off about people who claim to rip people off when it comes to record selling. there are a few blatent people who do rip off people (people who sell records on ebay and don't deliver, also hard to find records UK also), if a seller did this, then the only person who is gonna suffer is the seller, cos people will not buy from them, due to a harnished and bad reputation

well i honestly have no interest in a moving on in debate on whether i'm trying to 'rip of' people. its really quite simple business...if you don't want it, just move on. if you consider me a con artist, despite the fact that i started the bidding at $5, there's nothing i really can say to make you think otherwise is there?

look at other ebay auctions on vinyl. do you really see new releases have buy it now prices of 6 or 7 bucks? of course you don't. especially in the us, most people are used to paying more for a vinyl because we have to pay shipping just to get them...even in pittsburgh, its not like a can drive down the street, browse in the local trance record shop, and buy what i like. so there's no way i'm getting any of these for 7 or 8 bucks.

to be honest, i really don't care what you think about me. i've got a proven track record selling and buying, and i understand that when i want to buy a record, there is a definate price that i'm willing to pay for it...it may not be the same price as you're willing to pay. the record may be worth a different amount to different people.

i do think that if you think i'm a rip off and wish to write this in a public forum, you should check out the abundance of vinyl on ebay and contact many of the other sellers who are ripping people off..don't just limit yourself to records though....in fact, you should get in touch with everybody on ebay, no, the entire internet, and let them know just how you feel about this disgrace! well, you'd better stop reading this, you've got quite a bit of work to do...

hey mcdpitt, do u want a buy a spare copy of 'as the rush comes' off me, i'll give it to you for $50 (shipping not included), its pretty rare, has the unobtainable sweeping strings mix, you'll get at least $80 for it on ebay