Russel Nash Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 UPDATE: CHINESE DEMOCRACY (Possibly) Worth More Than In 2013 & 2012Back in December of 2013 I noticed that the price of Guns ‘n Roses latest album CHINESE DEMOCRACY had gone up. Comparing the list price against a (super depressing) tweet from 2012, I saw that the album has increased in price by $1.22. The price rose, like a phoenix from the flames, from a paltry $3.66 to a robust $4.88. This was terrible-ish news for people who had not yet purchased the CD (and have very limited budgets). I, on the other hand, saw this as great news because the thought of CHINESE DEMOCRACY costing less than $4.00 feels just wrong.Go ahead and check-out that first album-price post, it’s much better written. In that post I point out that prices on Amazon are always in flux so this might not actually mean anything. I also noticed (when I was halfway through writing that post) that I wasn’t comparing the price of the album at the same time of the year (October 2012 vs. December 2013). I even think I suggested that I check on the price of the CD in December 2014 to try and be more scientific about studying this trend. Of course I forgot.I was checking on the status of a separate non-GNR related order this morning and decided to check-in and see what the price of CHINESE DEMOCRACY was currently. To my utter chagrin, the price has skyrocketed from $4.88 to $4.92. That’s an increase of $0.04! If you’d have taken my advice and purchased 100,000 copies of CHINESE DEMOCRACY back in December of 2013 you’d have made a profit of $4,000! Holy cow, I feel like the next Warren Buffet.So for reasons that are absolutely beyond me, the price of CHINESE DEMOCRACY has continued to slowly climb. Perhaps this current jump in price is related to the “Only 8 left in stock-order soon” note, which was absent from the listing the last time I checked on the price of this album. Could it be a low supply that is driving the price up? I guess. Maybe. Sure.$$$If you don’t own a copy of this masterpiece now is the time to hop to it and buy this sucker. You don’t want to have to pay $5.00 for this thing, do you?SOURCE: http://defendingaxlrose.com/2015/04/09/update-chinese-democracy-possibly-worth-more-than-in-2013-2012/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 You don’t want to have to pay $5.00 for this thing, do you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Can't tell if satire or serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply. Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Nash Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 20 years in the future i can picture Chumlee's son trying to buy this CD from a stranger on Pawn Stars Mars Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off.I will have to correct you there. It sold close to 7-10 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Nash Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 There's only 8 in stock. I would buy another one if i had the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know?So maybe 20 million world wide? Has it passed the Illusions yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know? So maybe 20 million world wide? Has it passed the Illusions yet?You guys forgot to account for the people that threw the album away after one listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know? So maybe 20 million world wide? Has it passed the Illusions yet?You guys forgot to account for the people that threw the album away after one listen.You're right. Then it sold around 28 million worldwide. I will give it until the end of the month to see if it reaches the 29 million figure. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Coma Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know? So maybe 20 million world wide? Has it passed the Illusions yet?You guys forgot to account for the people that threw the album away after one listen. You're right. Then it sold around 28 million worldwide. I will give it until the end of the month to see if it reaches the 29 million figure. Fingers crossed. Don't forget about Cuba which the USA has lifted the embargo on. Chinese should hit that market hard in the next year possible bringing it to 30m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I bet Janet Yellen is just itching to unleash on unsold Chinese Democracy stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If there weren't 5 million copies of CD out there then I would have to agree with you. The value can never increase enough due to supply.Now give me a Red hand cover or better a grenade cover and then you will have potential.Well, the album sold close to 7 million copies, bub, so your 5 million number is way off. I will have to correct you there. Not 7 million exactly, so I would say 7-10 million sold.Yeah but how about global figures? The world is not only America, you know? So maybe 20 million world wide? Has it passed the Illusions yet?You guys forgot to account for the people that threw the album away after one listen.You're right. Then it sold around 28 million worldwide. I will give it until the end of the month to see if it reaches the 29 million figure. Fingers crossed.And all this with ZERO promotion.Nobody - literally NOBODY - knew the album was even coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Rooting for Chinese Democracy to reach 40 million sales by the end of the year! We all know the album isn't hitting Billboard charts because Billboard is out ta get Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wrong section.Not that I care, just been awhile since I've been able to say that about anything. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I feel sorry for the owner of defendingaxlrose.com. What a sad loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I feel sorry for the owner of defendingaxlrose.com. What a sad loser. I can't believe that's a real site. Is it perhaps owned by the leader of the Axl Rose Defense Force? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) :lol: Edited April 9, 2015 by Free Bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wasn't there some guy here who posted a picture of himself with like 50 copies of CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Is that your site? I've stumbled across it many times, I love your (or someone's) writing. I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of a Vegas '14 post however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wasn't there some guy here who posted a picture of himself with like 50 copies of CD?WFA posted himself with all 10 copies of WOF that sold, but I don't remember anybody doing it with CD. Doesn't mean it didn't happen though, 2008 was way too many beers ago to trust my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 WFA posted himself with all 10 copies of WOF that sold Actually, I think WFA only bought 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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