I want to start in the trading world, 'cause of Queen.
How can I start? I mean, I don't have any "never leaked to the public" thing. Also, some recommendations for future trades, if I have the opportunity to start.
And if you have any experience you want to write, feel free about it.
PS: Some users in The Trader's Den dedicated me some posts saying they love me. LOL!
Hm, the f#%k those threads on TTD are on about?
They're interesting though.
BETA215 · Member since
I think they like to troll new users. But, given that the topic started in 2012, I don't know if it's a coincidence of WTF it is.
Chief Mouse · Member since
Now, how can you start? Achieve something that's not freely available to general public. I don't know how can you do that. Maybe you can buy something somewhere if you got spare money. Then try to offer it to someone. That's all.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
Sometimes, you can get lucky in unlikely places. I bought a huge box of cassettes with Queen bootlegs on them. It turned out a few (very few, but still a handful) were better versions than available. The (by now circulating widely) Providence '80 recording in B+/A- quality was one of them.
GinjaNinja · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Chief Mouse wrote:[/b]
Hm, the f#%k those threads on TTD are on about?
They're interesting though.[/QUOTE]
In the posts they type "[you]" and it displays the username of whatever user you are logged in as. Leads to everyone thinking the thread is about them. I got very confused too before I realised!
Chief Mouse · Member since
^ Oh, that makes sense.
alberbal12 · Member since
Why I am the protagonist in that forum? Can anybody explain it to me?
alberbal12 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]alberbal12 wrote:[/b]
Why I am the protagonist in that forum? Can anybody explain it to me?[/QUOTE]
Ok, i have understand it. What a threads... :(
Marknow · Member since
I got caught with that thread on TTD too before I realised, it is fun though, [you] does not work here just in case any of you want to try.
As for trading, you are going to need something however small that has not been shared to get started. In time you will develop contacts and a good reputation as long as you are honest and fair and do not post anything you trade for. Personally I find it a bit tedious and I am happy to have the material that is shared here or dribbled out slowly by the bigger traders. It is a bit hard to get there and time consuming but if you are patient, honest and have something to offer the doors are wide open for you and anybody else.
There really is not as much as you think out there unless you are into studio stuff like demos and unreleased acetates etc. Personally the live material is my thing be it audio or video, I have spent years looking for certain recordings, like a good master of Dublin 1984 audio and a proper master of the Slane concert in '86 for example but they are just not out there to get. Gregsynth did a nice remaster of the Dublin '84 audio and Bob did some great work on the Slane audio too, all shared here freely.
Gregsynth · Member since
[b]"In time you will develop contacts and a good reputation as long as you are honest and fair and do not post anything you trade for."[/b]
This is spot on. As someone who's in the Elton John trading scene, I always try to maintain positive contacts with anybody who actively trades. Sometimes it takes months before a show can be available for public viewing - but it's definitely worth it in the end.
I'm currently in a recording project with some people - it's gonna be a good 2015 for Elton fans! :)
luthorn · Member since
same way you make your first million, you steal it ;-)
Barry Durex · Member since
Interesting reading.
So as a trader you should not post anything you trade for?
This seems a little bit pointless if the person you traded it with doesn't mind.
This is how material ends up being "locked" in small circles or hoarded.
I have dealt with more than one trader who will freely give you a never before shared item or upgrade and not mind if you share it on.
What I am trying to say is there comes a point where somebody has to decide to let it go.
In my opinion the best way to trade is to give a little, it does your reputation no harm at all.
What's the point of taking it to your grave?
BETA215 · Member since
[QUOTE]
[b]luthorn wrote: [/b] same way you make your first million, you steal it ;-)[/QUOTE]
Hm, the f#%k those threads on TTD are on about? They're interesting though.[/QUOTE]
In the posts they type "[you]" and it displays the username of whatever user you are logged in as. Leads to everyone thinking the thread is about them. I got very confused too before I realised! [/QUOTE]
