Ok what the heck is going on with the prices of the DCC and other golds on Ebay?

I've got several of the most desired DCC golds in sealed condition. Bought 'em a couple of years ago for <$100. Probably now worth at least 3-4 times what I paid for them. I could see it coming.

You just answered your own question. You're tempted, but still not willing to sell even at these "crazy" prices. I think that's more the rule than the exception.

At what price would you be willing to sell? 10% more? 25%? 50%? 100%?

For most part, you can throw history out the window right now. The prices are simply at something resembling an equllibrium between buyers and sellers today. Where the equillibrium was in the past is largely irrelevent.

As I said earlier in this thread, the number of people that want these discs is considerably greater than it was even a year ago (let alone 4 or 5 years ago) -- yet the number of people willing to sell has considerably diminished. Hence the drastically increased market price. Unfortunately, folks new to the game will only be able to pick up a few of their most desired discs rather than most of them (kind of like going to "big name" concerts these days -- you can't go to all of them, so you pick those that are most important to you).

 

The world is awash with capital these days. Maybe an exaggeration, but I read recently of Japanese businessmen paying $1000 for an omelet. What is a $300 MFSL Pink Floyd The Wall to a person that has the disposable income to spend thousands for one dinner. It depends on your perspective.

These discs will not be manufactured again, and conceivably could last long enough to be willed to future generations. The value is not just in the music. It is a manufactured artifact whose supply is inherently limited.

Like my Yellow Submarine laser disc. The chances of that even being played again are swiftly diminishing, but when do you think the price for that will take off?

 

You're quite right. Or is it debt?
You could see it as fiat curency becoming devalued, rather than CD's going up in price if you were so inclined. Inflation of many assets has gone bonkers since 2001.

 

I dunno. Haven't seen any current increase in capitol for me or most of my peers

 

Even a Mastersound (Face The Music) CD sold for over $200.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200116881968&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

 

Check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=300118323506&rd=1&rd=1

And that's just the ordinary SilverFace-mastering!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=300120735488 How about this one!

 

Wow on the Tull - and a UDII to boot!

 

And it wasn't even sniped.

 

crazy......


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=200120715360
Tommy [Gold Disc CD] - Who (The) (CD 1990) MFSL MINT
$250

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=200118735393
Synchronicity [Gold Disc CD] THE POLICE MFSL SEALED
$266.66

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=200118741690
Aja [Gold Disc CD] - Steely Dan (CD 1988) JAPAN MFSL
$162.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=200118749857
The Pretender [Gold Disc CD] - Browne, Jackson JAPAN
$170 (without slipcase)

 

Whoa! I bought that MFSL CD new and sealed about two years ago for $25. I found it in a bin with other CDs at the fye near my office.

 

OK - Figure this one out..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Frank-Sinatra-D...goryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Sinatra Duets II going for $83 and it's a cut-out.

 

I think this might take the cake http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130109250765

 

another-though, I accept a little rarer than most-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=130127098545&rd=1&rd=1

 

Did I get a bargain (in relative terms) on this DCC Endless Summer?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320129866186

It doesn't seem to include the slipcase but I'm not bothered about that.

Tom

 

wow, great price...... it's a steal!

 

The only thing is that the seller does not state the condition. Hopefully it's O.K.

 

Many people collect the early Japanese gold discs and pay a premium for them. The is not all that surprising to me, especially since it's Dark Side of the Moon. I've seen this many times on eBay. The irony regarding the premium price, however, besides it having a common mastering, is that it is probably the most common of those Japanese gold discs. I see it on eBay regularly.

 

Yes, that is a risk, I've taken a chance before and it's been OK. I'm not a condition freak, so long as the disc plays with no problems that is the most important thing for me. If there are major problems then it's going back. Of course, I had forgotten about the likely customs charge and I can't really afford it, but a DCC Endless Summer is coming my way - I'm excited!

Tom

 

Wow. Tommy is not rare, especially in UDII form. Near-mint UD and UDII copies sell for $30-40. That's some premium to pay for a sealed disc that is not all too rare. Ditto for Synchronicity.

I guess things are changing with gold discs, or maybe this is just an aberration on eBay. Last year, a few sellers were offering sealed MFSL longboxes (UD, not UDII) with opening bids in the $175 to $200 range and could not move them. The auctions would close with no bids. I remember a UD of Synchronicity coming up again and again (at least one copy, possibly more than one from multiple sellers).

On the flip side, I picked up the DCC Ringo the other night on a Buy It Now for $199.99. It was advertised as excellent-near mint with the slipcase, and the seller is established. It was up for 23 minutes before I snagged it. Now, $199.99 is not exactly a steal, but that's not too bad for Ringo these days.

 

I paid quite a bit more for my copy recently.

 

The Floyd MFSL for $699 does take the cake. Obviously, the Japanese MFSL obi is very rare; and it's sealed. I don't think that the overall prices for used open MFSL discs is that out of control. The sealed stuff is crazy, but that should not concern audiophiles -- don't we actually want to listen to it?

 

Listen?

 

Even one from the second generation MoFi, not sealed...$91.00:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Steamin-With-Mi...goryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem