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wish I had the money to buy some new albums got a couple I really' date=' really want but more importantly I need more metal shirts, haven't bought one for sooooo long[/quote'] Our shirts may be coming along more quickly than you might think, so keep us in mind for your next purchase...
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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions eBay has been kind to me... Negative Plane - Stained Glass Revelations Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend Mournful Congregation - The Book of Kings Deviser - Unspeakable Cults Deathspell Omega - Chaining the Katechon Death Yell - Morbid Rites Bestial Mockery - Christcrushing Hammerchainsaw Ritual Carnage - The Birth of Tragedy Ritual Carnage - The Highest Law

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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions I bought oh I can't even remember what the album is anymore I have that many of them I can't remember where half of them came from (although compared to most people on here such as yourself my album collection is miniscule) from ebay, the seller claimed it was "new and sealed" it wasn't, it was severly scratched to the point of being totally unplayable, since then I have only bought three second hand cds, two of which were Angel Witch albums which I made sure to play before I bought them, garage sales, another good place to find cool stuff, the other was Slayer - Hell Awaits, again tried before I bought, otherwise I only buy cds new from the store and I always keep receipts just in case

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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions I always keep the receipts too, and when I have to do returns people are usually cool, but it's still frustrating, especially when you're enjoying listening to the album, when it starts skipping and you have to return it. The only time I have ever had an issue with an eBay return is when some douchebag sold me a bootleg claiming it was legitimate, and he wouldn't give me a refund because "bootlegs are collectors items too", according to him. I showed that to the claims department at Paypal and they refunded my money instantly, I just had to return the product to him in Australia.

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I always keep the receipts too' date=' and when I have to do returns people are usually cool, but it's still frustrating, especially when you're enjoying listening to the album, when it starts skipping and you have to return it. The only time I have ever had an issue with an eBay return is when some douchebag sold me a bootleg claiming it was legitimate, and he wouldn't give me a refund because "bootlegs are collectors items too", according to him. I showed that to the claims department at Paypal and they refunded my money instantly, I just had to return the product to him in Australia.[/quote'] Which album was that? I recall you telling me about it prior to practice a while back but I forgot what it was. That is a major let down when you buy something (new or otherwise) and it's defective. I purchased the second The Howling Void CD a few months back from a local CD shop and it was defective. I took it back and they ordered a new copy for me and three days later I was a happy customer. Accidents happen but when someone out and out lies that's just lame.
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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions It was Anacrusis' Suffering Hour, a pretty rare thrash album that I was thrilled to get for $20, as it usually goes for around $80-100. When he started telling me that bootlegs were collectors items, I told him that it's only worth the tracks on the album, and since those same tracks are available for free download from the band's website, there was no reason for me to spend $20 on a disc that I could have burned myself from downloads for free, which would actually be more in line with what the band would want if they put those tracks up.

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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions pretty damn cheap, Iced Earth played two gigs back to back down here last month, tickets for the actual shows were twenty dollars or something like that, problem is they were not playing in my home state and domestic flights cost a little bit so overnight accomodation + flights + tickets for the show I was looking at over five hundred bucks and that's before food and drink and merch, just not worth it

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pretty damn cheap' date=' Iced Earth played two gigs back to back down here last month, tickets for the actual shows were twenty dollars or something like that, problem is they were not playing in my home state and domestic flights cost a little bit so overnight accomodation + flights + tickets for the show I was looking at over five hundred bucks and that's before food and drink and merch, just not worth it[/quote'] Jesus christ......don't tell me you were actually considering that.
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