Another late update but I’m catching up…..here’s the hunt for March…..
Newbury Comics
House Of Lords – Precious Metal (2014) – $14
Battle Beast – s/t (2014) – $12
KXM – s/t (2014) – $10
GWAR – Battle Maximus (2013) – $10 used
Gus G. – I Am The Fire (2014) – $12
Savage Messiah – The Fateful Dark (2014) – $13
March was a slow month for record store trips, I only made two and I only went because I was in the immeadiate area. Call me old, call me lazy but I don’t leave the house unless I really have to in the winter. March was still nice and freezing here in Rhode Island and I hate the cold so I spent most my time watching online prices and waiting. I had to run some errands so I ended up being so close to the record store both times that I just went in. The first trip netted me the new House Of Lords, Battle Beast and KXM. The prices were just about the same as Amazon, they were all at sale prices so I saved $12 total. The second trip was a week later and I scored a used copy of GWAR’s latest album, Battle Maximus, from last year and the new albums from Gus G. and Savage Messiah. Again, the Gus G. and Savage Messiah albums were on sale and the prices were comparable to Amazon so I saved a total of $9 off regular price. The GWAR album was a bargain at $10 used because I’ve seen it as high as $17 regular price and $12 used.
Ebay
Filthy Lucre – Popsmear (1997) – $23 used
Cutty Sark – Die Tonight (1984/1997 reissue) – $22 used
Cutty Sark – Regeneration (1998) – $31 used
Overdrive – Metal Attack (1983/1997 reissue) – $15 used
Overdrive – Swords & Axes (1984/1997 reissue) – $13 used
Railway – s/t (1984/1997 reissue) – $10 used
Ebay was an expensive outlet for my CD addiction this month, no serious savings here! First up was the Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) project, Filthy Lucre. I remember seeing the album, Popsmear, advertised in one of the old Metal zines I used to buy and I read something online about the album real quick…..that’s all it took, I needed it. Two copies were on Ebay, I ended up high bidding this CD at $25 and won it for $20 + $3 shipping. The next five CDs were all bought from the same seller, all were low starting bids and four were High Vaultage reissues that I have been collecting since 1998. The two Cutty Sark albums I got into bidding wars for so I paid top dollar. Die Tonight was a bargain at $22 (price includes shipping) because I’ve seen the same CD copy for at least three years from another seller listed at $69.99 and, for some strange reason, it never shows up on Ebay. You can buy it on vinyl but never the High Vaultage reissue. Regeneration was Cutty Sark’s last album from 1998 and I never see that around so I wanted it and paid and expensive $31 total. The two Overdrive CDs and the Railway disc were all High Vaultage reissues and I got them for decent prices with the shipping, nothing like the Cutty Sark discs!
When it’s all said and done, I bought 6 CDs at the record store and 6 CDs on Ebay…..but I only spent $71 at the store and a high $114 on Ebay!
Totals
Total (March) = $185
Total (year) = $800.10
Average Price (per item) = $11.60
Total CDs (year) = 66
Total LPs (year) = 3
Heavy Metal Addiction 