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    DATCD007 Pleiadians - I.dentified F.lying O.bject - 3CD Digipak

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    Thanks for all your responses. Stupid I forgot that CDs go from inside to out. The CDs play fine in my CD player too, so I guess I'll have to reinstall EAC to do a proper rip of these >80min CDs.

     

    Ripping problem is another known story, but alas why people keep ripping physical CDs when they have the legit lossless download when buying from label itself?

    Yes I saw links in the email, but it would've been more work as it was one download per track! Also in my (quite possibly outdated) experience (not with DAT records I should say) the tagging isn't all too good on digital downloads. It's also a good way to check if your physical copy is bit-perfect, although not in this case apparently!

    Akshan - The Tree of Life

    in 2012

    Posted

    This is a very nice album, quite enjoyable - nothing exceptional in my opinion, but a nice hybrid of downtempo +progressive + goa vibes..

     

    :blink: I'd be very interested to hear what you consider an example of an exceptional hybrid downtempo/progressive/goa album!

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    I can see only a dot were the images are supposed to be. The days before they were visible. Hope it wasn't Zen who removed them :P

     

    Well there is a lot of strange hacking and wot not going on at the moment, but not in this case, I can still see the images. Try the direct links:

     

    http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac325/phusg/gabriel002.jpg

    http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac325/phusg/gabriel001.jpg

    http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac325/phusg/gabriel011.jpg

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    I know the CD looks new, what I want to see is the supposed indents and weaved back cover artwork.

    Plz post a scan or something.

    Thanks

     

    Please bear in mind that I am not a professional photographer and that CDs especially are very hard to photograph. Even so, the tab indents and warping to the Goa Trax and the damage to the Party Outlaw CD should have been spotted with even a casual inspection. First up the supposedly "Near Mint" Goa Trax that I paid 100 euros for:

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    Then the "Very Good Plus" Party Outlaw CD, which has 2 major pieces of information missing, easy to spot even on this poor quality photo:

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    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Guys, that CD Goa Trax seems to be badly pressed somehow. phusg, you are not the 1st one who noticed that EAC error in the 1st track. I know at least 1 other guy who had the same problem with a NM copy of Goa Trax. So i think that particular point should be excluded here.

     

    Thanks for the information, I was starting to suspect the same myself. I have been trying to exlude this point all along and focus on the overgrading on the sleeves. But just like a politician Gabriel will always ignore any direct questions and just say what he wants to say to protect his reputation and the money he's taken from me. Where's your answer to my question Gabriel?

     

    Paypal's protection has turned out to be woefully inadequate, now I've actually had to use it:

     

    As stated in our User

    Agreement, the claims process only applies to the shipment of goods. It

    does not apply to complaints about the attributes or quality of goods

    received. Therefore, we are unable to reverse this transaction or issue a

    refund.

     

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    I meant this question:

    One question if you understand gradings so well: in general, not thinking about this particular case, do you consider it ok to grade a CD as Near Mint that has slight tab indents to the front cover and slight warping to the rear?

     

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Either my choice to accept an offer from Pete or not.

    His offers refereed to the cheapest known past selling prices over the net and Discogs history.

    Yet another half-truth.

    Ok great. Glad you accepted as this really was my max.

     

    I can also offer you a discogs price history match of 15 euros for VG copy of http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Colours-Of-Shiva-The-Psychedelic-TIP-Trip-Part-1/release/142353?ev=item-vc

    and

     

    a amazon.de price match of 13 euros for VG+/NM- copy of http://www.discogs.com/Various-Party-Outlaw-Trance-Vol1/release/192173?ev=item-vc

    So I told him that I'd certainly have to remove some jewel cases to gain in thickness and get the package fitting in an envelope that could pass the size and weight.

    You certainly did tell me this. I also told you that was fine as long as they were packaged properly. You said of course.

     

    I would have thought someone who releases CD's using environmentally-friendly FSC wood for the packaging would appreciate someone reducing the weight of a package being sent by airmail. Instead you choose to publicaly make them out for being cheap?!

     

    Did you even read my question at the end of my previous post?

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Look, I have sent a MN GoaTrax CD.

    I had 140 positive seller feedbacks at Discogs.

    I'm 40 years old and not a stupid young brainless guy.I understand gradings and I got 140 happy customers.

     

    I have 2 other Goa Trax Cds here and one I got right after you from Ebay from Jeredelic has indents and the back cover has been weaved.Maybe you guys are speaking too much in private.I have all Ebay messages + post receipts to prove I received the Jeredelic indented/weaved Goa Trax Cd AFTER I sent yours.

     

    I have no idea what you are insinuating here. Speaking too much? I don't even know the guy. Maybe I should get in touch with this Jeredelic as it sounds to me like you sold me the CD you bought off him.

    As I'm sure I sent you a NM CD, please post here in public scans/pictures of that Goa Trax Cd you got, I'm really curious to see how it looks now.

     

    Again you show an enormous capacity for not listening/reading properly. For the last time: the CD looks visually pretty much near mint, so this would be totally pointless!

    Thanks and stop to try to find support from others, you're the only one to blame here, you were CHEAP from the beginning.

     

    How very mature of you to not accept the slightest responsibility and reply to my facts with public insults.

     

    One question if you understand gradings so well: in general, not thinking about this particular case, do you consider it ok to grade a CD as Near Mint that has slight tab indents to the front cover and slight warping to the rear?

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    You haven't quite answered the question though.

    If your player can play it OK and there is no audible difference plus the CD is not scratched I don't see what the big deal is.

    The big deal is that the CD has uncorrectable errors. Before I said CRC errors which may have confused the issue as these can be corrected. The CD has uncorrectable errors meaning there is musical information missing. If there is muscial information missing then there is always a theoretical possibility of an audible difference. I say theoretical because audibility is of course very subjective and dependent on the playback equipment used and the state of the subject that does the listening.

     

    I think it's reasonable for a seller to disclose the shape of a CD visible to a naked eye and check to make sure it plays OK in his stereo,

    but EAC checking is not unless you specifically state you want it done prior to the seller sending it to you.

    I agree with this completely and have said so before. Personally if I was selling a CD for more than 100 euros I would EAC check it, but I don't expect everyone to do this. BUT, if the CD turns out to have uncorrectable errors on it then I think a full refund should be forthcoming without all the hassle I'm having to go through.

     

    Besides a CD passing an EAC check is not a guarantee the CD will play in your player.

    Well no, but that's because of the dependency on your CD player. I.e. if your CD player has a fault even a faultless CD will not play back perfectly. Passing a proper EAC secure mode check is a 100% guarantee that it will play in all flawlessly operating CD players.

     

    As for Zen's replies to your concerns, I think you got a point.

    I think he could have handled it a bit different.

    Thank you for your support.

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Well but Pete, spending a €100+ for a CD and wanting to save on postage by removing jewelcase :huh: ?

    [josephschembri@discogs]

     

    As eudaimonia points out, there is no reason whatsoever that CDs and inserts cannot be sent safely without the jewel cases. I have done many deals like this without problems. It's just a question of proper packaging. As I have also pointed out many times, this was also not a problem in this case. The CDs were reasonably packaged and did not get damaged in transit. Why do you believe Gabriel over me?

     

    In rare cases posting in jewel cases can actually cause tab indent damage or scratches to the CD if the holding tabs break.

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Just curious, does the CD play OK in your CD player?

    Sometimes EAC on a PC will give you an error but a CD plays fine in a CDJ or stereo.

     

    Sure, just depends how tolerant your CD player is to missing information. I haven't actually tried and consider this besides the point when paying north of 100 euros for a Near Mint CD. Let's leave the condition of the CD to one side. Apart from that the Front and Back insert weren't in Near Mint condition, as they were advertised. The packaging/postage has nothing to do with this, even though that is all Gabriel goes on about. Front inserts don't magically get tab indents when posted without a jewel case! Rear inserts don't magically get warped whilst the rest of the inserts in the package stay flat.

    Goa Cds

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    Pete van der Spoel here, aka phusg@discogs. Just to make it clear that I am not and have no allegiance to eiko / bwhale / Neil / DRWeevil. A couple of facts that other potential buyers may find interesting:

     

    I recently bought a 'Near Mint' Goa Trax CD from Gabriel aka DJ Zen. I asked for the cheapest registered shipping and he promised to

    put all CDs into a white sleeve protective envelope and everything is sent into a bubble large letter.

    All well and good.

     

    Upon receiving the CDs I noticed that the Goa Trax rear insert had slight water/damp damage warping and that the front insert had slight tab indents. I then ran the CD itself through EAC and found major CRC errors at the start of track 1. To be fair this was not visible to the naked eye. The Party Outlaw CD he sent had two suspicious areas full of CRC errors, which were clearly visible to the naked eye. This he had sold to me as VG+.

     

    Anyway, these things can happen, I admit I don't always run every CD I sell through EAC (unless it looks suspect) and to err is of course human. So I offered Gabriel 3 options:

    1) I noticed you listed another NM copy of Goa Trax. Is this copy better i.e. really Near Mint? If so you could send me that copy and I could send this one back.

     

    2) You give me a 50% refund.

     

    3) I return it for a full refund.

    From here on in it unfortunately all got very messy. The first reaction I got from Gabriel was that he had been hacked and we needed to continue communications via e-mail. I then received a discogs message from user Admin that Gabriel was suspected of dealing in bootlegs/counterfeits. As Gabriel was no longer responding to my e-mails (he later claimed that he had sent two, but these didn't even make it to my spam box) I saw no alternative but to open a paypal dispute on him.

     

    Unfortunately Gabriel never choose one of the 3 reasonable options I proposed. The best he offered was an almost full refund for Goa Trax if I sent it back to him. As I never received his address I haven't been able to do so. I'm also very doubtful about what will happen if I do send it back, as he has repeatedly stated that when he sent them they were absolutely Near mint and so the damage must have occurred in transit. He has also questioned whether I am honest and suspects I will send back another non Near Mint copy of Goa Trax he thinks I already had!

     

    All in all a load of hassle which could have been avoided had Gabriel properly graded his items or at least offered a reasonable returns service. Whatever he may have done for the scene, a good seller he is not.

    for trade: vinyls

    in For Sale/ Trade

    Posted

    i have the above vinyls for trade:

    tip orange compilation near mint condition

    brainman-brainfood near mint condition

    balagan very good condition

    total eclipse-violent relaxation media condition:very good sleeve condition:good

    the chakra journey near mint condition

    order odonata project ii trance near mint condition

    lumen-3 to 1 ep near mint condition

    cosmosis-pigs in space ep near mint condition

    deedrah-reload very good condition

    shpongle-are you shpongled media condition:good sleeve condition:fair

     

    trading only with other vinyls....

    What's your location? Shipping vinyl can be expensive ;-)

     

    See my for sale list here: http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?seller=ph...mp;format=Vinyl

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