Insane Ebay Auctions - CD (2013)

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:04 pm

Buying sealed CDs pressed by PDO UK (1990-1993) or Discovery Systems USA is suicide.

PDO UK had a faulty finish on their CDs during this time, causing the data layer to react to the chemicals in the booklets and corrode (aka CD Bronzing). The longer the exposure, the worse this will be. If the CD has been sealed, the exposure would be the maximum possible.

Discovery Systems we know made CDs of inferior quality, some even fail on their own after a while, seemingly without reason, sealed copies may be unplayable.

I no longer prefer to buy sealed CDs thanks to this.

Helstar · Post by **Helstar** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:08 pm

Ok we can cross those two exceptions from the rest then

Anything else ? Humidity ? Heating ? Flooding ? Hurricanes ? Godzilla ?

Fabeldyr · Post by **Fabeldyr** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:35 pm

Hard to say which cds will deteriorate over time. I've found one in my collection that has corroded - an Amorphis cd from 1994. Standard Nuclear Blast cd, printed in thousands. The logo on the labelside has become visible on the playable side, which makes the cd unplayable. This cd has been kept on a shelve for years, just like the rest of my cds. It hasn't been exposed to anything out of the ordinary.

Lama · Post by **Lama** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:49 pm

Fabeldyr wrote:Hard to say which cds will deteriorate over time. I've found one in my collection that has corroded - an Amorphis cd from 1994. Standard Nuclear Blast cd, printed in thousands. The logo on the labelside has become visible on the playable side, which makes the cd unplayable. This cd has been kept on a shelve for years, just like the rest of my cds. It hasn't been exposed to anything out of the ordinary.

I've had the same thing with my original Nuclear Blast "The Jester Race"-cd from In Flames (yeah I know...have a spot spot for this one, the only one I like from this band haha). I hadn't played it in years, and when the urge came up to play it again, I noticed the logo on the playable side and lots of black dots. A couple of months ago a friend sent me a text message that he experienced the same thing, also a Nuclear Blast-cd from around 1997 (forgot which one it is).

Helstar · Post by **Helstar** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:26 pm

Ok we all need to check these mid 90s NB cds then ...

Grimlord · Post by **Grimlord** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:57 pm

That In Flames - Jester Race is famous for this problem. I keep checking my two copies every couple of months because of that. So far nothing

emperor.zola · Post by **emperor.zola** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:52 pm

Usurper - Divine Spiritual And Intellectual Development US $650.00. If buy it now auctions count.

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:41 pm

emperor.zola wrote:Usurper - Divine Spiritual And Intellectual Development US $650.00. If buy it now auctions count.

Only if they actually get sold.

Helstar · Post by **Helstar** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:15 pm

This is the second time he/she puts this on selling ? First one sold for $510 ...

thrashidolatry · Post by **thrashidolatry** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:46 pm

Helstar wrote:This is the second time he/she puts this on selling ? First one sold for $510 ...

Why he has several copies to give away?

Helstar · Post by **Helstar** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:46 am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGNUS-SCARLET- ... 1161627998

emperor.zola · Post by **emperor.zola** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:06 am

Leprosy - Wicked Reich CD avanzada press... 711 usd. New record

thrashidolatry · Post by **thrashidolatry** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:16 pm

emperor.zola wrote:Leprosy - Wicked Reich CD avanzada press... 711 usd. New record

Crazy! But it's the first time on eBay anyway?

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:42 pm

thrashidolatry wrote:
emperor.zola wrote:Leprosy - Wicked Reich CD avanzada press... 711 usd. New record
Crazy! But it's the first time on eBay anyway?

Really?? I vaguely remember seeing another copy not that long ago but I could be wrong ...

Anyhow, congratulations on winning this one, fellow forum member

thrashidolatry · Post by **thrashidolatry** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:48 pm

sovdat wrote:
thrashidolatry wrote:
emperor.zola wrote:Leprosy - Wicked Reich CD avanzada press... 711 usd. New record
Crazy! But it's the first time on eBay anyway?
Really?? I vaguely remember seeing another copy not that long ago but I could be wrong ...

Anyhow, congratulations on winning this one, fellow forum member

Who won it?