Holy smokes! $817 for Matthew Wilder Japanese 35DP CD!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110207079909&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001



Notice the winning bidder's ID. I am shocked to see a bidding war for this disc.

 

I dig Break My Stride but this is silly.

In 20 years will we see this happen with some obscure printing of an O-Town CD?

 

Amazon has the Collectables 2-fer I Don't Speak the Language/Bouncin' Off the Walls in stock for $14.97! Can the sound quality be that different?

 

If you have a turntable the $1 vinyl sounds very good too.

 

I have the Japan for USA pressing which has the same matrix code stamped into the disc. I know I paid less than ten dollars for it on eBay a couple of years ago.
So can I assume my pressing must be worth at least $700.00 to someone?

 

Not worth anywhere near that to me, but I'll be looking for that Japan-for-U.S. pressing.

 

Just looking at the bidding history, there were only two bidders above $40.

This could easily have gone for well under $100, if the two bidders had not locked horns.

I have found that when I bid early, I often get someone who bids against me with two days to go. He wil then just keep incrementing his bid until he outbids me or pushes me to my limit. If I bid again he will bid again, etc. You have to ask if some people just don't like being outbid.