why don't people share?

The Kurgan wrote:

Trading is more fun.

Yes trading is more fun, and I miss those days. Mind you, you have to be carful regarding trading partners as sometimes the show or tracks promised would not be what you'd finally get. I remember a Polish guy, went by name of Przemo or something, was constantly ripping people off. It didn't happen with me, but did to a friend. Luckily I had something he really wanted and I wouldn't give him anything until he played fair with others.

He appeared on many bad trader lists. Remember them?

dudeofqueen wrote:

Some people have gone to great time and expense to obtain certain things that have a rarity value. They have amassed collections over a number of years and built up friendships that have allowed them access to material based on trust. They shouldn't be expected nor inclined to do anything with those things that they don't want to do.

It should be enough just to know that there ARE rarities out there and that they ARE in safe hands.

I think that collectors are in no way obligated to share their treasures with us peasants and I'm very grateful for every time they still choose to do so, but why would I be comforted knowing that some gems will be in the collectors' cold hands once they're in their coffin? Do my ears produce a special kind of radiation that will affect the original recording if I listen to a copy?

If safety means tracks remain unheard forever, wouldn't NOT recording them be even safer? Come to think of it, the safest option would be to destroy them right now. That way no harm can ever come to them. If you're against sharing that's just fine, but this is strange reasoning indeed.

Not quite common do we get a lot of collectors to share most of their collection. There we had Antiden, KevoM, you name the rest.