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Post by A Regular on Nov 30, 2005 18:05:21 GMT -5
I actually won a westerberg item on e-bay without sniping it at the last minute. Its a copy of S/G in the cardboard box package with the inserted booklet! What's stupid is I already have one.
Anyone else ever bid on westerberg stuff over there and win something that they REALLY REALLY wanted?
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Post by FirstAveFiend on Nov 30, 2005 18:35:02 GMT -5
I got the Shit Hits The Fan cassette on Ebay. I also got the Suicaine Magnet set as well.
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Post by Placemat on Nov 30, 2005 18:48:14 GMT -5
A few things...
My favorite has to be a B&W, Hootenanny, promo poster with the tag line "Gallons of Style".
It looks sharp framed.
& I always snipe. Bidders beware!
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Post by allshookup on Nov 30, 2005 20:06:16 GMT -5
Several posters, some rarities bootlegs, that magnet set, a Stereo/Mono t-shirt, more.
And I'm convinced guys snipe for the same reason they drive those giant 4-wheel drives.
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Post by TomT on Nov 30, 2005 20:16:50 GMT -5
I got a 14 songs tour T shirt but gave it to a boarder cause I would never wear it.
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Shell
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Post by Shell on Nov 30, 2005 20:58:56 GMT -5
Damn it! That reminds me that I was watching one of the Suicaines too...
I won a neato "Eventually" poster, a "Stereo/Mono" backlight poster, the 'Mats first single, and some Grandpaboy stuff.
God bless ebay. Congrats on the win, Reg.
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nazareth
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Post by nazareth on Dec 1, 2005 3:27:35 GMT -5
not westerberg, but i got the Bash and Pop Fast and Hard b/w situation 7" and the His Name is Alive/ Bash and Pop split with the song Harboring a Fugitive..........I also got my Grandpaboy Ep which got signed by paul last tour.
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Meri
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Post by Meri on Dec 1, 2005 7:38:10 GMT -5
Just this past weekend I was able to score a Besterberg promo poster. It's only the 4th or 5th item I've bought on eBay.
There was already one bid (for like $1 or something) on it when I noticed it Friday, and I waited 'til a few hours before the auction ended on Sunday to place my bid. I bid up to $5.00, but it ended up costing just $2.25! (plus shipping)
The beauty of it is, though, that I recently did a little redecorating at the case de Meri and as I removed a crappy old wall lamp from the end of the bookcase, I was thinking, "I really need to get something about 6" x 24" to hang there....and the next day I saw the promo poster of just those dimensions! It'll look fine there.
I'm hoping the poster arrives today. It arrived, and in perfect condition! Next stop: the frame store....
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Post by scoOter on Dec 1, 2005 9:38:15 GMT -5
i've acquired a bunch of stuff via ebay:
let it be on vinyl (blue)
grandpaboy vinyl 7"
looking out forever/final hurrah jukebox 45
that bash & pop/his name is alive split 45 (blue)
another bash & pop 45 with "situation"
westerberg's 14 songs "book"
etc.
lots of husker du, dillinger 4, strike, etc. vinyl, too. i keep "watching" those suicaine cardboard box thingies, but never get around to bidding. the only trouble i have had was with my winning bid on the "stink" colored vinyl (i think it was grey). the seller told me his dog had chewed it up, and could not sell it to me as it was. i knew it was bullshit, and someone contacted him with a secret higher bid, so i replied to the seller saying i would gladly pay my winning bid + shipping just to have the pieces of it. he never replied. fvcking transparent asshole.
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Post by allshookup on Dec 1, 2005 9:46:42 GMT -5
the only trouble i have had was with my winning bid on the "stink" colored vinyl (i think it was grey). the seller told me his dog had chewed it up, and could not sell it to me as it was. i knew it was bullshit, and someone contacted him with a secret higher bid, so i replied to the seller saying i would gladly pay my winning bid + shipping just to have the pieces of it. he never replied. fvcking transparent asshole. I once won the 25-disc Rhino Have A Nice Day 70's series for something ridiculous like $40. I'm sure my guy was contacted, too, because he told me when he was moving, some of them were left in the sun and warped. I thought sh*t, for $40 I could afford to replace a few, so I told him to go ahead and ship them anyway. I got no response to that, but I got a full refund in my Paypal account the next day. Edit: This is one of only a very few bad transactions. Overall my eBay experiences have been positive: I have "scored" a bunch of stuff and have never been ripped off, monetarily. I continue to bid, buy and sell on eBay all the time. |
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Post by scoOter on Dec 1, 2005 10:10:17 GMT -5
i actually am a little worried/excited that someone on this board might have been that seller, or maybe the "secret bidder"!
pm me, so i can tear you a new one.
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Post by brianlux on Dec 1, 2005 12:16:18 GMT -5
I did win an item or two a fews years back but nowdays, not being very competitive that way (I especially hate the idea of competing with fellow MWT'ers), I'd rather trade, weed, or "let it be". If the record company folks would just put everything out on vinyl again I'd be happy forever!
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DDog
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Post by DDog on Dec 8, 2005 11:50:36 GMT -5
The coolest Ebay items I've won for next to nothing were: ASD's "Have You Seen Lucky?" promo Invisible Dog Leash PTMM's promo Hand Buzzer And Scooter...last time I checked, www.twintone.com still had some colored vinyl left for $15 a record. I got Sorry Ma, Let It Be both in color. |
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Post by badworker on Dec 9, 2005 2:35:02 GMT -5
I paid a hondo for a mint Pleased to Meet Me promo poster 24X36 with headshot pix of paul and band members sprinkled on....my wife wasn't pissed at all  ;D |
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Post by A Regular on Dec 10, 2005 13:11:11 GMT -5
The Nils Green Fields in Daylight.
Thanks RJ,
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Post by deebee76 on Dec 10, 2005 17:01:22 GMT -5
The Nils! One of the most underrated rock n' roll bands of all-time...basically our (Canada's) answer to the 'mats.
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Post by fungo on Dec 10, 2005 19:28:40 GMT -5
I got my copy of the Grandpaboy EP on eBay for a couple bucks, and I bought a small "Pleased to Meet Me" button I used as a card guard in poker tournaments for a while.
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Post by jerome99RIP on Dec 13, 2005 23:01:33 GMT -5
I've gotten tons of Mats stuff on ebay over the years. I got an "All Shook Down" promo poster, a "Pleased To Meet Me" tour shirt, and "All For Nothing..." twice for next to nothing. The reason I got the album twice is because some jackass stole my original copy from a party I was dj'ing at. I wasn't too pissed because I recognized and eventually appreciated the irony of it.
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Post by Color me impressed on Dec 14, 2005 22:50:26 GMT -5
just recently I won a bid (lone bidder  ) on a Live Westerberg DVD at Irving Plaza, a show I was at. Needless to say, I was excited to own it. Its a pretty lame bootleg. Only half the songs the seller claimed to be on it were on it. And it froxe several times.  |
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Post by bigbak on Dec 17, 2005 13:54:15 GMT -5
I've scored my share of 'mats and PW goodies - probably my favorite is a compilation of every 'mats related television appearance - all the videos, the short 120 Minutes interview, SNL appearances, all of Paul's, Chris', and Tommy's videos, Paul's Letterman and Gary Shandlng show appearances, etc. It was obviously a fourth or fifth generation burn, but that actually heightens the pleasure of watching this gem.
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) on a Live Westerberg DVD at Irving Plaza, a show I was at. Needless to say, I was excited to own it. 
