I won an auction.

[Nullifidian]

Won an auction for a CD. Ended up costing 205 dollars (without shipping and handling fee).

Now I'm not sure if I should have done this lol.






My intention was to not go higher than 125 dollars, but I couldn't resist.
CD is really rare, and it was the first time it showed up on any auction site after a looooong time of it being released. There isn't even any information about the release on any website, but it -is- a legitimate CD from that label.
My connections had heard about the CD, but never seen any information about it until now.

I dunno, I really wanted it, but I ended up paying way more than I should have.
Was this a smart move or not?

EDIT: I forgot there was a chit chat forum, move it to there if necessary.

EDIT2: Since lots of people are saying I should have just downloaded this album, let me make this clear.
There are NO downloads for this album. If there was any download for this album, me and the people I know would have found it by now.
This CD was released at 2005 or 2006 most likely, estimated about 50 releases, and nobody I know has ever even laid eyes on the CD before this auction. It is THAT rare.

[cedolad]

Depends on the CD.

[[TeRa]]

lol you bid $205 for a sharpnel cd

[Nullifidian]

Naw not Sharpnel mang. I'd give my left nut for some of the rare Sharpnel albums.

Artist name is REDALiCE.
Album name is REDALiCE Promo Disk Ver. 2

[demonllama6124]

ah, its a promo disc?? then yeah, maybe worth it, but id never do it

[tofurox]

I dunnoz, sounds like a rip, but your monay bra.

[MechDreams]

Depends on the CD, but it also differs from person to person. Just as long as you're happy with your decision.

[Nullifidian]

@tofurox

Rip as in rip-off? Or rip as in, copied/bootleg CD?

Cause it's definetely not a copied/bootleg CD. (Although it -is- a CDr, which is manufactured at a less professional level since it's done by the artist himself, instead of a professional company. But alot of Sharpnel's CD's are CDr's as well, and they're still legit.)

@MechDreams

I guess.
I'm a J-Core collector, and IMO, REDALiCE is one of the best J-Core artists out there.
But I can't really say I'm happy with my decision. Sorta mixed feelings ya know?
On one hand I have a REALLY rare CD, on the other, I lost a ton of money on it.

[funmonkey54]

I think you payed too much. If you can copy the CD and turn around and sell it for some of your money back, I would do that.

[phe0nixblade]

I'd have done it..

[MechDreams]

I guess the way I see it for this situation is, you can make that money back, but you can't be certain about the next time this CD will be up for grabs, so if it means a lot to you, I think you made a good purchase. There's always a limit to this idea though, make sure you know you CAN make the purchase, and have a safe amount of money left for necessities, like food, utilities, etc.

[tha Guardians]

Every CD is available on the internet. Sometimes you just have to dig deep enough and get your sphincter a little dirty.

[Coolboyrulez0]

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._

@tofurox

Rip as in rip-off? Or rip as in, copied/bootleg CD?

Cause it's definetely not a copied/bootleg CD. (Although it -is- a CDr, which is manufactured at a less professional level since it's done by the artist himself, instead of a professional company. But alot of Sharpnel's CD's are CDr's as well, and they're still legit.)

@MechDreams

I guess.
I'm a J-Core collector, and IMO, REDALiCE is one of the best J-Core artists out there.
But I can't really say I'm happy with my decision. Sorta mixed feelings ya know?
On one hand I have a REALLY rare CD, on the other, I lost a ton of money on it.

Now go get that permission and step all the rare songs o_O

And I think a move for something rare like this is fine AS LONG as you have the money to do so... 205 is quite a hefty sum but compared to some other collector's items it's nothing.

tha Guardians: Get me albums 1-3 from LUV2. I'll even supply you the album name, release date and catalog number. Good luck. (Me and SF can't find this and we are j-core collectors, him more than me though )

［2004/08/15］CTBR-0003：音の祭 -Festival of Sound-
［2004/05/02］CTBR-0002：Face
［2003/12/30］CTBR-000１：TECHNO BEAT's

I really doubt you will find them anywhere.

[Nullifidian]

Originally Posted by MechDreams

I guess the way I see it for this situation is, you can make that money back, but you can't be certain about the next time this CD will be up for grabs, so if it means a lot to you, I think you made a good purchase. There's always a limit to this idea though, make sure you know you CAN make the purchase, and have a safe amount of money left for necessities, like food, utilities, etc.

Yeah, this is the first time in 5 years that this CD showed up on any auction lol.
But I don't have to worry about necessities like that just yet. I still live with my parents. Easiest while studying etc, don't have to worry about bills what not and I can focus on my education.

Originally Posted by tha Guardians

Every CD is available on the internet. Sometimes you just have to dig deep enough and get your sphincter a little dirty.

If you meant digitally, this one sure isn't. If it was on the net, my connections would have found it. :P

Originally Posted by Coolboyrulez0

Now go get that permission and step all the rare songs o_O

And I think a move for something rare like this is fine AS LONG as you have the money to do so... 205 is quite a hefty sum but compared to some other collector's items it's nothing.

Hell naw, I ain't stepping this for FFR haha. It's much too rare to just send (any of the songs) around like that.

And yeah, I don't have ALL of the money -yet-, so I'll be in the negative at my bank for a month or something.
Got about 150 bucks accessible right now.
EDIT: It's the first time I ever bought anything without having (all of) the money for it, so meh.

[A2P]

No music CD should be worth over $200. The only reason you'd pay that much is because you think it's a sentimental collectors item.

...Who knows though, maybe in 10 years you can sell it to some poor sucker for 3 grand.

[Nullifidian]

Meh, the main reason why it even got so high is because of the auction website itself. Everytime you bid in the last 5 minutes, another 5 minutes get added to the expiration, leaving people with more time to bid and think it over etc.

There are some really persistent, rich Japanese bidders that lurk yahoo auctions 24/7 for rare albums like this. Had to fight 2 very notorious rich bidders off during the bid, and they bid REALLY freaking high lol x.x

[NFD]

I spent $200 for some vinyl Beatles stuffs.

[Type Username Here]

Originally Posted by funmonkey54

I think you payed too much. If you can copy the CD and turn around and sell it for some of your money back, I would do that.

Out of no-where, how come your avatar is a penguin? I mean, I thought you were some ****ing monkey. >.>

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Originally Posted by tha Guardians

Every CD is available on the internet. Sometimes you just have to dig deep enough and get your sphincter a little dirty.

This is true.

I personally think no CD is worth anywhere near the amount you bided for.

[Nullifidian]

Originally Posted by HoneyMelonCalibrator

This is true.

I personally think no CD is worth anywhere near the amount you bided for.

Did I mention this was sold in a very limited amount (no more than 50 copies worldwide) and sold out 5 years ago?
It's a miracle it even showed up on an auction, very little people knew of the existence of this cd lol.

If anyone can find this CD anywhere on the internet, digitally or hardcopy, I'll donate all my credits to him. That's how sure I am this won't be found on the internet just like that. lol