thread to chronicle IRL examples showing the end of peak vinyl

just saw this massive Peter Laughner box set go for $42 SHIPPED in nearly-new condition, on a private FB vinyl group with ~500 members:

https://www.discogs.com/release/13943355-Peter-Laughner-Peter-Laughner

post your Half Price Books scores here, folks

wow, Take the Guitar Player single *CD* goes for that or higher...

yeah but that one is OOP and super hard to find!

(to be fair)

more context from the RSD thread:

Why is everyone suddenly interested in paying silly money for a triple LP of new age flute jams

― prog ain't no religious cult, prog means thinking for yourself (Matt #2), Monday, April 22, 2024 7:12 PM (one week ago)

seriously, I recently bought an original 1962 mono copy of Charles Mingus' "Oh Yeah" LP, arguably one of the greatest jazz albums ever made, I paid $60 on eBay

― I painted my teeth (sleeve), Monday, April 22, 2024 7:58 PM (one week ago)

($20 less than Discogs median, to continue my "we are past peak vinyl" argument across multiple threads #onethread)

― I painted my teeth (sleeve), Monday, April 22, 2024 7:59 PM (one week ago)

sealed 2LP Fall bootlegs, $10 each

some sucker paid like $30 wholesale for these shoddy AUD bootlegs

no takers for this Ciani LP at $30, it's getting tough out there

https://www.discogs.com/release/8439470-Suzanne-Ciani-Buchla-Concerts-1975

at the same time taylor swift "vinyls" are being sold for $2k+ https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/most-expensive-items-sold-april-2024/

those recaps are always that taylor swift album, a Led Zep 1 with turquoise font, Darkthrone or other black metal, a Negative Approach 7"...

are there that many millionaire Darkthrone / Negative Approach fans? are these rogue boomers?

are these rogue boomers?

yes, plus probably some rich Gen Xers