-Is it real?
-Do you have the money for it?
-Do you have a place to put it?
-Can I visit you once you bought it?

If you answered "Yes" to all of these questions, buy it.

question is: are you enough a fan to put your money in that ? I wouldn't buy that thing cause I'm not the greatest Zappa fan in the world, but if you feel you MUST have this item, buy it.

Is it the last bid or the direct buy price?
Just wait until the last hours when the bidding gets more serious.
For me I think the value is limited. It is a UK golden record. Has Frank actually get this record? I do not think so. I think he didn't even see it.

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Originally posted by BBP -Is it real? -Do you have the money for it? -Do you have a place to put it? -Can I visit you once you bought it? If you answered "Yes" to all of these questions, buy it.

1-NO
2-YES
3-YES

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Originally posted by vivien_o_blivion Quote: Originally posted by BBP -Is it real? -Do you have the money for it? -Do you have a place to put it? -Can I visit you once you bought it? If you answered "Yes" to all of these questions, buy it. 1-NO 2-YES 3-YES

So it's not real, but you do have the money for it and have a place to put it, but don't know whether or not I can come to see it?
:puzzled:

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Originally posted by BBP Quote: Originally posted by vivien_o_blivion Quote: Originally posted by BBP -Is it real? -Do you have the money for it? -Do you have a place to put it? -Can I visit you once you bought it? If you answered "Yes" to all of these questions, buy it. 1-NO 2-YES 3-YES So it's not real, but you do have the money for it and have a place to put it, but don't know whether or not I can come to see it? :puzzled:

duhhh--sorry b.b.p i didn't see the "is it real" bit
so the list should read

1-?
2-no
3-yes
4-of course you can

If its genuine, Id say this is pretty good.....I personally wouldnt buy it, but if thats the kind of the thing you dig, go for it.......

I wonder if you could actually listen to the gold record.

I think many of these gold records are either just promotional items or outright fakes. There are actually companies that manufacture these as a memorabilia item.

The fact that the plaque doesn't say anything about to whom it was presented to should be a warning sign, I guess...


[Edited on 30-3-2006 by Puptent]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=482...

here's the link to the auction-check it out for yourselves see what you all think:puzzled:

What it is, is what it is... for 100+ pounds you'll get a nice gold laminated album in a nice frame, but these are only memorabilia items and don't have any real value.

Look at the seller's auctions and it appears their specialty is selling gold or platinum albums of every band under the sun. Hey, they even sell a "Bronze LP ACE OF SPADES by MOTORHEAD"

A Bronze LP? That reminds me of the Spinal Tap movie... Bronze = one million albums returned to stores..

I changed my mind. Don't buy it, viv.

No, don't buy it, send me the money instead.

i never had any intention of buying it--i just get bored replying to the same old threads every day--so i just thought i'd start a new one & see what people think

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Originally posted by Puptent I think many of these gold records are either just promotional items or outright fakes. There are actually companies that manufacture these as a memorabilia item. The fact that the plaque doesn't say anything about to whom it was presented to should be a warning sign, I guess... [Edited on 30-3-2006 by Puptent]

...And, these arent given "free" to artists who sell the amount of records shown.....The record company pays for them, contrary to popular belief.....Although, if you go platinum, I guess it is free...

Guk...