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jbwelda
They have a ban on boots I think.
The value fluctuates and they really only have value as an artifact. All the music is readily available and often in way better fidelity. Might be exceptions to that, but they are rare.
Bottom line: I doubt you will be able to retire on them. Best to play them.
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However, you figure that the money was made on bootlegs within a year or two of their release so they are already satisfied.
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wonderboy
Twenty years from now, when the Boomers shuffle off and these boots and boxed sets go to their kids and grandkids they will mostly be worthless. A few extremely rare pieces may have value, the rest is going to landfills.
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wonderboy
Twenty years from now, when the Boomers shuffle off and these boots and boxed sets go to their kids and grandkids they will mostly be worthless. A few extremely rare pieces may have value, the rest is going to landfills.
Even if you are right in general, you never can tell. I sold my vinyl record collection for a few Euros because I thought that it was useless when the much easier to handle CDs were available. Only a few months after my son in his early 20s bought a record Player and is listenig frequently to vinly records. Fortunately I only sold the records I have on CDs and kept my rarities - and my bootlegs.
Some of them were unlistenable from the start (Essen 1970, Frankfurt 1976 where the bass amp broke down come to mind) but if you are into vinyl some of the Bootlegs are still great.
Certainly I do believe that on the big scale bootlegs will be going to landfills but most probably there will Always be a small circle of collectors for Vinyl records.
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bob r
I would doubt that boot prices are that good anymore-- a lot of major bands have opened their vaults are now there are official releases of once cherished bootlegs: Dylan Basement tapes, various Stones concerts, the 50th anniversary Beatles releases with all those bonus tracks, etc
That along with Youtube I don't think bootlegs have quite the draw they used to have