[dreamover]

Considering offers for my copy of Mellon Collie. It's numbered in the 3000's so it's definitely not a boot. I am it's second owner, but have listened to it a handful of times. I've kept in in a thick plastic outer sleeve, and i replaced the paper inner sleeves with high-quality poly-lined rice paper sleeves.
Please email dreamover [at] gmail [dot] com if you are seriously interested.

thanks!

i'll answer any questions here.

mods: if it's not okay to sell here, let me know.

[CoolAsIceCream]

tell me more about the inner sleeves. you replaced what sleeves with what sleeves exactly?

also, how much do you hope to sell this for?

[dreamover]

just the paper sleeves that the actual records were in. i replaced them with poly-lined sleeves that don't scuff the records like regular paper sleeves.
something like this: http://www.bagsunlim...ed-sleeves.aspx

and i'm not sure how much i'm looking for. i'm well aware what they're worth but also aware what is too much.

[RottingApples]

What would not be considered an offensive offer?

[dreamover]

 RottingApples, on 19 March 2012 - 05:01 PM, said:

What would not be considered an offensive offer?

someone who thinks they can rip me off. i know how much i paid for it back in the day.

[RottingApples]

 dreamover, on 19 March 2012 - 05:04 PM, said:

someone who thinks they can rip me off. i know how much i paid for it back in the day.

:scatch:/> So what dollar amount could you be offered that you wouldn't find offensive?

[dreamover]

 dreamover, on 19 March 2012 - 05:04 PM, said:

someone who thinks they can rip me off. i know how much i paid for it back in the day.

i'm not easily offended. if you offer me $1, i won't be offended, i just won't take it seriously. right now, the high bid is $150. if that's the high bid in a few days, i may let it go for that. we'll see.

[CoolAsIceCream]

 dreamover, on 19 March 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:

just the paper sleeves that the actual records were in. i replaced them with poly-lined sleeves that don't scuff the records like regular paper sleeves.
something like this: http://www.bagsunlim...ed-sleeves.aspx

but the records never came in regular paper sleeves...
how did you replace them then?
weird.

[snail33]

 dreamover, on 19 March 2012 - 07:50 PM, said:

i'm not easily offended. if you offer me $1, i won't be offended, i just won't take it seriously. right now, the high bid is $150. if that's the high bid in a few days, i may let it go for that. we'll see.

paid for it where, online?

i paid $25.99 for mine in 1996 at a record store, but that doesn't inform how much i would charge for it now.

[CoolAsIceCream]

i believe the bootlegs had records that came in regular paper sleeves.

[frednirv632]

Are there any MCIS boots that are numbered? It's possible that a previous owner put the discs in sleeves...

[CoolAsIceCream]

no, the bootlegs aren't numbered.

it is indeed possible that the previous owner changed the sleeves to normal paper sleeves. it seems very unlikely, but it's not impossible.
but it's also possible that someone put the bootleg vinyls in a numbered sleeve. i can think of good reasons why someone would have done this.
everything is possible. it's also possible that no inner sleeves were ever changed at all, and that these sleeves are simply the original ones.

so, dreamover, cards on the table now. what really happened?
did you really change the sleeves? or did you assume the previous owner did, but then decide to change that story a little bit?
if you really changed the sleeves yourself, have you checked if the records are real? because normal paper sleeves on the mcis 3lp are a big fat red flag, bootleg-wise.

or, also possible, did you see the sleeves just now, when you were considering to sell this, and simply assumed you had changed them, even though you can't really remember you did?

[dreamover]

 CoolAsIceCream, on 20 March 2012 - 02:52 AM, said:

no, the bootlegs aren't numbered.

it is indeed possible that the previous owner changed the sleeves to normal paper sleeves. it seems very unlikely, but it's not impossible.
but it's also possible that someone put the bootleg vinyls in a numbered sleeve. i can think of good reasons why someone would have done this.
everything is possible. it's also possible that no inner sleeves were ever changed at all, and that these sleeves are simply the original ones.

so, dreamover, cards on the table now. what really happened?
did you really change the sleeves? or did you assume the previous owner did, but then decide to change that story a little bit?
if you really changed the sleeves yourself, have you checked if the records are real? because normal paper sleeves on the mcis 3lp are a big fat red flag, bootleg-wise.

or, also possible, did you see the sleeves just now, when you were considering to sell this, and simply assumed you had changed them, even though you can't really remember you did?

maybe you're right. it's been so long. i thought i had changed the sleeves, but i maybe i was thinking about a different record. i change the sleeves on most of my records because paper sleeves scuff them up. it's definitely not a bootleg though.
sorry if i'm offending anyone for offering it for sale here.

[Parksey]

i'm pretty sure my one had paper sleeves when i got it; second hand mind you. i don't really think it's hard to fathom someone buying a few paper sleeves to keep their vinyl nice and clean.

[CoolAsIceCream]

buy why would you buy paper sleeves if the records already come in poly-lined sleeves? "oh no, that's too good for me. i prefer the old paper for my records. let's spend some extra money on new paper sleeves and chuck the fancy poly-lined sleeves out. PHEW!"
it doesn't make much sense.

anyway, good luck with your sale, dreamover.

[Mayfair]

 snail33, on 19 March 2012 - 11:15 PM, said:

i paid $25.99 for mine in 1996 at a record store

$21.99 back in '96. boo ya

[dreamover]

 CoolAsIceCream, on 20 March 2012 - 06:34 AM, said:

buy why would you buy paper sleeves if the records already come in poly-lined sleeves? "oh no, that's too good for me. i prefer the old paper for my records. let's spend some extra money on new paper sleeves and chuck the fancy poly-lined sleeves out. PHEW!"
it doesn't make much sense.

anyway, good luck with your sale, dreamover.

thanks.

i just checked. they came with yellowish polysleeves. i had recently bought a box and replaced them with brand new ones. not really a big deal. not saying it should add to the sale or anything. but i'm glad we cleared that up. :cheers:/>

[snail33]

 dreamover, on 20 March 2012 - 10:26 AM, said:

thanks.

i just checked. they came with yellowish polysleeves. i had recently bought a box and replaced them with brand new ones. not really a big deal. not saying it should add to the sale or anything. but i'm glad we cleared that up. :cheers:/>

call me weird, but i would actually feel gypped by not having the original sleeves, whatever they were. with a piece this singular and collectible, i would rather have it however it was officially released.

[dreamover]

 snail33, on 21 March 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

call me weird, but i would actually feel gypped by not having the original sleeves, whatever they were. with a piece this singular and collectible, i would rather have it however it was officially released.

at the moment, i decided not to sell. but for the record, i still have the original sleeves, but i wanted to keep the records as preserved and nice as possible. but no, it's totally not weird at all.