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to think he knew he was taking advantage of the seller is even more mind blowing - getting a deal is one thing but flexing your haul when you took advantage of someone's lack of knowledge or urgency to sell doesn't make you cool, it makes you an asshole... the reality of records is that there's...

poked around some stores today but I would definitely be taking one of my Japanese friends to do a deal - used luxman and accuphase are everywhere, and every store has the same inventory and exactly the same prices for used...the PD-151 is about 350K new and the 505u about 280K used - but I bet...

thanks! would love any reco for integrated amps that have great phono stages - do you think I could find a used luxman or accuphase for reasonable $$? thanks again

Hey crew - would love some advice - I've recently moved to Tokyo and will be looking for permanent accommodation soon, needless to say everything you've heard about Tokyo is true, apartments are small - now, I'm fortunate not to have to live in an ultra-tiny studio, but in general not tons of...

good to know - thanks for the info, had no idea these were legit... too much product flooding the market at premium prices these days so I 'try' to limit to TP or other premium reissues, but good to know for a must have title...

...by walking to the HMV...so I've got that going for me, which is nice ;-)

Able to pick up the new reissue of Kohsuke Mine - First put out my Universal Japan as part of their j-jazz series - this is the second set of 5 that came out this week, the first set coming a few months earlier. Have not had a chance to listen yet, or for a bit as currently without a TT, but the...

probably right....I'm out until I one of you guys tells me how it sounds...I love GG live but this is not an instant purchase besides $40 buys 8 copies of McCoy Tyler Trident in Tokyo ;-) (no really it does...)

well...everyone should be able to buy whatever they want, so I say go for it... it's still a $5 record in Japan...:)

agree...but its still a $5 record, maybe this will change that...if you've got a first press Japanese juice probably isn't worth the squeeze

that Ann young record is fire....! and after years of traveling here and living around the world Im finally based in Tokyo for a bit so hopefully will be able to expand my digging into the more country!

the Leon Spencer is the real score here - his work has been criminally forgotten...but originals can still be had

maybe...and its probably a good idea...but I think every small dealer is on discogs and is willing to wait to sell to the highest bidder, disk union is volume and pricing to move...

and apologies for my active post/ranting of late about Japan prices/avail and other...but I think I've finally cracked it...Buying records in Tokyo was about digging, going around with the realistic hope that you'll pull something out of the bin that was rare, unusual, crazy cheap or otherwise...

I spoke to an owner of a store today and he said he gets lots of calls for big collections of old(er) guys looking to sell, but all the shops are competing now for these collections and are actually advertising (you can find the DiskUnion want lists online with prices they will pay) with...

Hokkaido? Ski season? Haven't been up there but I bet the shops are less picked over....and the snow....

east winds used to be everywhere here and all between 500-1000 yen for all but the rarest of titles...now I've literally only seen a couple in total - they are all gone, same with the Flying Disks and the Atlas/yupitero early 80s sessions (which across the board are great sounding sessions with...

I was in Universounds today - Ogawa-san is definitely a great contributor to the world of music and a generous fellow with his time - and I did buy a few things today...very stoked on the Ann Young record he's putting out in a few weeks... but remember that $35 is nearly 5,000yen - that is a...

on a break from the Sumo tournament I popped into a record store I had never been to in the area...and they were selling brand new records for over retail MSRP...needless to say this is a terrible business practice and I would never purchase something from this store but this is so...

I remember being underwhelmed when I was in Seoul...but I didn't have a ton of time or insider scoop...but never heard much about Korea being a repository for records...except for Korean ones...