tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2869908943181585272..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Jack White defends profiteering as customer's faultSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-77056195332782518352010-12-03T12:26:22.314+00:002010-12-03T12:26:22.314+00:00@placidcasual
It's fair enough to sell things...@placidcasual<br /><br />It's fair enough to sell things by auction, but to pretend you're doing so because you don't like other people profiteering is inconsistent.<br /><br />Especially since the price is only high in the first place because you've deliberately created a limited supply of the product in the first place.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-53218433404158448212010-12-02T16:23:34.225+00:002010-12-02T16:23:34.225+00:00I really really don't have a problem with Whit...I really really don't have a problem with White doing this, everyone knows it's getting harder and harder for musicians to earn a living (though I'm well aware it's unlikely White falls into that category), and if someone is willing to pay £300 for something, why would anyone in their right mind sell it for £10?placidcasualnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-89011153184905995672010-12-02T09:05:42.287+00:002010-12-02T09:05:42.287+00:00Sorry - the Spinner piece, and White's defence...Sorry - the Spinner piece, and White's defence - had been a bit vague about what the record was. Thanks for the correction on that one.<br /><br />The other 'corrections' aren't - he's still put the remaining supply of records onto eBay, whether it's 'all' from the start of the run or 'all that's left' at the end of the run.<br /><br />In fact, it's arguable that putting a few on is worse, as it legitimises the idea of eBay being a place to go to buy this stuff.<br /><br />And the argument that "it's the people buying it making the prices high" is exactly the same line White was trying to spin out. That's exactly the problem, isn't it? That 'fans' (collectors or speculators rather than fans, I suspect) with loads of money will force out actual fans with lower incomes.<br /><br />If he was really worried, the release wouldn't be limited.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-60531447554469595002010-12-01T19:50:15.560+00:002010-12-01T19:50:15.560+00:00The dude didn't sell them for those prices. Fa...The dude didn't sell them for those prices. Fans bid those prices. It was not a Wanda Jackson record, but a split color reissue of the first White Stripes album. He didn't put all the records on ebay, just five of them. <br /><br />Just some corrections there for ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com