Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

wait?!

you just got your copy recently too?!

what's going on.. are people selling
off their copies of it..

oh oh.. i'm going to have to threaten
to do the same with mine. although
mine has a tiny scratch on the b-side..

later
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Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

Well, OK, so I recently decided that my Underworld collection needed expanding, and so I started considered obtaining releases that I hadn't previously considered, including this one. So, I was watching prices on auctions and other marketplaces for a couple months and determined that £100 was about the current going rate for a good copy.

A week ago, I happened on a closed eBay UK auction that no one had bid on. The guy had related the history of the record in the auction description. Basically, the seller worked in a record store in the 90's, and Rick had come by selling them, asking that the stores "sell them to the big DJ's". The guy bought 5 copies for himself, one to listen to, and 4 to go into storage. He sold off 2 of them a few years ago, but now he's hard up for money, so he decided to sell this mint, unplayed copy.

The auction had closed with no bids at £100. I sent him a message and worked out a private sale for £110. He mentioned that he was reluctant to sell his last unplayed copy, but was considering it because he needed the money. I knew ultradave had been looking to purchase a copy, because we had been bidding against each other on some recent stuff, so I referred him to the seller. ultradave offered a premium over what I had paid, and the guy relented.

My copy arrived today, and I'm really pleased with it. It's really is gorgeous. Absolutely pristine surfaces. ultradave is going to love his copy when it arrives.

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

wow!

great story.. so he owned 1% of the
known copies (5/500)... pretty cool..

wonder if he still keeps in touch with
rick and karl...

nice having a mint version..

later
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Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

Would you be willing to do a clean and loud vinyl transfer? My mp3s are 128s and not the best sound.

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

there's 160kbps files around the web you can find easily...

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

next step is finding a way to get rick and karl to sign it... :eek:

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

weird - I only have 128 kbps ones too...

I haven't found anything higher

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

are you guys searching the torrent sites? *AHEM*
if not. let me know.

later
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Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

Yeah, some 320s would be nice :)

Re: eBay:mother earth/the hump (ended)
 

well of course 1 of the 4 songs has
been officially released digitally and
on cd..

so..................

later
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