Mofi Beatles Box temporarily removed from Discogs*

Discussion in 'Marketplace Discussions' started by Alan Bumstead, Jan 19, 2023.

  1. Alan Bumstead

    Alan Bumstead Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Can anyone shed any light on this? I had one up for sale. Got a message that it was no longer sellable on Discogs and that "for reasons of confidentiality we cannot provide further details."

    Both CD box sets have been blocked too. *edit: I note, as per the comment below, that the CD sets are bootlegs, but the vinyl is certainly not.

    The Beatles - The Collection
     
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  2. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    That's bizarre. There were no CD box sets, so those were counterfeits.

    But the vinyl? Strange.
     
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  3. S. P. Honeybunch

    S. P. Honeybunch Presidente de Kokomo, Endless Mikelovemoney

    Isn't Magical Mystery Tour from a wrong or bad tape?
     
  4. DK Pete

    DK Pete Forum Resident

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    It’s from the Capitol master with the fake stereo tracks; but why should that affect the selling if the box?
     
  5. Stone Turntable

    Stone Turntable Independent Head

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    I blame Elon Musk.
     
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  6. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I *think* they used a fifth generation tape.
     
  7. jim249

    jim249 Forum Resident

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    Discogs is a strange place to buy or sell from. Just looked it up on Discogs, sure enough a legitimate MOFI box set, blocked from selling there.
     
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  8. S. P. Honeybunch

    S. P. Honeybunch Presidente de Kokomo, Endless Mikelovemoney

    The outside of the box uses the standard "Original Master Recording", referring to 1st generation tapes IIRC.
     
  9. jconsolmagno

    jconsolmagno Forum Resident

    Must be an error on their side.
     
  10. jim249

    jim249 Forum Resident

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    Ebay still has them listed for sale. Maybe try there.
     
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  11. Old Fred

    Old Fred Forum Resident

    I can't find the quote now, but if memory serves me correctly, @Steve Hoffman stated Magical Mystery Tour used a fifth (?) generation tape.

    Somebody correct me if I'm off.
     
  12. mBen989

    mBen989 Senior Member

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    Have people been getting it in the ear from sellers?
     
  13. Peja11

    Peja11 PC is Neither

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    This is the notification I got.

    The following item or items have been removed from the Marketplace.
    Item ID: 1141338629
    Price: $4,000.00
    URL: The Beatles - The Collection
    Release: The Collection (14xLP, Ltd, Num, RM + Box, Comp)
    Location: United States

    For confidentiality reasons, we are not able to provide further details. This item will remain blocked from the Discogs Marketplace indefinitely.

    For more information about Discogs marketplace policies and procedures, please refer to our Marketplace help documentation.

    Happy Collecting,
    Discogs
     
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  14. It’s Discogs sometimes they understand what they are selling, sometimes they don’t. The real question is who wants to do the work to correct them? No good deed goes unpunished.
     
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  15. S. P. Honeybunch

    S. P. Honeybunch Presidente de Kokomo, Endless Mikelovemoney

    Might be Discogs being overly cautious due to the bootleg MOFI Beatles CDs.
     
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  16. matt0505

    matt0505 Forum Resident

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    It was $4,00o. They did people a favor.
     
  17. leemelone

    leemelone Forum Resident

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    Could it be a knee jerk reaction to the MOFI lawsuit settlement?
     
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  18. nosliw

    nosliw Delivering parcels throughout Teyvat! Meow~!

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    Either there's a mistake or it could be a third-party involved that made Discogs stop any sales for certain releases. I own an LP that is a legitimate product but the label asked Discogs to stop all sales of their products on their site.
     
  19. aravel

    aravel starchitect...then, father!

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    First thing it came to my mind....and the 15,568 pages of SHM thread about that issue.
     
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  20. Indeed, they did the seller a favor. Beatles’ fans can afford to pay double that!
     
  21. Peter_R

    Peter_R Maple Syrple Gort Staff

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    Confidentiality reasons my foot.
    It was released 40 years ago (approx), and all of sudden it's contraband?

    Is it a job requirement for all Discogs employees to be complete pinheads?

    The absence of transparency for a release like this in completely unacceptable.

    They should be spammed on all social media platforms until they cough up the truth.
     
  22. TwiceFan

    TwiceFan Forum Resident

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    What I would guess. It got swept up in the deletion of the bootleg CDs?
     
  23. GentleSenator

    GentleSenator what if

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    Aloha, OR
    It has to be a mistake. They're certainly not in the business of prohibiting the sale of legitimate releases.

    I see via the Discogs forum that a few may be filing a support request about it. I'll certainly be keeping my eye on it too because that's a ridiculous goof up.
     
  24. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    It might partially due to the lawsuit. If MMT is not from the original master tape then it might be why Discogs has pulled it playing it safe. I don't think it has anything to do with the illegal Beatles CD's out there.
     
  25. Alan Bumstead

    Alan Bumstead Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Interestingly, before I posted here on SHF, I posted the same query under the Discogs listing. My query has been removed.
     
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