WHATS YOUR SPENDING LIMIT ON WAX!

Swayze · July 2005

MINE IS FIFTY! I JUST DON'T GET IT WHEN I SEE PEOPLE SPENDING 1000.00 ON A 45. WHATS UP WITH THAT?

high_c · July 2005

I bid $300 once on a record and am glad I lost. But the highest I've ever balled was $125. Think I've spent around $100 a couple times. But I'm broke these days and now balling = $30.

but really it's all relative. If you're some retired millionaire Brit, it aint shit shell out a G for some Northern 45.

Mike_Bell · July 2005

I JUST DON'T GET IT WHEN I SEE PEOPLE SPENDING 1000.00 ON A 45. WHATS UP WITH THAT?

That's called being an idiot.

Unknown · July 2005

$650 for a 12"

, but I rarely spend above $250.

K.

Mike_Bell · July 2005

$650 for a 12"

Unknown · July 2005

I feel more of a

talking about the music contained within aas opposed to what I spent.

K.

erewhon · July 2005

It is extremely, extremely rare that I will pay more than $10 for a used record. The percent of records I pay more than $1-2 for is like .0001%

dCastillo · July 2005

when you're selling record for 3 figures all the time, it's ok to throw down on something you've wanted for a while, no?

justifying this addiction is funny.

gloom · July 2005

It is extremely, extremely rare that I will pay more than $10 for a used record. The percent of records I pay more than $1-2 for is like .0001%

cosign. ive dropped 100 twice, next highest is 20.

johmbolaya · July 2005

For one piece, or on a record buying spree? I think these days my limit would be $50, although with more to play with ($$$ and records) I probably would spend a bit more. But it's always about hunting and hoping for good finds.

aleit · July 2005

i spent 30,000 on my copy of the frank wilson 45

not true.

knewjak · July 2005

I just spent $150 on a 45 and didnt think twice. But, this does not happen every day. I had been looking for this particular record for some time, and I also think I got a good deal.
And I figure roughly $200 is what I would spend in a month anyway at bar, so I stopped going to bar and now I have extra dough to use.

Records or a Hangover? I'll take the record thanks.

Danno3000 · July 2005

I'll spend whatever it takes to get whatever I want whenever I want. Seriously. Do you have something for me? Cash waiting.

When you sell records for a living like I do, money is so plentiful that the cost of records become meaningless.

Reynaldo · July 2005

I'll spend whatever it takes to get whatever I want whenever I want.

ehuffman · July 2005

rarely spend above $250.

ariel_calmer · July 2005

I'll spend whatever it takes to get whatever I want whenever I want. Seriously. Do you have something for me? Cash waiting.

When you sell records for a living like I do, money is so plentiful that the cost of records become meaningless.

you must be doing pretty well. Most of the dealer friends I have make an okay but not incredible living. But they can't fuck with the computer or business savvy friends who easily surpass 100k. (sometimes I wonder what I'd do with 2k a week... shit might as well be science fiction)

Once you're around people who spend $100 on a record like it's an everyday thing, it becomes no big thing. Plus you get into serious niche genres. There's not too many LPs with a "deep funk" sound, so you get into 45s. Or whatever

talking about what you pay for music is pretty silly.

indiana45s · July 2005

talking about what you pay for music is pretty silly.

Straight-talkin'
Some cats live with their moms and therefore are stricktly dollar-bin diggers. Others pull down 100K. So one man's $100 is like another man's $1. Some dealers who play the short game, grabbing records 5 for $1000 just to flip two for $2000 and keep the rest.

Pay what you can and move on...

mylatency · July 2005

Yah, if you love the music[/b] and can afford it[/b], why not cop it and have an ice tea? Life's too short to be fretting about ducets.

Saying, for example the dude who won my crazy auction is a Senior VP of A&R at a big music company. He had been looking for the LP for 20 years and was ready to drop loot. Deep pockets and patience, that's all you need.

What, me worry?

Danno3000 · July 2005

I'll spend whatever it takes to get whatever I want whenever I want. Seriously. Do you have something for me? Cash waiting.

When you sell records for a living like I do, money is so plentiful that the cost of records become meaningless.

you must be doing pretty well. Most of the dealer friends I have make an okay but not incredible living. But they can't fuck with the computer or business savvy friends who easily surpass 100k. (sometimes I wonder what I'd do with 2k a week... shit might as well be science fiction)

Once you're around people who spend $100 on a record like it's an everyday thing, it becomes no big thing. Plus you get into serious niche genres. There's not too many LPs with a "deep funk" sound, so you get into 45s. Or whatever

talking about what you pay for music is pretty silly.

My friend, I was being just a little sarcastic. I make virtually nothing, which is precisely why I'm leaving this silly game. It's back to school for me so that I can join the ranks of people for whom a couple bucks here and there on a record is nothing.

mylatency · July 2005

It's back to school for me so that I can join the ranks of people for whom a couple bucks here and there on a record is nothing.

REAL TALK WITH DANNO

gloom · July 2005

Deep pockets and an ice tea, that's all you need.

Mr_Lee_PHD · July 2005

The mostestest I've ever spent on a record was ??140 - but thats way above anything else I've ever spent - That was for the record that made me wanna be a DJ in the first place, so it holds a particularly high status with me anyway.

Thankfully I have never really been hell bent on any records that are particularly expensive - apart from the Gene Tilley 45.

Digging is so much more rewarding on the on the wallet and the soul, and its like 5 quid on a record you'd get off a dealer or ebay for 80 quid, but you're not always going to immediately find something you heard last week that you want - so then its paying the bit extra on ebay for that shit I guess.

NeverEnoughMoney · July 2005

I set a twenty dollar limit on my spending per record unless I've been looking for something for a year, or, in the rare case, I come across something I know there is no way I'll see in another years time.

I've only spent over twenty a few times in my life and only by a few bucks. I don't want to get into the habit of just dropping the necessary loot on every record I 'kinda' want. What the hell would I do with my lunch hour?

ariel_calmer · July 2005

My friend, I was being just a little sarcastic. I make virtually nothing, which is precisely why I'm leaving this silly game. It's back to school for me so that I can join the ranks of people for whom a couple bucks here and there on a record is nothing.

Sorry I missed the tongue in cheek (ayo?)

Unknown · July 2005

I'll spend whatever it takes to get whatever I want whenever I want. Seriously. Do you have something for me? Cash waiting.

When you sell records for a living like I do, money is so plentiful that the cost of records become meaningless.

you must be doing pretty well. Most of the dealer friends I have make an okay but not incredible living. But they can't fuck with the computer or business savvy friends who easily surpass 100k. (sometimes I wonder what I'd do with 2k a week... shit might as well be science fiction)

Once you're around people who spend $100 on a record like it's an everyday thing, it becomes no big thing. Plus you get into serious niche genres. There's not too many LPs with a "deep funk" sound, so you get into 45s. Or whatever

talking about what you pay for music is pretty silly.

My friend, I was being just a little sarcastic. I make virtually nothing, which is precisely why I'm leaving this silly game. It's back to school for me so that I can join the ranks of people for whom a couple bucks here and there on a record is nothing.

Don't forget to hand in your badge.

K.

mylatency · July 2005

TURN IN YOUR GUN AND BADGE

HAZ · July 2005

I paid 5 million dollars for a Main Source 12" 3-4 years ago. They said it was dope on Spinemagazine. How much is it worth now?

billbradley · July 2005

My limit is about $25-35 a record. I rarely ever pay that much for a record though. I like the satisfaction of finding the more expensive records for a $1 in the cheap bins. Sometimes it takes years to find them, rather than just go on ebay, but for me it is all about the hunt.