Tuesday, April 05, 2005
I'm a little pissed off with the whole Ebay phenomenon right now. A large proportion of this is down to the spoof mails that arrive two or three times a day from parasites eager to get bank, credit card or whatever details. A victim of its own success, the TV advertising and general media boom created round the site now is squeezing the pus out of the boil in terms of the lengths that thieving scum will go to. Anyway, that said - there are still bargains to be had. Classics that have yet to enjoy the status of being so and PARLOR JAMES "Dreadful Sorry" EP and "Old Dreams" album fall into that category. There are copies on there now for virtually nowt. As you may or may not know, these discs feature the early works of Amy Allison. The production could be described as iffy but "Hell to Pay" on the ep in particular is more than worth the entrance fee. Just go to ebay, search on Parlor james and take a wee flutter. It'll be fun.
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Lindsay,
The whole Ebay thing can become quite a pain in the ass. Some people definitely are taking advantage of the popularity, asking way too much sometimes. But, yes...there are still some deals to be found. And, there's always the Ebay Stores (which Norton has one of), and Half.com, where you can find some true steals.
Ben
Yeah, there is good stuff to be had but it's the peripheral shit that's sprung up around it and the 1% that spoil the party for everyone. Stuff like feedback and general manners suffer when the net is thrown so wide.
C'mom Lindsay, don't you get a vicarious thrill seeing people (like me) bid ridiculous amounts for back issues of THE NEXT BIG THING that occasionally pop up on ebay, chortling all the while before remembering the huge, hunkering amounts of money you've lost on the particular issue thanks to crooked distributors and mooching parasites before sinking into an abysmal depression?
True. There's always that...
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