Quote :

"From Thomas Edison to American Idol, this is the complete history of the music that shaped and defined five generations. 3 million records and 300,000 CDs containing more than 6 million song titles. It's the undisputed largest collection of recorded music in the world. About half of the recordings are new and never played, and every genre of 20th century music is represented. There are countless rare recordings worth hundreds, or even thousands of dollars each on the collectibles market. Organized and cataloged, the collection is meticulously maintained and housed in a climate-controlled warehouse. The estimated value of this amazing collection is more than $50 million."

sorry if this was posted somewhere else..i searched but we all know how TWW Search is.

full auction here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140206309501

2/20/2008 1:39:09 PM

heard this guy interviewed on npr yesterday

he used to buy semi trucks of records being either taken out of places, or reasons unknown

without knowing the contents.

it's impressive, but dont think there aren't dupes. (although some of the dupes could be a good thing.. he mentioned one of his semi purchases included a few hundred copies the first pressing of the first zz top single, now going individiually for like $200+)

[im jealous as f0ck]

2/20/2008 1:44:28 PM

is that vinylbandit's dad

2/20/2008 1:46:36 PM

Though ultimately I would love to own this collection; DJ Shadow should definitely jump on this shit.

2/20/2008 1:51:38 PM

Saddam Hussein in witness protection program?

2/20/2008 1:58:36 PM

3 million

5 years from now, I might be able to do this

but not yet

2/20/2008 2:03:02 PM

i wonder how many UNIQUE albums he has

2/20/2008 2:06:21 PM

i wonder that too.

2/20/2008 2:07:29 PM

Wow, that's a lot of stuff.

Sorta lame that it's listed on ebay, though.

2/20/2008 2:13:49 PM

lets 'invisibility' this thread up.



i've got $1 to throw down.

2/20/2008 2:18:14 PM

screw that, i'm a just download it all

and have the world's greatest mp3 collection

2/20/2008 2:44:27 PM

Quote :

"History: 0 bids"

2/20/2008 2:47:03 PM

would someone like to give me this for my birthday?

2/20/2008 2:51:54 PM

i'm sure the guy realized that as cool as this might be he probably wasted his entire life on this. and the fact that some aren't even open, music is meant to be enjoyed, expressed, and shared.

This guy sucks

2/20/2008 3:00:04 PM

you can get $10 back if you buy with the ebay mastercard!

2/20/2008 3:09:13 PM

^^record collecting, like any other kind of collecting, is a hobby that some people enjoy for its own sake. Obviously this guy has taken it to the extreme, but still. don't be hatin'!

2/20/2008 3:15:42 PM

^^^well he did share it. he had a store for 40 years. also, he apparently has been having health problems and that is part of why he's selling. ALSO he's made it very clear that he would prefer if a university or museum purchased his music so that it would be shared with the public.

2/20/2008 3:16:59 PM

just think, theres probably some 14 year old somewhere with the exact same collection on a few 1 TB external HDDs

2/20/2008 3:21:33 PM

i have a feeling the majority of what he has never made it to cd (and thus probably didn't make it to mp3 either)

[Edited on February 20, 2008 at 3:22 PM. Reason : .]

2/20/2008 3:22:14 PM

yeah i guess...i've seen where people have ripped vinyl into electronic format but i doubt a lot of his vinyl was

2/20/2008 3:28:28 PM

which i'm assuming is why he wants a university or something to get it and do that.

2/20/2008 3:39:11 PM

i'm lovin' the fact that i got namechecked

2/20/2008 4:10:30 PM

1 bid, 17 hours left!

2/20/2008 4:16:01 PM

that's awesome! wish i could afford it.

2/20/2008 4:16:46 PM

Quote :

"he new owner of this magnificent collection will also acquire (1) the rights to Spin-Clean, the owner's patented vinyl record cleaning system, considered the best on the market by audiophiles the world over, (2) the rights to Discmist CD cleaner, (3) CD Saver 2-part archival CD storage sleeves, (4)Yellow Jacket 45 RPM acid-free archival storage sleeves, (5) ownership of the owner's six publishing companies and eight independent record labels, and (7) more than $100,000 worth of antique recording and listening devices and other music memorabilia currently on loan to a museum."

damn

2/20/2008 4:18:11 PM

Supposedly this guy's store was the kind where they try to charge you $35 for used Led Zeppelin records in average condition.

2/20/2008 4:45:07 PM

Quote :

"$10 back with a new eBay MasterCard Apply "

2/20/2008 4:52:56 PM

22.95 for shipping?

or is it free when payed with PayPal?

[Edited on February 20, 2008 at 5:14 PM. Reason : heh]

2/20/2008 5:13:39 PM

SOLD for $3,002,150.00

2/21/2008 9:21:41 AM

someone got a good deal.

2/21/2008 9:31:33 AM

hopefully they'll put the torrent up so I can download

might need a bigger HD though

2/21/2008 10:29:36 AM