Kristopher
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What I’ve read online ticket to ride US pressing is the hardest version to find minus the long box. (I found the 1998 release had sound quality “sonically better” then its original 80s CD.) I’m an audophile I pick up the slightest changes in audio. I can tell if a vinyl record has been played many times even if it looks Mint to the eye.
I purchased a sealed one for $700 and have a VG+ And I have to ask how many copies were made? I have a friend who has worked in a record store for over 60 years Called Beverly Records in chicago. He has info on what some things are worth. He has no idea about the long box CD but has the official “average” market value for Offering formats And almost every CD. I have a very good plus condition I offered to sell for 200-250 to a friend I know in person. I owed him money and “offered” to trade a Very Good Plus+ with mint artwork but mild marks to the cd which drastically lowers the potential value. These marks cant be felt with a fingernail and there is not one “circular” mark as we all know thats a bad thing. He agreed to come buy it in person. Many have said something doesnt have a “True Value” (but has its own respective market value regardless of the final price when bought.)
I asked my record dealer today and he said it can range anywhere from $100 to $800 depending on the condtion and demand. The price is based on averages over a long period of time as prices fluctuate.
I’m talking about the 1998 AMERICAN ISSUE ONLY. The 2012 and Japanese late 90s issue is a seperate release.
My friend who wanted to buy a copy of mine said he talked to someone YESTERDAY and was told its worth 20-30 dollars. I asked him if he is out of his absolute mind. Sealed copies of the US release I have seen very few minimum for $125 from people who don’t know what they are selling or people who are desperate for the money right away. However almost everytime I have paid that amount for the remastered Classics (Thinking i had a goldmine) I have always gotten a Japanese issue and it’s annoying as hell.
When I paid $700 that one time, it was LEGIT. UPC sticker on top and I to this day dont regret that purchase. The seller had several pictures and stayed on for 3 weeks. I bounced my checking account just to cover the rest. Since I bought it for 700 technically it was sold and that was the value. Every other time I got screwed. My other copies I got lucky from my childhood.
Anyway my two questions are how many copies of these were made.
And what should I tell my friend who thinks I’m trying to rip him off?
I purchased a sealed one for $700 and have a VG+ And I have to ask how many copies were made? I have a friend who has worked in a record store for over 60 years Called Beverly Records in chicago. He has info on what some things are worth. He has no idea about the long box CD but has the official “average” market value for Offering formats And almost every CD. I have a very good plus condition I offered to sell for 200-250 to a friend I know in person. I owed him money and “offered” to trade a Very Good Plus+ with mint artwork but mild marks to the cd which drastically lowers the potential value. These marks cant be felt with a fingernail and there is not one “circular” mark as we all know thats a bad thing. He agreed to come buy it in person. Many have said something doesnt have a “True Value” (but has its own respective market value regardless of the final price when bought.)
I asked my record dealer today and he said it can range anywhere from $100 to $800 depending on the condtion and demand. The price is based on averages over a long period of time as prices fluctuate.
I’m talking about the 1998 AMERICAN ISSUE ONLY. The 2012 and Japanese late 90s issue is a seperate release.
My friend who wanted to buy a copy of mine said he talked to someone YESTERDAY and was told its worth 20-30 dollars. I asked him if he is out of his absolute mind. Sealed copies of the US release I have seen very few minimum for $125 from people who don’t know what they are selling or people who are desperate for the money right away. However almost everytime I have paid that amount for the remastered Classics (Thinking i had a goldmine) I have always gotten a Japanese issue and it’s annoying as hell.
When I paid $700 that one time, it was LEGIT. UPC sticker on top and I to this day dont regret that purchase. The seller had several pictures and stayed on for 3 weeks. I bounced my checking account just to cover the rest. Since I bought it for 700 technically it was sold and that was the value. Every other time I got screwed. My other copies I got lucky from my childhood.
Anyway my two questions are how many copies of these were made.
And what should I tell my friend who thinks I’m trying to rip him off?
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