Consciously overpaid for a record?

Weltering in Blood

How many have done it?

Have done it a few times myself, not massively overpaid, but got sick of searching for good copies of a few lps like Bathory s/t and just bought a good one when I had the chance for a bit more money - paid about £30 for it but it was in NM condition.

SoundsOfDecay · Joined: 03 Jun 2011 Posts: 677

I suppose, but I wouldn't say "overpaid" if I thought it was worth it.

The_Elite · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 2454 Location: London

For sure, if it means getting my hands on a great condition copy as and when I want it of course I'll overpay. Not really a problem. I'm certainly not one of these people who waits and waits and waits because they won't dare spend over £20 on an lp.

Mikael · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 1570 Location: Helsinki, Finland

Many times, especially when I've bought multiple records at the same time. I'd rather overpay for one record and get multiple records from one seller than seek a bit cheaper copy later.

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DemonWitchChild · Joined: 04 Dec 2011 Posts: 24

Only as gifts. I paid far too much for a mono copy of The Beatles Sargent Pepper's for my father-in-law.

For myself: never.

I've sold plenty that I thought went for ridiculous sums...

bherstuk · Joined: 09 Feb 2011 Posts: 278 Location: somewhere

Never spent more than $30AUD altogether on a single record.

Original pressing of Drawing Down the Moon for $5 was a great day until I had the sticky bit on the plastic sleeve rip the cover...

jameswolfe · Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Posts: 1447

I paid 100 USD for the Mystifier box set....no die hard. I know it goes for that, but still WHY THE FUCK DIDNT I BUY IT WHEN IT CAME OUT!!!!
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Chicken_Dance · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 672 Location: Melbourne

I've done it for super rare stuff that I know I'll probably never see again. Luckily most of them are not "kult" and so the prices have not been pushed up because of ebay.
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hell_krieger · Joined: 28 May 2012 Posts: 121

some guy from metal archives bought MJÖLNIR - Hinweg über die Tore der Zeit - CD for $60 few years ago...most expensive cd purchase i've ever made.

captainretardo · Joined: 08 Nov 2011 Posts: 391

Depends on what you mean by "overpaying," but if something falls in your lap that you've been wanting forever, and it's in EX/NM, why not pay an extra $20 or whatever? That $20 ought to be worth the having the record NOW, instead of scouring used shops/egay/internet forums etc for a long time, looking for it at a steal price. If it's something I really want, I have no problem paying a slight premium from time to time, assuming it's a high-priority want and is in killer condition. Sometimes you just gotta bit the bullet and get the shit you want.
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probert · Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Posts: 6909 Location: stankonia

yeh when i bought the dementia 7" for 5 dollars.
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