Hold each other accountable
If we can't hold each other accountable for selling or participating in this problem with bootlegging then we are going to continue to have a problem. This is regardless of how much of a collector I am, you are or anybody else. K-211 made a mistake and we can move on and learn from this, but let's not excuse this like it's okay. This collector community can't be protected if we don't have the guts to tell our friends and/or foe's that they are wrong, when they are wrong.
When it comes to me personally, don't put me or anybody else on front street, unless you have proof. As in this case here. The point was made and that point was..."We didn't know who this "third-coast" person was and we all wanted to know who it was, because he was also selling bootlegs with the very same item description as nine172.
Now the only problem is that he was and still is a brotha that we all know to be a legit collector.
But let's not forget that even he, I and you as well...must be held accountable.
The only thing that I ask is for him to charge it to the game and take them down, because it will stop perpetuating this bootleg problem that we are all experiencing. It will help because it sending the wrong message that "hey, It's okay to sell these fucked up CD's that I bought off of so and so" or "I'm just going to pass my misfortune on to another unsuspecting customer like I was. If you just want to hear the music...then download it, but don't buy it from a bootlegger and rip it and then re-sell it to the next person who doesn't know any better. Quit putting money into the pocket of these websites.
The Price is a small part of the problem. The real problem is "Selling Bootlegs" period, especially when you know damn well that it is a bootleg.
You and everybody can complain about my prices. You have every right to do so and I respect that. I respect that because in all practicality you can feel whatever way you like and I can't do anything about it. You can even lie about me and make claims based on assumptions. You have the right to make these claims based on a scan of cassette tape that you apparently have knowledge about in the first place, but still want to show it like you know something. I still can't do anything about it. But lets not forget. I don't put anybody out there unless I have proof and proof is what you got from me. That's the difference people!
Like I said you can say it about me, but I don't see any proof. Just assumptions.
Ask Indo. He came at me like a man one day and asked me straight up..."Are those G.Som and the BMW CD's real? Ask him what I said and what I did/showed him. Now he even knows that they were the real deal. Lord knows that Indo use to ride me every minute about those CD's. We (Indo & I) didn't even get along, but he now knows the truth. We still don't speak, but our dispute is over with and settled.
I don't have to lie. Peoples.
You don't have to like me, my prices or my collection...but I will never sell a bootleg or fake to anybody. This is what separates me from the rest of the full time, part time and wannabe sellers out there. I like to sell OG's and if its a Re-Release I do and will disclose this to you. Let's face it...not everybody was meant to be sellers and/or collectors.
Maybe you should'nt be in the collection game or on this site if you don't know that bootlegs exist. This collection game is for the people who take it seriously. That's some real shit. Maybe you should'nt be on this site if you're a leach on the download forums (REQUESTS (OOP ONLY OR GET BANNED) and are constantly asking for a download (Does anybody have this...can you upload it for me), but your ass NEVER buys any of these fucking CD's that you're requesting. You're the reason why these bootleggers are even possible. Ya fucking mooches. Quit uploading music for these fucking mooches to mooch off of, especially when you had to pay for the fucking CD. You paid for the CD and now you're gonna give it away for free? If that applies to you...you're a dumb ass! Man, I can't think of this kids name but he's always has a request for an album to be uploaded. His whole collection is nothing but MP3's. Fuck them leeches. Ah shit, I remember that mooches name now, but I'm not gonna put him out there.
Back to the subject... "Breath, Breath" Lol! (Thanks br592)
K-211. You know that this could've been avoided if you just took my advice.
Yukmouth...you should've just sat back and chilled like I asked you to, because your Nosiness, impatience and your lack of vision helped this situation go for the worst. You should've stay put like I asked. I would have never had to put this mans business out there. Do to your lack of comprehension, understanding or vision...your actions of snitching about me checking into this "third-coast" characters background set this situation into a place of no return.
To K-211, I still like you and respect you, but you have to make this right. I thought more highly off you and I was greatly disappointed once Yukmouth told me who this "third-coast" seller was.
Let this be a lesson to all of those who are thinking about selling these messed up CD's. You're fucking the game up. At the end of the day...we are all getting tire of it.
I'm gonna fall back and let everybody else figure this out. I guess even a noble cause can make you look like a villain to people who already don't like you or are jealous of you.