Paganec wrote: NT and RT things (I believe) were invented by filmers in a first place. If you filmed a show you would want to trade it by yourself, thats why you asking ppl to 'put this show as NT, put this show as RT'. I believe these terms are actually needed because of damn torrent system. Lets face it: some people spend a lot of money on dvd-r's and shipping, they spend their own time, in a meantime the other group of people waits for 2 months (e.g.) and simply download this show for free, not spending money, anything. How the hell this happened? Because a bit earlier the guy who seeded this rare show traded it for some kind of non-equality rare youtube sourced shit.
If we let all shows to be in a free circulation, I dont see a point in trading, cuz everyone will have the same lists, same shows. Of course I exaggerate things a little, but think of it. Selling of course is a bad thing, on the other hand, but dealing with sellers is a way too more easier than dealing with hoarders, the last category of people is just useless. But if you wanna buy a show (for reasonable price), seller doesn't trading for 10 years, he has a massive collection of VHS, hes not interested in anything, but he might sell some of the shows to you, its an opportunity.
Imagine that you got a show, super rare show, for 100$, this was the only chance to get this show, only paying. Now, you wont list is as RT, you would trade it freely? You can put RT mark and get something equally rare or you can get nothing. Maybe it would work for you, definitely not for me. I'm not talking about Metallica community, most of people here are awesome and trustful, but this about people outside this community, cuz there are shitload of different kind of traders around.
We are enjoying the same passion, not trying to have personal satisfaction because we have a bigger list than another trader, or we have more "RT" stuff than another trader.
Indeed you can have a bigger list if you're inside the trading community since years, u know a lot of more traders. That's normal and is how things must go....and usually they went so far.
I'm agree something can be rarest than others, but at everything there is a limit of the crazyness.
If we talk about official stuff collection, that's a total different thing.
Here we are talking about a few DVDs...with a paper case!!
Everyone now wants everything, and I'm agree this sucks, but who really has a passion, can wait with a big patience for a show to come out one day, but NOT for 1500 Euro for sure.
That's my point of view.
Btw, I filmed different shows back in the years now, but I never did this for money, just for "fun" and because I LOVE to film and trade.
Chris
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