How to start in the trading world?

the trading circuit is more divided than ever, as far as I can see

the "regular" traders, who before high speed internet used to trade cds/tapes etc.
Alot of what was being traded here is now available online, on various sites, as torrents etc. Thus, the need for actual trading to obtain a huge amount of live recordings is very often not necessary.

The "elite" group of traders, the ones who have rare stuff in their collections, is, as I now see it, a more closed group than ever. To avoid rare recordings being leaked online, these people will only trade with a limited selection of traders, who they trust their rare recordings with.

So to sum up; no idea how to become part of the elite traders :) it's easier than ever to obtain quite alot though, which before downloading wasn't always easy.
When I got started I traded blank tapes/cds for certain shows, which got me going.

See peoples on streets post below.
He knows all about hoarding ;-)

buy, record and hoard.

Don't do it BETA, just wait for the selfless shares. There's stuff I paid good money for before the high speed internet downloads, and things that I traded lots for, and they just ended up here anyway.

In fact, the version of Glasgow '74 that was shared here last week is my version - wasn't even me who shared it lol.

I now see there's another hoo-ha, concerning some other show.

Don't get mixed up in it. Don't put the effort in. Just wait, patiently :)

Or else buy JSS's "Hangman" acetate - the gems will roll in lol.

Barry Durex wrote:

So as a trader you should not post anything you trade for?

Sometimes - depends on who you're dealing with. But usually not.

What's the point of taking it to your grave?

Very few people intend it to happen that way. The point is to accumulate as many things as possible and then let things leak out as time goes on.

In a perfect world everyone would just share everything. But there is no utopia. It's complicated. The more you dabble into these things, the more you see that there are so many variables.

Thistleboy1980 wrote: In fact, the version of Glasgow '74 that was shared here last week is my version - wasn't even me who shared it lol. [...]

Hmm... what? It was shared in The Trader's Den to trade? I don't find it here.

Sorry, '73 not '74. It's in announce forums.

^ And what finally happened to that tape which you say your friend has (Stirling Uni show)?

When there's new developments, you'll know (eventually lol). :)

there are still quite a few gems to be discovered. How would someone actually get in contact with the 'inner circle' if you have something really special to offer

Slick2007 wrote: there are still quite a few gems to be discovered. How would someone actually get in contact with the 'inner circle' if you have something really special to offer

Here you have a gem!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSVCOdY0Gdw

The inspiration for See What A Fool I've Been. That's not enough?! :(

Slick2007 wrote:

there are still quite a few gems to be discovered. How would someone actually get in contact with the 'inner circle' if you have something really special to offer

Find Queen websites and contact the people who run them. Or PM people here who seem to know what they're talking about. Eventually you'll run into the right person or someone who knows them.

The Real Wizard wrote:

Slick2007 wrote:

there are still quite a few gems to be discovered. How would someone actually get in contact with the 'inner circle' if you have something really special to offer

Find Queen websites and contact the people who run them. Or PM people here who seem to know what they're talking about. Eventually you'll run into the right person or someone who knows them.

What a hint! LOL.

He's just the creator of a great Queen website, queenlive.ca. He seem to know what he's talking about, but more than seem, he is not what it seems. He's better than that.

And well, he is a ******.