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Yes.

Heh number one I did not try to sigle out Ukiro...number two I am not jealous...trust me on that one

No there is no way this is directed specifically at you or anyone in particular. If I had a problem with you I'd definitely tell you privately. If you go a few pages back I clearly stated "I'm sure you've seen this kind of stuff...you've been around long enough to know this kind of stuff is happening"... I'm sorry if my words may have hit too close to home (I hope they didn't), but that's the way I feel. I don't think it is a hostile intent, but an honest one. If you or anyone else seek attention because your collection is so great and like to show off I think you've got issues to resolve and those issues will never get resolved by showing off since that is just a manifestation and the cause is deeper than that. Again, I am NOT pointing a finger at anyone. It's just an observation from a fellow collector...that's all.

I agree with many things you said PKS. I did not say "the majority" of collectors like to show off, but I think there is a fair bit of such behavior displayed all over the web. I don't think this has much to do with their "collecting spirit". I suspect these are emotional issues some of them try to rectify by seeking praise and acceptance from others. Just the fact they are listing their collection on Discogs does not lead me to the conclusion they have such issues, but their comments do.

I meant to say they are worth the money...Etnica single is just as good in my opinion.

Yes..I think they are worth 40 Euro investment.

I believe he meant 15 cents

There is such thing I'd call "healthy competitive spirit" that both sides can benefit from, but there is also another saituation when people use material objects to plug their emotional holes and this is what I'm talking about.

I agree the behavior is evident elsewhere, but consider these two examples. You have Michael Jordan who wants to win NBA championship, He is supposed to overcome his oponents to attain the goal. Now you have a psy collector who collects music on his own, then looks at others and seeks for attention since his collection is "superior". I think these are two different instances of competitive spirit. I think we need to distinguuis between "competitive" such as sports and "showing off/attention whore". I believe "showing off" attitude has to do with the person's self esteem, confidence and maturity. Many "attention whores" have issues with those three things and sometimes did not get enough attention elsewhere so they are trying to overcompensate. I have seen quite a bit of this in Goa collectors circles. Another good example where this is evident is DJ's who will play to impress other DJ's with their latest, greatest, unreleased whatever while loosing touch and focus on their audience on the dancefloor.

...so the fact that behavior is evident in other social groups is a good excuse to condone it or agree with it?

I understand why you collect...I'm a collector myself although we have slightly different philosophies, goals and objectives when it comes to collecting. There is howerer elitist attitude among us collectors I've seen over the years. There have been instances when they have trouble keeping their egos in check. For example,..they've had hard time restraining themselves from braging about their super valuable stuff they've recently got once they saw someone talk about his/her success. It was like oh yeah you got that? well let me show you how much I got...and it's more, better, whatever than you... I'm sure you've seen this type of behavior every once in a while. You've been around long enough to know it is true.

He he come to Collector Anonymous meeting next Friday at 5 "Hi everyone...I'm Mark...I collected Goa/Psy and it ruined my life... I browsed e bay every day until I was so sucked into it my wife left me and took the kids...I lost my job too..."

One of the reasons why I didn't list my collection there It's nice when someone admires what you acomplished but I don't need my ego stroked. Of course discogs can be a good resource if you need some info etc. so I still think the site has it's purpose.

The CD's arrived as promised. Good communication. I'm happy with this deal. Thanks a lot!

the CD is sold out...from what I understand there are only around 100 copies made...

How about some practical advice? I've seen Stratosfear/Stratosfearless tracks released all over the place on other CD's, so chances are you may have at least one of these two tracks on comps/albums...however those Too Pure remixes made by X-dream and The Infinity Project are not as commonly found in other places...so I'd go for Too Pure Instead of Stratosfear.

Just curious how do you know it's made in 350 copies?

Supposedly there is a coloured vinyl version of this album that is rare, but the CD is not.

No.

Selling promos and saying they are originals is almost as bad as pirating. He said:

Here is your second chance

Hey that looks familiar

LOL ...and he is talking about my credibility.

No I do not think Crop Circles is outdated. Maybe post-production/mastering is not as clean as todays standard, but musically it is timeless. SFX is not even close. Look above..there are 5 votes already for Crop Circles and only one for SFX. It would not surprise me that only one was you since you have this weird attachment to that album and mentioned it countless number of times in other topics despite not liking the music all that much..

That is your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I'm just telling you what I and many others think and I think I know what I'm talking about. Full Mental Jackpot (Pleiadians Remix) track on that CD is one of the biggest Goa classics of all time. I assume you know that Crop Circles = Etnica/Pleiadians + Lotus Omega.