Those new boots are a great example of why I don't 'get' completist collectors who are willing to pay a decent amount for boots. These items are obviously brand new, hot off the press. This vendor can obviously make more copies any time he wants, AND he can manufacture an endless stream of such items. So why in the world would you treat such items as legitimate collectibles? You might as well join his 'bootleg of the month' club. At best I'd consider them novelties that you pay a couple of bucks for if you're a completist collector.apollo.ra wrote:Looks like someone got a vinyl pressing machine...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VIRTUE-WE-STAND ... 1e71cbd1c1
I think a new bootleg series will start floating around...
Get ready for those Blue Avatars and the Saint's Revenge 7"s...
Note: my argument doesn't apply to all boots; I can see why people pay a decent amount for some older, hard to find boots. But these new things can be easily reproduced in any quantity at any time, and if you buy one batch he'll just mock up a different batch next month and milk you some more.