Nope, no hard feelings at all dc..not interested in PM though...
"I also have a feeling Confront and DS would feel cheesed off having their fans screwed for a profit..."
Of course this is a very limited release..neither label nor artist are making a killing on 300 copies. That said, why do you think Confront wants to make a list of potential buyers before plunging into a second edition?
Further, did you not catch David's take? "One has to tread with caution with smaller labels. As I know to my cost running samadhisound, it’s a fine line between selling out an edition and finding yourself sitting on boxes of unsold pressings."
btw I noted that many "genuine fans" felt screwed because they didn't get in on the release. I saw accusations of elitism leveled at both the label and the artist. While I feel very strongly that Sylvian cares deeply about his fan base, I also think that he makes his art for himself, not for the fans...there is subtle difference. Hopefully, there will be a second edition and everyone will be happy.
As I noted previously, for a label or an artist to continue to produce goods and services, they do have to at least recoup their money/time/effort. No one can continue making products indefinitely without making some return.
Not sure which part of this you guys disagree with? Is it that you just don't like eBay? I do and if you don't, don't use it.
As previously noted, I am not a fan of scalpers selling tix for exorbitant prices or buying up product to dish out later, hence the limited one per customer...I agree with you on that...I just don't blame eBay. I actually think eBay is pretty cool and do not want them to stop selling items because someone else says so.